Strelow: Danny Green living his dream in the NBA playoffs

Posted May 14, 2012
Danny Green isn't taking this opportunity for granted. After winning a national championship as a UNC senior in 2009 and then bouncing around professionally, occupying seats at the end of two NBA benches, appearing in the NBA Development League and playing briefly in Slovenia, he acknowledges that timing and circumstance are important factors in his success. (Fayetteville Observer)

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