2017-18 Statistics: 6.7 points, 1.4 assists, 1.0 rebound per game. Field goal percentage: 36 percent. 3-point percentage: 34.2 percent.
“I’m trying to be Rookie of the Year.”
Malik Monk set the bar high when he was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets with the 11th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. His slide was unexpected, as Monk was expected to be the pick at eighth overall by the New York Knicks. If he made it past the Knicks, he was expected to be taken by the Sacramento Kings.