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After 7 years in Europe, Brad Wanamaker is living out his dream of playing in the NBA

Brad Wanamaker takes a second to chew on the question.

“Ragù,” the Celtics guard says, when asked about the staple he misses the most from his time playing in Italy.

“It’s not so heavy,” Wanamaker told Boston.com. “That’s the crazy thing. We take Italian dishes in America and put a lot of sauce and a lot of cheese and stuff. Theirs is so simple, but that home recipe just tastes amazing.”

Wanamaker, who played in Europe for seven years, spent time with Teramo, Forli, and Pistoia in Italy near the start of his professional career. Italy was his favorite spot in the journey, which also featured pit stops in France, Turkey, and Germany, where he was teammates with Daniel Theis.