His workouts gave Dez Wells an early crash course on something besides gauging if he can thrive in the NBA.
The Maryland senior guard also received his first history lesson on the NBA’s biggest rivalry, his workouts first starting with the Boston Celtics and then the Lakers.
“Those are the two most prestigious franchises in the NBA,” Wells said about the Celtics and Lakers. “I got those out of the way. Now I take it in stride from here on it. I’m excited.”
There have been exceptions, the most notable ones including Bill Sharman, Rick Fox and Brian Shaw.