In 2011, a 6-10, 220-pound forward named Willie Reed, a junior for the Saint Louis University Billikens, went undrafted in the NBA. Since then, he has made a career of being a journeyman D-League athlete, playing for the Springfield Armor, the Reno Bighorns and, most recently, the Grand Rapids Drive.
His most recent assignment with the Rapids began November 22nd against the Canton Charge. He had a great night, finishing with 24 points on 11-of-13 shooting with 15 rebounds.
Heading into his second game Wednesday night against the , he turned to fans on social media in hopes of drumming up some buzz to bolster his career.
If yall really support me and my dreams and rock with me use the hastag #CallWillieUp on Facebook, Twitter, and or Instagram. Thank you!
— Willie Reed (@ShowtimeReed33) November 26, 2014
Among the few responses that he did get, he got the attention of an NBA point guard who is making a bit of a career surge of his own in Indiana … Donald Sloan.
Dudes a new age Dennis rodman….w/o all the extra #CallWillieUp
— Donald Sloan (@dsloan15) November 26, 2014
“New age Dennis Rodman w/o all the extra…” That is high praise.
It will be interesting to see if this latest run in the D-League will lead to a run in The Association. Hard to think that it won’t, assuming he can continue to play as well as he has been.
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