Everyday Encounters: A trio of Tiburon teens share love for basketball

From left, Del Mar Middle School eighth graders Bennett Adelman, Shaya Dodds and William Franklin, seen outside Woodlands Market at The Boardwalk shopping center on March 26, share a love for basketball. (Francisco Martinez / The Ark)

Tiburon Peninsula teens William Franklin, Shaya Dodds and Bennett Adelman say their friendship is rooted in a common love of basketball, though each Del Mar Middle schooler brings a different approach to the court.

Bennett models his play mostly after Los Angeles Lakers point guard Luka Dončić, a five-time All-Star, the NBA’s top scorer in 2023-2024 and Rookie of the Year in 2018-2019.

“He shoots a lot of threes,” Bennett says while hanging out with William and Shaya outside Woodlands Market at The Boardwalk shopping center March 26. “He makes a lot of them. He moves in slow-motion. He plays his own pace.”

He also tries to add in a little bit of Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard James Harden, “because I’m a lefty” like he is.

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