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RJ Hunter's final preseason stats: 3 points on 1/11 FG, -33 in 19 minutes (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by WeathrNinja@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space
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RJ Hunter just put up one of the worst preseasons ever for an exhibit 10 guy that actually got run. He was so bad in his first three games that he was not played in the fourth game.

Game 1 vs Heat: 3/1/0 on 1/7 FG, -9 in 7 minutes

Game 2 vs Wizards: 0/2/0 on 0/1 FG, -16 in 6 minutes

Game 3 vs Thunder: 0/2/0 on 0/3 FG, -8 in 6 minutes

Total: 3/5/0 on 1/11 FG, -33 in 19 minutes

Hunter single handedly lost the Hornets the game vs the Heat (109-113 loss). The Hornets were also beating the Wizards by 10 before the Hornets' preseason bench which includes Hunter came in and blew the game instantly (LaMelo was +17, Brandon Miller +13). r/CharlotteHornets has been so disgusted by his play but naturally since he was never making the roster and was just a guy brought in for the Greensboro Swarm nobody would notice except Hornets fans (and maybe Heat fans who watched him attempt to play hero ball and fail miserably).

Obviously these are really low sample size, I just find it amusing.

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[–] Galumpadump@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Shocking that RJ Hunter is still in the league. This dude wasn’t even good in the NBL.

[–] luke_workin@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

the magic of being a first round pick. you have that aura around you where teams still think you might have some promise

[–] _Meece_@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I really became aware of that when Anthony bennett despite being probably the worst top 5 pick since the 3pt line, was still on a team 4 years into his career.

The man never once looked like an NBA player, but that contract plus being first round pick just meant teams still tried to see if there was something there lol.

[–] sewsgup@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

i remember his like single 18 pt game as a rookie where he hit a couple jumpers.

Kyrie was clapping on the bench, announcers were trying to hype him up

[–] Galumpadump@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah, I think all over the league their is probably 2-3 guys on rosters that should be in the league anymore.

It’s actually kind of stunning how many first round busts then go on to struggle overseas.

[–] AnotsuKagehisa@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Like girls thinking they can turn around bad boys

[–] BetweenTheBuzzAndMe@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Mitch Kupchak has a fetish for scoring guards that can't do anything else. There are like 7 on our roster right now, hell we've drafted 4 since 2021

[–] SonOfMySibling@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I read RJ Barrett at first and wasn’t shocked at the stats I was reading

[–] Cvnilivee@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

RJ Barrett is getting 20 points. Even if he needs to go 10/300. Put some respek on his name.

[–] dntsteponmyrafsimons@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

From averaging 17 ppg for the Celtics in 2018-19 to this, what a fall off

[–] RobbobertoBuii@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I had no idea he was trying to get back in the NBA

[–] matzan@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Trade him for me and just bench me whole game.

[–] Plan9fromtheAbyss@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Need a NF highlight of him in the Heat game

[–] Son_of_Atreus@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Damn, I was happy to see him break back into the league but these numbers are damning.

[–] RVAIsTheGreatest@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Hunter is one of those classic shooters that can't shoot guys that looks the part, has the bloodlines, has the kind of size and had the kind of smoothness when he was young teams look for, but it never really added up on the floor, not even in college. He has small arms which I think has hurt him in terms of getting shots off clean. It doesn't help he has little inside game...makes you predictable.

[–] MitchLGC@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I don't think he was brought in for the swarm. I'm pretty sure he was a straight up camp body