Jimmy Fredette probably owns one of the most legendary collegiate basketball careers, but his skills did not translate well in the NBA.
What if he was born in a different era? Like the current one that puts a premium on shooters?
The BYU Cougars legend believes things would have been different for him. He thought he was "definitely probably a little bit ahead of my time as far as that's concerned."
"Obviously, it does fit my game better now than it did before," he said during an interview with Hoops Hype.
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"It's more positionless basketball. When I came out, it was like, is he a one, or is he a two? What's the deal? Who's he gonna guard? Now it's like if you can play, you can play, and if you can shoot, you're an asset.
Fredette entered the pro league in 2011 and was drafted 10th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks before being traded right away to the Sacramento Kings, where he spent three years.
From then on, he bounced from team to team and league to league before settling for the Chinese Basketball Association.
New endeavor - Olympics glory
At 34, Fredette has already let go of the idea of playing again in the NBA. His last stint was in 2019 with the Phoenix Suns.
He is now eying a bigger stage - the Olympics.
Fredette is currently part of the USA 3x3 team, and he finds it a better endeavor because he gets to spend time with his family.
"I have had an opportunity to go back and play 5-on-5, but at this point I did not want to because I have three kids and to go overseas and be away from them for long periods of time, it's just not something that I really am willing to do right now," he told the interviewer.
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