Baylor Scheierman was a standout 3-point shooter throughout a five-year collegiate career before the Boston Celtics selected the Creighton product 30th overall in the first round of this year’s NBA draft. But so far, it hasn’t panned out.
Granted, it’s still (very) early to jump the gun on Scheierman. The 24-year-old shot an atrocious 17.6% from three — on 3.4 attempts — while averaging three points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists through five preseason appearances (11.6 minutes per game). If anyone can relate to ascending from the ground up as an outside shooting specialist it’s teammate Sam Hauser, who isn’t at all concerned with Scheierman’s preseason output.
“For Baylor, it’s just like those five games are his first NBA experience,” Hauser told reporters at Friday’s team practice, per CLNS Media. “It’s hard to really have expectations on anybody in that situation and that’s a tough spot to be in.
I’m sure for himself he has high expectations and I try to remember my first preseason. I don’t think I played all that well. So I keep trying to tell him just keep staying aggressive, keep shooting and I’ve been helping him out whenever he has questions and things like that. But he’s a great player, he’s gonna do well and I’m excited to see what he can bring to the table this year.”
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