Tag: Aaron Henry

Sixers 3 goals: Aaron Henry will have to develop his game in G League

Philadelphia 76ers guard Aaron Henry will have to spend the 2021-22 season focused on developing in the G League.

In this new series, Sixers Wire will look at the 17 players that comprise the Philadelphia 76ers roster — 15 under contract and the two players on two-way deals — and give them each three goals for the 2021-22 season.

The new season begins Oct. 20, and training camp begins on Sept. 28. Now is the time to begin previewing the season and get everybody set for a new adventure of Sixers basketball.

Up first in the series is one of the team’s two-way players, undrafted guard Aaron Henry. The Sixers signed Henry right after the draft on July 29. He may prove an efficient ballhandler in time, but he will most likely spend the season in Delaware.

Here are Henry’s three goals for the upcoming season:

Aaron Henry goes off for 17 points in NBA summer league action

Aaron Henry goes off for 17 points in NBA summer league action

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All Aaron Henry needed was an opportunity. After a few games where he was able to show a little bit but wasn’t able to put up that many shots, the Philadelphia 76ers really unleashed Aaron Henry on Tuesday and the former Spartan didn’t disappoint.

Henry dropped 17 points on the night and went 3-for-5 on his threes. He also added 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and a steal.

Henry will be on a two-way contract with the Sixers this season.

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WATCH: Aaron Henry impresses with block, coast-to-coast layup in summer league

WATCH: Aaron Henry impresses with block, coast-to-coast layup in summer league

Many analysts and fans thought that Aaron Henry had a chance to be drafted in the first round. Instead, he slid out of the draft and was signed to a two-way contract by the Philadelphia 76ers, the team he is now playing with in the NBA’s summer league.

While Henry didn’t get the bulk of the minutes against the Atlanta Hawks, he was able to give Sixers fans a taste of what he is capable of in the second half. Henry blocked a shot at the rim and proceeded to drive the ball coast-to-coast for the layup following an impressive euro-step.

Watch the awesome sequence below:

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Aaron Henry finishes with 4 points in 76ers debut in NBA Summer League

Former Michigan State Spartans forward Aaron Henry made his NBA Summer League debut on Monday

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Former Michigan State Spartans forward Aaron Henry made his NBA Summer League debut on Monday.

Henry scored four points, grabbed three rebounds and dished out two assists across 16 minutes of playing time in the Philadelphia 76ers’ 95-73 win over the Dallas Mavericks. Henry finished the game one for two in field goal attempts.

Henry — who was an undrafted free agent signing with the 76ers — will return to the court on Thursday. Philadelphia plays the Atlanta Hawks at 9 p.m. EDT and the game will be televised on ESPN2.

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Live tracker: Here is where the top undrafted free agents have signed

The 2021 NBA draft has come and gone but the draft cycle still continues for a bit longer as the undrafted free agents find their new homes.

The 2021 NBA draft has come and gone but the draft cycle still continues for a bit longer as the undrafted free agents find their new homes.

While the following prospects didn’t get to hear their name called by the commissioner or deputy commissioner on Thursday night, they can find solace in the fact that their path to the pros is far from over. It’s not unheard of for an undrafted free agent to carve out a role for themselves in the NBA.

Some notable names, including Gonzaga’s Joel Ayayi and G League Ignite’s Daishen Nix, will join the fraternity of undrafted basketball players who hope to still make a name for themselves in the NBA.

Here is where the best remaining prospects have landed so far, according to reports:

WATCH: Aaron Henry discusses NBA Draft, favorite NBA player

WATCH: Aaron Henry discusses NBA Draft, favorite NBA player

As of right now, Aaron Henry is projected to be drafted in tonight’s NBA Draft. Of course, that’s never guaranteed and you don’t want to assume anything until the name is called, but the experts are currently flagging him to be a late first, early second round draft pick.

Henry was on WLNS today to discuss how he is approaching tonight’s draft and also shared an interesting nugget about his favorite NBA player growing up.

You can watch it here:

A roundup of NBA sleepers draft analysts are higher on than others

Who owns the most real estate on Davion Mitchell Island? Who is buying stock in Sharife Cooper?

Everyone loves Cade Cunningham. It’s not a hot take for an analyst to say that Cunningham is their favorite player in the class. That’s not particularly interesting to read, either.

But what is fascinating, however, is when an analyst deviates from the norm and ranks someone significantly higher than where the prospect falls in other rankings. What does that tell us about their individual scouting process and what they value? Further, what does that tell us about the potential draftee?

Some folks call it “buying stock” in a player. Others, like ESPN’s Zach Lowe or The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, call it owning real estate on a player’s island. I like to refer to it as a “draft crush” when I wind up higher than consensus in my evaluation of a player.

My process is ridiculously tedious but the results can be fairly useful. I’ve tracked the evolution of more than sixty unique mock drafts, big boards and draft models from trusted analysts and popular accounts on Twitter.

Each placement is assigned a value based on Kevin Pelton’s draft pick trade value chart. I do this because, as Pelton notes, the difference in relative value between the No. 5 overall pick and the No. 7 overall is much more stark than, say, that of the No. 45 pick and the No. 47 pick.

After composing an aggregate score based on each ranking, I can see where each analyst strays from the pack.

I’ll leave the conclusions drawn from these results up to the reader. But if nothing else, this can eventually be used as a bragging point if one writer was higher than consensus on a draftee who eventually ends up outperforming his draft position.

Final 2021 NBA Mock Draft: Latest intel, trade rumors and predicting all 60 picks

Wasn’t it just the 2020 NBA draft? How is the 2021 NBA draft already here? Crazy, maybe, but the league is about to have a ton of new faces.

Wasn’t it just the 2020 NBA draft? How is the 2021 NBA draft already here? Crazy, maybe, but the league is about to have a ton of new faces.

The names that you’re most likely to hear at the top are Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green and Evan Mobley. But the draft will start heating up once guys like Jalen Suggs, Scottie Barnes and Jonathan Kuminga start to find their new homes.

This draft will also be unique in that there will be fewer players in attendance than usual. According to one prospect who recently spoke to For The Win, due to COVID-19 restrictions, those not invited to the green room are not allowed to come to the stage and shake the hand of the commissioner as they have been in years past.

Regardless of who is actually in the building, however, it is certain to be an exciting and life-changing night for the next generation of NBA talent.

Based on conversations I’ve had with scouts around the league, and from reports and tea leaves left in other mock drafts from trusted draftniks, below is how I project the events will unfold at Barclays Center and on ESPN and ABC at 8:00 p.m. ET on July 29.

Aaron Henry projected as first round pick in Rookie Wire’s final mock draft

Could Aaron Henry get drafted in the first round of Thursday’s NBA Draft? Cody Taylor of The Rookie Wire believes so

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Could Aaron Henry get drafted in the first round of Thursday’s NBA Draft? Cody Taylor of The Rookie Wire believes so.

It had appeared Henry was sliding down the mock draft boards in recent weeks, but that’s not the case in Taylor’s final mock draft for The Rookie Wire. Taylor has Henry going No. 27 overall to the Brooklyn Nets.

Here’s a little bit of what Taylor had to say about Henry:

Henry, who was named to the All-Big Ten third team, has spent the pre-draft process training with two-time NBA champion Mike Miller. Entering the draft, the biggest knock on Henry was his shooting and he recently told Rookie Wire he has made big strides in that department.

It’s interesting to see Taylor have Henry higher than most of the other mock drafts I’ve recently seen but I’m not complaining. This would be a great landing spot for Henry, with a chance to come in and help a true championship contender next season.

Hopefully, Taylor’s projection comes true and we hear Henry’s name called early on Thursday night. Click on the link below to see the complete mock draft from Taylor:

2021 NBA Mock Draft: The final projections for all 60 picks

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2021 aggregate NBA mock draft 7.0: Ranking the full class of prospects

The 2021 NBA draft is less than a week away and we finally have an idea of who is in — and who has withdrawn — from the class.

The 2021 NBA draft is less than a week away and we finally have an idea of who is in – and who has withdrawn – from the class.

In order to get a better sense of where all of the prospects stand as of right now, we compiled mock drafts from NBADraft.net, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report, Yahoo, The Athletic, The Ringer, Yahoo, NBA Big Board and USA TODAY Sports Media Group’s For The Win to see where the prospects rank at the moment.

Please note that these rankings reflect the composite score to get a feel for consensus, not our own opinion.

Since our previous update last month, some of the players with the most positive momentum include Quentin Grimes, Joe Wieskamp, Vrenz Bleijenbergh, Aaron Wiggins, Justin Champagnie, Jericho Sims, Jason Preston, Josh Primo, Neemias Queta, Trey Murphy and Bones Hyland.

Among players who ranked on our previous update who have since withdrawn from the draft include Roko Prkacin (32), Marcus Bagley (39), Terrence Shannon (48), Ariel Hukporti (50), Max Abmas (53), Johnny Juzang (54), Jordan Hall (66), Carlos Alocen (69) and Ochai Agbaji (75).

The most notable omissions who remain in this class but not these rankings are Yves Pons, Scottie Lewis, Jay Huff, Marcus Zegarowski, Aamir Simms, Dalano Banton, Matt Mitchell, Jose Alvarado, Carlik Jones, Derrick Alston Jr., Romeo Weems, Balsa Koprivica, Chaundee Brown, Isaiah Miller, Jordan Schakel and D.J. Carton.

Note that for the offensive roles, we borrowed a fun idea from Todd Whitehead (formerly of Nylon Calculus) with help from our friends at Bball-Index.com to create a slightly tweaked formula from the version they use.

The goal of that is not to explain how well a player scores but rather offer context for the way that he was used on his most recent team. This should help you predict how he might be used at the next level.

Meanwhile, you can learn the latest updates on every single prospect who has been included in recent mock drafts by scrolling below.

HoopsHype’s Alberto de Roa contributed research to this report