Nico Mannion isn't shy about saying he's entering the NBA draft with a chip on his shoulder.
"Definitely," the former Arizona Wildcat said. "I mean, where I'm slotted, I feel like I'm better than that, but I get it they base it off college. They base it off certain stuff. So it makes sense. I understand why I'm slotted there."
Mannion is slated to go 30th overall to the Boston Celtics in USA TODAY Rookie Wire 6.0 mock draft while Sports Illustrated has him slipping the the second round to the New Orleans Pelicans with the 39th overall selection in its latest mock draft.