DJ Rodman Jr. is carving his personal path within the NBA G League with the Capital Metropolis Go-Go. The 2023-2025 season has seen him common 3.5 factors, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per recreation. Nonetheless, he doesn’t essentially need to comply with the identical steps as his dad, NBA legend Dennis Rodman.
In an interview with Andscape, Rodman mentioned, “I don’t essentially speak to him [his father] as a lot as everybody thinks I do.” In that sense, he additionally mentioned that he doesn’t need to replicate his father’s way of life.
“Simply because I’m round him doesn’t imply I’m going to exit and get together each single night time… I choose to remain house with my girlfriend and play video video games,” he advised the outlet. Nonetheless, that doesn’t imply that he doesn’t take any inspiration from his father.
“He didn’t have an issue guarding the very best man,” DJ Jr. mentioned about his on-court mentality. “I plan on having that very same mentality with regards to being a participant on the courtroom,” he mentioned, whereas admitting that he has watched numerous hours of footage to review his father’s method.
DJ Rodman #10 taking part in for USC Trojans on January 17, 2024 in Tucson, Arizona ( Chris Coduto/Getty Pictures)
Now, taking part in within the NBA G league alongside Jayden Hardaway, son of Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway, he depends on the problem to carve his personal path. “We’re going to attempt our hardest to be completely different and carve our personal path although, in fact, we’re at all times going to have that cloud over our head,” he concluded.
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A Household of Athletes
Rodman comes from a powerful athletic background. His sister, Trinity Rodman, is a gold medal-winning soccer participant for the Washington Spirit and the U.S. Nationwide Ladies’s Soccer League.
Whereas at Washington State College (2019-2023), he averaged a decent 9.6 factors and 5.8 rebounds in his closing season. Following this, he transferred to USC, becoming a member of a media-frenzy-inducing roster headlined by Bronny James and Isaiah Collier.
