Wassup blog fam? I’m out in New Jersey right now with my girl trying to find a condo. While I have some time I want to tell you guys a little about my experience at the Orlando Summer League.

After my short trip to Seattle, I headed out for two a day practices with my summer league squad. It was kind of weird because I was playing with players that have so many different goals. Some guys were recent first round picks or veterans with guaranteed contracts that were just trying to improve their games. Others were guys that were second round picks or veterans from the D-League or Europe that were trying to make a squad or get noticed by someone.

The team also had a funny feel to it because the Nets and Sixers decided to combine summer league squads. Although I got a lot of good experience playing in the league, I don’t think it benefits you at all to go out and play with guys who aren’t going to be your teammates when the season starts. You get used to a guy’s game, but at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter because you aren’t going to be playing with them anyway. I guess it’s just good to get out and run in an NBA level league though.

I think I played pretty well in the league and improved every game. I only scored 4 points in my first game, but ended up scoring 16 and 14 in my last two. I think the key for me is to be aggressive. After my first game Coach Frank and my agent Aaron Goodwin both kept telling me that I needed to drive to the basket more. I know if I use my athleticism to get to the rim, a lot of good things will happen for me.

Even if I am not scoring, you will always see me hit the boards, play great defense and try to set up my teammates. I grew up admiring guys like Magic Johnson and Gary Payton. Those two were bigger guards that played an all around game. Even if they were not scoring 20, they always found a way to have a big impact on the game. That’s what I want to be able to do too.

Overall the transition has been smoother than I thought it would be. Well, except for that corner three point line. You guys have no idea how little space there is between the corner three point line and out of bounds. It’s so easy to step out of bounds without knowing it over there!

Before I started playing in summer league, I made sure to sign my contract with the Nets. I wanted to make sure that if anything happened I would already be set financially.

Immediately after signing my deal, my Auntie and my cousins back at home started sending me congrats on my new contract. I was like “how did you guys know I signed my contract?” They told me they saw it on the internet. I went and looked at some of the articles and they tell people EXACTLY how much I’m making. Keep in mind, just last year I was living off of a $220 per month stipend at Louisville. I’m just thankful that I have been blessed with this opportunity.

Alright blog fam. I’ll be in New Jersey this week looking for places. I’ll keep y’all posted on that and much more. Also, look for my flipcam vids from the draft on here sometime this week. God Bless.

—T-Will

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What’s up y’all? Before I get started blogging about the draft and my rookie year, I want to give you guys a glimpse of how I prepared for my pre-draft team workouts.

As soon as school ended at Louisville, I moved out to Las Vegas to work out with Seattle Supersonic legend Gary Payton. Take a look at the video below to see how GP prepped me for my workouts with teams:

—TWill

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