It seems like a ridiculous statement to suggest that Jawun Evans could turn out to be as good as Marcus Smart, but the dude who knows Smart best doesn’t think it’s all that absurd.
“Some of the passes he makes, it reminds me of Marcus (Smart) so much,” said Forte recently. How he sees things and how he knows what players’ strengths are and where they need the ball at what time. He really sees things develop.”
Leyton Hammonds agreed.
“I’ve seen some spectacular plays already,” Hammonds said. “I tell everyone about the first time I played with him, it was a pickup game during his second day on campus.