Kendrick Nunn scored 112 points through his first five games, the most ever by an undrafted rookie. Photo by Michael Reaves / Getty Images
Through the first few weeks of the young NBA season, one of the biggest surprise stories of the league lives in Miami. Despite all the offseason hype with the Miami Heat acquiri ng Jimmy Butler and newly drafted rookie Tyler Herro, nobody took a second glance at Miami’s undrafted rookie Kendrick Nunn. Nunn, undrafted out of Oakland University, is averaging 16.6 points and 2.6 assists through the Heat’s first nine games.
After spending most of last season with the Santa Cruz Warriors, the G-League affiliate of the Golden State Warriors, Nunn averaged 21.