Tyrone Wallace

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What would you like the Nuggets organization and fans to know about you?
I’m a great person and a hard worker. I would come in here and work hard every day and try to get better.

What’s your focus coming into these workouts?
The main thing is coming out here and playing hard, controlling the things that I can. I can defend, I can play hard. Shots may fall, shots may not, but I can always control my effort.

If you were to compare your game to someone in the NBA, who would it be?
Some of the guys I like to study would be Jrue Holiday. He’s a bigger guard, real crafty, and he gets into the lane and finishes. Other bigger guards like Michael Carter-Williams.

If you were drafted, how do you see yourself fitting into the Nuggets roster?
I think I’m versatile, I think I can help in lots of different ways. I can guard the 1-3 positions. I can play two positions on offense and I think I could do a good job getting into the lane and finishing and finding guys. I think I could add a lot to the team.

You are considered one of Cal’s all-time best all-around players. You were in the top 10 in scoring, assists and steals. What’s your mindset there?
I’m just trying to attack the game in every way. I’m just trying to help in any way I can. I love to crash the glass, rebound in order to get out in transition. As a point guard, you find guys that explains the assists. I just try to stay aggressive all the time and stay in attack mode.

Do you see yourself as a 1 or a 2 at the next level and what do you see as challenges going into the NBA?
I see myself as a 1 at the next level. I think the main one is continuing to improve my outside shooting. Everything else I do very well. If I add it to my game, that’s a huge piece and being consistent.

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Prospect Q&A: Tyrone Wallace

The Denver Nuggets will conduct another pre-draft workout with another group of six players on Wednesday, May 25. Twelve other draft hopefuls have already visited over the weekend in two other workouts at Pepsi Center.

Wade Baldwin, a 6’3” sophomore guard from Vanderbilt, averaged 14.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game in the 2015-16 season. He also scored in double figures 26 of the 33 games he played this season. Baldwin is the school’s all-time sophomore leader in assists in single season with 172. For his play, he was selected to the All-SEC Second Team in 2015-16.

Ben Bentil, a 6’9” sophomore forward from Providence, has played two seasons at the school. In his sophomore seasons, he averaged 21.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game. Scoring was definitely not an issue for Bentil, putting up 42 points against Marquette in February and 38 points against Butler in March.

Anthony Gill, a 6’8” senior forward from Virginia, finished his collegiate career ranked first in field goal percentage at 58.2%. Gill started all 37 games and averaged a career-high 13.8 points and 6.1 rebounds. Gill led the team in rebounding, led the team in double-doubles and scored double-figures in 33 games. He was selected to the All-ACC Third Team as well as the ACC All-Tournament First Team.

Derrick Jones, a 6’7” freshman forward, averaged 11.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks in 21.5 minutes in one season at UNLV. He left his high school, Archbishop Carroll, as the highest scorer in school history.

Ryan Stephan, a 6’10” senior center from Colorado-Mesa, was a 2015-16 NABC All-American as well as the D2CCA National Player of the Year. He has tied the school-record for points in a game with 45 points against Regis. He had the most double-doubles (23) and was second in points per game (25.6) in Division II.

Tyrone Wallace, a 6’5” guard from Cal, is regarded as one of the top all-around players in school history. He is the only Cal player to rank among the school’s all-time top 10 in scoring, assists, and steals. Wallace was an All-Pac-12 First Team selection as a junior and an honorable mention pick as a senior.

The Nuggets currently hold five selections in the 2016 NBA Draft, including the No. 7, 15 and 19 overall picks.

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Pre-Draft Workout: May 25

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