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Mark Berman: Drexler on Guy Lewis: "He's more deserving than Elvin Hayes, Hakeem Olajuwon & myself. He helped mold us into the players that we became." Twitter @MarkBermanFox26

Hall of Fame, Clyde Drexler, Hakeem Olajuwon, Elvin Hayes, Guy Lewis 

No matter what locker room I’ve ever walked into, I’ve heard identical grumbling about touches, minutes, broken promises, lack of appreciation, ignorant coaches, trade demands and, of course, money, money, money. At one time, Bob Love, Norm Van Lier, Clifford Ray and Chet Walker complained about one or more of the above. And the Bulls were winning 47 to 54 games a year in those days. New York Post

Sacramento Kings, DeMarcus Cousins, Elvin Hayes 

Yet, Hayes continued to cruise at practice. Hannum tried to motivate him in various ways but got nowhere. Next, Hannum put pressure on him by making everyone else run sprints. That didn’t work either. So, Hannum cleared the gym. He ordered the team back to the locker room ... except Hayes. Ten minutes later, the players were recalled. “I don’t know what happened,” Barnett said. “But, from that moment on, Elvin ran his tail off and did what was asked.” New York Post

Sacramento Kings, DeMarcus Cousins, Elvin Hayes 

Several days after eating with Barnett, I was at Pauley Pavilion talking to Stu Lantz, the Lakers’ long-time TV analyst. Out of nowhere, he brings up Hayes and McMahon. As it turns out, he and the Big E were Rockets’ roommates during that period. “We were tight,” Lantz said, “but I felt terrible the way Elvin treated Jack.” By any chance, do you know what happened when Hannum spoke to Hayes alone, I wondered? “Yeah, when we got back to our room that day, Elvin told me, ‘He crazy. He told me he was gonna kick my [butt]!” I’m not so sure it would do Cousins or Evans any good. New York Post

Sacramento Kings, DeMarcus Cousins, Elvin Hayes