NBA G League
By Jaiden Campana | January 27, 2021
Nope.
Though the current member of NBA G League Ignite played high school ball in Las Vegas, Nix grew up and was born in Anchorage, Alaska (yes, Alaska). Not only did he come to the mainland to put his name on the map professionally, he’s also here to prove that the basketball scene out in Alaska is legit.
“I think [basketball in Alaska is] underrated, underrated a lot,” Nix said. “Since we’re close to Canada all the way up there, people think we can’t compete with anybody. But, there’s actually a few players there that I compete with, that can’t compete with players in Alaska.”