Will Hardy has a message — a warning, even — for the three Utah Jazz rookies ahead of their first training camp: This isn't Summer League, this isn't open gym, and it certainly isn't college.
"I think there is a world where each of them could play themselves into minutes," the Jazz head coach said.
So what will the journeys of Taylor Hendricks, Keyonte George and Brice Sensabaugh include? The Jazz will begin to find out Tuesday when they open up training camp.Hendricks and Sensabaugh both missed all of Utah's summer league games due to injuries, and George suffered a sprained ankle during Utah's Las Vegas run. All three, though, have been full participants in open gym sessions leading up to camp and have impressed Hardy from afar.
Hendricks, meanwhile, was the No. 9 pick, but joins a deep front court that includes Lauri Markkanen, Kessler, Kelly Olynyk and John Collins. Minutes won't come easy, especially with Hardy. "I think the biggest thing for those three players in training camp is not about me or and what we think of them, it's about earning the trust of their teammates," Hardy said. "Because if their teammates think that they can help them win, they'll be all about it. If their teammates feel like they're being sort of shoved down their throats by myself or Justin, then we have an issue.
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