Not drafted, Alex Caruso is one of those players who made a place for himself in the big league through hard work and perseverance, without ever taking himself for what he was not. Is that he explained to J.J. Redick dans son podcast The Old Man and The Three.
“Alex Caruso: -For me it’s very simple, it’s: if I don’t work hard, if I don’t progress, if I don’t understand what I’m doing wrong and if I don’t do better at the same time. ‘after or I keep making this mistake, I’m not going to make it. We have to do better, that’s all. I make it very easy for me, it may not be for other people. If you do that, you’re going to be successful in doing this, if you don’t, you’re not going to be successful. It’s a bit of a survival instinct.
JJ Redick: – Sometimes it lacks this awareness to admit that it is a question of survival lacks. Sometimes I think guys don’t even realize they’re on the verge of getting out of the league.
Alex Caruso: – Yeah that’s part of the reason guys get stuck in G-League, they don’t understand what job they’re applying for. It’s like going to an interview imagining yourself as a future CFO (CFO) while they look for a guy to clean the bathroom. They don’t offer you a job or you would have your own office, with your own space, etc. They need someone to do the job every day. You got guys in G-League trying to shoot 25 points per game, but they got guys paid 30 million a year to score 25 points per game. You have to be aware of that, of your abilities, of what your team needs… ”
Passed by the Oklahoma City Blue after being cut by the Thunder before the start of the 2016-17 season, the full-back was spotted by the Lakers in the 2017 Summer League. He went on to become the first player to pass. from the G-League to a two-way contract directly. On July 6, 2019, the team signed him for 2 years and $ 5.5 million.
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