Jordan Bell had been touted not only as one of the sleepers of this talent-filled 2017 NBA Draft, but as a dark horse candidate to be the next Draymond Green after being selected with the 38th overall pick by the Chicago Bulls soon after having his rights purchased by the Golden State Warriors.
Bell didn't take too long to show it, doing so in his third Summer League game against the Minnesota Timberwolves and posting a mythical five-by-five stat line with five points, 11 rebounds, five assists, five steals, and six blocks during his 32 minutes of action in a double overtime war.
The Warriors' rookie already out here posting a 5×5 pic.twitter.com/B8FHnUJ1zQ
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) July 12, 2017
The University of Oregon rookie was happy to make his first headline as a pro, humbly replying that he was just trying to imitate the leader of the team.
Just trying to be like draymond
— Jordan Bell (@1jordanbell) July 12, 2017
Green posted a near-five-by-five outing against the Memphis Grizzlies during the regular season, putting up an unusual triple-double line of four points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals, and five blocks back in Feb. 10 — but it was the rookie who ultimately got it done during his third game with the team.
Bell was known to be a jack of all trades during his three years in college and has put it in front of the eyes of the coaching staff and for opposing teams to see, putting up a game-high plus-27 rating during Tuesday's 78-76 loss.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jiFChWnkd0
The Warriors have gone 0-3 so far into the Summer League, but they have won in major ways, securing all their free agents, acquiring even more talent and most importantly, landing an outright contributor in Bell that will have no problem fitting into a hybrid Golden State system.
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