Patrick Beverley was dribbling through pregame warmups Sunday when his focus was interrupted by a voice he’d last heard nine years before, half a world away. Beverley is a stoic figure before Clippers games, even surly toward opponents. They’d met in 2009, when Manouselis was an assistant with storied Greek club Olympiacos who needed to fill a roster spot. It reminded him of the “fighting spirit” he’d seen from Beverley while scouting the 2007 FIBA U19 World Championships. “Our coach with Olympiacos kept telling him, ‘You’re going to be better than anybody here,’” Manouselis said.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 07, 2019 04:41 UTC