If you like redemption stories and underdog stories, this is the story for you. Shake Milton has come alive for the Philidelphia 76ers. He has had to earn his way and take chances with the few opportunities he had, and now he has exploded for the Sixers.
Shake Milton played his college basketball at Southern Methodist University from 2015-2018. He was taken by the Sixers in the 2018 draft with the 54th pick of the second round. But in that same summer Milton suffered an injury that sidelined him for the 2018 summer league, and ultimately led him to the G-League. He played in the G-League up until the 2019 summer, where he would get another crack at the Summer League.
The Sixers General Manager, Elton Brand, said he had never seen anybody more excited to play in the summer league. He got another chance in the Summer league and basically played awful. He shot 4-29 from the field in those summer league games, and he was sent back to the G-league. Fast forward to the past two weeks, Sixers stars Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid went out with injuries, so the Sixers needed to somebody to step up.
Shake Milton’s name was called. Ever since March 22nd he has played 20 plus minutes in every game. He has averaged 19 points a game since the Sixers looked to him for a bigger role. And against the Clippers last night he poured in 39 points. And he also broke the NBA’s record of made three pointers in a row, which is now 13.
This is just an incredible story. You truly love to hear stories like this. This is one of the reasons we love sports.
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