Aristide Mouaha may not show up in most mocks for the 2020 NBA Draft, but the Cameroon native still has hopes of making it to the next level. The 19-year-old spent the last two seasons in Italy, though he didn’t exactly post dazzling numbers throughout the 2019-20 season (6.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game).
Still, the guard hopes he’ll get a shot. He even has a preferred team: the Brooklyn Nets. His reasoning is simple, “I could learn a lot from them,” he told Basketincontro, referring to Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
There are several other draft-and-stash options in this year’s draft, but perhaps Mouaha’s interest in the team could earn him a second look, should there league host a Draft Combine — it was postponed earlier in May.
If nothing else, Mouaha’s interest in learning from the Nets’ two superstars shows how much the franchise’s brand can grow as long as Irving and Durant call Brooklyn home.