Denver Nuggets center JaVale McGee has been working with Hakeem Olajuwon on his game, and the Hall of Famer has some lofty praise for the youngster.
In addition to being a player who hasn't yet fulfilled most of his considerable potential, McGee is also seen as one of the NBA's great blank slates, potentially a perennial All-Star but a player who hasn't yet received much in the way of proper instruction.
Hakeem, for his part, sees the same level of promise. In fact, after working with JaVale recently, Olajuwon says that McGee should dominate the league.
From Fox Sports Houston:
"No question, I see him as another star," Olajuwon said in an interview with FOX 26 Sports. "That guy should dominate the league.
"He has tremendous talent. I give him all these moves and he can finish and he's already skilled. So now just show him how to use that skill to (get) to the next level."
"McGee is incredible because he's not just a seven-footer, he's skilled," Olajuwon said. "He's very agile.
"Most of my moves are designed from a shot-blockers perspective. I am a shot blocker. What are the moves most difficult for a shot blocker? I'm coming from inside out. This move is very difficult for a shot blocker to block."
"The moves that we work on are not for a stiff big guy," Olajuwon said. "With him he's agile. The move flows. So I'm excited to see what he's going to do this year."
Though this is just a workout, if you are a Nuggets fan you have to like what you are seeing in McGee's development.
