Emoni Bates was one of basketball’s worst-kept secrets only five years ago.
Colleges and NBA scouts used to obsess over Bates during his high school games. Many considered him a future star and he was projected to be the best talent of the 2021 NBA Draft. However, unfortunate events unfolded, and now Bates is using a training camp invitation from the Philadelphia 76ers to fight for a spot in a league that was once obsessed with his talent.
The 76ers signed Bates, Kennedy Chandler, Malcolm Hill, and Jaylen Martin, who was later waived, to Exhibit-10 contracts, Paul Hudrick of Liberty Ballers reported Monday.