Many of the best New England prospects over the years have reached the highest levels of professional basketball, with several still making their mark in the NBA right now.
But they never forgot where they came from.
No matter how far their careers take them, their purest and fondest memories in the sport came before they were known, before they were drafted and before they even sniffed a Division 1 offer. They came in the gyms around New England that defined their formative years and created a foundation for where they are today.
For our August magazine, we talked to a handful of active NBA pros about their best pieces of advice for today’s high school prospects. Here’s the second part of our conversations with Georges Niang, Duncan Robinson, Pat Connaughton and Terance Mann about their favorite memories playing high school and grassroots basketball in New England.
