Just like Keira, A-Randolph has been pumping iron!
âIâve been in the weight room, just working hard trying to get stronger,ââ said Randolph, who was 175 lbs. a year ago. Wrap your brains around that for a hot minute; thatâs like Keira Knightley-skinny. âWhen I was in high school I was always on the floor. Just tap me and Iâd be on the floor.ââ
But Randolph is just 18, making him actually younger than Gallinari. Heâs essentially like drafting a high school kid.
âBasically. So I think Iâve got a little more time to mature and get better, so I think I have a lot of upside.ââ
*** For the record, Gallinari wants to play for the Knicks or the Nets. But heâs not going to pull a Juan Carlos Navarro from 2002, take his ball and go home to Italy if he doesnât land in the New York area.
It sounds like heâs just trying to get a guarantee, but at No. 6, I canât imagine Donnie Walsh gives him one. Maybe the Nets could, since they not only draft 10th but again at No. 21. Besides, Yi Jianlian didnât want any parts of Milwaukee and he settled in just fine in Brew City, right?
*** As far as Augustin, the sophomore from Texas _ whatâs the world coming to when thatâs like an old geezer? _ is the purest point guard in the draft (other than Derrick Rose). But heâs something of a reach, unless of course they trade down; nbadraft.net had him going 13th, one spot after the Italian Stallion.
âI work hard, I play hard, Iâm a leader. I look at guys like Chris Paul, Steve Nash, theyâre not very big, they just use their smarts, craftiness. Thatâs what I like to do,ââ said Augustin. âI love the pick-and-roll. I ran that a lot in college; Iâm used to it, I know it well. Itâs a great system and theyâll win a lot of games running it.ââ
