It’s no secret how a lot Filipinos love the sport of basketball. However can coronary heart alone take us to the NBA?
For Milwaukee Bucks ahead Kyle Kuzma, coronary heart could ignite the dream, however it’s arduous work and self-discipline that flip it into actuality, particularly in a league the place top nonetheless issues just like the NBA.
“Sure [heart can overcome height and athletic ability], however typically , you simply run out of top, particularly within the recreation of basketball,” Kuzma stated in a press convention on Wednesday as a part of his ‘KuzManila II’ on the Okada Manila.
“You take a look at it like this, you’ve got level guards which might be 6-foot-7. It’s arduous [because] it’s a giant league.”
The Philippines has lengthy hoped to see a homegrown participant break into the NBA.
Most not too long ago, two-time UAAP MVP Kevin Quiambao tried his luck in the US, becoming a member of personal exercises and coaching classes in his bid to grow to be the primary homegrown Filipino to succeed in the massive league.
However the Gilas Pilipinas standout has but to land a workforce — at the very least for now.
Nonetheless, Kuzma believes cracking an NBA roster isn’t far-fetched in as we speak’s period and whereas luck performs a task in opening doorways, he warns that coronary heart and luck alone received’t be sufficient to make the dream a actuality.
“However that doesn’t imply you’ll be able to’t make it. On the finish of the day, anyone actually could make it, you simply should work, you must have a number of luck. It’s tremendous essential a part of being profitable,” the one-time NBA champion stated.
—JKC, GMA Built-in Information