From the Lakers 17th pick to being abandoned, can Ciffino return to the NBA?

Ciffino, only 22 years old this year, the Lakers selected the rookie with the 17th pick in the first round of 2023. Now there is only more than a month left in the new season, and he is still unattended in the free market. Logically speaking, the 17th pick in the first round is not low. He is the 16th pick in the Jazz, the 18th pick in the Heat, the 19th pick in the Warriors, and the 20th pick in the Rockets. But these players have shown good potential, at least some teams will want it in the future, but Ciffino may really leave the NBA.

Sifino's rookie season was very bleak. Not to mention that the Lakers did not give opportunities, it was mainly because it was really too bad. He really didn't have a single outstanding skill, his ball control was unstable, his shooting was inaccurate, his breakthrough was not good, his defense was too poor, and he had many injuries. He felt that he didn't play much, but he still suffered knee and back injuries. It is said that Ham is too stressed and doesn't like to use rookies, but it is mainly because he performed too poorly in training.

Look at Shifino's static talent, he is 1.98 meters tall (actually 1.93 meters), wingspan is 2.08 meters, and weighs 98 kilograms. Logically speaking, there should be some advantages to playing as a defender in this condition, but he really didn't play. In the draft report, he said that he is a double-season guard who can attack and defend, and the template is Delong, but it can only be said that there is a very different difference.

Many people definitely say that the Lakers didn't give him a chance, but looking at his game data, you can tell why he didn't give him a chance. First of all, it was the preseason. He played 4 games, averaged 18 minutes per game, and only scored 2.8 points, shooting percentage was only 16%, not a three-pointer, and shooting percentage was only 50%. It is still very poor in the regular season, and its playing time is almost garbage time. It has a shooting percentage of 20% and a three-point shooting percentage of 13.3%. It is impossible to break or shoot at all. As for defense, I can only hehe.

After a year of training, Xifino still made no progress and couldn't play well in the preseason. He played 6 games this year, but he averaged only 4.5 points per game, shooting percentage of 28% and three-point shooting percentage of 10%. Such efficiency can be described as a terrible sight, and there is really a chance this preseason, but he still has no confidence.

In the words of netizens, it is: Don’t talk about those useless things, food is the original sin! There will not be opportunities all the time. New rookies will come every year. If they cannot play, they will be eliminated. Last year, Kneckett came with the same 17th pick, but it is obviously much stronger than Ciffino. Last season's pre-season average of 18+4+2, with a three-point shooting percentage of 38%, and even scored 35 points in a single game. So after Kneckett came, the Lakers had no place for Ciffino.

Later, Doncic traded with Davis, and Ciffino was sent to the Jazz as a top-notch. The Jazz didn't let him report at all and bought him out directly. Then he joined the 76ers with a two-way contract, where he got some opportunities because the team was too injured. He played 13 games and averaged 23 minutes per game, but he only got 7+2+2 data, and his efficiency was also very low.

Draft Dummies, Draft Dummies, said: "He is really not like an NBA player. His strength really does not allow him to play in the NBA. Everyone knows that he is a parallel player as long as he watches him play a game."

I wonder what did the Lakers choose him with the 17th pick when they first looked at him? This is indeed confusing. There are players better than him in front or behind, but he was the only one who chose him.

Now the 76ers have given up on him. The next step should be to look for opportunities in the Development League. I wonder if there is still a chance to return to the NBA?