Bottom Line: Jared Sullinger excited for opportunity with Toronto Raptors
BURNABY, B.C. — Jared Sullinger cracks a wide smile before delivering a theory on what makes him a good rebounder.
“Barbara Sullinger, that’s the reason,” he said, referencing his mother. “My ability to root people out (is) my posterior.
“My mom doesn’t mind. She loves it.”
Sure, genes and a low centre of gravity have something to do with it for the six-foot-nine, 260-pound big man, but as one of the newest members of the Toronto Raptors joined teammates for the club’s first training camp session Tuesday, Sullinger added it also takes a certain type of player to want to bang bodies in the NBA paint night after night.