The recently concluded Las Vegas NBA Summer League showed that Ryan Kalkbrenner may not yet be ready to soak up huge minutes at the five for the Charlotte Hornets. Still, his approach to the game should bode well for his prospects of making an impact on the team sooner rather than later.
In an interview with James Plowright of CLTure.org, Kalkbrenner said, "All I've ever really cared about is winning." He also shared that despite having gotten used to taking on a prominent role at Creighton University, his former coach, Greg McDermott, trained him to do "all the little things.