Detroit — There aren’t too many entry points to get to the NBA.
Brandan Kearney knows this all too well. He’s knocked on the door several times to find his way to the NBA, and each time, he’s been close.
Just not close enough.
When Kearney, a 28-year-old Detroit native, heard about the open tryouts for the Motor City Cruise, the Pistons’ new G League affiliate, he got excited about another opportunity to play professionally. Kearney said he checked the social media pages of the G League and the Cruise daily to get more details of when tryouts would be.