The education of New Orleans Pelicans rookie Jeremiah Fears is being guided by a unique coaching perspective, one that sees flashes of two distinct, brilliant point guards from James Borrego ’s past. The Big Easy's interim bench boss has coached Tony Parker and LaMelo Ball , seeing a bit of both in Fears. Everyone in the building is leaning into those parallels not to burden the 19-year-old with expectations, but to guide the Oklahoma alum through the inevitable turbulence of learning how to run an NBA team.

Borrego shared a few tidbits with ClutchPoints around Thanksgiving.

“We've talked about it, (Fears) and I,” Borrego began. “I think all three are natural scorers. I think I've said that before. They've come in and that's what makes them great. That is why (Fears, Parker, an

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