Episode 119: Jay Hernandez, Individual and Team NBA Player Development

Episode 119: Jay Hernandez, Individual and Team NBA Player Development

Guest: Jay Hernandez, Charlotte Hornets Assistant Coach

In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Charlotte Hornets assistant coach Jay Hernandez joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss individual and team NBA player development.

Jay Hernandez completed his second season as Assistant Coach and Director of Player Development with the Hornets. Hernandez started his tenure in the summer of 2018 as Head Coach for the Hornets in the Las Vegas Summer League. From there he was responsible for 4 players including All NBA Selection, Kemba Walker. He managed defensive and offensive scouts as well as working on in game execution of ATO’s. He was also selected to be a Head Coach for the 2019 NBA Combine. Prior to Charlotte, Hernandez spent four seasons (2014-18) as an assistant coach with the Orlando Magic. He served as a bench assistant when Borrego was the Interim Head Coach for the last 30 games of the 2014-15 season.

Joining the Magic in 2014-15 as an assistant coach/player development, Hernandez worked for Jacque Vaughn, James Borrego, Scott Skiles and Frank Vogel. Hernandez moved up to assistant coach under Frank Vogel in his 3rd season and became a bench assistant in his 4th season. He was responsible for game scouting, on-court skill development and running pre-draft workouts.

Breakdown

1:00 - Scouting Reports

4:00 - Player Development Focused at NBA Level

6:00 - Assessment of Player Development

9:00 - Player-Led Development

11:00 - Organized Player-Development Workouts

14:00 - Team-Focused Situations

17:00 - Ideal Situation for Player Development

20:00 - Building comfort and confidence

22:30 - Helping players connect the game

26:30 - Decision-making to his players

30:00 - Helping players get better