"Jordan the Jew" is on his way to the development league.
Ryan Turrell (23, 2.00 m), the big star of the religious college in New York, in media who completed four seasons in the college's Division 3, is expected to soon join the G League team of the Detroit Pythons - through the draft of the development league, hoping to impress and get A guaranteed contract in the NBA.
Updating this Monday night story: The rising expectation in @nbagleague circles is that guard Ryan Turell, seeking to become the first Orthodox Jewish player in NBA history, is expected to land with the Detroit Pistons' affiliate (@MotorCityCruise) via Saturday's G League Draft .
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Turel himself testified in the past about his big dream of becoming the first traditional Jew in the best league in the world, and added that before starting his collegiate career, he received several beckoning offers from prestigious Division 1 colleges, but decided to enroll in Yeshiva University after the Rabbi of Chabad He told him that he would find it difficult to maintain a religious lifestyle in another institution.
The player said: "Being the first Orthodox Jew in the NBA would be a dream come true for me, God willing."
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