Unexpected Mentor: Mavs’ Josh Green Training with Hall-of-Fame Forward

Though Josh Inexperienced didn’t play in Summer season League for the Dallas Mavericks, he’s nonetheless been placing in work in Las Vegas … with an surprising, high-profile mentor.

Movies of Inexperienced engaged on his ball-handling and capturing off the dribble have surfaced. There are additionally studies that he’s working on the Affect Academy with NBA Corridor-of-Fame inductee Kevin Garnett. Garnett is alleged to be working with each Inexperienced and Portland’s Keon Johnson.

There are a number of elements of Garnett’s recreation that Inexperienced may gain advantage from —the primary of these being his footwork. Garnett was identified for his post-presence due to what he may do along with his again to the basket. With the Mavericks already having a number of exterior shooters, this may very well be an space of Inexperienced’s recreation that would assist him take a step ahead.

Inexperienced may additionally let Garnett’s skill to shoot the ball — each off the dribble and in catch-and-shoot conditions — rub off on him slightly bit.

One factor NBA followers have at all times cherished about Garnett is his unwavering confidence on the court docket. This was one thing that was severely missing in Inexperienced’s recreation through the playoffs and was in the end one of many elements that noticed him lose out on minutes to Frank Ntilikina.

Garnett proved all through his profession that he may successfully guard a number of positions, so maybe Inexperienced can additional improve his recreation in that space as properly. Inexperienced has at all times had a knack for being efficient on protection, however he nonetheless has to learn to correctly harness a few of that frenetic vitality.

When an athlete is attempting to enhance, typically instances they’ll look to somebody who has been there and completed it earlier than. Regardless that they play totally different positions, Garnett has lots of issues that made him profitable, and people issues could be taught to Inexperienced.

This growth is one thing that ought to give the Mavs confidence that Inexperienced’s drive to be higher is certainly there. Mavs followers can take pleasure on this as properly, particularly after the priority of him not collaborating in Summer season League.