Re: Brit Joel's NBA deal

[xkirstiex]

benrobe...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Credit: The Sun
>
>
> A former shelf stacker from Aldershot stunned Basketball last night
> after netting a £1.1 million-a-year deal with NBA giants Portland
> Trailblazers.
>
> Unknown Joel Freeland, 19, was the 30th pick in the 2006 NBA draft -
> the system used to identify the game's stars of the future.
>
> The 6ft 11in beanpole moved to Spain last season after playing for
> Division Three club Solent Stars of Southampton.
>
> Football-mad Freeland wore an England World Cup shirt as he accepted
> his contract in front of a worldwide TV audience.
>
> Freeland said: "My first ever shot was from the three-point line. It
> missed the basket and went over the backboard.
>
> "I said to myself i was going to have to work on my game."

Joel is amazing