When the first days of training camp began one of the early tasks was a conditioning drill and when it was Obi Toppin’s turn the rookie asked the trainers what the records were for the test. And he marked that as a goal - and his first achievement in the NBA.
"I feel like me being who I am, me wanting to grind, me wanting to always win," Toppin said in a Zoom call Thursday, "I just feel like I always put in the work (that) when conditioning time comes up it’s like I’m automatically ready for it.