Askia Booker

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Q: “You played behind a great guard lineup with names like Spencer Dinwiddie  in past seasons. How did that affect the way you prepared for this opportunity today with the Nuggets?”

A:  “It really helped just being able to talk with them and having the opportunity to see what they went through in their process. Though Spencer didn’t get to work out much due to his ACL injury he went and was able to tell me what to prepare for. He told me ultimately to stay in shape, be in the best shape possible and to work on my NBA three’s. So basically a few pointers I can carry on throughout these workouts, but to also pass down to my underclassmen guards at CU.”

Q: “While playing under coach Boyle and the CU staff what was the biggest lesson you learned?”

A: “Mental toughness, whether you’re hurting or if it’s your off day you still have to compete at a very high level. Your shots might not be falling, but you still have to defend and rebound, box out and contest shots. People think mental toughness is you have to make shots and you’re the best player sometimes. It’s not just that, it’s on the defensive end and rebounding.”

Q: “With the opportunity to play at a higher level what do you think you bring to the table for a professional team?”

A: “I can guard the ball, disrupt plays on the defensive end, I’m really good in pick and roll situations which I believe I showed today a little bit, but also I have the ability to knock down shots, I can hit the three and I’m good off the dribble.”

Q: “Who do you emulate while on the floor?”

A: “That’s a good question, someone like a Nate Robinson or J.R Smith type of player but I also watch a lot of Kyrie Irving and Steph Curry. I see a lot of myself in Allen Iverson with our body types so those are a couple of guards I like.”

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Prospect Q&A: Askia Booker

The Denver Nuggets begin their 2015 pre-draft workouts tomorrow morning with a group of local prospects.

JJ Avila is a 6’8” forward from Colorado State, and was the only player in the nation to average better than 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2 steals per game while shooting over 55% from the floor.

Avila will be joined at the Nuggets practice facility by a fellow Colorado State teammate, Stanton Kidd, who is also a 6’8” forward. Kidd notched 21 double-digit scoring games this past season.

With the addition of Askia Booker, the two aforementioned CSU prospects will be joined by a representative from their cross-state rival, the University of Colorado. Booker, a 6’2” guard, is only the third player in University of Colorado history to reach 1,700 points, 400 rebounds, 300 assists and 140 steals in his career.

From the University of Wyoming, 6’9” forward Derek Cooke Jr. is scheduled to join Denver’s first 2015 pre-draft workout as well.  Cooke is the only Cowboy to start all 35 games last season, which included Wyoming’s first NCAA tournament since 2001-02.

Alex Herrera, a 6’9” center from Fort Lewis and RMAC Defensive Player of the Year for three-consecutive seasons, will also participate.

The final prospect scheduled to workout with the Nuggets on their first day of pre-draft workouts, Mitch McCarron, is originally from Brisbane, Australia, but played last season locally for Metropolitan State University of Denver. The 6’3” guard was the NABC National Player of the Year, and averaged 20.1 points last season for the Roadrunners.

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Nuggets Pre-Draft Workout Preview: May 27

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