Sonny Weems was thriving in Russia the past three years. His game evolved to the point that he was one of five All-Euroleague honorees last year. His CSKA Moscow team reached the Euroleague Final Four three consecutive years.
It was those early morning games that got to him. Not his — the NBA playoffs on his television in Moscow.
"I need to be there. I should be there," Weems would tell his agent, Roger Montgomery.