Austin Rivers: 'I didn’t get in the league because of my dad, and I didn’t stay in the league because of my dad.'
Austin Rivers: I didn’t get in the league because of my dad, and I didn’t stay in the league because of my dad . Now, did I get to be a part of a team and an opportunity with a staff that believed in me, and a coach that I knew I could play freely for? Absolutely, man.
That’s why I came back. That’s why, when Portland offered me $40 million, that’s why, when Phil Jackson was trying to explain the goddamn Triangle offense in my living room, I didn’t go to New York. I went back to L.
A. to get that bag so I could go play for my pops, and I could play freely and be myself, which I actually ended up doing pretty solid as a role player under Chris Paul, Jamal Crawford. That’s what my role was.
That’s all I ever was in the NBA: a role player. I was never a star. YouTube This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Austin Rivers: 'I didn’t get in the league because of my dad, and I didn’t stay in the league because of my dad.
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