UNC's Nassir Little eager to show he's ready for NBA
Posted May 22, 2019
If ever there was a college basketball player built to handle the hype and unrealistic expectations heaped on him, it’s Nassir Little, who recently completed a freshman season at UNC that many who don’t know him would call star-crossed. Philosopher Nassir, as teammate and fellow future NBA lottery pick Coby White christened him, would beg to differ.
(NBA.com)
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