What draft pick was Emoni Bates?

Cleveland Cavaliers small forward Emoji Bates was born on January 28, 2004, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. and started playing basketball at the age of three. He is just 19 years old. He stands at a height of 6 ft 8in and has a wingspan of 6 ft 9in.

He started competing in the Amateur Athletic Union in the fourth grade. He started his high school career with Lincoln High School and helped them claim their first regional championship and MHSAA Division 1 state title as freshman.

He was a two-time MaxPreps National Player of the Year, Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year and Associate Press Division 1 Player of the Year in his freshman and sophomore years, along with All-State first team honors as a freshman. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players of the 2021 class.

Emoni Bates Draft

Playing as a small forward in the NBA for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Bates was picked as the 49th overall pick in the second round of the 2023 NBA Draft. He signed a two-way contract with the Cavaliers on July 7, 2023, under which he would split time between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the NBA G league affiliate, the Cleveland Charge.

He has played 10 games for the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7.6 minutes per game and scored an average of 1.8 points and 1.0 rebounds per game. His free scoring capabilities were reflected in the NBA G league, where he played only 4 games for the Cleveland Charge at 34.9 minutes per game and scored an astounding 27.3 points, 5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. He scored 5.5 three-pointers, 8.5 field goals and 2.3 free throws per game.

He played for Memphis from 2021 to 2022 and Eastern Michigan from 2022 to 2023. He played 48 games for his college team at 29.9 minutes per game, starting 42 of them. Scoring at an impressive average of 15.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.7 steals per game.