Highly-acclaimed actor and musician Mark Wahlberg has found the perfect basketball coach for his daughter.

The Philadelphia 76ers' Jimmy Butler uploaded a video (via Bleacher Report's official Twitter account) featuring himself, Wahlberg, and Wahlberg's daughter, Grace.

Wahlberg starts the video off by saying, “My Gracie said she wanted to start playing basketball. So I got her a coach.” He then calls Grace over and asks, “Gracie, who's your coach?”

Grace says, “Jimmy.” Butler then says, “The best coach ever.” Wahlberg then ends the video by saying, “WNBA, here we come.”

It's no coincidence Butler is Grace Wahlberg's basketball coach. He and her father's friendship date back to 2013. According to the Chicago Tribune's K.C. Johnson, the two met while Wahlberg was filming “Transformers: Age of Extinction” in Chicago. Butler played for the Chicago Bulls back then.

According to Johnson, the Bulls invited Wahlberg and his friends to play pickup basketball at the Berto Center (the Bulls' practice facility). Butler and Wahlberg have since kept in touch.

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When Butler suited up for Chicago, he visited Wahlberg during one of the Bulls' West Coast road trips. Butler has also joined Wahlberg's group for offseason trips to Europe. The former has also attended Wahlberg's kids' sporting events, per Johnson.

Despite their 18-year age gap, the two have a mutual respect for one another. Butler spoke highly of Wahlberg, per the Chicago Tribune. 

He wants to be the best at what he does. He taught me you have to sacrifice – waking up early, eating right, going to church, doing what you're supposed to be doing each day.

He taught me if you do right in this world and you do right by people, the sky is the limit for you.

With that, it's no coincidence Mark Wahlberg tapped Jimmy Butler to become his daughter's basketball coach. Don't act surprised if Grace Wahlberg makes it to the WNBA someday.