Cavs players, coaches give early impressions of newcomer De’Andre Hunter
The Cavs share their feelings on new addition De’Andre Hunter!
The winds of change fuel the NBA’s annual trade deadline – especially if you’re a traded player. However, for new Cleveland Cavaliers forward De’Andre Hunter, the transition to life in Cleveland will be a little easier. Thanks, in part, to Cavs guard Ty Jerome, Hunter’s friend and former college teammate.
“We’ve been talking about playing together for years,” Hunter said of Jerome. “For it to actually come together and to actually happen, especially at a place like this, it’s amazing. So I’m definitely excited.”
But even with a friend to help him adjust to his surroundings, Hunter has to learn and adapt to playing Cavs basketball. While the NBA is a copycat league, there are still intricacies and nuances to how Cleveland head coach Kenny Atkinson wants his team to play.
However, it isn’t about learning who Hunter is as a player for Atkinson. Part of Atkinson and his coaching staff’s job is scouting and fully understanding opposing players, which Hunter once was.
Instead, what matters more for Atkinson in the coming days after the trade is building interpersonal relationships between Hunter, the team, and the coaching staff.
