Looking at it now, the quality of the 2012 NBA draft is also quite good. Current All-Star players such as Big Eyebrow, Lillard, Bill, and Drummond are all from this draft. NBA draft. Among them, Wizards star Beal, who averaged 30.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game in the regular season this season, was the top pick in the NBA draft this year. At that time, the Wizards management selected Beal with the third overall pick in the first round. Today Beal has grown into an NBA player. He is a top-5 shooting guard in the league, and has successfully entered the list of NBA stars who average 3 per game in the season.
As for the NBA No. 1 pick in 2012, he is the super star Big Eyebrow who plays for the Lakers. In the 2012 NBA Draft, Big Eyebrows was the highly anticipated No. 1 pick, and the Pelicans did not hesitate to use the No. 1 pick to get Big Eyebrows. In the second year of his NBA career, the thick-eyebrow averaged 210 per game, becoming the league's All-Star player and regular season block leader. After joining the Los Angeles Lakers, the thick-eyebrow brother played the second role of the team, assisting James to achieve the league's second regular season record.
The second pick in the NBA that year was the 2.01-meter-tall Gilchrist, a small forward from the University of Kentucky. In the 2012-13 NBA regular season, Gilchrist, wearing a Bobcats jersey, averaged 9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. He was also the only rookie among the top 4 picks in the same session. Players who fail to average double figures in points per game during the season.
In the following seasons, Gilchrist's data performance did not improve significantly. It was not until the third season of his NBA career that he barely averaged 10.9 points per game. Double scoring, you must know that the thick eyebrow brother's scoring average during the same period has been as high as 24.4 points per game. In the last season of his rookie contract, Gilchrist was injured for the season. Although Gilchrist did not have any outstanding statistical performance early in his career, the Hornets still offered a four-year, $52 million contract extension in 2015.
After signing this contract extension, Gilchrist's competitive status has continued to decline. As a high-ranking NBA rookie in his playing years, Gilchrist has gradually become a member of the team. Substitute players in the lineup. In February 2020, the unbearable Hornets finally decided to lay off Gilchrist, and then Gilchrist joined the Mavericks.
Before the NBA announced its suspension, Gilchrist played 9 regular season games for the Mavericks, averaging 0.4 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game!