WATCH: VIRAL VIDEO OF JASON PRESTON SECURED CLIPPERS POINT GUARD SPOT AT COLLEGE

After leaving Ohio University, Preston, 23, was selected as the 33rd overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. Preston was drafted by Orlando Magic before being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. While the first year of his professional career was marred by Preston undergoing surgery, he finally made his NBA debut on October 23, 2022.

Now, Jason Preston is revisiting his journey to the big leagues in a new AT&T spot.

JASON PRESTON REVISITS BASKETBALL CAREER IN NEW AT&T COMMERCIAL

Jason Preston, hailing from Orlando, Florida, struggled to find his feet as a basketball player in high school. At one point, Preston was averaging two points a game and had no college coaches after him.

Initially, Preston had plans to apply to college as a journalism major. But after posting a highlights video he had made to Twitter, Preston garnered significant interest.

“What does it take to change the story of a boy?” Preston asks in the AT&T commercial. “[A boy] who fell in love with the game, lost his mom at 16, had to sleep on his best friend’s couch, averaged just two points per game in high school.

“What does it take? One viral video.”

WATCH THE VIRAL VIDEO THAT CHANGED JASON PRESTON’S LIFE

Jason Preston was the perfect choice for AT&T’s Connecting Changes Everything commercial. Social media and technology really did transform his life, presenting the young basketball player with new opportunities.

Preston received college basketball offers from both Ohio and Longwood after the video went viral. He eventually decided to commit to Ohio becoming the junior All-MAC guard while at college.

“I wanted to give myself an opportunity to show people what I’ve been doing,” Preston explained in an interview with the NCAA. “I didn’t really have a lot of film in high school, so I wanted to at least have something.”

You can watch the viral video that Preston’s best friend made for him below: