Draft Pick Hudson Meets the Media
Lester Hudson averaged 27.5 PPG during his senior season at Tennessee-Martin.
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Hudson Chosen at No. 58
Lester Hudson is older than Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins, but he's starting from scratch as the 58th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. He knows he's a long shot to make the roster.
"It was hard growing up for me, I used to play in the playgrounds with older guys pushing on me," said Hudson, who turns 25 on August 7. "I just want to compete every day, work hard in practice and show Danny [Ainge] that I'm the right guy for the pick."
Despite telling reporters that he thought he was going to go higher in the draft than 58, Hudson was pretty quiet and seemed a bit intimidated by all of the attention this morning in Waltham.
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