Trio of former Nittany Lions on NBA rosters this season
The NBA season tips off on Tuesday night as the defending NBA champions, the Denver Nuggets take on the Los Angeles Lakers in Denver.
With the NBA season about to get under away, there are three former Nittany Lions on NBA rosters for this season. Two additional former Nittany Lions find themselves in coaching or front office roles as well.
The three former Nittany Lions who are expected to play this season are Lamar Stevens, Jalen Pickett, and Seth Lundy.
Stevens is entering his fourth NBA season and his first with the Boston Celtics after spending the last three years with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Stevens has played in 165 games throughout his career, averaging 5.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per game while being nearly a 50% shooter from the field. He's expected to be play a rotational role for Boston this season. The Celtics will start their 2023-2024 season on Wednesday night against the New York Knicks at 7:00 p.m. with the game televised nationally on ESPN.
Pickett, who was drafted 32nd overall in this past June's NBA Draft, will begin his career with the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. During the preseason, Pickett played in five games, playing a quality role in four of them. His best performance was a seven point, three rebound game for Denver in a 116-102 win over Chicago. He'll be expected to have a rotational role this season. Pickett and the Nuggets as mentioned above will start their season on Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be televised nationally on TNT.
Lundy, another 2023 draft pick begins his career in Atlanta with the Hawks after being drafted 46th overall. Lundy played in all five of Atlanta's preseason games including recording a pair of eight point performances against Cleveland and New Orleans in less than 10 minutes on the court. He also had a five-point, four-rebound performance against Memphis. Lundy will like his former teammate in Pickett, will have a reserve/rotational role this season. The Hawks are set to take on the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
There is also former Nittany Lion Calvin Booth who is entering his fourth season as the general manager of the Denver Nuggets as well as Andrew Jones who is in his first season as an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors.
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