Denver Nuggets rookie guard Jalen Pickett joined Ryan Blackburn on Pickaxe and Roll to talk his journey to the NBA and joining the defending champions for his first professional season. Blackburn and Pickett dive into a variety of topics including Pickett’s path to the NBA via Siena and Penn State, his play style, desire to be a Denver Nugget, early thoughts on the city and more.
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:40 on being a New York point guard
1:19: attending Siena
2:04: playing at Penn State
3:24: relationship with coach Micah Shrewsberry
5:45: on style of play at Penn State
6:39: Booty Ball
8:18: on declaring for the draft
10:24: being drafted in the NBA
12:44: NBA player comp
13:40: playing at Summer League
14:40: fellow rookies
16:09: playing on a championship team
17:02: players on the team he is surprised by
19:44: who he is most excited to play against
22:12: community work in the city
8 Comments
Nice show. Im a big fan of Pickett, i remember when UI coach called it Booty Ball and they ran with it. Its just tough junk yard dog play from the point spot
Good stuff Ryan and Jalen!
Heard a lot about Bootyball from fanboi Adam Mares, it's nice to hear from him finally.
Although I'm sure Adam is crestfallen he didn't get to interview his draft night crush first. 😂
LFG helluva guest Blackburn
Great interview, Ryan! Jalen's going to be a great Nugget
Hi Jalen
Awesome interview big dog!
Ready for Jalen!