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I was at the USAB Mini Camp in the fall of 2014. I remember Brunson & Luke Kennard staying after dismissal of the morning session and getting extra shots.
They circled the arc shooting 3s, taking turns. Every other player gone. Just them & a bunch of media guys milling around. And they just kept shooting. More than a few minutes, probably 30 minutes or more. What I saw was almost obsessive from those two.
Both were esteemed prospects, but the sense was that they were good roster guys to help win games for USA Basketball.
Guys like Trier and Newman were thought of as more likely NBA prospects. Aside from Jaylen Brown, those two guys have had the most successful run of any guys in the camp in the 2015 grad class.
Moments like that stick with me. It's hard to predict in the moment what is in the future. But sometimes you can see things before it materializes.
They circled the arc shooting 3s, taking turns. Every other player gone. Just them & a bunch of media guys milling around. And they just kept shooting. More than a few minutes, probably 30 minutes or more. What I saw was almost obsessive from those two.
Both were esteemed prospects, but the sense was that they were good roster guys to help win games for USA Basketball.
Guys like Trier and Newman were thought of as more likely NBA prospects. Aside from Jaylen Brown, those two guys have had the most successful run of any guys in the camp in the 2015 grad class.
Moments like that stick with me. It's hard to predict in the moment what is in the future. But sometimes you can see things before it materializes.
Jalen Brunson (48pts) vs Jayson Tatum (39pts) in an epic high school matchup in 2015 👀View quoted post on X
