▁the ▁class room , ▁ach ieving ▁only ▁a ▁ 2 . 6 ▁grade - point ▁average ▁and ▁failing ▁to ▁meet ▁college ▁entrance ▁exam ▁requirements ▁two ▁times . ▁After ▁joining ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁at ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁level , ▁he ▁was ▁ruled ▁in el ig ible ▁for ▁taking ▁summer ▁classes ▁at ▁N ortheast ▁Pre par atory ▁School ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁He ▁de comm itted ▁from ▁the ▁program , ▁signing ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁intent ▁with ▁I ona , ▁but ▁was ▁again ▁ruled ▁academ ically ▁in el ig ible . ▁He ▁then ▁played ▁for ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁College ▁Pre par atory ▁Academy . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁Del aware ▁ 8 7 ers ▁( 2 0 1 3 – 2 0 1 4 ) ▁ ▁After ▁ultimately ▁ski pping ▁college , ▁P elle ▁entered ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁NBA ▁draft , ▁attempting ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁d raf te e ▁without ▁college ▁or ▁international ▁experience ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁However , ▁he ▁with d rew ▁days ▁prior ▁because ▁of ▁severe ▁bl ister s ▁and ▁w arts ▁on ▁his ▁foot ▁that ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁surg ically ▁removed . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁sixth ▁overall ▁pick ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁NBA ▁Development ▁League ▁draft ▁by ▁the ▁Del aware ▁ 8 7 ers . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁ 8 7 ers , ▁P elle ▁aver aged ▁ 5 . 5 ▁points , ▁