Cameron Boozer isn’t walking into the NBA talking like a prospect obsessed with box-score shine. He’s talking like someone who knows the league rewards players who can do a little bit of everything, and he pointed to the New York Knicks as the model.
Boozer told The Athletic, “Versatility is the name of the game. That’s what teams are looking for,” Boozer told The Athletic.
“Teams want five guys who can make plays. Look at the Knicks this year.
Everyone on that team was capable of doing more than one thing. Everyone was capable of playing on or off the basketball.
That’s what I feel like I can do best. I can screen.
I can handle it. You can put me in a lot of different scenarios.”
That mindset fits a Memphis Grizzlies team that may not be viewed as a title threat right now, even if there’s reason to think the roster could be better than some expect next season. The organization has young talent, and if Boozer lives up to the hype, there’s plenty to keep an eye on.
What he’s not doing is chasing empty numbers. Boozer made it clear he understands the bigger picture, especially after coming from Duke and now preparing to face grown men every night in the NBA.
“The NBA is for sure very different than college,” he said. “It’s going to be about growing up and figuring it out.
But this has been a great transition for me. I have a great group of people around me, with my mother and my father and my family.
There are great people in this (Grizzlies) organization, as well. So, it’s really been a great transition.”
For Boozer, the focus is on learning, adapting and helping Memphis build something, even if the wins don’t come all at once.
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