Jamir Watkins: 'I really feel like I may very well be a first-rounder, possibly even get into the lottery'

Jamir Watkins: It was good suggestions. Positively what I used to be anticipating to get. It was nearly me maturing and my reads on the court docket so far as ball screens and stuff, staying constant as a shooter and stuff like that. It was positively good suggestions, although.

JW: Simply me having a dialog with my household, my coach, and workers, folks in my inside circle simply serving to me out. I simply felt as if me coming again one other yr would put me in a means higher place, with the ability to mature extra, so far as on and off the court docket in Boston. Capturing, being constant. Simply me taking one other yr out, going again into it, I really feel like I’ll have, I might need a bonus going again into it for subsequent yr.

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JW: I’ve at all times seen about Florida State and their model of play. I do know they’re huge on huge guards, and so they push their wings so far as being versatile. So me coming into it, I simply knew it will match me nicely, you understand, their model of play and Coach Hamilton, the best way he likes to play. So me coming over, it was only a no-brainer for me.

JW: I’d say passing, actually simply getting different guys going. I really feel just like the extra I get different guys going, it’s gonna come again to me.

JW: I believe I dangle my hat on simply enjoying protection, guarding the very best man. However one thing that’s gonna stand out this yr, actually my rebounding – simply getting stops, racking up stops, ending it with a defensive rebound.

JW: Yeah, he was behind me with it. So me coming again was like a no brainer for me.

JW: Simply to get a really feel for it, have all choices open. With the yr that we had, I simply wished to maintain all my choices open, even when I considered coming again, which I did.

JW: I’d say my dad and mom for certain. Simply seeing them work day-after-day sort of motivated me, and it bought me to the place I’m in now. I’d say my hometown as nicely, Trenton, simply the realm we grew up in sort of pushed me to be who I’m now, molding me into the person I’m at the moment.

JW: I’d say defensively, guys like Herb Jones, Jaden McDaniels, simply the 3-and-D guys that are available in, fill a job, guard the very best guys, and dangle their hat on protection.

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JW: I’d say final yr I did somewhat bit, however now I actually don’t. It actually doesn’t matter as a result of I’ve seen guys that bought drafted who had been nowhere on the boards or the place folks had them in mock drafts. That sort of stuff actually doesn’t matter; it is dependent upon the work you place in.

JW: Oh, I really feel like so long as I work arduous and simply go as arduous as I can, I may put myself in any place I need to be in. So me simply enjoying my hardest, going on the market, giving it my all, ensuring my teammates know I bought their again, I really feel like I may very well be a first-rounder, possibly even get into the lottery.

JW: I’d say taking pictures guard, small ahead, swingman, yeah.

JW: Yeah, I prefer it. Having the ability to rebound and push is every part. That’s what I believe the NBA is transitioning to.

JW: I simply assume it is dependent upon how a lot work you place in. You will be no matter you need to be. Me being a two-way man has been my journey. I was actually skinny, so being bodily didn’t work for me after I was youthful. Everybody was both stronger or smaller however may get beneath me, so I needed to learn to shoot. In highschool, I grew into my physique, bought stronger, began taking delight in protection, and performed as a giant man at instances. In school, I noticed everybody’s proficient and robust, so I needed to discover my means. That’s after I began doing the soiled work, getting further possessions, diving on the ground for unfastened balls. That’s how I performed at VCU, and it molded me into the two-way participant I’m now.

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JW: I don’t actually have a professional comparability. I depart that to the Web and different folks. I don’t examine myself to anybody.

JW: I wanna say Kobe, huge Kobe man. Michael Jordan, LeBron, KD is my favourite participant, and I’m going with Shaq to observe.

JW: My GOAT is KD. The way in which he performs makes the sport seems to be really easy, and it’s actually not. The way in which he makes it look is nowhere close to as simple as it’s. He’s so constant. He’s been doing the identical factor for therefore lengthy. Capturing threes earlier than it was the factor to do. Each elbow jumper, each dribble – it’s like he’s figuring out throughout the sport. It’s so easy but additionally so exact.