Indiana Pacers Pre-Draft Workouts: Adem Bona 1-on-1 Interview (June 20, 2024)

Indiana Pacers Pre-Draft Workouts: Adem Bona 1-on-1 Interview (June 20, 2024)

D how the workout go today um it went well um a little slow start from me um but towards the end we kind of picked it up as a team obviously but um I think we went well um individually for every single one of us so it was a great workout and also my first time in Indiana so I was pretty excited to be here so what are you trying to show teams during this process um obviously I I try to keep it simple show my strength um stay true to myself um my athletism my speed to be able to communicate to to be able to coordinate to defense to coordinate team obviously we work out with a bunch of different guys I’ve never played with before so I think like communication is key so I always try to show teams that can communicate defensively than offensively what do you think your game developed the most over your two years of UCLA um one I one thing that I think developed my game the most which is not really straight directly related to basketball I would say like discipline and the understanding of the game you know um playing under M croing for UCLA we kind of builds character for a player um so we just stay dis through the whole call and I think this has been ending for me throughout this um worker process are there any things you’re able to show teams maybe that you weren’t able to show in college during this process my goal was to show teams things I can do outside of the U System like my athletism to be able to run the floor to to make play from top of the key what do you know about the Pacers and how could you see yourself potentially fitting in here in Indiana Oh my um I I know I know the basic stuff where like obviously when you look up a team you look you look up the basic stuff like um as a team they play pretty fast um they L the Le in assist um I think that’s that’s pretty cool and I really like I like teams I share the ball and play fast that kind of fits my style so um I feel like my style of play will fit the PES pretty well so I’m excited the journey that you’ve had to get to this point we’re a week away from the draft what would it mean to you to hear your name called next week um it’s it would mean the world to me you know and um the amazing thing I say all the time um I don’t do this for me it’s going to mean the to so many other people behind me my family back home um I represent two countries my both Nations will be really excited to hear my name Cod um on the draft night and I’m it mean it’s going to mean everything to me just seeing um seeing my people I’m excited just gives me joy and um I can’t wait I put a lot of effort and time into this and can just going to be exciting time so your my name be called on D night

Center Adem Bona spoke with Pacers.com’s Wheat Hotchkiss about what he knows about the speed the Pacers play with, how UCLA head coach Mick Cronin helped build his character and what it would mean to hear his name called at the draft. Pacers draft coverage is presented by NerdWallet.