NEW YORK — The Portland Trail Blazers selected G League Ignite guard Scoot Henderson with the third overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft on Thursday night after the Charlotte Hornets took Brandon Miller at No. 2.
Henderson is the second top-five pick to be selected from the G League Ignite after the Houston Rockets drafted Jalen Green with the No. 2 pick in 2021 and is the seventh player to be drafted since the program launched in 2018. He became the first and youngest player to sign a two-year deal with the Ignite in 2021, reportedly over $1 million. Henderson averaged 17.6 points, 6.6 assists and 5.1 rebounds in 30 minutes over 19 games for the Ignite this past season.
"I’ve been following him for 1-2 years, and out of all the prospects in our class, he’s my favorite player," Wembanyama told reporters in October."He’s the most reliable guard in our class, and he’s really a great player. If I was never born, I think he would deserve the first spot." "Just learning from him, his different habits, seeing how hard he works, was great," Henderson said at the NBA Draft Combine."I see how he has his family business, the SC30 and everything, and that's what I want to build with my family, as well. Hopefully, he can give me tips on where to eat in Charlotte since that's where he's from."
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