Monday, November 5, 2018

THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS DRAFT


Starting in 2007, the Harlem Globetrotters have conducted an annual “draft” a few days before the NBA draft, in which they select players they feel fit the mold of a Globetrotter.

Some notable draft picks are as follows:

YEAR
PLAYER
COMMENT
2007
Sun Mingming
Chinese professional bb player and tallest player in the world at 7’9”.
2011
Lionel Messi
Argentine soccer player often considered the best in the world.
2012
Usain Bolt
Olympic sprinter and world record holder.
2013
Mariano Rivera
MLB pitcher who played for the Yankees from 1995 to 2013.
2014
Johnny Manziel
2012 Heisman Trophy winner and NFL failure.
2015
Mo’ne Ikea Davis
One of two girls to play in the 2014 Little League World Series and was first girl to earn a win and to pitch a shutout in Little League World Series history.
2015
Dude Perfect
A group of former players and roommates at Texas A&M who upload videos to YouTube of trick shots and stunts.
2016
Jordan Spieth
PGA tour player and former number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. He is a three-time major winner.
2017
Gal Gadot
An Israeli actress model and film producer. Former Miss Israel 2004, she starred as Wonder Woman in the movie of the same name in 2017.
2017
Aaron Judge
MLB for the NY Yankees and Rookie of the Year in 2017.
2017
Tim Tebow
Heisman Trophy winner in 2007 who played with 4 different teams in the NFL, Currently a minor league outfielder in the NY Mets organization.

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