The journey has only begun.
Hours after former Tokyo Apache forward/center Jeremy Tyler was drafted 39th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats and traded to the Golden State Warriors, longtime coach Bob Hill dished out a few words of wisdom on Friday evening from Taiwan.
"Under the circumstances, Jeremy has been drafted and he has the opportunity now to play in the NBA," Hill, who coached the Apache in 2010-11, told The Japan Times. "He will have to continue to work and improve but I believe he has the talent and motor to do so. His path up to this point has been anything but traditional, but nothing has been easy up to now and he knows what that is like. He simply has to continue to work and get better."