Atlanta Hawks’ Mouhamed Gueye Pre-Summer League Availability

Atlanta Hawks’ Mouhamed Gueye Pre-Summer League Availability

what are you looking forward to showing at Summer League um this is your second year out there so how are you hoping to take that step forward I’m really excited not just for me but for the whole team uh we’ve been the past two days been fun running around have the rookies Nico Zach Kobe so H not rookie you know uh it’s really exciting I’m excited to go again uh in Vegas play again and hopefully win the tournament what did we just noticed in the this year draft picks in Nico and Zach well first I can’t speak French to Zach now Nico speak a little bit of French too as well but uh they really excited to play with like Nico can pass the Bell from wherever and Zach is just he just a Hooper he can shoot pass he can do a little bit of everything so I’m pretty excited have you helped them get adjusted a little bit I think it’s interesting how they talk about the European game being a little bit different than the NB just a difference in the three-point line and you help them kind of get adjusted to it yeah especially the language Buri like I think for them if they if they understand a little bit English it’ll be I think it’s going to be over for a lot of people but hopefully in a year or two they will be more connected to the system but I try to help them as much as I can like tell them you got to be here even off the court like despite to eat and all that so I’m trying to help on in off the court a lot what makes you that confident in them that you say if that they they can fix that language barrier it’s over for a lot of people I mean they are pretty good at basketball he’s the number one people for a reason so and Nico is just he just seran killer so I’m excited Ser killer when you talk about the language barrier what’s some of the terms that maybe they have to get used to uh I think everything uh obviously I was here last year so it’s kind of easier for me the system and all that but D coming from a different country not speaking English very well but I think I think if they around me and Kobe alive they would understand a little more for sure why is that this is just a sense of personality fun you guys have I mean we going to be hanging out a lot and we going to be around each other a lot so I think he’s going to be a lot of fun how do you want them to kind of get to see Atlanta Nico said he want to the aquarium and Coca-Cola how else can they get adjusted I mean I just want them to enjoy enjoy the people and see how incredible they are and how everybody is just so nice they said the goal is they hope that they win the team win summer league do you think that’s a possibility for this team yes of course I think that’s everybody’s going the team we got the same goal coach the players and everybody and Hope before you get it done what do you want to see for yourself personally in summer league man be a menace on defense first of all then just help my teammates and you know be the best version of me what’s a manace on defense look like being over the place being lacking down the best player if I have to uh helping help side talking on the bench just everything really it does seem like the chemistry is pretty good the first couple days of you guys hanging out together what makes this group so fun I mean we just come from different part of the world and basketball bring us together and we just great guys obvious like Zach with smileing Nico same Kobe always make fun of me I make fun of him so we’re just a great group of guys you didn’t get to play that much last season does that make this week a little bit more important to you honestly not really cuz right after the season last year we started like a week after that so we’ve been in the gym a lot and this just a way for us to see where we at and me especially see where I’m at and what I need to improve on and I just see it as a fun time you know going out there and compete so is it more fun to play against somebody else instead of yes for sure I’m yeah what was it like for you uh after the dejon Murray trade that’s a that’s a big piece of this team last year uh but as things are are changing now moving forward yeah obviously DJ was was a big part of it and he was like my big brother he took me under his wing but it’s just a business and at the end of the day I’m not even contr all that so I wish him the best he my big brother forever and I’m excited for what we got going on how will you help Nico get used to the heat no that I can’t do nothing we should play inside yeah probably just tell him to just stay inside and avoid walking in Vegas and over there thank you