Devonté Graham pulled Dedric Lawson to the side, knowing it was important to say something in the moment.
This was at last year’s boot camp — Kansas basketball’s preseason conditioning workouts — and Graham could already start to see the future.
The point guard, over four years, had become KU’s unquestioned leader. Someone else, though, was going to have to take that role after his graduation.
“Next year,” Graham told Lawson then, “you’re going to have to lead boot camp.”
These lessons continued the rest of the season.
Lawson, who wasn’t eligible because of transfer rules, would hear from Graham frequently in practices.