The Kiwi Way - part one: Steven Adams' journey to the NBA begins in Rotorua where the OKC Thunder star embraces the 'Kiwi way' on his return in 2015.

Steven Adams' story of how he made it to the NBA is told in this documentary video series produced by his NBA team, the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The video production team followed Adams back to New Zealand in the NBA off-season in 2015 to find out about the colourful basketball centre's past, visiting his hometown Rotorua, his school in Wellington and then back in the USA.

OKC Thunder/ NBA The Kiwi Way - part two: The NBA discovers just how much Steven Adams has changed basketball in New Zealand.

OKC Thunder/ NBA The Kiwi Way - part three: Steven Adams overcomes hardships with a blended focus on basketball and academics, eventually leading to a college scholarship in the US and the NBA.

OKC Thunder/ NBA The Kiwi Way - part four: Steven Adams' New Zealand youth basketball camps bring in a record number of kids.

OKC Thunder/ NBA The Kiwi Way - part five: Steven Adams is drafted into the NBA and New Zealanders have a new team to follow, the Oklahoma City Thunder.