ORLANDO – As Diamond Stone took a pass toward the top of the key, he bullied his way to the basket, made a spin move and worked for a lay-up during his NBA Summer League debut last weekend.
At that point, it was already clear he deserved at least one of his nicknames.
“’M&M,’” Stone said. “It stands for Many Moves.”
He gets that one from time to time. “D-Stone” is another, for obvious reasons. Strangely, though, it’s the one he still gets called constantly back home – his favorite nickname – that no longer really fits.