Thunder rookie guard Tre Mann sat courtside after practice. The court was completely cleared except for forwards Darius Bazley and D.J. Wilson playing one-on-one. With his newfound downtime free from classes and obligations that come with being a college athlete, Mann leaned back on the bench and observed the matchup from the sidelines rather than going home – soaking up as much basketball as he could.
Beyond the speed of the game, physicality and the spacing on the floor, Training Camp is a time where rookies learn how to spend their time outside of the practice and build the routines and habits that will sustain them throughout the season.