Emoni Bates was a draft selection nearly a couple of months ago that was about ceiling, and what a prospect could become eventually. The Cleveland Cavaliers went with him 49th overall, and he would be signed via one of the Cavaliers’ two-way contracts.
Bates had an underwhelming collegiate career, and that led to his rapid fall down in the draft. He was one of the most highly-touted recruits in the country before his time in college tipped off, before things just didn’t pan out for him at Memphis.
Injuries in his season there didn’t help his cause, either, and as a result, he had averages of 9.7 points and 3.3 rebounds in only 23.4 minutes per contest. His true shooting rate was 49.5 percent, which was hardly anything to write home about.
Bates would have better production and had his moments in his second college season after transferring to Eastern Michigan, fortunately. In…
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