Overview

• Drew Hanlen uses trash talk and group text chains to motivate clients including Tyrese Haliburton, Chet Holmgren, Jayson Tatum and Joel Embiid.
• Former guard Brandon Jennings called these methods “weird and stupid” in a May 31 social media post after reading an Athletic article on Hanlen’s tactics.
• On June 3, Hanlen shot back by highlighting Jennings’ 37.2% field-goal and 23.8% three-point shooting percentages in his playoff career.
• Jennings’ follow-up posts accused Hanlen of “short man syndrome” and mocked the idea of trash-talking group texts as Finals preparation.
• Meanwhile, Haliburton is averaging 18.8 points and 9.8 assists per game and Holmgren 16.4 points and two blocks per game as they enter the NBA Finals on opposing teams.