Indiana Pacers star Pascal Siakam had athleticism and potential when he arrived at New Mexico State University in 2013, but not many would have predicted his skills on the court would manifest into a potential Hall of Fame NBA career.
"To be quite honest, when he first came, he was not an NBA player off of what we saw and what he had … wasn't even close," recalled former NMSU Aggies basketball coach Marvin Menzies and current coach of the Kansas City Roos, on Episode 107 of the Journal's Talking Grammer podcast.
In Episode 107 of the Talking Grammer podcast, as the NBA Finals are upon us this week, I caught up with former New Mexico State and UNLV coach Marvin Menzies, who recruited and coached Pascal Siakam. The former Aggies great was a 2016 first round draft pick of the Toronto Raptors and is now with the Indiana Pacers, who are in the NBA Finals, which start this week. I talk with Menzies, who is now the head coach of the Kansas City Roos, about Siakam's growth as a player and a person at NMSU and when he knew Siakam was destined to be great. (TG 06.03.25)