This was former Villanova star Mikal Bridges' first team workout before the NBA draft, and it was with the Charlotte Hornets, who have a new general manager and coach.
Fortunately for Bridges, a 6-7 guard-forward, he anticipated that general manager Mitch Kupchak and coach James Borrego would push the limits of Bridge's conditioning. Late in the hour-long session, with only Bridges and St. Joseph's James Demery participating, the Hornets interspersed full-court sprints with sessions of long-range shooting.
Nothing exotic as pre-draft workouts go, but it had the intended effect.
"They pushed us," Bridges said. "I’m really well conditioned and they (wanted to see him) shoot the ball while I’m tired.