“It was one of the worst situations of my life that I’ve had”, begins Donatas Motiejunas, discussing his hellish free agency tour over the summer of 2016 with Michael Scotto. Before signing with the New Orleans Pelicans, Motiejunas lived through a well-documented saga that shined a light on the business side of basketball, for better and worse.
“It was just a ridiculous situation, the resolution was taking too long, and it was affecting me as a player, and it was affecting me personally,” continues Motiejunas, giving the impression that perhaps the battle was fought more by his agent, former Chicago Bull B.