New Center

The Hawks recently signed former Team Zissou member Esteban Batista, a 6-10 Uruaguain Uruaginian guy from Uruguay. In this article, he mentions how he started playing basketball:

Esteban Batista: I was spotted on a bus because of my height and was persuaded into playing basketball and soccer as well. So this person insisted that I begin training and playing basketball and today, I owe quite a bit to that person. I listened, began practicing and here I am today.

Proof positive that any single one of us could be an NBA center if we were 7 feet tall. Also good to know that he would choose his career based on what a person on a bus told him. If we all listened to the guy on the bus, there would be fewer blogs and more shoes made out of aluminum foil.