Lloyd Daniels

During eight years of reporting on grassroots basketball, the author saw coaches, recruiting analysts and sneaker companies put the marketing of talented young athletes ahead of their development as players

Buoyed by sobriety, Lloyd Daniels is reborn as a player—in the NBA

Lloyd Daniels was a storied playground basketball player, but his life—and his once bright NBA prospects—have taken a sorry turn

An account of Lloyd Daniels's life should be posted by every playground court and in every school gym. Known as Sweet Pea for his resemblance to the Popeye cartoon character, the 6'8" Daniels, now 21, was once hailed...