Ahead of the 2015 season, Arinze Onuaku and Damjan Rudez were both in a now-familiar place.
They were going through a practice and season preparations with Frank Vogel at the Indiana Pacers’ helm. Training for those precious few roster spots the NBA doles out every year. These guys were fighting for those last spots — the most difficult role to accept, but the opportunity of a lifetime.
Damjan Rudez made the roster that year. Onuaku did not.
It was no coincidence Onuaku would get another chance from his former coach and another chance to stick.