It seemed like it was a long time, a pair of concussions, a sprained knee and a sore back ago, two teams, three coaches, a demotion and a swag ago. But before all that, when Kris Dunn walked into an NBA game for the first time, albeit summer time, the former Providence U. guard was the talk of the NBA.
The gangly 6-4 guard, the fifth pick in the 2016 NBA draft, was leaving observers breathless and opponents seeking ankle specialists and places to hide. In one famous crossover that lives on YouTube, Dunn sent JaKarr Sampson staggering across the court like a barroom drunk after one move.