“It’s not a question of level. When you look at me, in …
“Do you think the NBA scouts made a mistake, or maybe with hindsight you weren’t at the level you could have been to make it to the NBA? ” Nadir Hifi: “It’s not a question of level. When you look at me, in the end, I don’t have the dimensions of an international-level prospect.
You don’t bet on a small guy like me, really. I think it’s just a question of opportunity. If maybe I had had a Summer League at that moment, because after my draft I didn’t even get a Summer League.
I didn’t even get a spot where I could show what I could do. I got that one or two years later, I don’t remember. But I don’t think it was a scouts’ error, it was just an opportunity, that’s all.
But in the end, when you look at the years that have passed, it wouldn’t have been a mistake to draft me, maybe even a good choice. If I had gotten drafted then, it would have been a bonus, because that season at Le Portel where I confirmed myself and had a very good season keeping my team up, I was already very satisfied with that season. And if I could have added a draft after that, it would have been incredible, but I wasn’t betting everything on that, I really wasn’t expecting it at the start of the year.
And in the end, it’s not so bad not to be drafted, because when you are drafted only one team has your rights, and if you stay in Europe, now all the teams can take me. So in the end, it’s not so bad. ” YouTube This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: “It’s not a question of level.