Basketball: Melbourne United are going to get the chance to land revenge for their Grand Final loss with a season opening clash against the Jackjumpers.
NBL HoopsFest 2024: Jack White opens up on time in NBA, return to Melbourne United, finals rematch against Tasmania JackJumpersFrom lifting the Larry O’Brien trophy as part of Denver’s first-ever championship winning roster to embracing the “grind” of playing in the G-League, bouncing around from team to team before getting a call-up to the NBA late last season with Memphis.
To him, as much as playing in the NBA was and still remains his “dream”, stints with the Nuggets, Thunder, Lakers and Grizzlies over the past two years have taught him how to thrive in different environments – and now he is ready to take those lessons back to Melbourne United. GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 12: Jack White of United warms up prior to the 2024 NBL Blitz match between Melbourne United and Illawarra Hawks at Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre on September 12, 2024 in Gold Coast, Australia. It was important for the Nuggets too, the reason White got playing time with the eventual NBA champions near the end of the regular season as a reward for consistent form in the G-League.
“I was thankful I got the opportunity at the end to showcase what I could do at that level. Obviously the defensive end of the floor is something I take a lot of pride in and, especially talking about how I can be effective in different roles, I’m not going into the NBA expecting I’m going to put up 20 points a game.
“That’s been my dream since I was a kid to go out there on the biggest stage and show that I belong and to get a taste of that and get recognition from a coach that I admire and respect a significant amount means a lot. It’s obviously something I’m never going to forget but it just makes me hungrier for even more at that level.”
“That level was always something that I had aspired to get to and always believed I could get to and it’s still a level I firmly believed I can get back to,” White said.
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