On 18 November 2020, NBA undrafted two prolific college basketball players and they were Myles Powell and Markus Howard. With them being undrafted, fans were enraged with anger with NBA teams.
During Wednesday night's NBA Draft, the NBA teams had the opportunity to grab some of the finest young basketball players. However, the later period saw the team's gamble on little-known prospects and junior college risks; Myles Powell and Markus Howard still got undrafted. Despite being the top players of the Big East Conference and the rest of the NCAA throughout their four years career, they went undrafted. Both were on consensus first-team All-Americans last season.
Myles Powell and Markus Howard (©: Insider)
However, fans got angry with the NBA Teams for not drafting them into the professional NBA Draft despite their proven career statistics. Powell and Howard have a combined of more than 5,000 career points.
One fan wrote on Twitter, 'Myles Powell and Markus Howard, two first-team All-Americans who scored a combined 5,000 collegiate points, just went undrafted. Geez,' while the other added 'As a heavily accoladed athlete, it sucks to see Myles Powell & Markus Howard go undrafted. Giving metrics & athleticism an opportunity over the body of work, skill & heart is criminal & is watering down the NBA. Unfair & I hope guys like them find their way through the politics.'
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Myles Powell's Signs With Knicks; Career Stats
After remaining undrafted on Wednesday, Myles Powell has finally found a home with New York Knicks. As per several media outlets, Powell sign as an undrafted free agent, and the training will resume from 1 December 2020. It's unclear about the contract, but as per app.com, two-way deals can secure a base salary of $77 thousand.
Myles Powell, age 23, started playing basketball from a young age. He attended Medford Tech, Trenton Catholic, and South Kent School, where he played the junior level of basketball. During his years in South Kent, he averaged 17 points as a junior and also made 18.5 points (average) in Trenton Catholic as a sophomore.
While he started his college career, he has named the conference Most Improved Player and got named to the Big East All-Academic team. Throughout his career, he received the Jerry West Award (2020), Haggerty Award (2019/20) and got named Big East Most Improved Player, Big East Player of the Year, and others.
Myles Powell (©: Reddit)
Similarly, he played a total game of 129, averaging 17.5 points per game. He averaged 3.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 42.1 field goal percentage, 34.6 three-point field goal percentage, and reached the win shares of 15.7.
More About Myles Powell
Myles Powell is the son of Jeanette Moore and Noel Powell, who raised him along with seven siblings, including Noel Powell, Marquise Bell, Isaiah Spencer, Viviana Spencer, Gavin Powell, Madison Powell, and Zane Spencer.
Powell was born on 7 July 1997 in Trenton, in the United States. Concerning his body measurements, he stands at the height of 6 feet and 1 inch tall (1.85 meters) and weighs 195 lb (88 kg).