Former NBA 1st-Round Pick Traded To 76ers G League Team

RJ Hampton is returning from a year where he played eight games with the Miami Heat.

He finished the season averaging 1.3 points and 1.0 rebounds per game while shooting 28.6 percent from the field.

Hampton also spent time in the G League.

He on average 13.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game on 46.1% shooting and 38.6% from three-point range in 21 regular-season games (four starts).

Hampton was recently traded to the Philadelphia 76ers’ G League affiliate.

Through the Delaware Blue Coats: “In a five-team trade, the Delaware Blue Coats acquire RJ Hampton from the Capital City Go-Go and a 2024 second-round pick from the Osceola Magic. To complete the trade, Delaware sends the returning player rights to Javonte Smart to the Osceola Magic.”

Hampton was the 24th pick in the 2020 NBA draft and came into the league considered a player with a lot of potential.

He spent time with the Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat over four seasons.

His career averages are 6.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, while shooting 40.8 percent from the field and 33.8 percent from three-point range in 170 regular-season games.

Hampton could prove to be a nice addition to a team for training camp (or on a 10-day contract).

He’s only 23 years old, so he still has plenty of time to become an NBA rotation player.

The 76ers are coming off a year in which they lost to the New York Knicks in the first round of the NBA playoffs.