Dream Chaser

 CHAPTER 3

That spring I worked on strengthening my knee and getting my game back. After my neices basketball season finished up it was full steam ahead chasing the NBA dream. I was connected with an agent that represented a few G-League players. The NBAs developmental league. I knew I would have to start from the bottom. Little did I know that wasn't the bottom. My rep had been burned so bad from my 2 years of inactivity and DWI prior to the draft that even competing in the NBA summer league was nothing but ash. I had a meeting with my agent to see what options I had. He represented a couple clients previously in the Euro League that eventually made the leap to the NBA. He told me he would "see what he could do." It wasn't very reassuring, but I stayed positive and continued my daily workouts. After a couple weeks I finally got a call. I was getting an opportunity to play in the Euro summer league. Living in Europe for the summer playing ball wouldn't even guarantee me a spot on a team, but I didn't have a choice if I wanted to get back to competitive basketball. It also carried a price tag of 5,400 Euros, but that was a small price to pay in order to be seen by European professional coaches, teams, agents, scouts and managers. Here goes nothing! Off to Valencia, Spain where the league is held.