Devin Gage is loose.
In a quiet gym, the 6-foot-1 guard is smiling as he runs through a pre-game drill in the team’s layup line. He’s laughing with his teammates and casually puts shots up. In a manner of minutes, Gage is set to begin his last journey competing in the Chicago Public League playoffs.
As the best player on Curie, one of the premier basketball schools in the city, and a DePaul commit, the pressures for Gage to compete are certainly there — both his team’s and his own.
The thought of leading Curie to a city title or Gage’s motivation to prove he’s one of the best players in Chicagois in the back of his mind.