Seattle Sounders FC announced the signing of Tacoma Defiance midfielder Reed Baker-Whiting as a Homegrown Player on Wednesday.
Baker-Whiting, 16, has long been viewed as one of the top talents coming through Sounders Academy’s revamped player development pipeline. During the 2020 MLS season, the Seattle native began training regularly with the First Team, playing alongside the likes of Nicolás Lodeiro, Cristian Roldan and Raúl Ruidíaz, on a daily basis.
“Puts a smile on my face,” said Sounders FC Head Coach Brian Schmetzer. “The kid has earned it, he deserves it. He was a smaller kid, and when fans first see him they will see a tall, lanky kid. He has good size. In his first game for Defiance he covered like 13 kilometers in the game, he has good range. We’ve been tracking him since we brought him into First Team training last year. He stayed with us through MLS Cup, and he’s done well enough to earn a contract.”
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It’s been quite the journey for Alize Johnson, who continues to shine for the Nets.
Johnson has played his four collegiate years at Frank Phillips and Missouri State before becoming a journeyman in the NBA, splitting his three-year career between the Indiana Pacers and their G League affiliate the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and the Toronto Raptors G League affiliate the Raptors 905 before joining the Nets. The journey, as it does with every player, speaks for itself but Johnson wants and has always wanted more. Now, with the Nets, he’s getting that chance through skills of course but also through sheer will. continues He wants everyone to know he belongs in the NBA.
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