But this is where he is raw. Most important this offseason is he needs to hit the weight room every day. He must become stronger. He also needs to become a lot more confident on offense. You can argue that will come with time, experience and a belief that he can be good at the NBA level. The biggest difference between Hendricks and Utah’s rookie point guard
Keyonte George lies here.
George spent most of his upbringing as one of the best players in his age group. He played for Team USA. He was a McDonald’s All-American. George knew from an early age that he would be playing in the NBA. He came into the NBA confident that he belonged. George being drafted by the Jazz at No. 16 lower from where he was ranked as a player for years.
Hendricks never experienced that. He wasn’t a consistent top-100 kid in high school. He was an unknown heading into UCF. In that aspect, he’s had much more of a learning curve than George.