Shake Milton

Shake Milton's Biography

Shake Milton is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born on August 24, 1996 in Owasso, Oklahoma and attended Owasso High School. At Owasso, Shake was a three-star recruit and rated as one of the best shooting guards in Oklahoma by Rivals.com.

He then went on to attend SMU where he spent two seasons with the Mustangs before declaring for the 2018 NBA Draft. While there he had some notable moments including a triple-double against USC Upstate and 32 points against Cincinnati in just his second collegiate game. In his sophomore season at SMU, Shake averaged 18 points per game along with 4 assists and 4 rebounds per game which helped him be named first team All-AAC and earned him AAC Player of The Year honors.

Shake was drafted by Philadelphia 76ers in 2018 as 54th overall pick after deciding to keep his name in NBA draft pool even though he only played two years of college basketball at SMU due to injury issues suffered during freshman year. Although injured much of rookie season, Shake put up 11 points per game while shooting 47% from field goal range and 41% from 3 point line during limited minutes off bench role held during both regular season games & playoffs run that ended conference semifinals series loss to Toronto Raptors last year 2019-20 season saw Shake take important steps forward showing promising signs especially when opportunity presented itself due to Jimmy Butler departure midseason trade creating more consistent playing time for younger players such has Milton who stepped up averaging 11 points over 27 minutes thru 20 plus games off bench role leading into pandemic induced league hiatus post all star break action

Despite suffering a fractured left index finger again near start 2021 postseason which sidelined him entire month’s worth playoff run ,this past 2020/21 campaign saw career highs across board jumpstarted from improved shooting percentages: 43 % FG & 38 % 3Pt along w/ 6 rebounds & 3 assists p/g over 26 mpg . As Sixers look towards new era under Doc Rivers following Ben Simmons’ ankle surgery this past offseason it appears reasonable bet Milton could see himself promoted into starting guard position entering next set 82 games chance compete alongside fellow guard duo Tobias Harris & Seth Curry while also providing Philly fanatic fan base somewhat rare view prolific young talent development so desperately sought out its long rumored win now approach culture or otherwise known “The Process” days appear slowly yet surely coming conclusion ushering way once anticipated championship caliber roster dawn new age amongst League competition will indeed prove testament whether #1 overall pick Markelle Fultz can truly deliver upon promise once placed onto shoulders fully heal return healthy 2nd half 2021 campaign .