Daily News | After going undrafted, Michael Foster aims to seize NBA opportunity with Sixers’ summer league team
On Michael Foster’s first defensive possession in the Salt Lake City Summer League, he cut off a drive after switching onto Memphis Grizzlies guard Tremont Waters. Then Foster contested a hook shot by first-round draft pick David Roddy, before altering Roddy’s putback attempt at the rim from behind and snagging the rebound.
At 6-foot-8 and 250 pounds at 19 years old, Foster envisions himself as a big man who can stretch the floor and provide some wing skills. Foster took a path that is becoming more common for pro prospects. After growing up in Milwaukee, he finished high school at Hillcrest Prep in the Phoenix area, the same school that produced former No. 1 overall draft pick Deandre Ayton and 2022 first-round selection Dalen Terry. Foster then chose to play for the Ignite — the developmental team founded in 2020 that plays G League opponents — instead of college basketball.
When asked where he most developed with the Ignite, however, the more reserved Foster mentioned how that organization’s environment helped him express more of his personality. His agent, David Bauman, noticed that during a mock interview to prepare for pre-draft meetings with NBA teams.
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