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Paul George: Dwane Casey Says PG13 Reminds Him of a ‘Young Kobe Bryant’

Dwane Casey has been around the league for some 20 odd seasons, serving as an assistant coach for the Seattle SuperSonics and Dallas Mavericks and head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves and now the Toronto Raptors. This goes to say, when Casey opens his mouth to talk about “young Kobe Bryant,” he knows what he’s talking about.

With this in mind, after defeating Paul George and the Indiana Pacers on Sunday afternoon, eliminating them from the playoffs, Casey gave PG13 the highest of praise in his post game interview.

Per ESPN, when speaking of George, Casey proclaimed,

Unbelievable… I tell you what, I remember trying to prepare for a young Kobe Bryant.