re: JJ Redick “mentoring” NAW

But players could learn more from other vets. That’s my point. We chose a one trick pony to be a veteran presence in the locker room, and he’s too much of a niche for most players to learn from him in depth. Same reason the dude has invited other players to summer workouts for years and never had anyone take him up on it. You’re learning a very niche skill set. Most players have little time to go heavy into targeting one skill set like JJ does. They’re not being paid to be a liability in defense, rebounding, and passing

Edit: everyone can argue that the players need to go learn from him and stuff, but this is a common trend throughout his career. These dudes do it for a living and almost nobody will take him as a mentor or workout with him. Maybe they don’t like him, maybe it’s a personality thing, but I doubt it. I think he’s too unrelatable from a skill set perspective for most players