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.