Quick update on our 2nd Round Draft pick DeAndre Daniels;
Daniels signed with the Perth Wildcats for the 2014–15 NBL season. He pretty much immediately had surgery on his elbow and missed 3 weeks. He made his debut for the Wildcats in the team's season opening loss to the New Zealand Breakers, recording 19 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks and 1 assist. Daniels was named Player of the Week for Round 8 after scoring a then season-high 22 points against the Cairns Taipans.
In Feb, Daniels tied a season-high 24 points in the 87-89 double overtime loss to the New Zealand Breakers. A week later in the regular season finale, Daniels had one of his best games of the season with another 24-point game, including six triples, plus 11 rebounds, four steals, two blocks and two assists.
His team made the playoffs as the lowest seed, but were unfortunately swept 2-0 in the best-of-three game series.
In 30 games for the Wildcats, Daniels averaged 14.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. He shot 40% FG and 34.1% from 3PT land. His FT % was worryingly low at 66%.
Daniels has been in Toronto for the last five weeks, training at the Air Canada Centre and taking part in the team’s free agent mini-camp.