How Pascal Became an NBA Star? Rico Hines
You always wonder how a player goes from a solid role player to borderline All star and an NBA finals MVP candidate in one off season. Well the secret is usually selling your soul to the devil or handwork. I think Pascal went with hard work. Last summer, I watched most of these Rico Hines UCLA runs that included high school, college and NBA players. Pascal Siakam was probably in 90% of them. The man that organizes these runs is Rico Hines. He is has been an assistant for the Golden State Warriors, University of St. Johns, and is currently working for the Stockton Kings of the G-League.
June 15, 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qNldFdvH_U&t=535s
get a jog in
June 22, 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbZ3ujqDxyw&t=583s
Playing with singer, Quavo
July 12, 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIALdyR_hbc&t=692s
Spicy lane violation
August 13, 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3ppR0A6lEA&t=472s
Poster on a ghost
August 20, 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYwL4DydEZo&t=146s
The reason for James Harden’s great season: Pascal Siakam
Even though, the videos were usually titled something like “RUSS WESTBROOK SHOWS OUT AT RICO HINES,” I was always more intrigued by the less notable players, like Pascal, working their butts off. So there better be some “PASCAL BEATS QUAVOS ASS AT RICO HINES UCLA PRIVATE RUN,” videos this summer.