Murray could have gone south for high school, could have followed the path of Canadian NBA vets like Cory Joseph, or Tristan Thompson, or Andrew Wiggins, but instead he chose to eschew the big U.S. schools to train and develop and learn in Orangeville, Ontario, where his jersey is now retired and his portrait hangs next to the court.
of Jesse, it was the dream of his father, James, to build the best basketball training facility in the country.“I think that first team right there was part of the beginning of the wave of being able to stay in Ontario, while also having the opportunity to play down south against other high-profile schools,” Saunders says.
“We treated it like a dorm,” Saunders says. “And off the court, it was like a brotherhood. It was pretty close to the college lifestyle that I live now.” Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James chases Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray and the ball during the NBA Western Conference Finals, September 26, 2020.And just as his path to the NBA has been unconventional, so too is his approach to the game. Murray stayed off social media until his last year of high school and could routinely be found in the corner of the gym in Orangeville, sitting on the floor with his eyes closed, meditating.
Come on most Canadians that are basketball fans have known who Jamal Murry has been for quite awhile.
Who? Never heard of him!
Yeah, but nobody knows he is Canadian.
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