Peachtree Hoops · 20m
Has Kingston Flemings already arrived?
It’s a common refrain that the jump to the NBA is hardest for young point guards. With how fast the game is, the high level of skill, and the physicality that seasoned veterans possess, quick adaptation to the level of competition is incredibly difficult.
Kingston Flemings bucked one similar trend in his lone collegiate season playing for Kelvin Sampson at Houston. Sampson is famous for tempering expectations for his young guards, often having them to wait until their upperclassmen to carve out big roles for his team.
Instead, all Flemings did was start all 37 games and play 31.7 minutes per contest in his one-and-done season there despite arriving on campus as a fresh faced 18-year-old.