LA Times:Danilo Pinnock slips his 6-foot-5 body into a bed in a lonely El Segundo hotel room. He flips on the television and fills the night watching the movie "Titanic."
When he is hungry, Pinnock opens the refrigerator and pulls out a fried chicken TV dinner he bought at Ralphs. It's not rib-eye, but it will settle his growling stomach.
When he is thirsty, Pinnock cracks open a Gatorade. He gets them from the Lakers' practice facility and stockpiles them. His $100 per diem goes only so far.
On June 28, Pinnock was selected late in the second round of the NBA draft and became a professional basketball player. So why is he so frugal?
As a second-rounder, the 58th pick overall, Pinnock does not have a guaranteed contract, unlike the 30 first-round selections. So over the next few months, Pinnock will try to impress the Lakers coaches, hope he is invited to fall training camp and then try to make the roster and secure a contract for the regular season.
"It's a tough position to be in," Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak said. "Making the NBA roster when you're drafted in the late second round or as a free agent, it's a long road."
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