Thunder rookie guard Daniel Hamilton received one crucial piece of advice from his older brother Jordan before his 14 NBA Draft workouts:
“Be in the best condition of your life.”
Clearly, Hamilton did just that on top of making quite an impression to scouts. At the 2016 NBA Draft, the Thunder acquired a second round pick then used it to select Hamilton, a 6-foot-7, 197-pound guard out of the University of Connecticut.
The basketball pedigree is in Hamilton’s blood, but his road to the NBA wasn’t handed to him. The youngest of six children, Hamilton looks up to some basketball playing siblings including Gary, a four-year letter winner at the University of Miami (Fla.