COMMENTARY
Chukwudiebere Maduabum was born and raised in Nigeria and last played professional basketball this past winter in Japan. Before that, he played seasons in Mongolia, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Mongolia (again), Estonia (again) and Qatar.
Before that, Chu Maduabum was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 56th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft — four spots ahead of Isaiah Thomas.
“I’m following him,” Chu said this week about his fellow late-second round pick. “He worked his ass off and got to show what he can do.”
Isaiah Thomas can do just about anything.