“So, I think it’s just the conversations that you have with guys and they’ll feel your pureness and your passion for them.” But now for him to actually be wearing a raptor shirt, I think it just is the next step towards adding real talent to our development program and which was already you know, viewed as one of the best in the league.” “He was already extended family - him and Pascal have a great relationship. “It’s a great asset to have, a great relationship,” said Raptors guard Fred VanVleet. READ MORE: Raptors coach Nurse looking for more consistency this season from ‘unique’ Boucher Siakam won the NBA’s Most Improved Player Award in 2019 after helping the Raptors capture their first championship, and soon after, Hines posted a mixtape of Siakam’s gruelling workouts in the previous off-season to his YouTube channel. His YouTube page has over 70,000 subscribers. He’s grown into a sort of basketball guru, with his off-season runs drawing the league’s biggest names to UCLA to play. He loves coaching and he loves making people better.” And he has a deep, deep passion for the game. He can command an entire gym, not with just one player, but with 60 in it, sometimes. “He’s as good as there is in the business in player development, right? That’s a big statement,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. His first major coaching stint was in 2006 with the Golden State Warriors. Hines, of Greenville, N.C., played at UCLA alongside fellow Raptors assistant Earl Watson. “So, having them every single day, yeah, it’s a blessing to be honest, like it feels like summer every day. He’s been around great players over the years and I think just with a young group also, he just brings that swag, that energy that we all need. “Obviously he’s someone that I’m really close to and having that voice and he’s always someone that can get you going no matter what, just with his voice, his presence,” Siakam said. Three days into training camp, players are praising Hines’ positive energy. Shortly after Siakam’s breakout season of 2018-19, in which he helped lead Toronto to its first-ever title and was named the NBA’s Most Improved Player, Hines’ YouTube channel shared a mixtape of the work that Siakam had put in during the 2018 off-season. In addition to attending Hines’ pick-up runs, Siakam trains with Hines during the summer. While Hines worked for the Sacramento Kings for the past three years, the development coach had a strong connection to the Raptors through his summer runs, particularly with Pascal Siakam, who’s worked with Hines since his pre-draft year in 2016, and says Hines is “like family.” It’s just who I am and I believe in it and I’m very thankful and grateful for it.” “It never stops … It’s always all summer. “When I said 24/7, 365 I mean that,” Hines said from Victoria. The new Toronto Raptors assistant coach, who’s well known in basketball circles for running off-season scrimmages in Los Angeles, says he lives and breathes his work. Rico Hines can’t remember the last time he took a vacation. 100 Mile House South Cariboo 2017 Official Visitor Guide.
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