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Quincy Douby has an Incredible Story to Tell

Last Thursday I had a chance to sit down with Quincy Douby in the Kings Player's Lounge to catch up on his off-season workouts and his goals for the upcoming season. What we discussed following those topics I think you'll find especially interesting.

As we frequently do when we talk, Q and I were sidetracked for several minutes talking about the latest shoes that had been released and the all the new colorways -- Hey, it may be summer time, but sweet hoopin sleds are still hitting the market -- It's safe to say, when two sneaker heads are put in the same room, the conversation could be endless! However, we eventually started talking about topics that YOU, the Kings fans, would want to know about!

(Interjection - if you are interested in the shoe talk, I'll have to save that for a later posting) Questions many have been pondering - Can Q play the point? What are Q's expectations for the team this year, what has he been working on this summer, has he had a chance to talk with Head Coach Reggie Theus? For those answers and more, check out the Kings.com Q and A with Quincy!

After getting through all the significant basketball related questions. I wanted to delve a little deeper into what the transition for Quincy has been like since he rose to stardom at Rutgers, out of Brooklyn, and then transitioned into being the Kings 19th pick in the first round last summer.

When I first met Quincy before last season began, I jokingly said that I was the only other rookie on the Kings (as Justin Williams was getting ready to dominate in the NBDL at the time) as I was in my first season as the Kings.com writer. Since then, Quincy has been more than gracious with his time, helping us improve content on Kings.com by doing his rookie blog once a week last season among an assortment of other things. Quincy is a stand-up guy and he has always been very open and considerate when dealing with the media. Through my conversations with Quincy last season and during Summer League, Quincy became more open about his tough upbringing and frequently spoke frankly about how fortunate he felt to be in the position to help his family and friends by playing the game he loves. The amazing thing about Douby's talent on the hardwood is, he's only been playing since he was a JUNIOR in HIGH SCHOOL -- He's just 23!
That's incredible in it's own right!

Catching up with Quincy, I learned a lot about what life was like for him growing up in Brooklyn, how he has now taken care of his parents (hint: they aren't living where Quincy grew up as of THIS WEEK), how proud he is of his brothers and sisters and what life was like growing up in a family where sports weren't part of daily conjecture, well, except for a few of his dad's old soccer stories while growing up in Haiti.

All the insight on Quincy I gathered from our discussion will be going up next week as a Feature Story, I know, it's a bit of a wait, but the Q & A should tide you over for a minute!

Kings.com also has a Spencer Hawes Feature coming to the Kings.com Features section this week, so stay tuned for that! As you can see from the main picture on the Kings.com Feature section for the Quincy Q & A, Quincy has already been giving Kings rookie, Spencer Hawes, a few pointers on how to survive the NBA in his first season! (That picture was taken last Thursday outside the Kings practice facility after the two had hit the gym for an early workout in the weight room and on court drills).