After seven seasons in Europe and one at the end of Boston’s bench, the combo guard is finally realizing his NBA dream by James Herbert @outsidethenba Dec 12, 2019 at 1:55 pm ET • 8 min read Last season was “probably the toughest mental stage of my life, as far as basketball-wise,” Boston Celtics guard Brad Wanamaker said. He appeared in only 36 games, logging double-digit minutes just 12 times. Every day, he hoped something would change. This is standard procedure for an ordinary rookie on a team with championship aspirations, but Wanamaker was decidedly not that. He had spent the previous seven years hopping all over Europe, building an international career. Boston signed him away from Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahçe and sat the Euroleague star at the end of the bench. “It was the first time I felt like basketball was taken away from me.” In January, thanks to an injury to Kyrie Irving, Wanamaker made a rare non-garbage-time appearance and made a couple of 3-pointers. A reporter asked him what the shots did for his confidence as a young player. Wanamaker informed the reporter that he was 29 years old. Staying positive was a challenge, but he did… Read full this story
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