Having spent four straight days, around the clock, with the rookies, Sparrow sees kernels of leadership: "Draymond Green has been outstanding," he says, of the Warriors' second-round pick...

Green laughed when I told him, with a wink, he had been named "MVP of RTP." But he did not sound surprised, and raves about the experience. "It's the beginning of a journey. We're all getting started. We haven't even received our first paycheck yet. I think this is a great event just to help us out with situations that we're going to face. Everybody has experience to share. No matter what, you are not going to handle everything the perfect way. No matter what they tell you. But at the end of the day, they give you ways to handle things, so you don't go completely wrong.