To increase your rating before the draft, it’s not just the field: you also have to make a big impression during interviews with the leaders. But that, not all the prospects understood! Some offer lunar answers, and end without deductibility. Logical when you see some crazy …
When you dream your whole life of joining the NBA and the opportunity finally presents itself after years and years of sacrifice, you do everything to seize the opportunity. This is the reason why as the draft approaches, young prospects redouble their efforts in training, and are very discreet in the media.
Well, that is as a rule. Because Anthony Edwards proved it to us this year, not all prospects have the necessary lucidity to be seen well before their entry into the NBA. The new Wolves full-back had distinguished himself a few weeks ago in violently attacking Damian Lillard in the media.
Fortunately, not all young players go to the media to put out their shocking phrases. Some are content to do it in interview, in front of their future employers. Michael Scotto from the site HoopsHype spoke with 6 executives to collect their worst experiences with prospects. There are champions in the pack, starting with a player who, when asked about a crime he had committed, explained that he needed to be “more careful” next time rather than repent. But there is worse :
A long-time executive asked a prospect what his favorite drug was. To his surprise, he replied that he was taking ecstasy. The executive then asked him where the money came from to pay for his doses, and the player replied that he was using the money that his university had used to convince him to join them (illegal practice, note). Needless to say, the player has been removed from the list of players to select.
Another executive asked a prospect which player he could replace in the league on draft day. He replied players like Anthony Davis or Kevin Durant… Worse, another young talent said that his game was unique, that he was unlike anyone, and ended up confessing: “I think I’m Michael Jordan. I am Scottie Pippen. “
If the first player is surely no longer in the league, as his answers fall under the hidden camera, the second just showed enormous self-confidence. The problem is that a player who feels capable of succeeding Michael Jordan from his first day in the NBA may encounter some ego problems … Before the draft, it is better to play on humility.
So Obviously, it works in the NBA, but also in almost all other areas of the professional world: it is better not to proudly admit that you are on drugs, it is often frowned upon! The player in question must have learned it at his expense …
