Um, you're very clearly one of the best pastors in the draft.

I mean, you're kind of a genius, the way you manipulate defenses with movements and your eyes and everything.

Um, with you, like to really, like, fulfill everything that you could be as a playmaker on the court.

What are some of the things that you've been doing the last couple months to, you know, improve your burst and further tighten your handle So you can, you know, be the best possible, you know, half court shot creator That you could be, uh, you know, just doing what got me here.

Spent a lot of time in the gym.

Uh, you know, working out three times a day, twice on the court, once in the weight room.

So really, just attacking it that way.

Watching a lot of film, paying attention to the little details.

I think I've got really good words of wisdom from former NBA players.

And obviously, I'm working with Joe Bonosaro here.

Legendary MBA trainers.

Well, so working with guys who have who know what they're doing.

Guys who had success the MBA, so just have a constant conversation watching Phil doing everything I can work on the little things and fine tune everything as we, uh, as we get closer.

Okay, great.

With our next question.

Let's go to Mark Medina.

Mark.

It's very smart, Medina, here with us today.

Thanks so much for doing this.

What's been the most interesting in unique takeaways from this whole predraft process?

Given, you know, the unprecedented nature of how it's set up with the pandemic, that's a good question.

I would just say my favorite part of of it has been just the people I've met while I've been out here in Las Vegas worked out with, you know, a lot of N b A guys.

Troy Brown's out here.

Amir Johnson was out here.

Uh, Carlo Quinn is now out here.

Uh, Rashad McCants worked out, uh, one day, Gilbert Arenas was out here watching me work out one day.

So I've met a lot of guys, got a lot of great words of wisdom from some guys who have been successful.

Um, you know, in the game of basketball.

So that's been my favorite part of it.

Just be different people.

Um but obviously I can't wait toe, get toe some some normalcy and get back to, you know, play with, you know, with my team.

Thanks with with our next question, Let's go to Rod Beard Rod a Tyree's Rod Beard from the Detroit News.

Can you list the teams that you worked out for?

And maybe the ones that you interviewed with as well, uh, team that I worked out with our Minnesota, Chicago, Golden State and Detroit?

Most of the four teams I've worked out for I've obviously interviewed for all four of those teams as well, thanks to Iris with our next question.

Let's go toe Eric Walden.

Eric it tyreese.

So there aren't a ton of Iowa State guys in the NBA right now, but one of them place here in Salt Lake City with the jazz in George Neang.

Just wondering if you have had any contact with those guys.

Kind of leaned on them for for advice.

In terms of you know what you can expect from the MBA?

Yeah, George, my boy, a really close friend of mine.

We talk all the time.

I'm surprised he hasn't facetime me.

Today we face time, like every day he'll call me to talk about nonsense.

So we talk all the time.

Not just about basketball stuff, but, you know, obviously off the court things and and inside jokes, there's just stuff like that.

But yeah, we have talked about, you know, the basketball side and what to expect as well.

Obviously, I'm in a little different.

Uh, you know, predicament is him coming out of college thing.

Although I would say, guys, so it's it's a little different, but they obviously our NBA players and know what to expect on the expectations and stuff like that.

They tell me things about that.

So, yeah, we talk all the time.

He's actually gonna come out here on Friday.

So I'll see you.

Uh, Friday.

So, yeah, we're really close.

Thank you.

Good luck with everything.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Appreciate it.

Thanks.

Tyreese.

With our next question, let's go to Casey Johnson.

Hey, Tyree's just following up on their work out with the bulls.

What was your kind of impression of the organization and the new management?

And also, how do you envision maybe a fit with that team if you were to land there?

Yeah.

I mean, I enjoyed it.

Um, you know the guys in Chicago are really cool, obviously.

You know, basically front office overhaul.

Uh, it really flowed like a conversation more than like, uh, you know, you like an interrogation or interview anything.

It really flowed.

Really?

Well, uh, you know, I worked out how to go work out.

Um, they liked what they saw.

And I think I fit well in Chicago.

Obviously with two guards and Kobe and Zach, that could score the high level C, I could come in right away and be somebody that could take the burden off them and facilitate, but also with them, You know, one of the ball in their hands the same time I could be guy that plays off the ball, knock down shots.

So whatever is needed.

Um, you know, Chicago, are any organization for that?

So that matter.

I'm ready to do.

Thank you.

Great.

Thank you, Iris, with our next question, let's go to Chris Feed or Chris Tyreese.

I'm curious when you're in college and you go through an offseason, you probably have set, um, instead of workouts that you go through Thio, improve your game Now that you're going from college to the NBA.

How much if at all have those workouts changed in terms of what you're trying to better.

Yeah, I just say, uh, you know, I think my injury was a little bit of a blessing in disguise in the sense of being able to really step away from the game of basketball for extended period of time and look at what I need toe work on, obviously, you know, tightening up my handle, shots off the dribble, finishing at the rim.

Just a lot of different stuff.

That being able to step away and look at from the outside in and see where my where.

There are criticisms in my game that, and holding my game that I can fix has has been really, really good.

I think, um, kind of having that that year between my freshman software when I was working on was basically everything, because my role changed drastically and so just fine tuning everything, and I'm still doing that now.

But just with focal points on the things I just mentioned, because I know what I do well in and areas that I could get better at.

So obviously I'm working on everything.

But with the general focus on the things that I just mentioned.

Thanks, Tyreese.

Next question.

Let's go to Ian Bagley.

Ian, Harry's Thank you for doing this.

Um, do you have any scheduled workouts coming up?

And if so, is one with the Knicks or the Nets?

To my knowledge, I don't have any more scheduled workout that that could very well changed.

Uh, you know, I usually get told I have a workout, and I'm ready to go.

So, uh, just whatever I'm informed of, but as of right now, I have no more scheduled workout.

Basically just teams air coming out to see you in Vegas, right?

Yeah.

And so the team will just pop in and you'll hear about it, you know, beforehand.

Yeah.

Tell me a couple of days before that they're coming and usually, you know, meet with them, have have breakfast or something like that.

And then, uh, go to the workout, So, yeah, for the most part of how it goes.

Thank you.

And good luck.

Yep.

Project.

Okay.

Next question.

Jeff McDonald, Jeff.

Hey, Tyreese.

I cover the spurs out of San Antonio.

So first off, I just want to ask if you had any any level of contact with him at all.

Yeah, I have had some.

Just, like, an interview or yeah.

Just interview, Okay.

And And just next, just in general, you guys in this draft class are in the unique position.

There's not gonna be any summer league.

It's kind of draft and then training camp almost immediately.

What?

What do you feel like?

That's a just a miss development opportunity.

And what can you do to kind of over overcome that?

A quick turnaround.

I mean, I guess it might be a miss development opportunity.

Obviously, this summer league and having the summer, uh, use usually beneficial.

But I think that baptism by fire is that is the best way to go about it.

Uh, you know, kind of just throwing us in.

And and, uh, you know, seeing if you're ready or not, I think it's gonna, you know, make or break some people.

Uh, you know, for somebody like me, some that I really want to see, see how you know, the work I've been putting in, uh, you know, it's been a is gonna benefit me at same time.

Just learning on the fly is how I really learned best So you know, I'm looking forward to it.

Obviously, it's a It's a different time, but none of us guys know any better.

Eso We're just ready for what's thrown at us, and we don't really have a choice but to be ready.

I appreciate it.

Good luck next week.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Appreciate it.

Okay.

Our next question.

Cody Taylor.

Cody.

Hey, Tyree's thanks for joining us today.

Um, you said you've been out working out with some players.

What has been maybe the best piece of advice that you've received from one of these NBA players that you're out with?

I just say, uh, me and Gilbert talked a little bit, uh, just about angles and focus on little things like that because he just talked about, you know, you could shoot the ball.

Really?

Well, um, you know, that's what you do with a high level.

The only the only thing you're gonna have to work on is just getting angles and finding spots to get to that.

You could really get your shot whenever you want.

Uh, not being not over over, you know, making things more complex than they have to be simplifying things.

Uh, you know, one dribble to dribble.

Simplify as much as possible because his words of advice for basically, you know, if you're if you're shooting, it's going in for the most part, if you can get it off.

So the most important part is just about getting your spot.

So that's probably best.

Best piece of advice that I've that I've gotten from former NBA player.

Great.

Thank you.

And we only have time for about one more question.

So let's go toe Tough on Bondi.

Hey, Tyreese.

How you doing?

I'm good.

How you doing?

All right, man.

Um, a lot of point guards in this draft.

Lemelle Oh, Killian Hayes.

Carol Lewis.

Cole.

Anthony.

What?

What separate you from those guys?

Um, I just think you know my overall basketball.

Cute.

I'm really a student of the game.

I love the game of basketball, so I'm really obsessed with I spend a lot of time watching film or, uh, you know, in the gym or just doing some That's basketball related.

I think that separates me, but at the same time, I really, truly feel like I'm the best facilitating this draft.

The best shooter in this draft on day one of the highest best like you.

So, you know, obviously I have that confidence in myself.

I feel like that's what separates me.

But I'm not the one who makes the decisions.

Uh, November 18th.

So, um, hopefully we can have this conversation, you know, in a year or two it and see what separates me.

Thanks, Mom.

Great.

Uh, you could do one more.

Do a final question.

Ryland styles.

Rylan.

Hey, Teresa, I was wondering if you've had any contact with the Obama City Thunder as there's rumors about them moving up in this draft.

No, I have I've had no contact with the thunder.

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