When focusing on player development, many look at the programs players have been a part of: high schools, colleges, and even NBA teams get critiqued on how well they develop players. However, a group of people across the US and abroad have made their careers in developing skills and being the backbone of many athletes across the NBA. The unheralded heroes of basketball, skills trainers spend countless hours of work with professional and amateur players. Skills trainers are often known for their summer pro runs or camps, but it is not the moments in the bright lights that make trainers so impactful.

In this piece we will learn what makes skills trainers so effective and how they go about helping these athletes become the best pros possible. For insight, I interviewed three different pro skills trainers at different levels of the game on their process and their relationships with their clients. David Lam is a trainer with Blair Academy in New Jersey and has worked with players like Immanuel Quickley and 5-star Duke commit Mackenzie Mgbako. Shaun Belbey is a player development coach with OTE’s City Reapers, and is a former Syracuse University basketball player who has trained players like Isaiah Thomas and Danny Green. Aaron Miller is a Houston-based skills trainer who has trained players like Jimmy Butler, Patrick Beverley and Collin Sexton. For full disclosure, he was also once my trainer, back when my hoop dreams were alive and well (they are now dead and gone). All three of these trainers have different perspectives and approaches, and all have seen success in their work. Their insight was essential in getting a well-rounded view of the skills training space and their process.

Mutual Connections

With many skills trainers across the nation specializing in different aspects of the game, players have a wide variety of potential partnerships for training. However, this relationship is unique to most other trainers in their career, as a team often provides them with outside interests and a forced connection. This luxury of being able to formulate unique relationships is a two-way street. “If [a trainer has] the luxury of selecting [their] clients, [they’re] already way ahead of the game,” said Shaun Belbey.

Private trainers can work with athletes personally and understand the players’ habits at a level as deep as their teams. Each player has a different learning style, and with so many skills trainers, it is easier to find someone that they gel with. “Everyone has their own perspective, theories, and mindsets on how players can improve,” said Aaron Miller. “Whatever works for [one] player might not work for the next; find the trainer that fits you.” The one-on-one workouts and long hours allow for fine-tuning of areas of a player’s game that the teams may deem optional. However, skills trainers are able to spend the time to pinpoint weaknesses and freely train improvements.

Creating a Training Plan

When training a professional athlete in a team setting, many workouts are team-goal-oriented. However, when working with skills trainers, players can work on aspects of their game that THEY feel needs improvement. This is because the majority of this training occurs in the off-season when players work independently to improve their game. Most of the time, players will approach trainers with some outlook: a series of skills they want to have developed and goals for the upcoming season.

David Lam sees this initial meeting of the minds as a way to get a baseline of understanding for the player’s tendencies and current abilities. “Determine it myself first through talking with the player and seeing where they are with various skills after the first workout,” said Lam, “then talk to coaches if feasible.” Trainers will then look back to the coaches for guidance on how to deal with the player, the team’s goals for the player, and areas of focus. “The coaching staff is an excellent resource to provide direct feedback on exactly what the team is looking for the player to improve on,” said Miller.

Belbey, however, goes about the meeting of the minds with his clients in a unique manner. “[I] typically create a SWOT analysis. I will make one & also have the player make one to see what we agree & disagree on,” said Belbey. A SWOT analysis, standing for “Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat”, is often used in consulting or investing to determine a business or idea’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats moving forward. Here, Belbey uses it to get a better understanding of the player, what they can improve to be, and what their weaknesses are. Having that mutual understanding with the player is key to having success with one another.

Developing Professionals

When players approach trainers, they often have two parts of their game they want to see improved: shooting and ball-handling. With how the NBA is trending, shooting is something all players “must be able to do now,” per Shaun Belbey. Aaron Miller believes that players should focus on guarding multiple positions just as much as they focus on shooting. These two attributes have become very important in today’s game.

While many players often go through “big picture” drills, sometimes there is work on micro-skills. Lam feels like focusing on micro-skills overwhelms a player and tries to fix certain things only when necessary. Miller feels like tweaking micro-skills is an accumulation of work over years of progress. “Micro skill refinement is the focus, but it is also a variable that is tough to measure in the short-term,” he said. “Continuously circling back during the summer and season for years and opportunity can provide tangible evidence.” This constant work year in and year out helps drive progress for players, and when the micro skills are nailed down, the rest comes easier. However, Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither are NBA players.

Training Styles

When in the gym, it is time to drill. However, there is no correct way to approach this. Many trainers have different styles and approaches, and players react to these styles in their own ways. David Lam’s style involves “a lot of trial and error.” “I’ll make stuff up on the spot a lot and see if it helps the player understand the skill better,” said Lam. Lam likes to give players fairly similar drills, with different points of emphasis. When the drills get too easy, Lam will throw in random practice. “Control what you can control,” Lam says, using the phrase as his mantra. This approach is what Lam takes going into training, and is the approach he tries to take with his clients. By having them control what they can control, Lam shifts their focus to development rather than immediate results.

Belbey goes about training players a bit differently. “Game skills, game results,” says Belbey. Belbey tailors his drills for each player, based on their aforementioned understanding of Belbey’s SWOT analysis. Belbey practices in game situations with his drills, often involving defense in live game-like reps, such as attacking off the catch for a wing or quick post decisions for a big man. Focusing on what they will be doing in game helps players become the best in their role, rather than trying to have everybody learn how to play like a superstar. “Players who are the 8th-9th man on a team do not need to be focusing on 1v1 isolation moves with 19 dribbles in one spot,” he emphasized.

Aaron Miller begins his training by first going through the player’s game film. Finding the sets, actions and tendencies of the player are keys for Miller when it comes to formulating beneficial drills. However, he sees this as an opportunity to sharpen mindset, not just basketball skills. “I believe in switching mindsets while working out,” Miller explained. 

“For example; some days I would like to make three in a row at each spot to work on momentum and getting in rhythm. Some days to end the workout by making six out of eight shot attempts to build consistency. Same shots, just a different mind frame.” Miller also employs similar aspects as Belbey and Lam, tailoring practices to a player’s niche while attempting to develop a new fold or two to their game every off-season. This slow outlier development while focusing on the player’s niche is what Miller believes helps players stick in the league.

Here we see three slightly different training styles, all effective in their way and all effective with different people. This is the tale of skills trainers, as just like teams, each trainer has a different style, approach, and mindset that they employ in their training. However, it is clear that the goals of primary skill development and simulating game situations are two keys in pro development.

Pro Runs

Everybody’s favorite part about the off-season, pro runs allow players to test out their recent improvements against their peers in a semi-structured full-game setting. The yearly feature that has given us things like Hoodie Melo, one-legged 3s from James Harden and the quote “Danuel House looks like the best player on the Rockets,” pro runs give players – and fans – an opportunity to see what has been added to their game, and what shouldn’t be.

The benefits of these runs have always been questioned, as there’s good reason to be a skeptic. However, the freedom these runs allow allows players to test their off-season work. “Runs during the summer are a great time to practice the things you have been working on,” said Shaun Belbey. “Never does anyone really tell someone not to do this or that during a run, unless its just something they should never do on the court.”

Aaron Miller ensures the players get put into game-like situations, so this doesn’t become an issue. “Every Pro Run that I have, players have to play out of certain sets and initiations before they go into their own thing.” Miller sets up a shot clock, has players shoot free throws, play in motions, and follow NBA rules in his pro runs. Simulating this experience puts players in game-like roles and situations so that players can test their craft in an in-game experience.

The Pro Trainer Space

Every time you log onto Instagram or Twitter, a new skills trainer explains how “adding these three finishing packages to your bag will make you a next-level player. These days, with an abundance of skills trainers, there are a lot of people with a lot of answers. “[There’s] not enough truth-tellers and too much clout chasing,” says David Lam. A rather intimate profession, skill development is often built on trust, accountability, and work ethic. Being able to tell the truth to players will help them in the long run. We saw University of Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson echo this statement recently, stating in an interview, “I do not want to build up a bad shooter’s confidence.” Being honest with players about who they are, what they can add to their game, and what they can’t, is the only way to truly buy into developing in the best manner possible. This is something that the development sector of basketball from youth to pro can improve on.

However, as the pro trainer space grows, so does opportunity. Many skills trainers see opportunities with teams based on their clientele and access to new technology. Programs like HomeCourtAI, which helps map the court and track player movement, Kinexon, which tracks joint and muscle movement and rehabilitation, and NOAH, a shot arc and location tracker, have benefitted both teams and private trainers in improving training quality and impact. With so much data coming out of training sessions, it feels neglectful to not employ this in a way that benefits player development. Luckily, with more access and more programs coming out yearly, trainers and coaches can unlock a new level to player development.

A Personal Profession

Lam believes having a connection is an integral part of being a skills trainer. Spending so much time with their clients, skills trainers need to have personal relationships with them. “The better my relationship with them, the more I can hold a player accountable.” Belbey similarly echoed this statement. “Having a great relationship with them off the court will help you on the court because you know they will trust you.” Accountability and trust go a long way in the basketball space, especially when dealing with development. By establishing this with their players, skills trainers can help them become better professionals on and off the court.

Aaron Miller’s take on his relationships with his players was a bit more passionate. “The major part for me in this point of my career is the players level of focus. I am not looking for a 22-year-old that is just happy to be in the NBA [or a] 32-year old that is content. I am constantly looking for clients willing to push the limits to further their careers and find ways to improve constantly.” I’ve seen this firsthand with Miller and his clients, and how personal his relationships are.

After the Portland Trailblazers v New York Knicks Summer League game at Thomas & Mack Center this last July, Miller told me to follow him around the stadium. We had just watched one of his clients, Josh Gray, get his second straight DNP of the tournament. It was now 11:30 pm on a Monday, and the last of the fans were funneling out of the stadium. We walked to the exit, where we found Gray’s family, waiting for him to come out the locker room. When we met with Gray, we walked around the UNLV campus to the practice gym, where Miller, Gray and Gray’s two little brothers worked, fine-tuning Gray’s game for the next hour and a half. Despite having told me “I’m on vacation” earlier that day, Miller spent time late into the night helping his friend and client. While Gray did not play the rest of the tournament, this dedication to his client at any given time stood out to me. “You have to be SICK about getting better, or we won’t speak the same language,” said Miller.

Conclusion

Pro skills trainers spend countless hours with players throughout the year, fine-tuning their craft and preparing them for the upcoming season. Many also act as contracted scouts or video coordinators, sending their clients game clips or instructions on approaching their matchup for the night. A group of people often spotlighted for their off-season gatherings or high-profile training highlights, these trainers take the time to understand their clients at a deeper and more personal level, to get the most out of their clients and themselves. “My life is my job. These players are my body of work,” emphasized Miller. “It is so much bigger than basketball.” As the season kicks off, trainers can see their body of work in action, watching their players employ off-season teachings to take their game to the next level.

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In Henderson, Nevada, the G League Ignite team looks to enter its third season as an organization. The development program has spent the last two seasons in flux, with many outside the organization questioning whether or not the team is effective in its goals or what they may even be. Now, with a rebrand that establishes the team with a home and identity, Team Ignite is here to prove their goal of creating consummate professionals who are willing to go through whatever it takes to improve.

A Real Home

Moving to the Vegas suburb full-time, “we have a home,” remarked a relieved-sounding Assistant Coach Rod Baker in an exclusive interview. Coach Baker is entering his second season with Team Ignite after previously being a scout for the 76ers. “Last year… even though Vegas was supposed to be our home, it really wasn’t.” In the previous season, G League Ignite spent training days out of Walnut Creek, California, the team’s original home when first established in April 2020. Team Ignite played their home games out of the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas, but they spent the latter half of the season traveling the United States on the “Ignite Tour.” Now, the team has moved entirely to the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, with a purple and black rebrand that will reignite the organization. “Shock the System,” the new slogan says. This slogan indicates that Team Ignite is ready to change the system of pre-NBA basketball and is creating an atmosphere that the team has not had before, one of an organization that knows its identity.

The Last Two Seasons

In previous years, G League Ignite has had plenty of criticism for the structure that they’ve established. In the first season, the bubble environment was not adequate for scouting the prospects, and their short season forced scouts to make decisions on very small sample sizes. While top prospects Jalen Green and Jonathan Kuminga still managed to see themselves become top-10 picks, other highly touted prospects Isaiah Todd and Daishen Nix slipped in placement after poor outings in just a few games. In season two, there may have been even less stability. The team was consistently on the road, and the games were often not taken seriously due to the exhibition-centric schedule. “It was almost like you’re playing a scrimmage,” said Director of Performance Ernest DeLosAngeles, also speaking exclusively to Swish Theory. Ernest oversees all aspects of physical development and performance for Team Ignite. “They knew they weren’t going to play in the [championship], so they were just playing these games with nothing really to play for.”

Coach Rod Baker echoed this sentiment: “It was difficult [to win]. It seemed like every game was an exhibition game. When we would come to town…[the NBA competition] would send their guys down and stack their [G League affiliate]. Because it was us.” The tougher competition, mixed with the intense travel schedule, led to a challenging season for the team and saw some players’ draft stock take a hit. Namely, former #2 ranked by RSCI recruit Jaden Hardy, who fell to the 37^th pick of the 2022 NBA Draft. However, with a home in Henderson, Coach DeLosAngeles and Coach Baker feel that the new sense of stability will benefit the team as they embark on a full G League schedule for the team’s first time in history. 

Finding Prospects

When it comes to selecting prospects for the team, Team Ignite makes sure they are bringing in players that fit their brand. Being in Vegas can raise questions, especially for a team housing many young players, but Coach Baker feels like it is a non-issue. “They don’t have a ‘get in trouble’ gene,” he said, “we want character guys who come from character families who see this as an opportunity to realize their dreams.” And character guys they are. Last season, many were shocked by the rise of MarJon Beauchamp, a former 4-star recruit out of Yakima, Washington, who had previously fallen out of love with basketball. After a year of training at Chameleon BX and re-finding himself and his passion for the game through religion, MarJon became a Junior College star at Yakima Community College. G League Ignite then offered him an opportunity to play pro, and he flourished in his role. “We did not run one play for MarJon,” said Coach Baker. However, his hard work ethic and constant on-court effort made him a first-round pick. 

Many of the players that come through the Ignite program exude a similar work ethic and aspiration to get better. When asked what all the prospects have had in common in the last three years, Coach DeLosAngeles responded with “[their] genuine interest in getting better.” Team Ignite has pitched its program as an opportunity to become a professional. This team allows young prospects to separate themselves from the college lifestyle, learn NBA sets, and play with NBA rules against some of the best talents in the world. Unlike the alternative of playing internationally, they can play in the United States, under the NBA umbrella, and reap the rewards of these resources. “[We are] instilling professional habits in them,” Coach DeLosAngeles continued, “that’s been the best feedback I’ve gotten from across the league. [The prospects]…have already developed those habits.”

Former Ignite alumni like Dyson Daniels and Jalen Green have exhibited this willingness to learn. Dyson Daniels and Pelicans Assistant Coach Fred Vinson have built a rapport with one another as they consistently work on Daniels’ shooting form. After the first preseason game of the 2022 season, Jalen Green said in a postgame interview, “I try to be as coachable as possible.” The players on Team Ignite recognize their flaws as players and are willing to improve their game and give into a routine. 

However, these players aren’t just highly driven, hard-working, and ready to learn. A sense of confidence comes with taking the G League route over a more traditional college experience. Players are betting on themselves, their ability to soak up information, and their willingness to improve by opting to play pro and losing their amateur status. While the G League does offer a salary, many have worried about how the new Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rules could affect future G League Ignite recruitment. NIL rules allow college athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness, and these laws are still expanding and being manipulated today due to being very new and causing an extreme shift in the amateur landscape.

The NIL implementation has already made waves in college basketball, with players like Ant Black being recruited to Arkansas via a Walmart deal or Nigel Pack getting $800k to play two seasons at the University of Miami. Many believe these laws have already impacted Team Ignite’s recruitment, with them getting zero single-year prospects out of American high schools this season. Coach Rod Baker, however, believes it is a non-issue. “We don’t even really think about it,” Coach Baker said, “if you’re coming here just for the money, it’s not going to work.” Team Ignite has managed to narrow down its list of potential players simply by having them accept offers at NCAA institutions with promises of money in return. While Ignite pays a salary, the commitment to the program is about getting better in a pro setting, not solely immediate financial gain. “You’re going to come to Ignite to realize your dreams,” Coach Baker continued, “it’s the difference between short and long money.”

Putting Together a Team

So far, Team Ignite has had a pretty good track record of getting players drafted. In two years, the team has had six players get drafted, and two receive two-way contracts immediately after draft day. This season, the team has its most diverse roster to date, with veterans who fit the mold of the team’s vision. “We wanted to get younger [veterans],” Coach Baker said. “We wanted to get guys who can still impact the game, and I think we’ve done that.” In previous seasons, the veteran slots were often allotted to older players, many of whom have looked to make a move into the Player Development space. Former G League Ignite alumni Jarrett Jack and Reggie Hearn have secured Player Development positions with teams. Last year’s roster of Pooh Jeter, Amir Johnson, and, for a short time, CJ Miles, showed that G League Ignite was willing to bring in older veterans to mentor their players.

However, even with Jeter remaining a member of the roster, this year’s team seems to have pivoted to younger players who still have plenty of experience. Newly added 31-year-old John Jenkins brings in a shooting prowess that team Ignite missed while also having a unique path from which the prospects can learn. Jenkins was a first-round pick out of Vanderbilt in 2012, playing seven seasons on and off in the NBA before playing for BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque in France. Sharpshooters Aubrey Dawkins and Cameron Young are both in their mid-twenties, spending most of their careers in the G League or overseas. Marcus Graves spent last season with the Stockton Kings, and provides Team Ignite with another ball-handler who can make plays. Eric Mika and James Southerland round out the veterans, who have had lengthy careers overseas. This new group of veterans has come from many walks of life but are all at G League Ignite to get better and mentor these prospects. Their ability to space the floor and move the ball makes them key players for Team Ignite this season.

Training and Mentoring

In terms of the training and mentoring process, Coach DeLosAngeles breaks down how the team goes about training prospects and veterans. “Leading up to the season, we break them into two groups: prospects and veterans.” Coach DeLosAngeles corrects himself, calling the veterans “older guys” because some veterans are still relatively young and early in their careers. “We want [the prospects] to get acquainted with each other, and then we start mixing in the older guys. We make them interact in the weight room.. and we do this strategically based [on] who we thought would be a good mentor for whatever prospect it was.” Many of the prospects this season have come into Team Ignite with more experience than in previous years, and Coach DeLosAngeles has also noticed this go into training. “Everybody’s training is different based on their training age.” Training age is a term many physical trainers use to explain the amount of time an athlete has undergone physical training. The more physical training you have received in your life, the further ahead you are in your training age. This year’s roster has had many players who have been in professional environments.

Because of this, the weight room has come a bit easier, and the players have given in to using training as competitive fuel. “You see the competitive nature [in the players] when given certain tasks in the weight room,” Coach DeLosAngeles said, “that instinct to show up the person next to me.” This competitive drive surrounds Team Ignite, an aura that each member of the team and staff carries with them. And with a fusion of experienced, skilled veterans and some unique prospects, Team Ignite seems poised to take on their incoming season. 

Looking At This Year’s Prospects

As previously mentioned, this year’s class of prospects has an unusual amount of experience coming into G League Ignite. Star player and the projected #2 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, Scoot Henderson, enters his second season with team Ignite. In his first year, Henderson averaged (per 70) 17.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists. As a two-year player, Henderson spent most of his first season coming off the bench for Ignite. However he often was the best prospect on the court, having multiple 30-point games and taking over games with his high motor and quick reflexes.

Scoot is joined in the backcourt by Frenchman Sidy Cissoko, who has spent his years growing up in the Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz system in Spain. He made his debut for the Baskonia senior team in their 2021-22 season, but was quickly sent to Juarista ICB in the Spanish second league. Cissoko struggled to stand out, but looks to find his niche here with Team Ignite.

In the frontcourt, one of the more promising prospects on the team is Canadian forward Leonard Miller. Although Miller was draft-eligible last season, he opted to take the G League Ignite route after a suboptimal performance at the NBA Draft Combine. Leonard is a 6’11” forward with great ball-handling abilities and quick movements that make him a versatile defender. Miller spent his last year at Fort Erie Academy in Canada, making him the least experienced single-year prospect on G League Ignite this season.

Also in the frontcourt with Miller is Center Efe Abogidi. Abogidi spent two seasons at Washington State University, averaging (per 70), 16.0 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.6 blocks. An athletic rim runner and rim protector, Efe brings something team Ignite greatly missed last season. He also provides Scoot with a PnR lob threat, a connection that likely will be seen plenty of times throughout the season.

And finally, the last but one of the most intriguing single-year prospects on Team Ignite is Mojave King. King is an Australian swingman who played his previous two years in the National Basketball League (NBL). After a tough season with the Cairns Taipans, King played with the Adelaide 36ers after the departure of Josh Giddey. However, King found himself getting inconsistent minutes, and was put into many situations that did not fit his game. The former NBA Academy standout grew up next to Giddey and former Ignite alumni Dyson Daniels, sometimes even outplaying both of them when sharing the same court. King looks to prove he is right there with the two former top-10 picks and Team Ignite provides him the platform to do so. 

There are also two two-year players on the roster this season. London Johnson is a Jamaican-American from Norcross, Georgia. A former teammate of Scoot Henderson, Johnson is a 6’4” guard with a knack for scoring the basketball. The other two-year prospect is Babacar Sane, a NBA African Academy standout who spent the last season playing in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). In an interview with Andscape, Sane said he sees this as an opportunity to represent the continent of Africa and show what they can do. Babacar’s journey has been one that many in NBA circles have followed, as he has been a part of the Sports for Education and Economic Development (SEED project) for standouts in the NBA academies, and now hopes to become the 2nd African-born player to get drafted from G League Ignite. On integrating the two-year players, Coach Baker reminded of the management of Scoot Henderson in the previous season. “I don’t know if he started any games last year,” Coach said (he started the final two games only), “and this is this guy that’s going to be the number one or two pick in this upcoming draft. Those two-year guys know that their path is a little different [than the one-year players], but it’s about the development.” 

The Upcoming Grind

Now with a full 50-game schedule, there may be more opportunity to develop the two-year players in-game, although some changes will be made when it comes to practice and training. In the last 3 seasons, Team Ignite’s number of games have almost doubled yearly (from 13, to 27, now 53 including exhibitions). The players may now have one of the more rigorous schedules of any of their other draft class counterparts, playing more games with more extensive travel. “The one thing that we focused on was trying to get the guys in a little bit earlier just to build the capacity to be able to handle the demands that they’re going to be faced with the next week,” Coach DeLosAngeles said. This mental and physical preparation is key to not just their G League season, but preparing for the rigor of the NBA. “They gotta get used to the grind,” Coach Baker said, “Packing that suitcase, unpacking that suitcase…getting to the plane, getting to the arena, all those things they’re going to have to get used to.” With the added travel and extra games, Coach Baker recognizes some of the loss that comes with it. “For me, it’s 20 less days of practice which is 20 less days of development.” However, the additional playing experience will help offset this loss of practice, as the players get more meaningful reps and more chances to showcase their abilities.

Team Ignite opened their season with two exhibition games against Metropolitans-92 and top prospect Victor Wembanyama. The teams split the games in what was one of the best showings of basketball in recent memory. The two top prospects in Wembanyama and Henderson went at each other in the first game, trading buckets and defensive stops, each taking over the game whenever they pleased. In the second game however, Henderson went down early with an ankle injury after a collision with Wembanyama, and Mets-92 managed to hold off Team Ignite to secure the win, despite great showings by Mojave King and Leonard Miller. Now, the team starts their G League season on November 4th against the Oklahoma City Blue in their regular season debut at their new home in Henderson. 

Setting Up The Future

When it comes to the on-court production, the team tries to play their prospects in roles that will translate to the NBA, something that many other teams cannot provide. “Not everybody is going to be Jalen Green,” says Coach Baker, “what role are you going to play when you get [to the NBA]? That’s what we’re trying to prepare them for.” What Team Ignite has done in the last two seasons is provide an alternate avenue for pre-NBA basketball, however this next season proves to have a greater meaning. Without distractions of college or NIL, and now with an identity and a home in Henderson, G League Ignite allows the players an opportunity to focus solely on basketball and self-improvement. “It’s about getting better,” said Coach Baker. “Try and build as many good habits as you can,” echoes Coach DeLosAngeles. 

The staff is dedicated to improving the players to be the best in their roles on and off the court. G League Ignite is molding players who understand how to become the best they can be. With a class of upstanding talent, they look to prove once again that they are here to shock the system.

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