In Stefan Bondy’s story on Kenny Atkinson being a point guard “whisperer,” more than one NBA point guard points their finger on what makes the Nets coach so good at his job.
“Whatever you do best, Kenny pushes that. Like do you. Do you,” D’Angelo Russell, told Bondy. “And with that being said, he gives you the confidence to want to do it, as well.
“Me, I feel like I’m not a dunk-on-you type point guard or go in there and throw my body around and do all this contact. I’m not that.