It’s early January 2020, and Gabe Vincent’s phone rings. It’s a facetime call. The number on his screen isn’t saved to his contacts. All he sees is a 305 area code. He answers.
On the other end is Eric Glass, at the time the head coach of the Miami HEAT’s G-League team the Sioux Falls Skyforce and now an Assistant Coach for Player Development on Erik Spoelstra’s staff. Vincent had just signed a two-way contract and was about to join the Skyforce.
“I didn’t know who was calling,” Vincent says. “I was aware of him, didn’t know him personally.