Catching up with draft prospect DJ Wagner

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DJ Wagner: No, not likely. We simply taking it step-by-step. They only information me by each step of the method, so we didn’t actually discuss that.

Loads of totally different recommendation or tips about the sport. Simply arising after I was younger, going by all the degrees as a result of they play on a unique stage with sure issues, expectations and stuff like this. So they offer me loads of several types of reasoning, totally different ideas of the sport. The primary factor they stated was actually simply have enjoyable.

DJW: Nothing particularly…if something, simply taking good care of my physique, stuff like that to forestall accidents. In order that’s one factor, however simply play ball, simply hoop.

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DJW: It was very enjoyable. He helped me with lots. Coming in as a younger freshman, he taught me lots in regards to the sport and helped me develop and mature as a participant.

DJW: Oh yeah, most positively. That’s my man proper there. You already know, we actually cool. That’s like household. He positively hit me up a few totally different occasions. Given me recommendation on the sport and stuff like that arising in highschool, so he positively gave me recommendation.

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DJW: For me, actually simply to go and win the nationwide championship. Simply win, take it sport by sport. Be as profitable as we are able to and simply attempt to develop to the most effective that I might be.

DJW:  Simply actually to push me to the restrict. Push me to be the most effective participant that I might be. Simply attempt to assist me develop as a lot as I can. Like I stated, simply push us all to that nationwide championship and hopefully win that in the long run.

DJW: My dad actually confirmed me totally different strikes and stuff like that simply from coaching me and stuff.

I prefer to take various things from totally different kind of gamers. Some gamers I can title proper now, Damian Lillard, Kyrie Irving, Stephen Curry. Simply various things [from them] in the course of the sport, choosing totally different elements of their particular person video games.

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DJW: Similar to the gamers I named. All of them killers. All of them obtained that killer mentality. Each time they step on the courtroom, they attempt to play as arduous as they will. I simply like to compete. Anytime I step on the courtroom, I’m simply completely satisfied to compete, so I attempt to compete as a lot as I can.