hiː kəntˈɪnjuːd tə plˈeɪ wˈɛl ɪnðɪ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən, ænd wʌz ɡˈɪvən ɐ tʃˈæns tə plˈeɪ ɪnðɪ ˈɔːlˌeɪbˌiːˈeɪ tˈiːm ðæt jˈɪɹ, ænd ðˈɛn wˈʌn ðɪ ˌeɪbˌiːˈeɪ jˈuːθ plˈeɪɚɹ ʌvðə jˈɪɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks.
He continued to play well in the Association, and was given a chance to play in the All-ABA team that year, and then won the ABA Youth Player of the Year in 1996.