Walkup Watch: Putting Some Miles Behind Me
5/21/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
SFAJacks.com caught up with 2015-16 men's basketball senior Thomas Walkup as he continues to pursue his dream of playing basketball professionally. Here's the second entry in our Walkup Watch series as told to us by Thomas.
After a hectic week in Boston and Utah where I was working out with the NBA’s Celtics and Jazz, I got a chance to go home and relax a little bit before dong a lot more traveling this week.
Starting on Monday, I boarded a plan and flew out to Cleveland, Ohio, where I was scheduled to work out for the Cavaliers. When I woke up Tuesday in Cleveland, I got right into things with the Cavs which was a really good experience. The players and staff are an excellent group of individuals and you can tell from the way they run their organization they do things right and treat everyone the correct way. I enjoyed my time in Cleveland and after another stay in the city on Tuesday night I woke up and flew to Brooklyn.
I enjoyed being back there since it holds a very special place in my heart because of the events of last March. I didn’t get a chance to see much of the city because the next day I worked out for the Brooklyn Nets.
The workouts I was a part of in Cleveland and Brooklyn featured a lot of competition drills such as more three-on-three play, some one-on-one drills and lots of shooting. Those teams want to see if you can do those things at a high level since they’re the ones who could be signing you one day.
After a great Thursday in Brooklyn, I flew back to Houston. It’s always nice to be back in Texas, but this time I was there for another workout – this one with the Houston Rockets. It was my first true back-to-back workout experience, so I was able to get a feel what that could be like in the future. Following my workout with the Rockets, I was fortunate enough to see my parents for about a half an hour. They took me to the airport where I flew back to Phoenix and landed late on Friday night.
Overall, these past two weeks have been great. I think I had a good showing during my workouts with the various NBA teams and I really liked the organizations I visited. They all showed me a good time and treated me well and I continue to consider myself so fortunate to be in the position I’m in. I am really happy with how things are going.
Until next time, 'Jack fans!
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