Hardy first walked into a Las Vegas-area gym at 14-years-old preparing to move from Detroit to start high school closer to his brother, former UNLV guard Amauri. Kaufman had connected with the Hardys when he learned about the potential transfer, and invited Jaden to a workout at Coronado High School. Midway through the shooting regimen — Hardy dazzling around the arc and Ramsey rebounding every attempt — Kaufman turned to an assistant and asked: ”Hey man, is he really, really good, or do I just want him to be really good?’ The assistant, who’d worked with top prospects at local prep programs and in college, responded: “He’s way better as a freshman. Way better.”