Egor Dëmin Reflects on Summer League, NBA Adjustment & Life in Brooklyn | NBA TV Interview

Egor Dëmin Reflects on Summer League, NBA Adjustment & Life in Brooklyn | NBA TV Interview

WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> I THINK THAT’S A FOUL. I THINK IT’S AN OFFENSIVE FOUL, MAN. THAT’S A CHARGE. >> WHAT A GREAT WAY TO PUT THE NUMBER EIGHT PICK ON THE HOT SEAT AS WE WELCOME HIM TO NBA TV DEAL WITH THE CHALLENGE. BUT GOOD AFTERNOON. WE GOT TO START WITH THE PRONUNCIATION OKAY. YEAGER IS GOOD. YEP. HOW ABOUT YEOMAN YEOMAN. YES YES OKAY I KNOW YOU SPOKE TO THE MEDIA HERE IN LAS VEGAS, GAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CLARITY, BUT WE’RE ALL REFINING OUR GAMES. YEAH. GOOD TO MEET YOU. >> IT WAS IT WAS ACTUALLY MY FAULT ABOUT THE PRONUNCIATION. WHEN I JUST GOT TO AMERICA, I THOUGHT IT’S GOING TO BE EASIER FOR EVERYBODY JUST TO SAY, DAMN IT. RIGHT. AND BUT YEAH, ORIGINALLY I HAVE THOSE TWO DOTS ON TOP OF THE E, WHICH MEANS YO IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE. SO. >> TELL ME SOME OF THE NAMES YOU HEARD PEOPLE, HOW THEY BUTCHERED IT. I MEAN, YOU SAID JUST. >> BECAUSE, MAN. >> WHAT’S THE CRAZIEST WAY YOU’VE HEARD PEOPLE SAY YOUR NAME? >> WELL, I THINK THE MOST SIMPLE ONE THAT I’M HEARING, LIKE, EVERY DAY, MORE THAN MY ACTUAL NAME IS IGOR. OKAY, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE. WELL, WHICH MAKES SENSE. YOU KNOW, I’M NOT GETTING OFFENDED ON THAT. OBVIOUSLY, MY NAME IS SPELLED LIKE IGOR, SO PEOPLE, PEOPLE PRONOUNCING IT LIKE THAT. BUT I HEAR A LOT I HAD IGOR DENIM. DENIM IS A BIG A BIG NICKNAME FOR ME. PEOPLE CALL ME BACK AT BYU. SOME. SOME GUYS WOULD CALL ME DENIM JEANS AND YEAH, THEY THEY WOULD BE A BIG, A BIG TIME NICKNAME FOR ME RIGHT NOW. >> SO YOU EMBRACED YOURSELF IN THE CULTURE QUICKLY AT B Y B Y BYU. >> KEY AFTER REVIEW AND NBA BROOKLYN DEFENDER DOES NOT ESTABLISH A LEGAL GUARDING POSITION. THERE IS NO CONTINUATION ON THE PLAY. IT WILL BE PHILADELPHIA BALL SIDE OUT WITH 16 SECONDS ON THE SHOT CLOCK. BROOKLYN HAS HAS NO LONGER HAS THE ABILITY TO CHALLENGE. >> NICE BROADCASTING SKILLS TO YOU LAY OUT FOR THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. WELL DONE THERE. >> TAKING OUT JOB. >> YEAH, BUT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY TO PROVO. >> YEAH. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, AS I SAID, I THINK THE COACH YOUNG YES, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, NBA COACH, FOR ME GOING THROUGH THIS TRANSITION IS WAS IMPORTANT TO BE AROUND PEOPLE WHO KNOWS WHERE WHERE I’M, WHERE I’M TRYING TO GET RIGHT AND WHO’S GOING TO TEACH ME BETTER ABOUT NBA AND HOW TO BE AN NBA PLAYER THAN AN NBA COACH. >> RIGHT. >> SO AND HE HE OBVIOUSLY DID A GOOD JOB TOGETHER WITH THE ORGANIZATION OF BYU BUILDING AROUND THE NBA. I WOULD SAY THAT AND A LOT OF A LOT OF STAFF MEMBERS WERE FROM THE NBA. RIGHT. OUR STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH, OUR NUTRITIONIST, OUR PSYCHOLOGIST, RIGHT. AND MENTAL PERFORMANCE COACH. SO IT WAS JUST ALL ABOUT TRYING TO MAKE PLAY. PLAYERS FROM COLLEGE AND BETTER TRANSITION TO THE NBA. RIGHT. AND EASIER TRANSITION, WHICH THEY DID BETTER. SO MUCH SO MUCH EASIER FOR ME. RIGHT. AND GOING TO THE LEAGUE RIGHT NOW, I ALREADY KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. PRETTY MUCH JUST IN A IN A IN A THEORY PART OF IT. RIGHT. OBVIOUSLY THERE’S A LOT WORK TO GET DONE BODY WISE AND PHYSICALLY. BUT THEY PREPARED ME. THEY GAVE ME KNOWLEDGE. RIGHT. AND MY TASK WAS JUST TO BE A SPONGE AND TRY TO LEARN AS MUCH AS I CAN FROM THESE PEOPLE. >> I’M REMINDED OF WHAT COACH HETZEL TOLD THE MEDIA HERE IN LAS VEGAS THE OTHER NIGHT, THAT YOUR NEXT STEP IS TO GET IN THE WEIGHT ROOM, RIGHT? TO ADD MUSCLE, TO ADD BODY WEIGHT FOR THIS ROOKIE SEASON TO COME. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF THE DAY TO DAY AND THE PLAN THAT THEY’VE SET OUT FOR YOU? I THINK. >> I MIGHT SPEND MORE TIME IN THE IN THE LIFTING ROOM THAN ON. >> THE COURT. BEING HONEST, BEING HONEST. THIS IS EXACTLY WHERE I’M FOCUSING RIGHT NOW, AND I’M SUPER AWARE OF MYSELF. I’LL SAY THAT RIGHT THAN WHAT I NEED TO GET BETTER AT. SO I’M LIVING IN THE LIFTING ROOM, RIGHT? AND YOU KNOW, I’M NOT GETTING UPSET BECAUSE I KNOW HOW MUCH WORK I PUT INTO THIS. SO IT’S JUST A QUESTION OF TIME. >> DO YOU LIFT TODAY EVEN THOUGH YOU’RE NOT PLAYING? NO. >> THEY DIDN’T LOVE ME. THEY WANTED ME TO REST. SOMETIMES THEY WANT ME TO REST. YEAH. >> DRAFT NIGHT. HOW WAS THE FEELING? >> DRAFT NIGHT. MAN, THAT WAS AMAZING. OBVIOUSLY. YOU KNOW, IT’S HARD TO REALLY EVEN EXPLAIN IT WHEN, YOU KNOW, IT WAS THE FIRST TIME FOR ME AND THE FIRST TIME FOR KAWHI. THAT’S WHY I REALLY WANTED HIM TO BE THERE. YOU KNOW. AND FOR HIM I GUESS IT WAS REALLY EXCITING TO BE ON THIS SIDE RIGHT. FOR THE FIRST TIME. AND I HAD MY FIRST COACH MY RUSSIAN COACH OVER THERE. I HAD MY MOM, MY AGENT. SO FOR EVERYBODY, IT WAS A CRAZY EXPERIENCE, NO LESS THAN FOR ME. AND IT’S A DRAFT NIGHT. I MEAN, THERE’S NOTHING MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THAT. IT’S JUST IT’S JUST EXCITING. IT’S SPECIAL MOMENT FOR ALL OF US, THAT’S FOR SURE. >> YOU TALKED ABOUT COMING TO THE UNITED STATES TO COLLEGE WITH THE AMBITION OF BEING A PRO. I’M ALWAYS CURIOUS. WHEN DID YOU KNOW IT WAS POSSIBLE YOU HAD THIS DREAM? RIGHT. BUT AT WHAT POINT ALONG THE JOURNEY DO YOU THINK, HEY, I COULD REALLY DO THIS? >> YEAH, THAT’S A GOOD POINT THAT YOU’RE SAYING ABOUT THE DREAM BECAUSE IT ALWAYS WAS A DREAM, RIGHT? FROM THE YOUNG AGE GROWING UP. BUT IT NEVER REALLY WAS A GOAL BECAUSE I JUST COULDN’T REALLY UNDERSTAND IT. >> NO. >> I DIDN’T KNOW. HOW IS IT GOING TO HOW’S IT GOING TO HAPPEN? RIGHT WHEN IT’S GOING TO BE THE MOMENT WHEN I’M LIKE, OH, SCOUTS KNOW ME, COACHES KNOW ME. LIKE, HOW IS IT GOING TO LOOK LIKE SOMEBODY’S GOING TO CALL ME, GOING TO CALL MY PARENTS? OR LIKE JUST THE WHOLE TECHNICAL PART OF IT, RIGHT. BUT MOVING TO SPAIN OBVIOUSLY GOT ME CLOSER IN GENERAL, PHYSICALLY RIGHT TO THE AMERICA. AND IT GOT ME CLOSER TO THE EYES OF PEOPLE WHOSE, YOU KNOW, INFLUENCING. AND I WOULD SAY MY SECOND YEAR IN SPAIN, I STARTED SEEING MY NAME ON THE, YOU KNOW. YEAH, LIKE SOME TYPE OF BOARDS, WHATEVER IT IS. RIGHT. RATINGS AND ALL THAT RATINGS IN EUROPE, RATINGS IN THE WORLD, AND ALL THIS TYPE OF STUFF, WHICH WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL FOR ME YET BECAUSE I DIDN’T KNOW. BUT AT THE SAME TIME NOW I’M LIKE, OH, PEOPLE KNOW. PEOPLE START KNOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, I’M DIEGO OR I’M PLAYING IN SPAIN. I’M I’M A BASKETBALL PLAYER. RIGHT? SO AT THIS POINT, I STARTED REALIZING THAT, OKAY, THAT’S THE GOAL. THAT’S NOT THE DREAM ANYMORE. WELL, IT IS STILL A DREAM, BUT NOW IT’S ANOTHER STEP THAT I CAN ACCOMPLISH IN MY CAREER. >> SINCE YOU BEEN IN BROOKLYN, WHAT’S IT BEEN LIKE PRACTICING EVERYTHING ELSE? PREPARATION LEADING INTO. >> THE PREVIOUS PLAY IS UNDER REVIEW TO SEE IF IT MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR A POTENTIAL FLAGRANT FOUL. >> I DIDN’T EVEN SEE WHAT HAPPENED ON THE COURT IN BROOKLYN. IN BROOKLYN, IT WAS. IT’S FUN. I MEAN, THAT’S A BIG CITY. AND FOR ME, IT’S NOTHING REALLY NEW. I’M COMING FROM MOSCOW. IT’S MY HOMETOWN, SO WHICH IS REALLY. >> GREAT CITY. >> REALLY BIG, BIG AND BUSY CITY TOO. SO FOR ME, IT’S EXCITING TO BE IN IN A CITY LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE MATTERS. IT’S ALL ABOUT PEOPLE, RIGHT? IT’S ALL ABOUT ENVIRONMENT. IT’S ALL ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS AND HOW GOOD OF A PERSON YOU ARE AS A BASKETBALL PLAYER. HOW MUCH CAN I INFLUENCE ON THE, YOU KNOW, ON THE KIDS WHO’S WATCHING US ON PEOPLE, WHO’S FANS AND ALL THAT. AND IT’S A BIG PART OF WHO I AM, THAT’S FOR SURE. SO I HAD A LOT OF FUN GETTING TO KNOW EVERYBODY. >> SO WATCH TO THE LEFT OF YOUR SCREEN THERE. THAT’S WHAT WE’RE CHECKING OUT THERE. >> SO DON’T DO THIS. THIS IS WHAT YOU DON’T DO. >> RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT. >> YOU SEE THIS? THIS IS WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN. >> SO I ACTUALLY DID THAT EARLIER IN THE FIRST GAME I THINK. SO AFTER YOU GOT TO BE FLAGGED. >> WE DEEMED IT A RECKLESS CLOSEOUT. ALMANZA CLOSES OUT FROM A DISTANCE. OLIVEIRA WILL SHOOT THREE SHOTS AND BROOKLYN WILL INBOUND THE BALL AT THE FREE THROW LINE EXTENDED WITH 24 SECONDS ON THE SHOT CLOCK. >> WHILE WE’RE ON THE TOPIC OF THREE POINT SHOOTING, JUST TO SET THE STAGE A LITTLE BIT, YOU HAD THE MOST ASSISTS BY A FRESHMAN IN BYU HISTORY. YOU AVERAGED DOUBLE FIGURES BUT ONLY SHOT 27% FROM BEHIND THE ARC. SO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS AS YOU TAKE THIS NEXT LEAP IS CAN YOU SHOOT THE NBA THREE. HOW GOOD DID IT FEEL TO COME TO VEGAS. AND I THINK SHOOT 44% AND HIT SOME CLUTCH ONES IN YOUR WIN THE OTHER NIGHT. >> IT FEELS GOOD. I MEAN OBVIOUSLY COMING HERE I HAD THIS THE SHOOTING WAS MY BIGGEST QUESTION. NOT NOT MY QUESTION. RIGHT. THE QUESTION OF PEOPLE ABOUT ME. AND IT’S EXCITING TIME TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, PROVE IT, PROVE IT THAT I CAN REALLY SHOOT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY I SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THE ON THE COURT PRACTICING BEFORE GETTING ON THE DRAFT, RIGHT, AND ON THE WORKOUTS AND REALLY FOCUSING ON HOW CAN I BE EFFICIENT FROM EVERY, EVERY, EVERY TYPE OF SHOTS RIGHT. >> OUTSIDE OF THE PHYSICALITY AND A NORMAL SPEED OF THE GAME? WHAT PART OF YOUR GAME DO YOU THINK YOU NEED TO TAKE A BIG STEP IN? IS IT BEING AS A PLAYMAKER? IS IT DEFENSIVELY LIKE WHERE DO YOU FEEL AS THOUGH IN THE BASKETBALL SCHEME OF THINGS WHERE YOU NEED TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP? >> I THINK THE BIGGEST PART OBVIOUSLY IS, AS YOU SAID, THE PHYSICALITY, RIGHT. BUT I THINK IT’S ALSO BUILDS OUT OF THAT. YOU KNOW, DEFENSE BUILDS OUT OF BEING STRONGER, BEING ABLE TO GET TO THE PAINT BUILDS OUT OF BEING STRONGER. RIGHT. BUT I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I REALLY NEED TO IMPROVE MY GAME AT IS REALLY THE PAINT TOUCHES. >> RIGHT. >> BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT EVERY TIME I TOUCH THE BENCH, SOMETHING HAPPENS, RIGHT? AND THAT WAS THE EMPHASIS OF COACH YOUNG AT BYU. RIGHT. GET TO THE PAINT. GET TO THE PAINT ON TWO FEET ON, YOU KNOW, CREATE FOR OTHERS. AND THIS IS WHERE MY THIS IS MY STRONG SIDE RIGHT? I MY STRONG SIDE IS TO PASS THE BALL RIGHT. SO HOW CAN I CREATE SITUATION FOR OTHERS IF I IF I CAN GET TO THE PAINT IT’S PROBABLY GOING TO BE HARDER. >> GRAY DAVIS HIT A SHOT. EVBUOMWAN GETS AN ALLEY OOP. PHILADELPHIA LOOKING TO ANSWER AT THE OTHER END WITH MARK ARMSTRONG. SO BROOKLYN CHARGING HERE AS WE CHAT WITH YOU IGOR. GIVE OUR AUDIENCE A CHANCE TO SEE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ALLEY OOP. YEAGER I WONDER IT’S ALWAYS IMPOSING, RIGHT, TO FACE THE CHALLENGE THAT YOU’RE ABOUT TO UNDERTAKE, BUT TO BE DOING IT AS A GROUP OF FIVE WITH THIS ATTENDED FIRST ROUND CLASS, DOES THAT HELP? DOES THAT EASE THE TRANSITION? >> OH, I THINK SO. I THINK IT’S EASIER BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER FOUR GUYS AROUND YOU WHO’S IN THE SAME SITUATION, SAME AGE AS YOU. THEY EXACTLY. THEY CAME, YOU KNOW, FROM DIFFERENT PLACES ALL OVER THE WORLD. AND I MEAN IT’S EXCITING JUST TO GET TO KNOW PEOPLE. RIGHT. AS I SAID, I BELIEVE, YOU KNOW BASKETBALL IT’S A LOT ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS AND HOW GOOD OF A CHEMISTRY YOU CAN BUILD AROUND. SO FOR US, YOU KNOW, ALMOST EVERYBODY COMING FROM NOT NOT FROM AMERICA, IT’S A BIG PART OF OUR GAME. HOW CAN WE, YOU KNOW, BUILD ON ON THE TEAM THEY HAVE ALREADY. RIGHT. AND WE ARE A BIG PART OF THE TEAM. WE’RE LIKE ALMOST HALF OF THE TEAM AT THIS POINT, BUT WHICH MAKES IT EVEN EASIER BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE PLAYED AGAINST EACH OTHER BEFORE I PLAYED AGAINST NOLAN DRAKE, PLAYED AGAINST. DANNY AND DANNY PLAYED AGAINST BEN, RIGHT. AND BEN AND DANNY, THEY PLAYED IN THE NATIONAL TEAM. SO IT’S KIND OF ALL THESE CONNECTIONS ARE HELPING THE TEAM IN GENERAL, I BELIEVE. >> SO IF YOU WERE NOT AN NBA PLAYER, WHAT WOULD YOU BE? >> THAT’S A. >> GOOD QUESTION. >> THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION. THAT’S WHAT I’M THINKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW. >> MAN. >> I HAVE I ACTUALLY HAVE A LOT OF HOBBIES I WANT TO BE GOOD AT. I WANT TO PLAY INSTRUMENTS. I REALLY WANT TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY PIANO AND DRUMS. SO I MIGHT BE I MIGHT HAVE THE. >> SO YOU’RE A SINGER OR ANYTHING ELSE WITH MUSICIAN. ARE YOU SINGING? >> I’M NOT SINGING. I’M NOT SINGING. >> OH, YOU JUST DON’T WANT TO SING. NO, I’M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU TO SING. BUT YOU’RE TELLING ME THAT’S WHAT YOU DO? YOU SING, RIGHT? >> NO, NO, I’M NOT SINGING. >> WELL, GET READY TO SING BECAUSE THE VETS ARE GOING TO HAVE YOU SINGING IN TRAINING CAMP. >> YEAH, I KNOW I’M, I WAS LISTEN, THERE WAS MY NIGHTMARE, THAT’S FOR SURE. I WAS LIKE, WHEN I WAS A KID, I WAS THINKING, OH, WHEN I GET TO NBA, THEY’RE GOING TO MAKE ME SING ON THE MIDDLE OF THE COURT. AND I WAS SCARED OF IT, MAN. IT GETS IT COMES TRUE, MAN. THAT’S THAT’S A SCARY TIME FOR SURE. BUT IT’S GOING TO BE FUN. I’M PRETTY. >> SURE. MENSAH ON THE RUN OUT. HOW DID YOU CONSUME THE LEAGUE? DID YOU WATCH NBA BASKETBALL FROM ABROAD AND DO YOU HAVE ANY FAVORITE PLAYERS OR TEAMS? >> IT WAS REALLY HARD WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENCE OF TIME AND MOSCOW AND AMERICA, RIGHT. AND SAME THING IN SPAIN. WHEN I GOT TO SPAIN, I ALSO COULDN’T REALLY WATCH LIVE ANYTHING, BUT IT WOULD BE ALWAYS A WAY TO SCHOOL WITH MY WITH THE PHONE AND WITH THE HIGHLIGHTS ON THE YOUTUBE. RIGHT. OR WATCHING YOUTUBERS WHO’S, YOU KNOW, WATCHING GAMES AND KIND OF REACTING TO IT OR WHATEVER IT IS. SO YEAH, I WAS ALWAYS. >> PREVIOUS PLAY IS UNDER REVIEW TO SEE IF IT MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR A POTENTIAL FLAGRANT. >> FOUL TO WATCH GAMES LIVE. BESIDES THE LAST YEAR, OBVIOUSLY BEING AT BYU, WHERE I HEAVILY, I WAS WATCHING. >> FIRST TIME WATCHING NBA BASKETBALL LIVE. >> REALLY, REALLY LIVE. WOW. EVERY DAY. AND IT WAS IT’S A FUN TIME. YEAH, THAT’S FOR SURE. >> SO YOU DIDN’T PATTERN YOUR GAME AFTER ANY PARTICULAR NBA GUY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? >> WELL, I HAVE I HAVE GUYS I LIKE. OBVIOUSLY WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, YOU KNOW, I WAS WATCHING A LOT OF JASON KIDD, STEVE NASH, WHICH I’M ASSUMING THEY WERE NOT PLAYING ANYMORE. WELL, I KNOW THEY DIDN’T PLAY ANYMORE. RIGHT. BUT I’M I’M A BIG HISTORY GUY, RIGHT? I LIKE I LIKE TO WATCH HOW IT WAS BEFORE AND SEE MAGIC JOHNSON, SEE LARRY BIRD. SEE, AS I SAID, JASON KIDD, JOHN STOCKTON, RIGHT. AGAIN, THE KIND OF WHERE I SEE THE BEAUTY OF BASKETBALL, RIGHT, OF CREATING FOR OTHERS. RIGHT. THE PASSING, THE BEAUTY OF PASS. AND YEAH, I MEAN, NOW I CAN SAY, LUKA, THAT’S THAT’S PROBABLY THE BIGGEST, YOU KNOW, COMPARISON TO ME, I GUESS, WHERE I WANT TO BE AT IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. SHAY. YEAH, A LOT OF OTHER GUYS DID. >> THE CREATIVITY, THE DISTRIBUTION ALWAYS COME NATURALLY. YOUR PASSING GAME. >> HE ALWAYS BEEN. YES, OBVIOUSLY. NOW IT’S A LITTLE BIT HARDER. DEFENSIVE PLAYERS ARE REALLY GOOD IN DEFENSE HERE RIGHT. IT’S THE BEST DEFENDERS IN THE IN THE WORLD. SO NOW IT COMES TO THE SKILL TOO OF REALLY HOW CAN THEY READ AND REACT RIGHT. NOT JUST PUT EVERYTHING ON MY INSTINCTS. >> TALK ABOUT FOOD HERE. HOW’S THE ADJUSTMENT BEEN ON THE FOOD. WHAT DO YOU LIKE MAN. >> FOOD IS AMAZING. I LOVE BROOKLYN FOR THAT. >> I CAN. >> I CAN FIND ANYTHING IN BROOKLYN. MY MOM WHEN ME AND MY MOM AFTER THE DRAFT, THE FIRST DINNER WE HAD, IT WAS IN RUSSIAN RESTAURANT. >> OH, WOW. >> YEAH, WE HAD SOME RUSSIAN FOOD. SO YEAH. >> WE’VE ALREADY FOUND A REALLY GOOD RUSSIAN RESTAURANT IN BROOKLYN. >> OH, YEAH, AND BRIGHTON BEACH IS FULL. FULL OF RUSSIAN RESTAURANTS. YEAH, THAT’S FOR SURE. >> SO WOULD YOU LIKE WHAT FOOD ARE YOU LIKING? RUSSIAN FOOD. NOT RUSSIAN, JUST. >> IN GENERAL. AMERICAN. I LOVE. WELL, WHAT IS AMERICAN FOOD? >> THAT’S TRUE. >> THAT IS VERY TRUE. >> THAT IS. >> ALL RESPECT. >> AMERICAN FOOD. WE HAVE A RECKLESS CLOSEOUT BY SLAWSON. HE CLOSES OUT FROM A DISTANCE. I LIKE THERE’S A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY. BROOKLYN WILL SHOOT THREE FREE THROWS AND THEY WILL INBOUND THE BALL AT THE FREE THROW LINE EXTENDED WITH 24 SECONDS ON THE SHOT CLOCK. >> THAT’S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION BECAUSE I’VE SPENT 13 YEARS OF MY LIFE IN EUROPE, SO THAT’S A FAIR QUESTION. AMERICANS LIKE TO THINK WE’VE DONE A LOT. AND THEN YOU GET HERE AND REALIZE THAT’S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. SO BARBECUE, I’LL LET YOU GET AWAY WITH BARBECUE. >> NEXT SUMMER. WE’LL BE ASKING WHAT YOUR FAVORITE NEW YORK SLICE IS. YEAH, YEAH. REALLY GOOD PIZZA. >> YEAH. THAT’S SOME REALLY GOOD PIZZA. >> WE BETTER GET YOU OUT OF HERE BEFORE THERE’S ANOTHER RECKLESS CLOSEOUT. BUT WE DO APPRECIATE YOU SITTING DOWN WITH US AND HELPING OUR AUDIENCE GET TO KNOW YOU A LITTLE BIT BETTER. REALLY ENJOYABLE TO BE AROUND. ANY FINAL WORDS FOR YOUR NEW FAN BASE? >> I’LL GET IT. I’M READY TO GET ROLLING, MAN. I’M EXCITED. YEAH, I MEAN, THAT’S IT. >> ALL RIGHT. ENJOY THE WEIGHT ROOM. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. >> CATCH YOU IN TRAIN

Brooklyn Nets 2025 first-round pick Egor Dëmin joins the NBA TV Summer League broadcast to talk about achieving his NBA dream, his time at BYU under coach Kevin Young, his Summer League experience, NBA inspirations, first impressions of Brooklyn, and more.

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