Admiral Schofield was smiling, even minutes after being told — again — by an NBA team that he does not project as a first-round draft prospect.
The blunt feedback, this time from the Nuggets, was not a blow to the Tennessee forward’s ego. It’s precisely why he walked onto the Pepsi Center practice floor to work out for Denver this past week.
“I don’t think I’m (a first-rounder) yet, which is fine,” Schofield said. “I haven’t had a team tell me that, which is fine … This process is to understand what it takes to be an NBA basketball player and to be a pro.