Brian Scalabrini
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Yeah, by the way, you were with him in his early development.
What age was he when you knew, oh my God, this is going to be, this is an all-time talent?
Yeah, I mean, I knew at 14, I thought he could play in the NBA at 14 years old.
Wow.
Oh yeah, it wasn't a question.
It was as simple as that.
And I made phone calls to people and they kind of ignored me early on.
But once they saw what I saw, it was over.
And I get a chance to watch NBA games almost on a daily basis.
Yeah, and the guy's ridiculous.
It's just his IQ is off the chart.
Athletically, he's off the chart.
His timing is off the chart.
He doesn't get rattled.
And he was in a gym with a bunch of 18, 19-year-olds, Division I guys, and he held his own.
And I would even say he was the best player on the floor at 14 years old.
So those are all things that when you see that, you realize right then, like, I've never seen anything like this.
I actually β and A.J.
DeBonsta went to high school about 10 miles down the road.
I used to go to all his high school games.