Dyson Daniels Interview at NBA Summer League

Dyson Daniels Interview at NBA Summer League

>> WELL YOU JUST MENTIONED DYSON DANIELS. SO LET’S GO OVER TO DAVE MCMENAMIN. >> I’M HERE WITH DYSON DANIELS. IT’S BEEN A PRETTY GOOD RUN FOR YOU SINCE YOU JOINED THE ATLANTA HAWKS. KIND OF MADE A NAME FOR YOURSELF IN THIS LEAGUE. WHAT DO YOU THINK HAS REALLY WORKED FOR YOU IN PARTICULAR ON THE DEFENSIVE END? I GUESS I SHOULD SAY, SINCE YOU JOINED ATLANTA? >> YEAH, I THINK IT’S BEEN A LOT OF THINGS, YOU KNOW, A CHANGE OF ENVIRONMENT, YOU KNOW, JUST CHANGE YOUR MINDSET AS WELL. YOU KNOW, COMING INTO THIS YEAR WANTING TO REALLY SHOW WHO I AM AS A PLAYER AND GO OUT THERE AND MAKE PLAYS ON BOTH ENDS OF THE FLOOR. AND YEAH, I’M JUST LOVING, YOU KNOW, PLAYING BASKETBALL, YOU KNOW, THRIVING IN THE ENVIRONMENT. OBVIOUSLY. YOU KNOW, ATLANTA’S BEEN REALLY GOOD WITH PLAYING ALONGSIDE GUYS LIKE TREY MAKING MY LIFE EASIER. AND YEAH, JUST I THINK IT WAS A CHANGE IN MINDSET WAS THE MAIN THING COMING INTO THIS YEAR. >> CASSIDY AND COACH GREENBERG ARE BROADCAST CREW. WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE MOVES THE HAWKS MADE IN THE OFF SEASON. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THEM? >> I THINK THEY’RE GREAT. YOU KNOW, FRONT OFFICE, DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB. AND I THINK EVERYONE CAN SEE OUR TEAM HAS, YOU KNOW, BEEN A REAL CONTENDER NOW. AND YOU KNOW WE’RE GOING TO WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT IT TOGETHER AND YOU KNOW PLAY WELL TOGETHER AND STAY HEALTHY. BUT WITH THE PIECES THAT WE GOT I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE CAN REALLY WORK WELL TOGETHER. AND YOU KNOW HOPEFULLY GO OUT THERE AND MAKE A RUN. >> WHAT DID YOU TAKE AWAY FROM WATCHING THE NBA PLAYOFFS PLAY OUT. YOU KNOW INDIANA VERSUS OKC. DEEP BENCHES SWITCHABLE PLAYERS DEFENSE BEING A PREMIUM. AND HOW DO YOU THINK YOU GUYS COULD PLAY THAT TYPE OF STYLE. >> YEAH I THINK YOU KNOW LIKE YOU SAID THOSE TWO TEAMS YOU KNOW PLAY SUPER HARD OKC OBVIOUSLY REALLY GOOD DEFENSIVE TEAM INDIANA AS WELL. THEY WERE OUT THERE YOU KNOW REALLY FLYING AROUND HAVING EACH OTHER’S BACK. SO I THINK YOU KNOW IT’S KIND OF THE WAY THE NBA IS GOING NOW IS YOU KNOW HAVING GUYS THAT CAN SWITCH ON THE FLOOR, YOU KNOW DEFEND ALL POSITIONS AND PROTECT THE RIM. SO I THINK YOU KNOW OUR TEAM’S GOING TO BE VERY VERSATILE THIS YEAR IN IN THOSE SORTS OF ASPECTS. AND YEAH IT WAS JUST COOL TO YOU KNOW BE GAME THROUGH THE FINALS. SEEING THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE INTENSITY OF FINALS GAME AND JUST MOTIVATION GOING INTO NEXT YEAR. >> IT WASN’T THAT LONG YOU PLAYED IN THIS, RIGHT? YEAH, YEAH. I MEAN NOW YOU’RE A VET. DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’VE SORT OF EARNED YOUR SPOT IN THIS LEAGUE? COMING BACK HERE AND WATCHING THE YOUNG GUYS? >> YEAH, I FEEL OLD NOW. YOU KNOW I WAS OUT THERE NOT LONG AGO. SO YOU KNOW, HEADING INTO MY FOURTH YEAR NOW, IT’S STILL A YOUNG GUY, BUT I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS LEAGUE. AND, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO GO OUT THERE AND BE A LEADER IS SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO DO. SO IT’S COOL,

Dyson Daniels checks in from Las Vegas during our first Summer League game!

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