Finnish guard Miro Little has dreamed of playing in the NBA since he was a young child.
Little’s mother, Kati Packalén, says her son has been on the basketball court for his whole life. Packalén, who moved to the United States from Finland when she was 18 to be an au pair, met Little’s father La Trice in New York.
Packalén and Little both attended and played basketball at Mercy College in New York, a Division II school. The pair then moved to Finland. La Trice went on to play basketball professionally and later served as a referee.