[Isola] Kobe on Giannis: "He came to work out with me this summer and he showed up 1.5 hours early. We talked for 20 minutes before we worked out and he whips out a notepad [and] starts taking down notes...He's just getting better all the time. He's just scratching the surface."

From 2 years ago:

via The Athletic:

Giannis Antetokounmpo is a leading candidate to win league MVP. What are your impressions of the “Greek Freak” and does his focus and intensity remind you of yourself?

Giannis came to work out with me this summer and he showed up one-and-a-half hours early. We talked for 20 minutes before we worked out and he whips out a notepad. What the … he starts taking down notes. ‘What about the footwork here? What about the coverage here?’ And he’s writing them down.

After practice same thing; he sits down, and we talked for like an hour. We talked about coverages and defensive match-ups that gave him problems. He just sat there and took notes. And he studied and studied so I’m not surprised at what he’s doing.

He just has the mentality of he’s just getting better all the time. He’s just scratching the surface.

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Source: https://theathletic.com/879096/2019/03/20/qa-with-kobe-bryant-on-the-state-of-the-lakers-zion-load-management-and-more/