The basketball camp featured three stars. Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, and a younger player who was NOT on the Pistons. I met all three of them and got a signed photo of Thomas and Dumars, but their third NBA player was a rookie, or only a couple years in.
Who was he? It looks like Manut Bol, but it wasn’t.
Thank you to you both. The camp was in Michigan and I see that Willie Burton grew up in Michigan, giving him a connection to the area of the camp. Yep, he looked like this when I met him.
I met him after his rookie season and it looks like after that, he became a journeyman player. Good enough to stay in the league for years, but never to rise to prominence.
At that same camp, I got picked to come on the court and play against Isiah Thomas in 3-on-3 basketball. It was a lot of fun and a really clear memory for me. I was lucky to get to play a brief game of basketball against a NBA all-star. Lots of fun.