Path to NBA even tougher now

over 4 years in Otago Daily Times

Dontae Russo-Nance drives up court for the Huskies against the Otago Nuggets in Dunedin last month. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

It has been eight years since Steven Adams was picked in the NBA draft. The big Kiwi has forged a handy career in basketball’s pinnacle league. As this year’s draft rolls around tomorrow, Jeff Cheshire looks at why no New Zealander has followed him.

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