You could say Nolan Smith was born for basketball. The son of Derek Smith, Nolan grew up around the NBA, and the game was a family thing. As a young player he was a phenom coming up in the DMV. A turning point moment upon losing his father, Nolan found a deeper purpose in his play. Landing at Duke, he was not only a standout player for Coach K, but a leader and a champion.

With an NBA career that was cut short, Nolan found a natural calling as a coach. Instead of Durham, he’s now in Memphis, part of a program where he’s a key figure in building a winning culture and developing well rounded players. As Penny knew Nolan’s story, he saw the promise in him not only as a coach, but as motivator and as a man.

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You could say Nolan Smith was born for basketball. The son of Derek Smith, Nolan grew up around the NBA, and the game was a family thing. As a young player he was a phenom coming up in the DMV. A turning point moment upon losing his father, Nolan found a deeper purpose in his play. Landing at Duke, he was not only a standout player for Coach K, but a leader and a champion.

With an NBA career that was cut short, Nolan found a natural calling as a coach. Instead of Durham, he’s now in Memphis, part of a program where he’s a key figure in building a winning culture and developing well rounded players. As Penny knew Nolan’s story, he saw the promise in him not only as a coach, but as motivator and as a man.

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The world of basketball can really come full circle when you grow up a fan of a player, work on your game watching them and pursuing your dream of making the NBA. Then if you can someday play against them or even with them that’s even more special. That’s exactly what happened for Jamal Crawford when made it to team up with Penny.

A standout player, who was a gym rat, a true student of the game and phenom coming out of Seattle, Jamal had one of the deepest bags the game has ever seen. When you get to know his love and dedication, it all makes sense. For Penny, he was a fan of Jamal (aka Dandy), watching him come up, with the style and joy with which he played the game. Beyond that, the two bonded and became friends thanks to their love of the game and mutual appreciation for each other.

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When it comes to playing point forward, Antoine Walker can be listed among players who were the prototype for the position. Coming up in the rich history of Chicago players, he developed his signature style that blended size, shooting, ball handling and finishing. At Kentucky, Antoine was the top player on a historically great national championship squad.

When Penny came across Antoine as a pro, he saw a savvy player who would take the league by force. From their days running at Hoops in Chicago in legendary summer runs, to showdowns in Boston and later meeting up in Miami, it was mutual love and respect. Looking back on Antoine’s career we not only think of him as dynamically talented, but a winner and the blueprint for the modern era game.

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If you know Penny’s basketball career and life, there is no player who followed on a similar path than Elliot Perry. A few years ahead of him, Elliot was a standout player who became a star in Memphis and then an 11 year pro. He and Penny attended the same high school at Treadwell, and then Memphis State and onto the league. For all of its rich basketball culture you can’t talk about Memphis without Elliot and Penny.

As the story continues, they both have come full circle in their respective journeys and are back in Memphis writing the next chapter. Elliot aka “Socks” had the rare opportunity to play for his hometown team, and when he hung them up, he stayed working for the Grizzlies as the Director of Player Support. His mission now…build in the community, and pour into the next generation.

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When it comes to being a point guard from LA you have to style, skill and plenty of poise, know the game and love the game. Baron Davis is the embodiment of an LA PG. Coming out of South Central, BD came up in an era nurtured by Showtime and surrounded by NBA players that either spent time or moved to the west coast. Staying home at UCLA for college his game blossomed and he was ready to put on for LA when he got to the league.

As Penny remembers, Baron was confident teenager that used to show up to their summer runs to hoop with the pros. Then as Baron game matched his personality and style, he was a star in the making. Now the two look at the substance of BD’s career and point guards need to be molded and developed in a certain way. 

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Brevin Knight came up in an era of highly dynamic, creative and explosive point guards out of New York. For a kid from New Jersey that ended up at Stanford, Brevin used his high IQ, ability to see angles and anticipation to make it despite his lack of size.

In 12 NBA seasons, BK established himself as a player who could both run an offense, wreak havoc on defense and lead a team. Now he’s the voice of the Memphis Grizzlies and has a front row seat to Ja Morant’s showstopping abilities and this new era point guards. As Brevin tells Penny, point guard play is at an all-time high and there is a lot to like when studying the game right now.

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What Draymond Green brings every night – that intensity and desire – to bring that every night is nothing short of remarkable. And looking at his resume, at this point in his career with more left in the tank, is also flat out remarkable. Still as a 4-time champion, 2-time gold medalist, Defensive Player of the Year, 4 time All-Star and so on, we still need to appreciate the IQ, the leadership and the fire that is Draymond.

As Penny points out, Draymond is one of one, and now a blueprint for players to pattern their games after. For a guy that is willing to do the dirty work, that is willing to sacrifice and do what it takes to win, what coach wouldn’t want a guy like that on his team. For Draymond, there’s been a lot of growth and evolution not only in his game but as a person, and as he tells us at this point in his career he has a renewed desire.

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This one’s for the glue guys. When it comes to NBA careers, James Posey won 2 championships in 12 seasons and was an integral part of team cultures in Miami, Boston and Cleveland respectively (as well as Denver, Memphis, Houston, New Orleans and Indiana). Simply put, he understood how to adapt, had the character and maturity to star in his role.

As Penny knows it is all about the perception and perspective for players. When it comes to Pose’s unique attributes you have to track his journey. A solid player he had to grind in college and thanks to a great work ethic made it to the league. Then with the support of good vets, learned not only what it would take to make it but to stay. Beyond that he figured out what it takes to win. Add that all up and you have an outstanding NBA resume and one hell of a career.

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As most of us know, playing the point guard position is an art form. As the game has evolved so has the role. Of the PG’s of his era, Nick Van Exel was as tough as they come. High IQ, could run his offense, pick his spots and was a flat out tough cover. Both coming out of the 1993 draft class, he and Penny brought the positon forward in their time.

Sitting down not only to look back but to look forward on how both the position and the game are trending, they share a common point of view. For Penny and Nick they see so much promise in today’s players. As we find out, they tip their hats to the amount of talent, unique abilities and skill that is played by the point guards of this generation. But of course they could also get buckets in today’s game (or any era for that matter).

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