And then I realized, 'Why can't I actually do that in real life?" "What really got me interested in that was just paying (NBA) 2K as a kid, like the GM mode," he said.
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In that 2019 video feature, Perez said he hoped to one day be a general manager for an NBA team, calling the shots in free agency and on draft night, evaluating talent and mastering the league's collective bargaining agreement.
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He has worked in New York with Reform Alliance, serving as a court watcher to "ensure the right to a fair trial for all community members" and "facilitated preliminary interviews with individuals in prison to attain pardon," according to U of L's release. He worked with Cada Voto Cuenta as a bilingual volunteer for Latino Justice PRLDEF, formerly known as the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, in protecting voting rights. More: Maui Invitational reveals Louisville basketball's opening opponent A native of Miami, Perez is fluent in Spanish. There he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, a member of the Latin American Law Students Association and the Black Law Students Association. Perez completed his Doctorate in May 2022 at Columbia University School of Law. He took two more summer school classes the following year to set himself up for graduation in three years. "So I ended up taking two more courses this summer." "So I had surgery during the summer and during the summer I didn't want to just sit around and do nothing," Perez said. He tore an ACL in November of his freshman season and re-tore it after five months of rehab. Between advanced courses and summer school, Perez entered his freshman season with "18, 19 credits," he said. He played four games and didn't score.īut he excelled academically, earning a psychology degree in three years. His expedited degree happened "kind of by accident" he said in a 2019 video feature from Patriot League Productions. Injuries limited Perez to just one season of basketball at American. He graduated from American University in three years Desiree Perez is Rock Nation CEO, and Juan Perez president of the agency's sports division, which represents a range of athletes including Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball.
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