LAS VEGAS -- Realizing the dream of playing in the NBA for any single person is insane. Just consider the sheer number of aspiring ballers firing up jumpers and honing their dribble-drive skills across the country and throughout the world. Now think about the odds of getting that dreamy opportunity with your hometown team. Stop, come on. Even for Las Vegas, those are some terrible odds. Isaiah Whitehead beat those odds and more. After two years at Seton Hall, the Brooklyn native entered the NBA Draft -- and was selected by the Brooklyn Nets (technically traded to the Nets immediately after he was chosen by Utah).
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