Saturday, November 14, 2009

Brandon Jennings: WOW!

This guy is insanely talented...tonight he scored 55 points as a rookie. I think one of my favorite things about him is his humility. He had a different path to the NBA, by having to play in Europe last year.

He played in Europe because he didn't have the scores to make it to college, and since the NBA requires you be 19 and 1 year removed from high school it was his best option. He played for Lomaticca Roma for $1.65 million.

He then entered the NBA Draft last June. He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 10th pick. Since then he has been unstoppable...20 points and 5 assists average, and he went for 55 tonight, in 3 quarters (he didn't score in the first quarter) and had 29 in the 3rd quarter. Insane.

I love his attitude...instead of buying a Bentley, Ferrari, or Lamborghini, he bought a Ford Edge...Yep the $26k Ford Edge, and a condo in the blue collar area of Milwaukee. This is a guy who came into the draft with at least $3.65 million already ($2 million in sponsorships), and he signed a contract worth $4.5 million over 2 years, and bought a typical car...good for him.

I think a lot of people (Nicholas Cage and Antoine Walker) should take notes from this guy. I like where his heads at, and I'm rooting for him.

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