It’s no secret that former Louisville basketball forward and top 50 recruit, Deng Adel, didn’t have a great junior season. Tasked with being “the guy” for the first time in his career, heaped with pressure to succeed, amongst other factors out of his control, ultimately it all hampered the development and potential of a player many thought would be a future first rounder heading into his sophomore campaign two years ago.
After missing out on being invited to the NBA Combine, resulting in him going undrafted, Adel got a chance to compete in the 2018 Las Vegas NBA Summer League with the Houston Rockets, an opportunity he made the most of.