Could Doc River's son Austin enter the NBA Draft this year? He sure can. Duke's very own freshman says he's ready to play for the big league after one year at Duke. When asked about Austin's choice his father responded "He loved it at Duke, but on the other hand, he's a kid who has always been around the NBA game," he adds on "Coach K knew that, and that's why they had such a great relationship this year, because he understood it".
When saying "Coach K" Doc is referring to Mike Kryzewski, Duke's head coach. Doc mentioned if it it wasn't Coach K, leaving to the NBA draft would be easy but since their relationship is so good, it was a very hard choice for Austin.
Doc goes on to explain Austin's thrills of playing for Duke. He says "I asked him what he enjoyed the most, and he said he knew that people didn't like Duke, but he had no idea they didn't like them that much until he got on the road.""That was the most fun, being on the road, and the fans are killing you. You get a chance to shut them up. That's actually who he is, too, so it played into his hands".
Well Austin will get a lot of that if he makes it into the big league. And his father won't have to worry about being able to watch him play.
The Celtics will be competing against him.
Good Read. I don't know how I feel about him entering the draft. Personally he is a little undersized in regards to height. But that wouldn't change if he stayed at Duke longer. He has all the other skill sets to help him thrive in the league. He was one of the very few college players this year that were able to create their own shot and give them self space to shoot with ease. Rivers has a good shot and is very quick to the basket, I'm interested to see where he will be drafted. I feel he will go mid to late teens possibly low twenties, but anything can happen. I don't think staying at Duke would benefit Rivers much so it is a smart decision for him. If he wasn't ready I'm sure Doc or Coach K would of definitely sat him down and explained to him what he would need to work on. I'm a Celtics fan and love Doc as a coach, I'm excited to see the rivalry that will be created when the Celtics take on which ever team Rivers ends up on.
ReplyDeletei think that he should stay in college and get more experience. i think he needs it.
ReplyDeleteNot ready yet. Really should stay another year or two.
ReplyDeleteInteresting take filled with interesting nuggets. Nice post!
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