It was good. So we travel.
Obviously, like at times six guys,
that's just you by yourself.
And yeah, what kind of?
Out there.
Just have fun with it.
You know, like a normal workout,
just excited to get out here and show
the whole organization what I'm about.
What did you know about the organization?
I mean everything, I know, Coach Phillips.
I think it was his first second
year from not mistaken that a
group of young guys at that,
with some injuries last year,
but got a great team overall.
I feel like once they get all
that guys back, get healthy,
get everybody back in the gym.
They going to make a big splash and good.
Just youth energy hard work you know
of course they got Hall of Fame is
like Dame Lillard so I would just
come in and just try to be a piece
to what they're trying to build.
It doesn't matter. Say it again.
Ohh no Sir, it doesn't matter to me.
I feel like I come in and
play any position that any
coach needs me to play.
Obviously, defensively you're probably
pretty close to where you want to be,
how you feel like an office.
Just developing even on defensive side.
I mean I just wanna keep explaining
my game and keep you coming to play.
I know I can be.
I mean I'm only 18 right now so I
know I got a lot to grow a lot of
room to grow and I'm just gonna
keep trying to make strides.
1/3 last year, is that something that you
would want to add to your game? Or how
do you feel about that?
Well, that's only because we
had a lot of shooters like me.
I'm big on playing the road doing
anything I need to do for us to win.
So I mean, if we got 3/4 shooters,
I'm gonna just go rebound,
go play, go play D,
go do what I have to do to make the team win.
I mean, I don't.
I'm not in there trying to four
shots or force points or anything,
I just let everything come to
me. So you had a couple of things
this morning. This is something.
Yeah, yeah, I'd say it's something
I definitely can do.
Definitely been working on that
a lot throughout the summer.
I'm capable of it, but like I said,
I'm gonna keep developing.
Keep trying to expand my game.
How did you discover?
A great teammate. I mean,
I just I'm just a guy who wants to win,
so I feel like I could fit any culture,
any team because.
You put me around guys who
let the game and let her win.
I mean we're gonna we're
gonna be great together.
Detroit Detroit Pistons. A couple days ago.
Did you talk to the latest already like
in Chicago at the combine that you are?
No Sir, I think my agent
had talked to him and spoke
to him and came back to me and said
that they weren't interested in that.
They wanted to have me off for a workout,
so that's how we got here now.
Different teams like at home,
across the Bay. Come in,
you maybe get to spend the whole day.
Yeah, it's a totally different experience
because you get closer to the program.
You get to actually see the insider program.
Meet the people who find the organization
meet the behind the scenes people.
Of course, looking from the outside and
you just see the players, the coaches.
But when you come in you get
to meet everybody who runs.
The program makes everything flow,
so I feel like it's more intimate.
You get a better feel for everything,
how how it works.
Actually, sit down and talk with.
Thus after this, yeah,
you know you haven't really.
With Dane of No, I never actually met him,
but of course I mean. Is Dan so.
You mentioned. Yeah, it was a little.
Going into the NBA season, I think I think.
No, I won't. So how do you feel?
True. The pressure they give us
that they're gonna watch it Jimmy
right away for the playoffs. I
wouldn't have made this jump if I didn't.
I was ready mentally,
physically or or skilled wise.
I mean where I'm at, I love to be challenged.
That's why I decided to go to college early.
It was a great challenge to help me
develop so where my mentor is that now.
I understand that I'm not trying
to come in and take over and be.
That's all that comes with
growth comes with time.
It comes with understanding.
I know I understand that I have to get
to the next level and develop on the
first before I can make my huge run.
But like you said, I mean,
I'm I'm definitely,
definitely feel like I sat
down with my family,
my circle and I definitely feel like that.
With the right move for me.
So it was like I said,
like obviously you're beautiful,
but like it just coming across.
You don't seem like you're 18 years old.
Like where does that maturity come from?
Your family, yeah, I mean,
I guess it's just it's all
testament to my background and
my family and how I was raised.
Definitely raised to be very
independent just to be mature.
I don't know.
I guess it's just my personality.
Thanks mayor.
I'm very family oriented,
so like any chance I get outside the game,
of course this process is
taking up a lot of my time,
but any little downtime I get,
I like to just spend time with family,
my mom and my siblings.
Where will you be on there?
Just two? It's a where will you
be on draft night where will I be?
Hopefully in the green room in New
York. What was it like working? It
was good. It was fun. 'cause she's
definitely like a mentor towards me.
Being from the same city coming in and
being a big skilled big one of the
most skilled bigs that played the game.
Just just showing me a lot teaching me a lot,
giving me a lot of advice.
He did a lot for me so my time was she
was great and he still to this day is
one of my biggest mentors. No, not yet.
I haven't talked to him about Portland yet,
but I'm pretty sure he has some stories.
Yep, Yep. Yep,
I think you're thank you.
Thank you, thank you guys.