All NBA franchises are constantly looking for an American white guy who can play ball. But although shooting ability is evenly distributed among the races (and genders, if you really look at it), you cannot teach quickness or jumping ability, and without those two traits you will be blown off the court in the NBA. The fact that one can find a few exceptions doesn't change the basic facts. It is really sad when you see these kids who do great in college and are drafted early by NBA teams, in the vain hope that they will be the one-in-a-hundred who can make the transition.
BB fans in Western Pennsylvania are rooting for TJMcConnell, recently signed by the Sixers as a playmaking guard. The Sixers are such a dreadfully-bad team that they can showcase TJ, even if he couldn't even make the roster on one of the better NBA teams. And he's doing fine right now...seems to have played his way onto the starting five. He gets a ton of assists, more than his share of rebounds, and shoots the lights out when open.
