(OMAHA, NE) -- It was a banner week for Omaha-area basketball, as four local standouts signed contracts to begin their professional careers in the NBA.
Millard North graduate Hunter Sallis signed a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday. Sallis, who played his college basketball at Wake Forest, averaged over 18 points per game in his senior season.
On the same day, Bellevue West graduate Chucky Hepburn signed a two-way contract with the Toronto Raptors.
It will be a reunion for two Creighton Bluejays in Charlotte. Jamiya Neal confirmed on his Instagram that he has signed an undrafted free agent deal with the Charlotte Hornets. He will join his former Creighton teammate Ryan Kalkbrenner, who was selected by the Hornets in the second round of the NBA Draft on Thursday.
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