Whitmore believes his first taste of NBA competition is only the tip of the iceberg – and there’s one goal at the forefront of his mind coming into the season.
“I definitely have that coming and can probably be in the competition to win that. Not just the skillset, but the confidence overall. I have the biggest skillset in the draft right now, and I think I’m the most different type of athlete, an explosive type of athlete that nobody in the draft has seen before.”
The No. 20 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft was at one point projected to be a top-five selection, but eventually slid far outside the lottery to the Rockets Houston Rockets NBA basketball first-round draft picks Cam Whitmore, left, and Amen Thompson, right, hold up their jerseys during a news conference at the Toyota Center in Houston, Monday, June 26, 2023.and the forward put that on display throughout the summer league play as he put up 20.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and three steals a night en route to winning MVP honors.
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