NBA summer league: How Jacob Evans’ inner circle shaped him

New Golden State Warriors player Jacob Evans III takes part in a press conference on Monday, June 25, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. Evans was drafted with the 28th overall pick in the first round of the 2018 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)‘THREE!’ chronicles the Warriors run to the 2018 NBA Championship.

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LAS VEGAS – Through a series of phone calls, Jacob Evans struggled processing that his life-long dream just happened.

First, his agent alerted Evans that the Warriors planned to select him with the No. 28 pick of the 2018 NBA draft. Then, Warriors coach Steve Kerr and general manager Bob Myers offered congratulatory messages once the…