The proposition initially hit Alex Campbell like a hard screen at the top of the key.

While it didn’t stun him the way colliding with a hulking centre would, it, too, seemingly came out of nowhere.

It was during his player-coach exit meeting with Winnipeg Sea Bears head coach and GM Mike Raimbault when Campbell — who had informed the newly minted bench boss that he was retiring from professional basketball — was asked about transitioning into a coaching and management role with the club.

It was a sensible idea for the longtime guard, who had been the Sea Bears’ captain and taken on a player-coach role with the team this summer, but, suddenly, a routine exit meeting left him with a big decision about where he would make his next steps in life.

“I never really gave it much thought (befor

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