Reggie Perry was hoping the Nets would take him on Draft Night. The Mississippi State center saw all the opportunities presented by Brooklyn, with its established roster, playoff chances and superstars, but there was one problem: his 2019 workout at HSS Training Center was one of his worst, he told the Talkin’ Nets podcast Wednesday night.
“This is one of the teams I actually wanted to come to because I knew they were headed in the right direction,” Perry told Hudson Flynn and Keith McPherson of Talkin’ Nets. “I knew I’d have an opportunity for growth on the court, opportunity to learn from vets and also an opportunity to have a chance to make run in the playoffs.