Stefan Moody's basketball career at Ole Miss may have come to an inglorious end, but his professional career on the hardwood is just getting started. Though he went unpicked in this year's NBA Draft, young Moody signed with Turkish club Trabzonspor Medical Park this week.
Basketball in Turkey? Yes. Though not as far-flung as Marshall Henderson's stint in Baghdad, Moody is entering a thriving top-tier league that has a pipeline to the NBA. Enes Kanter and journeyman Hedo Turkoglu both hail from Turkey, a country of vast historical significance featuring a passionate sporting culture.