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Josh Howard

ARCHETYPE

The Navigator

Judgement in the fog, money, risk and the call others cannot make.

Josh Howard reads as The Navigator because he treats obstacles as course corrections rather than dead ends. Broken legs in infancy, a slide out of the lottery after his honesty about marijuana use, none of it knocked him off bearing. As an NAIA head coach he mentors players on trust and accountability while deliberately choosing a level that protects his family life, the same self-aware, steady orientation that carried him through his playing career.

IN THEIR WORDS, WHY NAVIGATOR

Being ahead of the curve tells you a lot about who you are and how you process things.

ON DROPPING IN THE DRAFT

I don't grow up thinking I was gonna be no NBA player — basketball didn't come into my mind like literally being legit until my junior year of college.

REFLECTING ON HIS PATH TO THE NBA

I looked at it as a sign. I went and said a little prayer in my car and called him back and told him I'd take the job.

ON FALLING INTO COACHING

KNUCKLEHEADS WITH QUENTIN RICHARDSON & DARIUS MILES

Knuckleheads with Quentin Richardson & Darius Miles: “Josh Howard”

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