CHICAGO — Jett Howard only needed a split second to come up with a player comparison for himself.
“D Book, 100%,” he said at Wintrust Arena on Wednesday, referencing Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker. A reporter reminded him that Booker was born and raised in Grand Rapids.
“He’s from Grand Rapids?” Howard said. “That’s why Kobe likes him so much.”
The “Kobe” Howard referenced is his former Michigan basketball teammate, Kobe Bufkin, a Grand Rapids native who was seated roughly 20 feet away holding his own media scrum during the NBA scouting combine.
Both Howard and Bufkin are projected to be first-round picks in next month's draft.