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MarJon Beauchamp (Nathan Hale/RB/Garfield) Tearing Up G League Looking Like 2022 NBA Lottery Pick
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ESPN https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32077536/prospect-marjon-beauchamp-signs-g-league-ignite
NBC News https://www.nbcrightnow.com/sports/basketball-phenom-marjon-beauchamp-using-his-roots-as-stepping-stone/article_e8ae5fd6-ca4d-11eb-9602-5bc9dbd67b77.html
NBADraftnet (2022 Mock Draft) https://www.nbadraft.net/nba-mock-drafts/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb9ghN9BGp8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqYmMKYPzto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHrJCnU0m5Y
NBC News https://www.nbcrightnow.com/sports/basketball-phenom-marjon-beauchamp-using-his-roots-as-stepping-stone/article_e8ae5fd6-ca4d-11eb-9602-5bc9dbd67b77.html
NBADraftnet (2022 Mock Draft) https://www.nbadraft.net/nba-mock-drafts/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb9ghN9BGp8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqYmMKYPztohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHrJCnU0m5Y
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MarJon Beauchamp had raced up and down the stairs at the beach so many times that he had lost count. His sneakers were stuffed with sand, his muscles were screaming, and his mind was racing. When he finally finished, he collapsed onto the beach, looked up at Frank Matrisciano and wondered: Could Hell’s Trainer take him to the promised land?
It was the summer of 2019. Matrisciano had flown Beauchamp, a five-star basketball recruit from Seattle, to San Francisco for the weekend, to convince him to become the first client of a new program he had designed to prepare prospects for the NBA. He called it Chameleon BX.
Matrisciano, a trainer to professional athletes for more than two decades, is best known by his two nicknames. One is “The Masked Trainer,” which he earned by refusing to show his face in pictures or videos. (He says it’s to protect his privacy, though the mysteriousness doubles as a decent marketing tool.) The other is “Hell’s Trainer.”
His training regimen, which he calls “chameleon,” eschews weightlifting for intense core strength and cardio exercises in public parks and playgrounds. It got famous after he helped Blake Griffin become the No. 1 pick in the 2009 NBA draft.
Matrisciano created Chameleon BX last year, to offer top prospects such as Beauchamp something they increasingly yearn for: an alternative to college basketball. He promised to get them in the best shape of their lives, provide basketball development from NBA coaches and cover all costs, from housing to food. He would do it all for free, too, only cashing in once players went pro and continued to work with him.
Beauchamp was a top prospect with scholarship offers from UCLA, Arizona and other blue-chip programs. But the NBA had always been his priority, which is why he had left his hometown of Yakima, Wash., for Seattle and why he had switched high schools three times, eventually winding up in Arizona. After hearing Matrisciano’s pitch, he decided to decamp to San Francisco, choosing Chameleon BX over a year of college.
Three other players — four-star senior forwards Kyree Walker and Maxwell Lewis, and 16-year-old phenom JD Tsasa — signed up too. Tsasa was too young to be eligible, but the other three believed they would leave the program as NBA draft picks.
A year later, though, none has made it to the NBA. And as skepticism about the NCAA and amateurism mounts, fueling the creation of alternative paths to the pros for the best high school basketball prospects, Chameleon BX serves as a cautionary tale for what can go wrong.
“I thought this would get me ready for the draft,” Beauchamp said. “I thought I’d get NBA coaching and get my body right and get my mentality right. I was betting on myself to be different, but it was a bad year for that.”
Flight Ignite: MarJon Beauchamp
NBA Prospect MarJon Beauchamp at The Crawsover Pro Am
Next Ones: NBA G League Ignite (November 2021 Highlights). Marjon Beauchamp is the first player to go from junior college to the G League's Ignite program. He is also the first person to join the team despite being more than one year out of high school.
MarJon Beauchamp vs SLC Stars 12/15/21: 25 pts (12-16 FG, 0-1 3pt, 1-2 FT), 7 Reb, 3Ast, 3Stl, 1Blk
Bleacher Report (click for full article) https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2951517-early-surprises-and-disappointments-from-2022-nba-draft-prospects
Given MarJon Beauchamp's unique journey to the draft—he passed on Division I offers before eventually playing junior college ball—scouts had no expectations for him heading into the G League season. It's thus been a pleasant surprise to see him average 15.1 points on an efficient 57.1 percent shooting against a major step up in competition.
The 20-year-old has become a hot topic within scouting circles after combining for 46 points on 30 shots in consecutive wins over the Salt Lake City Stars and Grand Rapids Gold.
With a knack for scoring off the ball by cutting and flashing for short jumpers, Beauchamp is shooting 68.0 percent inside the arc. Contact and physicality haven't bothered him. He's only needed a 16.8 usage percentage to produce, showing a good feel for how to position himself for opportunities without requiring creation reps or many dribbles.
His 24.2 percent three-point mark and 65.0 free-throw percentage could raise red flags. But the 6'7" wing's effectiveness against recent draft picks and understanding of how to play within an offense have led to real intrigue from scouts.
Enough signs of shooting potential moving forward could potentially lead to some first-round interest.
Draft Express: MarJon Beauchamp 2021 G-League Winter Showcase Interview
NBA G League: Brittney Elena and NBA G League Ignite's MarJon Beauchamp square off in a free throw challenge and talk hoops & more in this edition of Free Throw Lounge presented by StockX!
Adam Spinella: Our first look at some scouting thoughts ahead of the 2022 NBA Draft with a first look at MarJon Beauchamp from the G-League Ignite. Find out the strengths in his game, how he projects as a draft prospect and what he's been able to show thus far. There's a long time between now and the draft in June, but it's never too early to start getting a feel for these future pros.