Orlando Magic assistant coach God Shammgod envisions a perfect opportunity with his new team.
(via NBC Sports):
“Man, it’s gon’ be amazing. Paolo [Banchero] and Franz [Wagner] and them, they coming into their own right now. They’re at the right age where they still young, but they young enough to dare to be great. And I believe Paolo and Franz gon’ be great, but Desmond Bane, Jalen Suggs, Anthony Black, we got Tyus Jones now. We got so many great players that’s great in their own right, and I feel like right now they all are ready to make their mark. So, I’m just happy and honored to be a part of it. And Jamahl Mosley, of course: I knew him forever. I knew him when we both was teenagers cuz when I was a freshman at Providence, he visited Providence. So, that’s even full circle. From me and him then to me and him coaching at Dallas together, he just got such a great passion and all about the work. You know what I’m saying? There’s not too many people I could say that’s all about the work. Forget all the accolades. Forget all that stuff. He’s all about the work and all about winning and all about pouring into the kids, and I think that’s what me and him share in common the most.
“Like when I work with players and stuff like that, I always tell ‘em cuz I laugh, I’m like, ‘I’ll probably be one of the few people in your life that’s not here for anything. I’m actually here to give you something. You know what I’m saying? Because whether I work with a player or don’t work with a player, I’mma be Shammgod regardless. That’s already done. So, I’m not here to clout chase. I’m not here to do this. I’m not here to do that. I’m only here for the work, so I’m actually here to give you something.’ And I think that’s why players relate to me the most because they know I come from a pure heart and I just want to see them win. I just want to see them get better and I want to see them win. And I think that’s why I’ve always had good relationships whether it’s Mark Cuban and the organization cuz they know it’s never about me, it’s about the organization because I feel if we win, then we all win. I don’t have to be the greatest person, I want to be a part of things that are great. I don’t have to be the one in the forefront to be like, ‘Oh, look what I did. Look what I did.’ I always wanted to be a part of something that’s bigger than me. And right now me going to the Orlando Magic, I feel that’s where I’m at: it’s such amazing people. Jeff Weltman and all the people from Orlando, they just been so great to me and I just think that’s where I’m at right now in life. I think God gave me a perfect opportunity with a young team that we all can grow together and do something special.”
