<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Las Vegas- John Lucas was not forced into the same journey his son, John Lucas III, has embarked on here in the desert at the Las Vegas Summer League. Lucas was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1976 NBA Draft and played 14 years in the league. Lucas III went undrafted in last month's draft despite having a solid collegiate career. Lucas III earned All-Big 12 honors his junior and senior seasons. He finished his career at Oklahoma State as the school's all-time free-throw percentage shooter and he finished third all-time in the conference with 3-pointers made. Lucas III also led his team in scoring (17.7 points per game) and assists (4.1 per game) this past season. Many scouts were critical of his size at 5-11 and 165 pounds. "I was told by many teams that they would've drafted me if I was bigger," said Lucas III before Saturday night's summer league game against the Golden State Warriors. "I've been battling that my whole life. Because of that, I've always played with a chip on my shoulder. Now it's 10 times bigger." </div> Source
