The Philadelphia 76ers have a lot of different ways they can go with the 21st pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. They can go after shooting, they can go after ball-handling, or maybe even some scoring to add to their bench.
One guy who has come up recently in mock drafts for the Sixers is RJ Hampton who decided to go overseas and play for the New Zealand Breakers rather than go to college. For those reasons, some seem to have forgotten about the lanky point guard, but he is hoping to change all of that.
In an interview with SNY’s Ian Begley, Hampton believes he has what it takes to change a franchise.
Hampton told Begley:
“I was a projected Top 5 pick last year. I went overseas, I learned a lot, I didn’t have superior numbers and I was kind of forgotten about,” Hampton said in an interview with SNY. “The message that I was trying to get across is, ‘I’m still that same player. I’m still that player that can get you 20-25 points, 6-7 assists, be that lead guard and a franchise changer.’”
Standing at 6-foot-5, Hampton averaged 8.8 points and 3.9 rebounds with 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals for the Breakers in the 2019-20 season and the fact that he can handle the ball is something that will be attractive for Philadelphia. The team wants to try and move Ben Simmons off the ball more and use his athleticism that way and a guy like Hampton could make that happen. [lawrence-related id=37771,37768,37764]