Houston Rockets: 3 reasons De'Anthony Melton was a bad pick

Houston Rockets: 3 reasons De’Anthony Melton was a bad pick

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 10: USC guard De'Anthony Melton (22) looks on during a college basketball game between the Cal State Fullerton Titans and the USC Trojans on January 22, 2017, at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA.(Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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3. Poor shooting

It was well-known throughout Melton’s freshman season that he was not a threat to take over a game with his ability to put the ball in the basket. Defenses would often sag off of him, daring him to shoot because this was viewed as a defensive success against a USC team with a handful of talented offensive weapons.

Melton averaged just 8.3 points in 27.0 minutes per game for the Trojans on 43.7 percent shooting from the field. This low scoring total is not something for Rockets fans to get excited about, and his 28.4 percent shooting on 3-pointers makes this pick even more puzzling from Houston’s perspective.

For a Rockets team that loves to run the fast break and spread the floor, Melton does not fit the mold of a typical player that Mike D’Antoni likes to put on the floor. He’ll have to majorly work on his jump shot if he wants any chance at seeing the floor this season and it could be the difference between him making the NBA roster or playing in the G League.

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