It didn’t take long for the Warriors to get familiar with Patrick McCaw’s savvy on-court demeanor. In late September, during one of the first practices of training camp, assistant coach Willie Green called him “P-Nice” because the spindly rookie was unfazed against Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.
The nickname stuck. Over the past seven months, as he became the rare second-round draft pick to contribute in his first NBA season, McCaw made good on his new moniker. The only issue? Often, he was too calm on the court.