Dwane Casey felt every one of his 59 years as he leaned against a wall at the Toronto Raptors practice facility watching a group of young NBA draft-eligible athletes go through their paces.
Among the group of six players was Gary Payton II, the son of the Seattle Supersonics Hall of Famer and the memories flooded over the Raptors head coach.
“I was just telling Little G that I’ve got pictures of him at home, holding him as a little kid,” Casey said. “They (Payton and his brother, Julian) would come to the gym with Gary all the time and it does, it dates you.