Pernell “COACH P” Secrest

Chris Brickley says Carmelo Anthony chose him as his player development coach when he was still an intern making just $200 a week “First day of practice, that’s Rasheed Wallace, Ron Artest, Kurt Thomas. I grew up on these guys and now they have to listen to me.” “I was like, ‘I have no chance.’” “After the first game, Melo misses the game winner. Everyone says, ‘Don’t talk to him.’” “I went up to him and I was like, ‘Yo, that was a good shot. Shoot that next game.’” “I went to the office the next day and he said, ‘I don’t want Kenny to be my player development coach. I want the intern Chris to be my player development coach.’” “That changed his life.” “From then on, I was the lowest guy for four years.” “I was getting paid $200 a week.”