Over the past year, Pascal Siakam became an NBA champion, the league’s Most Improved Player and a first-time All-Star in February. To get there, the Cameroon native worked closely with Phil Handy, who was on the Toronto Raptors’ coaching staff in 2018-19, and Rico Hines, who has worked with Pascal on his skills during summer sessions at UCLA.

In Episode 3 of our "Real Talk" series, Phil, now an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, and Rico, a player development coach for the Sacramento Kings, share their experiences training Pascal, who has become one of the NBA's brightest young stars.

Click here for Episode 1, in which they share their approaches to training players while in quarantine.

Click here for Episode 2, in which they talk about Los Angeles' popular basketball scene.