Australia's 19-year-old guard Dyson Daniels announces 2022 rookie bid

4/17/2022, 02:57

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Australia's 19-year-old defender Dyson Daniels said today that he has now played for one season with the G-League Detonators and will enter the 2022 league draft.


Australia's 19-year-old guard Dyson Daniels said today that he has played one season with the G-League Detonators and will enter the 2022 league draft.


The Australian-born Daniels has had a great season for the G-League Detonators this season, averaging 12 points, 7.1 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2 steals in 32 minutes per game in 26 games, making him a baller The main defensive force of the team, and he is considered by the basketball community to be one of the best perimeter defenders in the draft.



Daniels is studying at the Australian League Sports Academy in 2021, while the 17-year-old also represented his national team in the International Basketball League, where he recorded 23 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals. He also shined at last summer's U19 Youth World Cup, where he scored 14 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.3 steals in 27 minutes for the Australian national team.



The 1.98-meter-tall 19-year-old plans to launch his stellar career prospects in the league after a stint with the G-League Detonators. In 2021, the G-League team sent 20-year-old guard Deshen Knicks, 20-year-old Jaylen Green, Isaiah Todd and forward Jonathan Cuminga to the league as 2021 rookies player. And Daniels will be the next batch of players heading to the league to start their rookie season.


The next NBA draft will be held in Chicago from May 16 to 22, and the official draft will be held in Brooklyn, New York on June 24.