Corey Evans

You'll know better, right? And but making my way into the industry, I just loved figuring out how people worked and developing the right relationships. And it was authentic. And I think after a while, when you're consistent and you work hard and you build that the right rapport with people, it just keeps building and building and building.

It's almost a 10,000 hour rule. Right. And it's osmosis. It's just being around the game of basketball. Uh, The McConnell thing and the Ken Bazemore thing helped me immensely, right? You have two guys that are the underdog that have no reason to be in the NBA for 10 years, and you're on the ground floor seeing it every day.

It's almost a 10,000 hour rule. Right. And it's osmosis. It's just being around the game of basketball. Uh, The McConnell thing and the Ken Bazemore thing helped me immensely, right? You have two guys that are the underdog that have no reason to be in the NBA for 10 years, and you're on the ground floor seeing it every day.

It's almost a 10,000 hour rule. Right. And it's osmosis. It's just being around the game of basketball. Uh, The McConnell thing and the Ken Bazemore thing helped me immensely, right? You have two guys that are the underdog that have no reason to be in the NBA for 10 years, and you're on the ground floor seeing it every day.

So you have that along with the work ethic, along with making mistakes, along with being self-aware enough to say, I better hurry the hell up, man. Like I'm not where I need to be to be where I want to be. So you keep investing every day and around the game and watching and watching and watching. There was a half, I think you can relate naivety to it all.

So you have that along with the work ethic, along with making mistakes, along with being self-aware enough to say, I better hurry the hell up, man. Like I'm not where I need to be to be where I want to be. So you keep investing every day and around the game and watching and watching and watching. There was a half, I think you can relate naivety to it all.

So you have that along with the work ethic, along with making mistakes, along with being self-aware enough to say, I better hurry the hell up, man. Like I'm not where I need to be to be where I want to be. So you keep investing every day and around the game and watching and watching and watching. There was a half, I think you can relate naivety to it all.

So you'll know what you don't know, but you also are self-aware enough and hardworking enough and humble enough to be open to not being afraid with being the dumbest guy in the room and keep learning and keep giving and keep trying to be around better people that might teach you.

So you'll know what you don't know, but you also are self-aware enough and hardworking enough and humble enough to be open to not being afraid with being the dumbest guy in the room and keep learning and keep giving and keep trying to be around better people that might teach you.

So you'll know what you don't know, but you also are self-aware enough and hardworking enough and humble enough to be open to not being afraid with being the dumbest guy in the room and keep learning and keep giving and keep trying to be around better people that might teach you.

Yeah, going back on that, Sam Pressy always said, I'm going to bat 300 and you might bat 280. So he's going to be wrong a lot too. So you just might as well just stick to what you believe in and what you see. And as long as you've done the work, Hey, I'm going to get something wrong. You're going to get something wrong.

Yeah, going back on that, Sam Pressy always said, I'm going to bat 300 and you might bat 280. So he's going to be wrong a lot too. So you just might as well just stick to what you believe in and what you see. And as long as you've done the work, Hey, I'm going to get something wrong. You're going to get something wrong.

Yeah, going back on that, Sam Pressy always said, I'm going to bat 300 and you might bat 280. So he's going to be wrong a lot too. So you just might as well just stick to what you believe in and what you see. And as long as you've done the work, Hey, I'm going to get something wrong. You're going to get something wrong.

And you can look back at the Oklahoma city thunder drafting and it's been amazing, but there's also been some misses there as well. But I think a large portion of that is situational base, right? Do you have some players that, like a trade man for us from Oklahoma City. He's more than good enough.

And you can look back at the Oklahoma city thunder drafting and it's been amazing, but there's also been some misses there as well. But I think a large portion of that is situational base, right? Do you have some players that, like a trade man for us from Oklahoma City. He's more than good enough.

And you can look back at the Oklahoma city thunder drafting and it's been amazing, but there's also been some misses there as well. But I think a large portion of that is situational base, right? Do you have some players that, like a trade man for us from Oklahoma City. He's more than good enough.

He's an NBA player, but the situation might not have been conducive enough for his role and for his abilities. He's definitely a top 300 player in the NBA. It's just with our roster construction, it wasn't meant to be. So learning that and learning how to specify a role and making sure that they're above a certain threshold elsewhere, makes them good enough, I hope.

He's an NBA player, but the situation might not have been conducive enough for his role and for his abilities. He's definitely a top 300 player in the NBA. It's just with our roster construction, it wasn't meant to be. So learning that and learning how to specify a role and making sure that they're above a certain threshold elsewhere, makes them good enough, I hope.

He's an NBA player, but the situation might not have been conducive enough for his role and for his abilities. He's definitely a top 300 player in the NBA. It's just with our roster construction, it wasn't meant to be. So learning that and learning how to specify a role and making sure that they're above a certain threshold elsewhere, makes them good enough, I hope.

But going back in the Oklahoma City thing, it's funny how it all works. I work with a good buddy of mine, Pete Thamel, who was at Yahoo Sports when I was at Rivals. And Pete was actually the editor at the Daily Orange at Syracuse when Carmelo went on the run in 01, I think it was. And at the time, Troy Weaver was the coach responsible for recruiting him to Syracuse.