Through both unconventional workouts and simple drills, Kingston Flemings’ longtime skills coach has marveled at how he embraces any challenge. Flemings won’t scoff at performing simple drills that just emphasize his footwork. He won’t feel overwhelmed when multiple defenders swarm him the moment he has the ball. Instead, Devon Agusi has seen Flemings’ simply rep those drills out both with his skills coach and on his own until he perfects them. No wonder the Atlanta Hawks selected Flemings with their No. 8 pick after earning All-Big 12 Conference first-team honors during his freshman season at the University of Houston. “That’s maybe, in my opinion, his most impressive gift. That’s his will and his ability to compete,” Agusi told R.org. “Things that come challenging to him, he rises to that occasion.”

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