{"id":465748,"date":"2022-06-20T18:13:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T15:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/is-shaedon-sharpe-the-nbas-next-canadian-star\/"},"modified":"2022-06-20T18:13:54","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T15:13:54","slug":"is-shaedon-sharpe-the-nbas-next-canadian-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-shaedon-sharpe-the-nbas-next-canadian-star\/","title":{"rendered":"#Is Shaedon Sharpe the NBA&#8217;s next Canadian star?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3365020fc6e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3365020fc6e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-shaedon-sharpe-the-nbas-next-canadian-star\/#%E2%80%9CIs_Shaedon_Sharpe_the_NBAs_next_Canadian_star%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Is Shaedon Sharpe the NBA&#8217;s next Canadian star?&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CIs_Shaedon_Sharpe_the_NBAs_next_Canadian_star%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Is Shaedon Sharpe the NBA&#8217;s next Canadian star?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n                            Sharpe became one of the most sought-after prospects and a projected top-10 pick in this week&#8217;s NBA draft\u2014without playing a minute of college basketball\n                        <\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>It took a football<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s2\"> injury for Shaedon Sharpe to get serious about basketball. Sharpe, who grew up in London, Ontario, spent years juggling both sports\u2014until he broke his leg playing running back the summer before high school. \u201cThat made up my mind,\u201d he says. Plus, he jokes, playing football in frigid weather isn\u2019t all that fun.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/Ce3zAIKlTjp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p2\">Four years later, Sharpe\u2014who\u2019s six foot six and plays point guard\u2014is one of the most talked-about young talents in this month\u2019s NBA draft class. In May, <i>Sports Illustrated<\/i> ranked him the number-five overall prospect, thanks to a combination of his towering height, explosive offensive <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> and, as of this spring, a vertical jump that exceeds Michael Jordan\u2019s record-setting leap by an inch.<span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zItRyatj7A0\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zItRyatj7A0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Sharpe\u2019s journey from basketball amateur to draft darling wasn\u2019t a given. He came of age in Canada, a hockey country, where a future in pro ball seemed unlikely. With the help of his uncle and current manager, Dwayne Washington, Sharpe enrolled at Sunrise Christian Academy\u2014a high school in Bel Aire, Kansas, that offers a Nike Elite basketball program. The first wave of homesickness was tough; Sharpe missed his parents, sister and brother terribly. \u201cThat\u2019s just one of the sacrifices I had to make,\u201d Sharpe says. The payoff was honing a faster-paced, more physical game.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">After a year at Sunrise, Sharpe headed to Dream City Christian School in Glendale,<\/span> Arizona, and played alongside Kendall Brown, a five-star recruit for the Baylor Bears. \u201cHe really helped me improve my defence, especially as a bigger guard who could jump and shoot,\u201d Sharpe says.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>RELATED: Game On: The rise (and rise) of Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">The turning point was Sharpe\u2019s January enrolment at the University of Kentucky. He trained with the Wildcats all spring but hadn\u2019t played in a single game before entering the draft in late April. \u201cMy whole mindset coming in was just to practise with guys and work on my craft,\u201d Sharpe says. Still, he\u2019s keeping his options open, maintaining his eligibility to return to Kentucky next season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Few teenagers rise to such great heights just four years after a game-changing injury\u2014and Sharpe knows it. \u201cI never figured I\u2019d be in this position,\u201d he says. Regardless of how the draft shakes out, to Sharpe, priority one is developing as a player, no matter how compelling his innate talent is to everyone else. \u201cI\u2019m not there yet, so I\u2019ll just get in the gym and keep working.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Part I: Shaedon Sharpe 2022 Pro Day Workout\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MKtJFP1-fos?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Bonus!<\/em> POP QUIZ with Shaedon Sharpe:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>Basketball idol: <\/b>Fellow Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, a point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Pump-up playlist: <\/b>Drake,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Lil Baby and Lil Durk<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Coach\u2019s advice: <\/b>\u201cDon\u2019t let nobody change your game\u201d and \u201cControl what you can control\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Off-court obsession: <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Video games, especially\u00a0<i>Call of Duty: Warzone<\/i><b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Favourite street sneakers:<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Nike X Off-White Air Jordans<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>This article <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears in print in the July 2022 issue of<\/em>\u00a0Maclean\u2019s\u00a0<em>magazine. 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