Duke Basketball Report · Oct 14, 2020
You Tube Gold: The Holy Hand
Photo by Marie Hippenmeyer/AFP via Getty Images BARUERI - MARCH 15: Brazilian basketball star Oscar Schmidt of Banco Bandeirantes drives to the basket against Palmeires in which he scored this 40,000th career point 15 March in Barueri, Brazil.We’ve gotten so used to the idea that of course everyone wants to play in the NBA that when someone doesn’t, it seems kind of odd.
It’s rare, but not everyone does. One notable guy who walked away was former Duke big man Marshall Plumlee, who found greater satisfaction as an Army Ranger. He’s never looked back.
Another is Brazilian legend Oscar Schmidt.