A 17-year-old Duke freshman is living his dream at the Paris Olympics. And he nearly went to prep school in New Jersey.
A 17-year-old Duke freshman is living his dream at the Paris Olympics. And he’s being coached by a N.J. legend.United States' forward LeBron James scores as South Sudan's center Khaman Maluach attempted top defend during an exhibition basketball game between the United States and South Sudan, at the o2 Arena in London, Saturday, July 20, 2024.
He added: “Me just stepping on court and seeing how everybody’s playing and the gap between me and everybody else was a big gap but it wasn’t so surprising. I wasn’t so surprised with how I played or how my team played. That’s when I realized that I belong there because my team really played well.”“We just having a normal conversation,” Maluach said. “It was really pretty cool, meeting for the first time and talking to him was really great.”“It was crazy in the beginning.
“Yeah, he’s been teaching me how to guard the pros and obviously every mistake I do, he would help me correct it,” Maluach said. “And when I have questions on the sidelines, plays or coverages, I always talk to him about it.”“Obviously, they’re on similar trajectories so he’s got a great built-in mentor,” Mantegna said of Deng. “ is a sponge, man. He takes input from the older players and he’s an absolute sponge.
“Oh man, it’s going to be huge, are you kidding me?” Carrawell said Wednesday by phone. “You’re getting to play against the best players of their generation. Being on the court with LeBron James at 17 years old, are you me? Steph Curry, Jayson Tatum, Embiid, Anthony Davis, these guys that you grew up watching, these guys are all-timers. You’re on the floor with these guys at 17 and playing well.
Carrawell first saw Maluach at the NBA Academy Games in Atlanta in July 2022 and then followed up by flying to see him at the NBA Academy Showcase Africa in Senegal in the spring of 2023. As his recruitment heated up, Maluach was named MVP of the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders Africa camp that summer and was later named playoff and defensive MVP at the Basketball Without Borders Global camp in February 2024.
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