Adrian Nocum looks back on how playing in the streets of Tondo helped him become the player that he is for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the PBA.
Growing up in Tondo, Manila is no easy feat. It's the school of hard knocks.
But for Adrian Nocum, having basketball hoops in virtually every corner and having mentors in every court might just be the lessons he needed all along.
It's what molded Paul Lee as the "Angas of Tondo".
Now, it's Nocum's turn to flourish as part of the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the PBA.