The 76ers hosted their ninth pre-draft workout at the Training Complex Tuesday,
as six prospects from around the world visited Camden.
Here’s some of what they had to say:
Ignas Brazdeikis
Michigan
The pre-draft circuit presents a demanding schedule, as prospects travel from
city to city, but for Ignas Brazdeikis, the grind is exactly what he wants.
“I love it. It’s literally just basketball and travel. It doesn’t get much
better than this.”
Brazdeikis says that he’s been focused on demonstrating his versatility for each
team he visits.
“I definitely think I’m showing teams a lot of my perimeter skills, and what I
can do out on the perimeter. I’m showing I can defend multiple positions, I
could score at all three levels – attack, pass, shoot. Really just showing my
overall game, my competitiveness, my toughness, and just giving it my all out
there.”
The 6-foot-7 Brazdeikis says Joel Embiid has been particularly inspiring to his
game, especially in respect to intangibles:
“I love it. I see some of the things that he does, and I see it in my game a
little bit with the kind of mental warfare that he applies onto the other teams.
Definitely had some fun doing that this year in college basketball, so to play
with a guy like that, it would just be so much fun, and I feel like we’d get
along great.”
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Jarrell Brantley
College of Charleston
Jarrell Brantley played a key role in his four years at College of Charleston.
As he transitions out of college ball, he said his love for the game continues
to drive him forward:
” very solid. I take pride in that a lot, something you don’t see a lot out of
offensive players. But I do take a lot of pride in my defense.”
Marcel Ponitka
Arka Gdynia (Poland)
Marcel Ponitka, who spent some of his high school career at Montverde Academy
alongside Ben Simmons, said that playing overseas has prepared him well for the
challenges ahead as he aims to take his game to the next level:
“It was a great experience for me to play on a high level. It was very
competitive, physical, and I think I gained some experience. I am very
competitive, I’m really tough when I’m playing on both ends. I can shoot the
ball, I can play with energy. I make my teammates better. To be honest, I can do
whatever a team needs me to do.”
Pre-draft workouts continue Thursday at the Complex.
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