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Despite moving to the East Coast, Paul George is headed back west to compete in this summer's Fresno Pro-Am, an NBA-sanctioned organization in its third year of play. San Joaquin Memorial alum and NBA veteran Quincy Pondexter broke the news on Twitter this past Friday.

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Chris Herrington: Mike Miller, Tayshaun Prince, Darrell Arthur joining Rudy Gay. Beno Udrih, Jon Leuer and Quincy Pondexter among the former Marc Gasol teammates in the house. Dave Joerger also here.

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Quincy Pondexter: NBA off-seasons better than a WWE storyline 🤯

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Quincy Pondexter: One of the most under appreciated stars in the game! @DeMar_DeRozan

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Paul Garcia: To open cap space, the Spurs renounced the cap holds to the following players: Trey Lyles Patty Mills Quincy Pondexter Donatas Motiejunas David Lee Joffrey Lauvergne Ben Moore Darrun Hilliard Rudy Gay Gorgui Dieng Dante Cunningham Matt Costello Marco Belinelli

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“My year with the Bulls (2017-18), me and Robin played together,” said veteran NBA guard Quincy Pondexter, who played with the Lopez Brothers at San Joaquin (CA) High in Fresno before the Lopezes went to Stanford University. “And all the time you would hear (opposing bigs say) ‘Hell naw,’ or something like that,” Pondexter said. “And it would go in. Even to the point where I was like, ‘Man, is he about to make that?’ Because he’ll hit it from kind of far out. And you’re like, ‘is he about to hit it?’ But then, after a while, it becomes so repetitious and so normal, hearing the chatter in the background, it’s kind of quiet. Because he’s so good at it. With no expression at all. Just runs back like it’s the normal game of basketball.”

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Tim MacMahon: Michael Beasley, Mario Chalmers, Festus Ezeli, Shabazz Muhammad, Quincy Pondexter, Lance Stephenson, Allonzo Trier among players with significant NBA experience

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Quincy Pondexter: End racism and hate!

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Quincy Pondexter: Now We need a 10 part Dennis Rodman and Carmen Electra spin-off #therealdance

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Quincy Pondexter: Kobe Bean Bryant Heartbroken doesn’t do this feeling justice. If you know me, you know how much I obsessed about Kobe every single day! Greatest of all time! God be with his family Immortal Mamba forever instagram.com/p/B7y_z9Nlzy2/…

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Quincy Pondexter: Impossible. There’s no fucking way

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Ball as an actual shooting threat is a compound benefit, because if defenses respect his shot it allows him to stay on the floor in fourth quarters – and thus allows Holiday to play his more natural off-guard spot. The common thread with both Ingram and Ball is Pelicans shooting coach Fred Vinson, and this isn’t his first rodeo in transforming shooters. Vinson’s work with two players we eventually had in Memphis – Quincy Pondexter and Tyreke Evans – helped transform both from perimeter non-entities to plus 3-point threats. Obviously the players’ work plays a huge role in this – Quincy in particular was an absolute gym rat, and Ball has by all indications put a lot of sweat equity into his shot. But in a league where shot fixes historically have been more easily said than done, Vinson continues to add to a pretty impressive catalog. One can’t help wonder if Williamson will be his next transformation.

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It’s here that the now-former Spur reveals his post-player career objective, something that could keep him near the game he loves even if he can no longer perform at the NBA level. Pondexter wants to join the long list of players who’ve made the jump to head coach. He’s hoping to add his name to the list of guys who have played for Gregg Popovich, or someone from his tree, only to one day walk the sidelines to compete against a Pop disciple like Monty Williams.

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“One day,” Pondexter said, like a youth discovering his career aspiration for the first time, “I want to be the man on the sideline that not only has a positive influence but a helluva coach. And someone that gets wins.”

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