Thomas also recruited an exceptionally talented point guard, 15-year-old Jimmy Anderson who stands at 180 centimeters tall, hailing from the small seaside town of Anaheim, southwest of Compton.
For Thomas to say in front of Zhang Yang and DeRozan that both Gordon and Anderson have very good talents means that he truly sees these two as the core for the future... High school coaches fight to grab the future core every summer.
On July 31st, Zhang Yang bid farewell to his parents and was forced by his mother to say goodbye to his younger brother still in her womb, before departing for Compton.
After a week's vacation, Thomas returned to Compton with the three high school students.
Looking at Harden, Thomas felt regret.
When Harden was 13 and still playing basketball at Mineral Vein Middle School, Thomas had recognized his talent as rivaling DeRozan's.
In the past few days, he had been watching the training of the trio and saw a completely different Harden from last year.