How Derrick White turned himself into an NBA star

Soobum Im-USA TODAY SportsThe Spurs have had plenty of players with “feel good”, inspiring stories of all shapes and sizes come through their ranks. There was George Hill: an unknown to most from tiny IUPUI, or Jonathon Simmons, who had to buy his way into a G-League tryout before climbing the ranks to solid NBA player.

There’s someone like Quincy Pondexter, who has undergone 8 knee surgeries and even a brush with death due to near-fatal skin infection to get back on the court. Heck, even the biggest of Spurs names — like Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginoibli — had unique paths to NBA stardome.

However, it’s hard to name anyone that has quite the experience getting to where he is today…