Indiana Pacers wing Doug McDermott had a chat with Ryen Russillo on his trade to Indiana, Tyrese Haliburton, Creighton basketball, and more.
The two touched on several topics, including the Pacers, McDermott's career, the many established coaches he has played for, and more. They started with a discussion about Creighton — McDermott's alma mater. The NBA forward's dad is still the coach at the Big East school.
They continued chatting about coaches, and that steered the conversation to the Pacers. McDermott said that Indiana head coach Rick Carlisle, as well as San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, are great at holding players accountable because of their championship experience. McDermott also shared that Carlisle was important early in his career when they overlapped with the Dallas Mavericks. "Even if I have zero points and I feel like I affected the game by slipping out of a ball screen for Tyrese or T.J. , I feel like I did my job," the veteran wing said of the evolution of his career.
"He just comes up to me in the weight room and says, 'I don't need to talk to you'. I said, 'Alright, perfect'," McDermott began. "He said 'You might be one of the worst defenders I've ever coached, but you can't really shoot that thing... I'll see you next September'."
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