Talk me through your thoughts on draft day, the buildup until you were drafted, finally getting your name called, and your first thought about being a Wizard.

Nick Young: It was a great experience for me. Going through the whole process was nerve-racking, and I didn’t know where I was going to end up. I heard a lot of teams were interested in me. I didn’t even know I was going to the Wizards. I thought they had all the guards they needed. Once I got my name called, it felt wonderful.

Dominic McGuire: I had about 16 workouts. I didn’t really know where I was going. I thought I was going in the first-round but it didn’t happen. I finally got my name called, and I was probably the happiest person in the world at that point.

Last year around this time you had classes/tests/homework and basketball, what is it like to be a full-time basketball player now?

NY: We were just talking about that the other day. It’s different: you don’t wake up and go to class anymore, you wake up and go to practice. I’m used to going home and having to do homework after practice. Once practice is over, it’s up to you what you want to do and that’s something different. Practice is hard to, it’s not just a laid back thing. You have to go to work.

DM: I feel the same way. Now it’s a job, it’s a business, so you have to carry yourself as a professional. Like Nick said, the biggest difference is that you have so much free time. You don’t have to worry about school or stress out about homework and studying. I love it.

What’s the biggest difference between an NBA practice and a college practice?

NY: In college you go over the same plays until you get it. You have to pick it up quickly in the NBA. It’s also more physical in the NBA.

DM: You scrimmage more in the NBA. In college, you’re doing a lot of drills, a lot of running, and breaking down every single aspect of the game. Here, you have to figure that out for yourself on the court. Once you learn the plays, you just have to figure out how to play and let your game take over.

If there is one guy you are most looking forward to playing against, who is it and why?

DM: Shaq. It’s not that I want to go at him, it’s just because I love Shaq. I’m a big fan of his.

NY: Kobe. I look up to his game, but now I’m on the same level. I’m guarding him now.

When did you know you were good enough to one day play in the NBA?

NY: I would probably say high school or my freshman year at USC. I got there and it was tough and a lot more physical, but once I got the hang of everything, the sky was the limit.

DM: I kind of always figured either NFL or NBA. That’s always been a goal of mine. When I hit my growth spurt, I knew that was it for football.

Both of you went to high school and college in California. How has the transition been to the East Coast and Washington, D.C.?

NY: To me, the biggest adjustment has been being without my family. I always had my mom, my brothers, and my family around. USC is about five minutes from where I stayed. It’s been an adjustment doing everything on my own. And they don’t play any West Coast music!

DM: Yea, you go out and they play Jay-Z and 50 Cent all day!

What do you like the most about D.C.?

NY: I like the environment. It’s cool so far. The people are cool, everyone’s cool. Everything is just laid-back. It’s a nice city, with the White House and everything else that is here.

DM: There’s a lot of history here, and there is always something to do. Every night you could do something if you really want to, and that’s cool.