Entering the final week of the regular season, Briscoe is averaging 14.1 points and 4.7 rebounds in eight minutes per game. He leads the league in scoring – by a wide margin – among players playing 10 minutes or less per game.

It didn’t take long for Briscoe to adjust to the rules of the league’s 3-on-3 games.

“It’s just like going to play 3-on-3 with your homies. That’s really all it is. It’s just that it’s on TV every week,” Briscoe said of the games, which air on CBS.

For Briscoe, TV exposure isn’t the only benefit of playing in the BIG3.

He’s also learned a lot about the business of basketball thanks to teammates like Jarrett Jack, Amir Johnson and James ‘Flight’ White.

“I’m just trying to use this as a learning experience and soak up as much knowledge as I can,” Briscoe said.

Jack, in particular, has left an impression on Briscoe, who starred at Saint Benedict’s and Roselle Catholic during his high school career in New Jersey.

“Just being around him on a day to day basis, the way he carries himself, the way he talks to people, how polite he is. He just always has the right answers for anything that gets thrown at him,” Briscoe says. “Just watching that is helping me learn how to conduct myself in this basketball business.”

If things go well for Jack, Briscoe and Trilogy, the club will win its final regular season game on Saturday and qualify for the BIG3 playoffs in the Bahamas.

After the season ends, Briscoe will almost certainly garner interest from top overseas clubs. He may hear from NBA teams with open roster spots. Briscoe thrived in an extended NBA stint with the Magic in 2018-19, establishing himself as the club’s backup point guard as Orlando made a playoff run. His season was cut short by injury. Since that year, he’s played well overseas and in the NBA’s G League.

Will Briscoe become the second BIG3 player to sign an NBA contract? That remains to be seen. For now, his focus is on helping Jackson, Jack and The Trilogy get to the Bahamas.

“We’re playing well so far, hopefully we can keep going. That’s all I’m thinking about right now,” he says.

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