LAS VEGAS – A few months before he was catching pick-and-pop passes from Orlando Magic teammate Jonathan Isaac and effortlessly burying 3-point shots, Mohamed Bamba was honing that stroke and building his confidence off feeds from a 5-foot-11, former point guard from Belmont University.
Drew Hanlen, the most prominent skills coach among budding NBA stars and someone who has played a major role in the successes of Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Bradley Beal, Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine, drilled tirelessly with Bamba for the three months between the end of his college career at the University of Texas and the June 21st NBA Draft.