Many college scouts were certain that he was too undersized and not quick enough to even be recruited by a top-tier Division I basketball program, but by the end of a four-year career at Georgia Tech, Jose Alvarado was named the ACC’s Defensive Player of the Year. Despite emerging as one of the premier guards in an NCAA power conference, many NBA scouts evidently believed he wasn’t good enough to even be drafted in 2021. By the end of his first regular season as a pro, Alvarado has become a valuable reserve for New Orleans at both ends of the court.
Pelicans 2022 postseason profile: Jose Alvarado
