2 years, 10 months ago

Hollinger: A sit-down Q&A with the NBA Draft Combine’s unsung hero

Media availability is a big part of the NBA Draft Combine, with the league providing access for reporters to briefly talk to some of the prominent players who figure to be high on teams’ draft boards. I’m their first choice for draft workouts every time because they know exactly what they’ll get from me. They’re all bitching that “it’s not game speed,” and I’m like, ‘Dudes, have you ever seen me play before?’ My entire game is holding down my spot and staying solid. There’s like a hundred of them, they all look exactly alike, and they’re at every workout every year. I’m doing my job, taking a charge from some clumsy Latvian big guy, and suddenly everybody in the gym is cursing like crazy, yanking me off the floor by my backrest.

New York Times

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