Europe Quote by Juancho Hernangomez

There's so many stories about guys who made it to the NBA without the draft. Overseas, whatever, call-ups.

— Fred VanVleet

It was even hard to imagine I was going to play in the NBA, because so many guys playing in Europe are not even…

— Ivica Zubac

Most guys in my position don't get drafted to such a high-caliber team like the Celtics, so it makes me work harder because I…

— Jayson Tatum

I didn't care about the draft. I didn't want to do the workouts - they put you in two-on-two full-court drills with guards. That's…

— Marc Gasol

I think it's the hardest part for about 80 percent of the guys in the NBA. That's just the way it is in the…

— Jimmer Fredette

There's a lot of guys who are drafted and end up not playing in the NBA. They get their money for their first whatever…

— Jalen Brunson

You look at the NBA: there's all these young kids that are drafted on potential. They go to bad teams, they're in bad locker…

— Larry Brown

I've always wanted to make it to the NBA and be on a team, so whatever team drafts me I'm going to be happy…

— RJ Barrett

I wasn't drafted. I was just playing really good basketball, enjoying playing basketball with my national team and never really thought: 'I have to…

— Jose Calderon

I have watched the NBA draft just about every year, so to see myself up there, that is something I am excited about.

— Derrick Favors

It's the NFL. There's a draft every year. There are players out there, guys out there working hard. That's why I've got to work…

— Geno Smith

The NBA is sometimes a crazy business, and we've seen crazy trades and crazy stuff happening the same night of the draft.

— Danilo Gallinari