The NBA is truly a small community.
The lifers in the league intersect with each other pretty commonly and in interesting ways. So too do the players as they come up.
Anthony Black and Jett Howard already seemed fast friends as they strolled up the podium at the AdventHealth Training Center holding up their freshly printed Orlando Magic jerseys.
The duo went to different schools but had roomed together at an Allen Iverson Classic for elite high school prospects. They were quick friends then and quick friends now.
President of basketball operations Jeff Weltman knew the Howard family too.