Warriors player development coach Seth Cooper talks about his role working with Warriors players who additionally spend time playing for the organization’s NBA G League affiliate in Santa Cruz.
His work with Alen Smailagic, the youngest player in history to play in the G League, and the progression the that Warriors’ 2019 pick from Serbia has been making is part of a larger examination of the responsibilities of a two-way coach.
A native of Madison, Wisconsin, during his senior season in college he was on an Edgewood College squad that also featured Warriors assistant coach and director of player development Chris DeMarco.