[外電] Julian Wright: "I definitely don’t plan on playing just
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Jonathan Givony: How are you enjoying the training so far?
Julian Wright: It’s been great. These are great facilities and great staff.
The staff has really been helping me out so far, just showing me the little
tidbits that will help me in my workouts.
Jonathan Givony: What is the difference between training here as an
individual as opposed to training at Kansas?
Julian Wright: It’s more rapid at Kansas, you only have an hour or so to
work in the off-season, so you’re just trying to get as much stuff in as you
can. But here it’s spaced out; there is no time limit, so we can get a lot
of things in. We can stay out there and shoot and they can help us
individually as well as collectively, so I think that’s really more helpful.
Jonathan Givony: What are you trying to accomplish considering that you
started later than a lot of guys here, and also a lot of the guys in the
draft. You have a shorter time frame; so what are the things you are trying
to accomplish in that period?
Julian Wright: I’m working on footwork. I think just basically the offensive
part of the game. Most of the workouts are going to be offensive learning, we
’re looking for who can be efficient, who can get their shot off and create
shots, create space, and I feel like I’ve got to get good at that, and just
try to learn from the guys here.
Jonathan Givony: Was finishing the semester at Kansas something that was
important to you?
Julian Wright: I think so. A lot of people may leave early to go to the pros
and they stop school once they do that, and I didn’t want that to be my last
memory. So I feel like it’s going to give me the urge to want to come back
and finish.
Jonathan Givony: How many credits do you have left until you’re done?
Julian Wright: An estimate is about 45 hours or so, so I feel like I can
finish by at least…worst case scenario 2011.
Jonathan Givony: Is there any specific part of your game you’re trying to
work on the most here?
Julian Wright: I think just spot up shooting. Being able to put pressure on
the defense and knock down shots I think is important, especially in the
league, you’ve just got to be able to hit open shots, that’s going to be
one point of emphasis.
Jonathan Givony: You’re kind of an interesting case study because you played
point guard in high school and then power forward in college; so has there
been a learning curve in trying to get your ball-handling skills back to
where they were maybe a few years ago?
Julian Wright: Yes. That’s part of the reason why I have a chip on my
shoulder. I’m trying to present myself as a small forward. It kind of comes
down to things I’ve been doing on my own, just trying to keep my
ball-handling skills up, just in terms of passing and things like that. Just
being able to pick things up fast, and even watching the other guys here has
helped me as well, just learning by example. I feel like I’ve picked up a
lot in less than a week in terms of all the small things and details that
comes with my game.
Jonathan Givony: Do you think you’re going to be strictly a small forward in
the NBA. or are you going to be able to slide over to the 4 sometimes like
guys like Boris Diaw and Shane Battier do?
Julian Wright: Yeah I do. I feel like my versatility is something I’m not
going to let anyone take away from me. My versatility isn’t going to give a
coach any choice but to use me in different areas. I feel like I have so many
things to give to a team where it would be a disservice to use me in just one
spot, so I definitely don’t plan on playing just one position, especially
through the course of my career.
Jonathan Givony: What are you hearing right now in terms of where your draft
stock is at?
Julian Wright: We’ve been hearing a lot between as high as four or five and
as low as twelve or thirteen. So I’m just trying to do as well as I can in
workouts to be as attractive as I can to the different organizations.
Jonathan Givony: How important is it for you to get drafted high?
Julian Wright: I think it’s important. You always want to put yourself in
that position, but the draft is not a science because it’s all about needs
too. With me I know it goes under needs so I will understand if I’m picked
lower than I was projected to be, or even if I go higher, I just feel like
that comes out of needs. I want to put myself in that position where I’m
attractive to everyone and do a lot of things well.
Jonathan Givony: Everybody has an opinion about the type of player you are or
your scouting report, but what do you think are your biggest strengths as a
basketball player?
Julian Wright: I feel like I’m just able to be a playmaker and make plays,
and not just game changing plays, but the types of plays that will get the
momentum on our side. Basketball is a game of runs and I feel like I’m
usually on the side of helping our team in making a run. Defensively, just
being long and really playing the passing lanes well, playing help defense,
and just the small things like that I think I can help the team with.
Jonathan Givony: Do you think your rebounding is something that is going to
transfer over to the league?
Julian Wright: I think so; especially in situations where I can rebound the
ball and bring it up. I think that’s really going to be a strong point,
especially in a more up-tempo game. The NBA clock is only 24 seconds, so
hopefully I’ll put myself in a situation where the coach can trust me to
bring the ball up and things like that in due time.
Jonathan Givony: What are you going to measure out at in terms of your
height, weight, and wingspan?
Julian Wright: I don’t think I’m going to grow any more, but I feel like I
can put on a lot more weight. I weighed at 228 last off season, so I feel
like I can put it on this year and keep it on, especially with all of the
training.
Jonathan Givony: What about your wingspan and your height?
Julian Wright: My wingspan when last measured was like 7’2” and my height
is about 6’8 ½”.
Jonathan Givony: You’re a little bit different of the court from a lot of
guys in this draft. What are some things NBA teams are going to find out when
they do their research on you or when they bring you in for an interview in
terms of stuff you like to do off the court?
Julian Wright: I like to bowl. I try to tie that in to basketball, and I feel
like it’s important to me just as an athlete. I try to take whatever I can
from other sports. If you miss a shot you can’t worry about it, you’ve got
to hit the next one, just things like that, relating it to basketball. I also
play chess, I feel like anticipating keeps you sharp mentally. When you have
a scouting report, you have to understand certain things that a team does or
that the opposition does, all by anticipation. So I like to go out there and
just keep my mind active also.
Jonathan Givony: What did you study in school? What were you majoring in?
Julian Wright: Communications.
Jonathan Givony: So what were some of the classes you took last semester?
Julian Wright: Effective Business Communication, I took Rhetoric of American
Sport, History of Western Civilization, and Biology.
Jonathan Givony: Fast forwarding two of three years down the road, what do
you see your role as in the NBA? What kind of NBA player are you going to be?
Julian Wright: Hopefully a guy that a team can build around.
Jonathan Givony: What kind of team do you think fits you better: an up and
down team like Phoenix or a half court grind it out team like San Antonio?
Julian Wright: I think early on in my career an up tempo team would be best,
I feel like that would work best with my strong points. But if a team sees me
best as a defensive guy, especially if that will allow me to go further and
help an organization that is building. But again, as far as the up tempo
game, I feel like that is best for me just with my style of play. I’m
working hard in the gym though, getting stronger, so the grind it out game
would be a good fit for me as well. Like I said, versatility is key. I’m
always trying to get better at certain aspects of my game. The end of the
game is never as up tempo as the first half is, so regardless, you have to be
able to make plays.
Jonathan Givony: What do you think is going to happen next with Kansas, how
are they going to do without you and maybe without Brandon [Rush]?
Julian Wright: I think that the freshmen are going to do really well this
year, all of the freshmen, even Brady Morningstar who didn’t play much last
year, Sherron Collins and Darrell Arthur. I’m just happy for my teammates,
knowing that they’ve all been working hard getting ready. They kind of
remind me of when I was a freshman having to go through some changes and
stuff. I feel like we guided them and helped them last year and now they’re
ready to take the next step in contributing.
Jonathan Givony: Are you going to have a strong relationship with KU in terms
of coming back for games and helping them with recruiting or whatever they
ask of you?
Julian Wright: Oh yeah, I know that’s how the relationship stood when I
left. I just appreciate them being able to understand my situation.
Jonathan Givony: How are the fans taking it in terms of when you were still
at school walking around and stuff; was there a lot of negativity? Or did
people understand?
Julian Wright: It was half and half. A lot of people understood, but at the
same time a lot of people were upset and disappointed. Coach Self had a good
explanation; he was always saying that when a person gets elected half the
country wants him and half the country doesn’t. So they should at least
understand, even if they are going to be negative. So that’s kind of how I
look at it, in my heart I knew it was best for me.
Jonathan Givony: Thank you Julian. Best of luck.
Julian Wright: Thank you. To you too.
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