Non-collegiate players not allowed in NBA Draft Green Room
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Desi Rodriguez isn’t certain whether he’ll hear his name called during the NBA Draft or not.
But he admits he has allowed himself to imagine what it might feel like. The Draft is now just two weeks away — June 21 at Barclays Center.
“It would mean a lot,” the 6-foot-6 Seton Hall product said Thursday by phone after his latest workout with the Phoenix Suns. “I think it would mean more to my family because this is all I do it for. It would definitely upset me emotionally because that’s my No. 1 goal, is to get my named called across the stage. If that happens, I will be happy.”
Whether he’s drafted or not, Rodriguez would like to help his mother, Dana Rodriguez, achieve a better life.
“I would definitely take my mom out the projects,” he said. “That’s my main goal. Get her a nice apartment and maybe work towards getting her a nice house. I know it’s a process. I know it’s not going to be 1-2-3, that easy, but definitely get my mom out the project. That’s my No. 1 goal.”
PHOENIX (AP) — Deandre Ayton spent Wednesday with the Suns with the feeling that this was the start of a beautiful relationship.
The 7-foot-1, 250-pound center went through what he said would be his only pre-draft workout and expressed supreme confidence that the Suns will use the No. 1 pick to select him.
“I know I’m going No. 1,” he told reporters.
Not that the Suns have assured him of that; he’s just that confident that the team won’t pass on his combination of size, strength, athleticism and shooting touch.
“Nobody told me,” he said. “That’s just me. I think I deserve that. I’ve worked hard.”
One hundred players have notified the NBA
