Paul George Praises 76ers HC Nick Nurse as a 'Great Leader,' Shouts Out Traveling DJ

Paul George has played for several great coaches throughout his 15-year career, from Frank Vogel in Indiana to Doc Rivers in Los Angeles.

Now with the Philadelphia 76ers, the veteran had high praise for his new head coach Nick Nurse.

On his podcast, Podcast P with Paul George Presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment, George explained how Nurse is unique as a coach and gave a look into Sixers' practices, which apparently feature a DJ who travels with the team.

"Yeah, bro it's different. It's all different," he said (12:00 mark). "His coaching philosophy, his environment that he creates. It's crazy…We have a personal DJ that travels with the team and plays like [during practice] when we shoot free throws. So I love that you have to be locked into what's going on. We'll be doing practice and then this free throw song plays and right away you understand, all right, it's time to shoot free throws. We could be doing five on five, we can be scrimmaging, going live but then this song comes on and it's straight to free throws. It's little cues to just keep you locked in and focused to what's going on. Every team has maybe similar plays but different calls, different terminology and I'm still, it is crazy. I'm year 15 but I'm still like, alright, what do I do here? Or what are we doing here? Or what's this called or what is this play? I'm reprogramming what it is with these certain plays. But man, Nick Nurse is awesome, bro. He's really created a great environment to practice and get better and he's a great leader man. He's a great leader. I've been enjoying being a part of the Sixers organization man, with him being at the helm."

It's not much of a surprise to hear George speak so highly of Nurse given the success he's had over the years. He won a championship in just his second season as an NBA coach with the Toronto Raptors in 2019 and was named the NBA's Coach of the Year the following season.

He's now entering his seventh year as a head coach and second season with the 76ers and hoping to repeat some of his past success.

Adding George to a roster that already features Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey should make winning games a little easier after last year's first-round exit in the playoffs, but the Eastern Conference still has plenty of stacked teams looking to reach the NBA Finals.

George has plenty of accolades to show for at this point in his career, but a championship is not included on the list. With a new team and a new head coach, George is finally looking to cross a title off the list.