Opportunity.
When you come from a Division II program, it arrives infrequently. But as a young man fighting to make a career in the game, it’s all you want.
Diego Maldonado was one of the many participants in this past weekend’s Long Island Nets open tryout at LIU Post in Brookville. The tryout is designed to give a chance – at the cost of $175 – to players just like Maldonado – a native of Valley Stream on Long Island – searching for that golden ticket to the NBA. Both Long Island and Brooklyn font office types were on hand.