LAS VEGAS, Nev.—They tried to just watch. They really did.
But Luke Maye, Kenny Williams and David Noel couldn't help themselves. They'd spent too much time at all hours in the Smith Center, too much time in those huddles with Roy Williams, to just sit and watch as Carolina tried to grind past UCLA on Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas.
The trio—seated beside Sam Perkins, who was born cool and remains so almost 60 years later, so he was a little more reserved—were in town for a G League showcase. Kenny Williams, in fact, had a game later on Saturday afternoon.