In his 30 years as a basketball coach, Jamie Dixon of the TCU Horned Frogs has recruited many athletes. However, none have as intricate a recruiting story as Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams.
The early roots of this story go back to 1989 — four years before Adams was even born.
Dixon attended TCU in college but never found his path to the NBA. In 1989 he moved to New Zealand to play in the National Basketball League. Some of the first people he met in the new league were two strong and tall players — who both had the last name Adams.