The Washington Wizards have hired David Adkins, a long time high school basketball assistant who once worked with Kevin Durant, as a player development assistant, according to the Washington Post.
Adkins will fill the the void on the staff created when Ryan Saunders left to join his father, Flip, with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Adkins created a name as a longtime assistant at DeMatha and Montrose Christian high school, working with future NBA stars including Durant, Greivis Vasquez and Victor Oladipo, among others. Adkins has also worked as an assistant for the Maryland women’s basketball team.
Of note is rumors tying the Wizards to a plan to make a strong run at Durant when the Oklahoma City star and D.C. native becomes a free agent in 2016.