One of the biggest signings in Israeli basketball, James Ennis III, who is a partner in no less than 400 games in the NBA during his career, joined Hapoel Haifa yesterday (Monday), will be available to Elad Hussein until the end of the season and will try to lead the Reds from Carmel to success in the arena Local. It’s time to get to know him: the tough childhood, the special career and the sting he sent to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Double-digit number of points in almost all games
The forward was born in Bontura, a tourist town of just over 100,000 people in California, and made headlines at an early age. In his freshman year at Oxnard College he averaged a whopping 19 points per game (third place in California for a freshman), and 7.7 rebounds.
In his second season he played for Ventura College and starred with an average of 20.3 points per game, 7.8 rebounds, five assists and 1.6 steals. In his two seasons in college, Ennis scored 1,053 points, while in 48 of his 52 games he scored a double-digit number of points. Coach Bontura, Joey Ramirez, Shared about the star: “He is one of the most talented players and athletes to have played in the country. He is exceptional, can do anything. ” The coach also added: “He had a very, very difficult childhood, socially, familially, in every way. He grew up in a very harsh environment. “
Draft selection and move to Australia
James Ennis was selected 50th in the 2013 draft by the Atlanta Hawks, but was immediately transferred to the Miami Heat. The club chose to sign the player to the Development League, but the forward, who has five brothers, knew he had to make more money to support his family, which has five more brothers besides him. Ennis shared that his childhood was “difficult and unstable,” and he knew he had to help his family as much as possible, and as he put it in one of his previous interviews: “She looked for different ways to survive.”
Due to the economic aspect, Ennis did not stay in the United States and moved to Australia in order to earn higher wages. Ennis signed with Perth Wildcats in August 2013 and already in his debut game in the club uniform he scored 25 points, input four rebounds and delivered two assists. That season he played in all 33 Wildcats games, averaging 21.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, while also being among the top players leading his team to an Australian Championship win.
The rich career in the best league in the world and a gift to his mother
Hapoel Haifa’s freshman has played for several different teams in the best league in the world: Miami Heat, Memphis Grizzly, New Orleans Pelicans, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Philadelphia, Orlando Magic, Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Clippers and Hussein’s team arrived after the contract His last in the NBA was for ten days at the Denver Nagats.
James Ennis Shared that he always believed in himself, but knew the odds against him were due to his family’s situation: “I might have been on a different track, not in the NBA.” The actor was able to help his immediate environment get out of the difficult life they suffered, and said the moment he felt the greatest amount of pride as a professional actor was buying his mother a home in Camarillo, California: “Being able to help your parents and make them happy is the most important thing. That is the main reason for who I am today. “
In total, Ennis played 395 games in the regular season in the NBA, averaging 20.3 minutes per game. He also played 22 games in the playoffs with three different teams: Orlando, Philadelphia and Memphis. His record for NBA play was recorded against the Chicago Bulls on April 11, 2016, when he scored 29 points in his team’s New Orleans 121: 116 loss.
The actor has a little girl, Melia Parker Anis, and he promised: “I will do everything so that she does not have to go through everything I went through as a child. When I see her, all my problems disappear. ” Despite the unpleasant experiences from a young age, Ennis is known as a likable and beloved player in the NBA, and Jimmy Butler also complimented the forward: “He brings joy every day. He smiles all the time, he likes to work. “
The sting to the Los Angeles Lakers
When Anis was a free agent early in the season, he made no secret of his desire to team up with LeBron James and play for the Los Angeles Lakers. The player first signed to Twitter for posts that linked him to the move to the team from City of Angels, and then he even started commenting on photos of the club on social media.
During the pre-season the Lakers lost to Phoenix and during the fourth quarter of the match, Ennis posted on Twitter: “I am a defensive player, sign me already”, a post that won over 13,000 likes and over a thousand shares. The actor then clarified: “I’m not begging anyone, just presenting facts.”
I play defense sign me already lol
— James Ennis (@JamesDa_Truth) October 11, 2021