Mark Montieth connected the Leaf family to the state of Indiana soon after TJ was drafted. TJ Leaf’s father played high school basketball in Indiana and his mother is from the city of Evansville. When his dad played professional basketball in Israel, the whole family would visit the Circle City during vacations. Indiana was nothing new to Leaf when he was drafted.
Now, halfway through the first season of his professional career, he is more than acclimated to his new home. Well, almost.
“I definitely like [Indiana]. It has been an easy adjustment to get out here, besides the weather,” Leaf said.