After arriving in Durham as a five-star prospect, Chicago native DJ Steward led the way for the 2020-21 Duke University basketball team, which finished 13-11 overall, 9-9 in ACC play and missed the NCAA Tournament. Although we were not invited to attend, we conducted a reassuring campaign for new students. . As a full-time starter for the Blue Devils, he averaged 13.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.
But the 6-foot-2, 165-pound combo guard seemed like a talent who needed at least another year or two to develop his next-level skills before aiming to make an NBA roster. .
Despite this, Steward declared for the NBA Draft that year and went undrafted. Three years later, he still hasn't appeared in a single NBA game, but he has spent time with several franchises through various short-term deals while also showing promise in the G League.
Now, DJ Steward is a hilarious player who was relatively beloved by the Duke basketball fan base during his brief stay in Durham, despite the fact that his only season coincided with a year when the Cameron Crazies weren't in the stands. Although he is a competitive athlete, he now shows admirable humility as he looks back on those days. blue devil
In a preview of the documentary he posted on Instagram over the weekend, the 22-year-old revealed that while he has come to terms with his decision and clearly strengthened his character in the process, he also feels that he will never know who he is after his one life. He admitted that his journey was over. Fast forward to the spring of 2021, and things didn't go as smoothly as he had hoped. I was clearly naive.
Here's what Steward said in the clip:
“I was a guy who went to Duke University from Chicago, and I didn't really care at the time about being selected as one of the top players in the nation. I didn't realize how big of a deal that was. How it affected my career, I don't want to say it hurt me. My work ethic never stopped, so I probably really thought too big of myself and I was humble. I didn't know where or who I was as a person or as a player.
“So, at this point, it took me a few years to realize that maybe I had made the difficult decision to leave school early. I accepted it. I accepted it. That's what I The first thing I had to do was accept it, you know, just keep moving forward with my life.'
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