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Publication: The Depaulia, , DePaul University, Chicago, IL
When the Westchester Knicks’ G-League season ended after a second round loss in the playoffs, Billy Garrett Jr. was all but ready to head back home to Chicago. He didn’t believe that he was going to get called up by an NBA team so late into the season, and that’s why he had a flight a ready back to Chicago the next day.
“Our G-League season had ended a day before that, so I got back to New York and I thought I wasn’t going to get called up by any team,” Garrett Jr said. “[I was] just chilling and trying to figure out what I was going to do next. So, I started packing up things and it was Thursday and they got me a flight to go back home Friday.”
Garrett Jr. had everything ready for his flight the night before, all his bags and belongings by the door prepared to go to the airport the next day. He then received a call at around 9:30 p.m. from vice president of player development and G League operations for the New York Knicks Craig Robinson, telling him that he was going to get signed by the New York Knicks.
“I’m ready to go, my bags are by the...