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See the full story · 1 sourcesTo Noa Essengue’s credit he did seem to hear the …
To Noa Essengue’s credit he did seem to hear the message, coming out of Las Vegas with an understanding that he needs to be less emotional and more tenacious. According to a source, two traits that irked the new staff . “I am going to take a lot of contact,” Essengue told reporters. “So keep playing, know it’s gonna be like that in the NBA. You are a rookie and rookies never are going to get a call. So you try to keep playing until maybe one day you do get a call. “I feel better, honestly, from the first game. (Splitter) told me he wants more energy offensively and told me to be more of a leader, talk more on defense.”