Wednesday, June 21 Draft Workout Quotes

Maurice Ager, Michigan State | Dwayne Mitchell, Louisiana-Lafayette | James Augustine, Illinois | Yemi Nicholson, Denver

Ed Stefanski

On Yemi Nicholson:
“Real strong, big, moves well, (has) good hands, limited somewhat offensively. We’ll have to work on that.”

On James Augustine:
“Runs the floor extremely well, comes from a great program and had been a winner in his 4 years there (Illinois). He is a guy that definitely will be drafted and (is) someone that you’ll see in the NBA. He plays with a lot of energy he knows how to play on both ends of the floor and he runs the floor extremely well.”

On Maurtice Ager:
“A high level athlete. You can tell he’s well coached because he handled all the drills well.”

On Dwayne Mitchell:
“Terrific. NBA type of body, shot it well. He is a high-energy type of guy that I could definitely see getting drafted in the second round for someone to take a shot on.”


Ager Ager
Maurice Ager

On the Nets organization:
“I know a lot about this organization, I’m very familiar with the players.”

On Jason Kidd:
“It would be a great privilege to be able to play with Jason Kidd. He don’t get as much credit as he used to but at the same time I think he makes everyone around him better and I still think he’s one of the top three point guards in the NBA and I think he would compliment me very well.”


Mitchell Mitchell
Dwayne Mitchell

On the Nets organization:
“I think it’s a great organization I think they have some good guys on the team, Jason Kidd, Vince carter. They have a lot of veterans and I know that if I was granted the chance to come here that I’d be surrounded by some good guys and leaders that can help me along the way.”




Augustine Augustine
James Augustine

On his role:
“My job was just to rebound and do things to help out the team and I think that’s the same kind of position that I’m looking for on any other team.”

On the Nets organization:
“I love it. They’ve got great players. Jason Kidd is one of my favorite players so obviously to be able to have a chance to even come here and work out for them is just an honor for me.”



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