Cam Boozer is a regular teenager — who might take Memphis to new heights
Cameron Boozer threw out the first pitch prior to the Redbirds game at AutoZone Park on July 2. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian)
SALT LAKE CITY — It doesn’t matter whom you ask; they will all tell you the same thing.
For someone in a situation so extraordinary, Cameron “Cam” Boozer is a remarkably normal 18-year-old kid.
The Memphis Grizzlies rookie, who was the No. 3 overall pick in June’s NBA Draft, instantly became the face of a franchise worth billions of dollars. There’s significant pressure on him to be the player who can usher the team into a new, more successful era than it’s ever had.
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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