NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets will be immersed in the 2023 NBA Draft later on Thursday and as the NBA world gets closer to the start time of the draft, there will be more rumors than anyone can keep straight in their heads. With that being said, some of the players that will hear their name called on Thursday, like Indiana guard Jalen Hood-Schifino, had their pre-draft media availability on Wednesday and Hood-Schifino was kind enough to talk to Nets Wire about a few topics.
“It’s been a long journey, a long process,” Hood-Schifino said when asked how the draft process has been for him. Hood-Schifino has been mocked as going around the picks that are just outside of the lottery to possibly in the early 20’s which is where a team like the Nets can draft him.
After looking at a few mock trades that have been published recently, such as the latest mock draft done by Cody Taylor of Rookie Wire, it looks like there is a realistic chance of Brooklyn being able to draft Hood-Schifino. How does he feel about that possibility? “I think I can really fit in really well,” Hood-Schifino said when asked what he came away with during his draft interview with the Nets.
“Especially because obviously they have Spencer (Dinwiddie) there,” Hood-Schifino continued. Hood-Schifino, who finished the 2022-23 season as the Big Ten Rookie of the Year as well as making third-team All-Big Ten, said that he considers himself more of a combo guard because of his ability to score and distribute the basketball, similar to the skill set of Dinwiddie.
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