Hornets draft prospect interviews, workout 3
Monday, June 18, 2012
By: Jim Eichenhofer, Hornets.com
The Hornets' 2012 draft workouts continued Monday morning at the Alario Center. Workout No. 3 featured a pair of frontcourt players. Here is some of what they had to say following their workout:PERRY JONES, BaylorQ: Which players do you compare yourself to in the NBA in terms of your style of play?A: A poor mans Kevin Durant.Q: You said you were born in Louisiana (Winnsboro). What do you know about the Hornets and/or the city of New Orleans?A: I know they have changed their roster a lot with trades and they finished last year strong winning a lot of games.Q: What areas of your game are you trying to improve or prove to scouts that they arent weaknesses?A: My strength and my willingness to compete.Q: Who is your draft sleeper, a guy who is not getting much publicity right now but has a chance to be a very solid player in the NBA?A: To be honest, I dont know. There are a lot of talented guys so it would be hard to just choose one.Q: What do you hope to get out of playing in summer league?A: Team chemistry and how to play with the team, to be more efficient with the team. Just do my best to improve and make the team better.JARED SULLINGER, Ohio StateQ: Who do you compare yourself to in the NBA in terms of style of play?A: Carlos Boozer, Kevin Love. All those guys (people) say theyre not athletic enough, not big enough. Also Elton Brand. I compare myself to all of those guys, because they showed that size doesnt matter.Q: What do you know about the city of New Orleans and this organization?A: The city of New Orleans, what it went through, and what it bounced back from, is just tremendous. This team is rebuilding. It looks like its going to be a great atmosphere.Q: What areas of your game are you trying to improve upon or show scouts that theyre a strength of your game?A: I can shoot the ball, I can pass the ball, I can handle the ball. I can do a lot. I just have to show the coach that I can do it.Q: Who is your draft sleeper this year, a player who may not be getting a lot of attention?A: There are a lot of guys. Austin Rivers, Tony Wroten, Marquis Teague, John Henson, Tyler Zeller. I can keep going on and on and on. Everybody doesnt like those guys, but theyre good basketball players.Q: What do you hope to get out of summer league if you end up playing there in July?A: Just the experience of playing with the 24-second shot clock, and get a feel for the NBA style of basketball.