Baylor Basketball (M): Yves Missi Introductory Press Conference with New Orleans Pelicans
this a little background into uh Eve and and Antonio and the reason why we selected them um Eve we took him to the 21st pick I saw him in practice in October I said this um after the draft and he was probably one of the more athletic players I had seen at his size in practice in the way he moved on the floor and his instincts defensively were incredible and so he just continue to get better and better and better as the year went along um he’s going to fit well here in New Orleans uh coach green loves a players that can switch defensively and can put pressure on the rim coming out of pick and rolles being able to um being able to free up the weak side of the floor um is something that we like to uh incorporate into our our offense and so uh I think he’s going to fit really really really nicely he there’s been a uh just a lot of stuff out there about you started to play basketball I know 15 16 years old at the organized level you know what have these these last few years been like for you this journey and you know it culminating here uh with you being drafted into the NBA I mean it’s been amazing I feel like um each year I got better and the more I play I obviously took a lot of like stuff from older guys a Bor a prolific prep and I feel like everywhere I went to I always like got better at some point I found something to out to my game and then just being here and be able to grow even more is just amazing possibility you R shirt your first year at been going from that to being a lottery Pi was that past year been like just just you know being able to send so quickly uh just trying to learn being coachable TR to execute what a coach is telling me to do just trying to understand why he’s telling me and know that I cannot be a time right and then just try understand try Implement on the court was there a uh like a specific moment at Baylor last season when you thought oh the NBA is like a real possibility as soon as next year uh I’ve been thinking about his Dre more like at the end of the year that actually like brought it to my parents and family but I was more focused on the dream the entire season and there’s been comparisons like for instance to Clint capella I think even yourself I’ve seen you I think on social media talk about Derek Livy how would you describe your game uh I start my game as someone that can obviously help in defense uh be able to switch on the guard someone can press put pressure on the rim obviously uh someone will crash offensive glass all the time and then a good shot blocker and someone who plays hard with energy you come from a rich Cameroon in Heritage your parents played on a national team in the NBA there’s some all NBA guys like Jo lmb pasel seak how do you feel about the influx of good Cameroon and players in the league uh it’s amazing I just feel like the more people in cam have the opportunity to just play basketball early on they probably get to this type of stage to the NBA or even the Euro league or whatever I just feel like um being one of them is amazing obviously I watch when I was younger and then to be able to maybe play against him Pro be play against him is just super guys same question Eve how do you feel like your fit alongside with Z in the front Court could be beneficial for the Pelicans uh just like you said just Bing the floor and just be able to pressure him like he said and then just uh I know that they will more there will be more about him more than me for sure so I know I can crush the glass and everything so I know it’s def he G be amazing Bryson talked about the importance of being able to play different defensive schemes in today’s NBA being a big that can play in space how how comfortable are you doing those different things on a defensive end and kind of stepping up in different roles uh I just feel like um just like in colge how to P to be able to have a lot of different uh uh pick and row coverage and then I was really comfortable switch on the go even on drug coverage just I would just do what the team needs me to do and then I feel like I would add myself to it guess a question for both you guys how much have you heard about New Orleans how much do you know about and kind of what are you looking forward to about being down here uh I hear a lot about the food feel like everywhere I go someone tell me oh you going to get bigger and I said all right let’s try than
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