In this era of "one-and-done" college hoops stars, it's almost a shock to see any seniors get picked up in the first round of the NBA Draft these days. The 2017 Draft saw just 13 seniors taken out of 60 picks, and none of them in the first 28. Here's a look at how those 13 players have turned out so far this season:
Derrick White (Colorodo) - San Antonio Spurs, 1st Round, Pick 29
Derrick White has appeared in five games for the Spurs this season averaging 1.0 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.4 blocks and 0.6 steals. He most recently logged 17 minutes off the bench in San Antonio's 90-87 loss at Oklahoma City on December 3rd.
Josh Hart (Villanova) - Los Angeles Lakes, 1st Round, Pick 30
Hart has appeared in 19 games off the bench for the Lakers averaging 3.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and shooting 33.3% from long range. Hart has scored 9 points in a game twice this season, most recently at Denver on December 2nd.
Davon Reed (Miami FL) - Phoenix Suns, 2nd Round, Pick 32
Reed had surgery on his left meniscus in August and is yet to return to action. He did average 14 points per game during the 2017 Summer League.
Wes Iwundu (Kansas St.) - Orlando Magic, 2nd Round, Pick 33
Iwundu has made eight appearances for the Magic this season, all of them off the bench, and is averaging just 1.1 points and 0.9 rebounds. He scored a career high four points against San Antonio on October 27th, but has been held scoreless in three appearances this month totaling 15 minutes while missing all four of his field goal attempts.
Frank Mason III (Kansas) - Sacramento Kings, 2nd Round, Pick 34
Mason has played his way into the Kings rotation averaging 8.1 points and 3.2 assists off the bench over 17 games. Mason has connected on 12 of 24 three-pointers and has tallied 28 points over his past two appearances. Mason scored a career high 15 points in Wednesday's loss at Cleveland.
Damyean Dotson (Houston) - New York Knicks, 2nd Round, Pick 44
Dotson has played in 16 games with the Knicks this season including a pair of starts and he's averaged 2.8 points and 1.5 rebounds. Dotson had career highs of 9 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block and 2 steals on Monday against the Indiana Pacers.
Sterling Brown (SMU) - Philadelphia 76ers, 2nd Round, Pick 46
Brown was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in July for cash considerations. He's appeared in five games for Milwaukee this season, last seeing the court on November 25th against Utah. He's averaging 1.8 points and 1.0 rebound a game.
Sindarius Thornwell (South Carolina) - Milwaukee Bucks, 2nd Round, Pick 48
Thornwell was traded to the Clippers on draft night for cash considerations. Thornwell has appeared in 23 games and made 5 starts for LA while averaging 4.4 points a game. Thornwell has connected on 11 of 27 3-point shots, good for a 40.7% clip and he scored a career high 13 points while hitting all three of his three-point attempts in a loss to Cleveland on November 17th.
Monte Morris (Iowa State) - Denver Nuggets, 2nd Round, Pick 51
Morris has appeared in 14 games for the NBA G-League Rio Grande Valley Vipers. With the Vipers, Morris is scoring 16.0 points a game while hitting on 41.5% of his 3-point shots. He's also chipping in with 4.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists.
Kadeem Allen (Arizona) - Boston Celtics, 2nd Round, Pick 53
Allen is averaging 15.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists for the Maine Red Claws of the NBA G-League. Allen has appeared in 12 games for the G-League side.
Alec Peters (Valparaiso) - Phoenix Suns, 2nd Round, Pick 54
Peters made a pair of October reserve appearances with the Phoenix Suns, but now sees regular action with the Northern Arizona Suns of the NBA G-League. In eight appearances, Peters has averaged 16.1 points and 8 rebounds.
Jabari Bird (California) - Boston Celtics, 2nd Round, Pick 56
Bird logged 17 minutes with the Celtics over two games back in October, but now plays alongside Allen with the Red Claws in the G-League. In ten G-League games, Bird has averaged 20.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 2.9 assists.
Jaron Blossomgame (Clemson) - San Antonio Spurs, 2nd Round, Pick 59
Blossomgame has played in 14 games for the Austin Spurs of the G-League averaging 15.3 points, 8.5 rebounds and shooting 52.5% from the field.
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