Ex-lottery pick Fredette wants second chance in NBA, vows to ‘succeed’

Former NBA lottery pick Jimmer Fredette vowed to "succeed" if given a second chance to play in the league, USA Today reported Tuesday.

Fredette, 29, has played the past two years in China with the Shanghai Sharks after an inauspicious career in the NBA with four different teams. Fredette is the reigning Most Valuable Player of the Chinese Basketball Association after averaging 37.6 points per game for the Sharks, including a 73-point outing in early 2017.

"I want to have another opportunity in the NBA because there is some unfinished business for me there," Fredette told USA Today. "After this season is over, I want another NBA chance. This time, I'll succeed. ... I know that if I get a chance, I will take advantage of it and be successful and help a team win."

Fredette, a 6-foot-2 guard, was the unanimous national player of the year in college basketball in 2011 after shattering NCAA scoring records. He is the all-time leading scorer in BYU and Mountain West Conference history. Further, he holds five other MWC records as well as 11 BYU records.

However, the wunderkind's game did not translate well to the NBA; he averaged just 6 points per game in five NBA seasons.

Fredette was drafted 10th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2011 and subsequently traded to the Sacramento Kings.

After two-plus seasons with the Kings, Fredette played briefly for the Chicago Bulls, one full season with the New Orleans Pelicans, and just two games with the New York Knicks in 2016.

--Field Level Media

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