Coachspeak · SAC

SACNique CliffordDevelopmentReviewed𝕏 Beat1d

Nique Clifford viewed as a secondary ball handler who can play pick-and-roll and facilitate for the Kings.

“We see him as a secondary ball handler, a guy that can handle the ball, make plays, play in pick-and-roll, a lot of different things. … I think you see them in flashes but you know that what the summertime is for So like you have find your NBA skill you do it at a elite level you work on your complete game but you still do the thing that you do really well... as that thing starts to bud and begins to be something that you can do on the court, you start to see flashes of that, and then it becomes part of your game.”

SACNique CliffordDevelopmentReviewed𝕏 Beat1d

Nique Clifford viewed as a secondary ball handler who can play pick-and-roll and facilitate for the Kings.

“We see him as a secondary ball handler, a guy that can handle the ball, make plays, play in pick-and-roll, a lot of different things. … I think you see them in flashes but you know that what the summertime is for So like you have find your NBA skill you do it at a elite level you work on your complete game but you still do the thing that you do really well... as that thing starts to bud and begins to be something that you can do on the court, you start to see flashes of that, and then it becomes part of your game.”

SACAlex KarabanDevelopment𝕏 Beat1d

Karaban is focused on making hustle plays and connecting with the stars around him.

“trying to be a connector, I mean, those hustle plays have been instilled in me for, With where I went to school, UConn, that just gets instilled. So just trying to make all the hustle plays no matter what. And then always trying to be a connector for the superstars that we have on this team and the best that we have on the team.”

SACAlex KarabanDevelopment𝕏 Beat1d

The faster pace and the physicality are the biggest adjustments from college to the NBA.

“It's really just the physicality and the pace of the game. I mean we're playing so much faster than we do in college and the physicality, the grabbing, the grown men out there on the floor. It's really those two things that are the biggest adjustments.”

SACAlex KarabanDevelopment𝕏 Beat1d

Karaban thought his first game was fine despite mistakes at both ends.

“I felt like I made some mistakes defensively, offensively, just trying to pick my spots better, but for the first one, I thought it was fine, but there's always room to improve.”