Warriors draft pick dazzles with hot shooting in debut in Australia [Mercury News]
Dec. 22 As the Warriors anxiously await the debut of No. 2 overall pick James Wiseman Tuesday night, one of their draft picks has already been putting on a show nearly 8,000 miles away.
Justinian Jessup, who was the Warriors’ second second-round pick last month, has turned heads in his first three professional games with the Illawarra Hawks of Australia’sNational Basketball League.
The 6-foot-7 shooting guard from Boise State has been dazzling during the Hawks’ preseason games while averaging 19.7 points on 49 percent shooting, including 39 percent on 3-pointers.
Jessup’s NBL debut last week was an eye-opening one as he scored a team-high 24 points on 10-of-19 shooting including 4-of-9 on 3-pointers in a 91-83 loss to Perth.