He’s a talker, this one. Welcome to New Orleans, Craig! We don’t care if you washed your socks or not. 
Hornets 247 has a video of his reaction to being drafted. (I am a sucker for heartwarming draft night videos, oh yes I am. Especially when they cry. Just kidding. Well, maybe not.) More interesting is this story and this one, indicating that Iowa State’s coach — and former T-Wolves exec– Fred Hoiberg knew or guessed at least a half hour in advance he would go to New Orleans. (He wrote “No. 21, N.O.” on a piece of paper after the #16 pick and put it in his pocket.) I wonder if we just liked his workout that much… I know some Hornets fans don’t like this pick, but you really can’t go wrong with two first round prospects for the price of one (not to mention trading Mo Pete’s $6.5M contract). Fun Fact: Brackins wore #21 and was the #21 pick.
Here’s Quincy Pondexter’s post-draft interview. One reporter mentions that there are rumors OKC traded his pick to New Orleans, and he brushes it right off. Guess he was so excited to get drafted he didn’t care where. Haha. Fun Fact: Pondexter’s also responsible for this bit of YouTube hilarity:
I hope both of these kids make the team. They both sound awesome. Oh, and I guess we also hope they’ll play some ball…
Hopeful
Great stuff. Brackins is certainly pretty comfortable in front of the cameras. Maybe less of the awkward “make the rookies talk” moments next year.
I added another one of Pondexter. He is, ahem, not camera shy either. I predict these two will be hilarious.
I hated the Brackins pick… but I’m warming up to it now. Its a crapshoot anyway right? And he sounds like a good kid.
Loved the Pondexter pick.
Even if you hate one pick and love the other one, it’s still a good draft, I think. Because it’s a crapshoot with twice the chance of working out. No one you’re going to get at 11 is THAT solid that there isn’t a chance they’ll fail. You know?
“Even if you hate one pick and love the other one, it’s still a good draft”
This.
Q-PON !!! LOL! Love that nickname!