Danté Exum will take his spot on the bench and watch the action unfold Saturday night at Vivint Smart Home Arena. As the Utah Jazz’s preseason slate tipped off with a game against the Adelaide 36ers, of Australia’s National Basketball League, Exum will surely be taking notes — and he’s doing it with a different perspective this year.
The 24-year-old Jazzman is now part-owner of a new NBL squad, the South East Melbourne Phoenix, making Exum even more invested in the success of basketball in his homeland.
And as he prepares for the start of his sixth NBA season, Exum is keeping an open mind about his own development, too.