In writing about the Nets newest guard —and newest Kenny Atkinson reclamation project— Brian Lewis quotes an NBA scout about how Nik Stauskas lost his confidence and how the Nets hope to bring it back.
“He got shell-shocked in Sacramento by [DeMarcus] Cousins. His confidence was shot,” an Eastern Conference scout told The Post. “He had a bad experience there and lost confidence. Cousins is a bad teammate, and it affected him poorly. He comes to Philadelphia, and showed flashes but never consistency, never enough.”
Yikes.
Sounds like a job for the guard whisperer, Atkinson, who turned two other lost souls —Joe Harris and Spencer Dinwiddie — into solid NBA players (with great contracts).