Though George had worked with Proactive last summer, his offseason had been cut short by his participation in the Olympics. This would be his first full summer with Capretta, and from the start, the two laid out a strategy.

“It was specific to him being the best basketball player he can be,” Capretta said. “One of the things we wanted to do was add a little muscle and really keep his explosiveness and add to it. We wanted the right kind of muscle. Not meathead, bodybuilder muscle.”

And George's progress since has been “through the roof,” Capretta said.

That George is willing to work hard should come as no surprise. Unheralded as a high school recruit, George blossomed at Fresno State and has become a star in the NBA. But he entered the league relatively raw.