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In Dallas to complete his fourth individual team workout this summer, just off trips to Los Angeles (Clippers) and Phoenix for the same reason earlier in the week, Newbill is working to secure a future in the NBA. With a support structure that mirrored Fraziers own as hes climbed to the Portland Trailblazers after winning the D-League Rookie and Player of the Year awards, the Penn State hoops program is pulling for Newbill.
“We FaceTimed with him yesterday,” said Frazier, noting the group video chat he had with Newbill alongside Chambers and former teammates Ross Travis and Alan Wisniewski Thursday afternoon. “I try to give him little tidbits, but a lot of times I think what’s best is you kind of stick to yourself. You know what you have to do, you work hard. He knows I’m there for him.
“He had a tremendous year. I’m in the D-League, doing what I’m doing having a great year, but I’d catch games as much as possible and I’m like, ‘D.J. You are doing a helluva job! You’re leading this team.’ As a fan, now that you leave, it’s awesome to see that. We just played alongside each other two years ago and now you’re doing it by yourself and you’re able to succeed the way he did is awesome.”
With his span of four workouts for Western Conference teams wrapped last week, Newbill is now expected to have at least six more workouts with Eastern Conference teams in the next three weeks leading up to the 2015 NBA Draft set for June 25 in Brooklyn, including an expected stop with his hometown Sixers.
Source: BlueWhiteIllustrated.com – Newbill on the road for NBA opportunity