NBA Summer League | July 9th-16th

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Mark Followill

Also on roster Ryan Nembhard and the 3 two-ways (Lawal, Poulakidas and Smith). Others of note former first round pick Jaden Springer (4 yrs and 110 NBA games with PHI, BOS & UT) and 2023 Mavs summer leaguer Kaodirichi Akobundo-Ehiogu. Heard quite a bit about him 3 years ago. Was told Kao works for his name. Amazing backstory. His parents passed away while he was growing up in Nigeria. Moved to DFW area to be with family here. Started basketball at age 13. Went from working at Home Depot to being a walk on UT-Arlington. Had two seasons there and transferred to Memphis for a year. Been in Europe for last three years and was 3rd in Liga ACB (Spain) in blocks last season.

Wow.  Great story.  Every year there are stories like this.   Most come and go.  You have to appreciate the grind though.  A lot of really good basketball players just hoping for a chance.  Limited spots though but it looks like he has found a place overseas.