As far as Lawrence Mann is concerned, Jaden Hardy’s path to joining the Dallas Mavericks was sort of a divine intervention type of occasion.
Before the Mavs made a draft-day trade to acquire Hardy from the Sacramento Kings on June 23, 2022, thanks to Mann — the founder and executive director of Plano-based Top Achievers – Hardy had already been telling his journey to kids in the Dallas Fort-Worth area while he was attending Coronado High School in Henderson, NV, in suburban Las Vegas.
“When he was in Las Vegas we had zoom conferences and mentorships, and Jaden was talking to kids about his journey,” Mann told Mavs.