Anton Watson showcased his talents in front of coaches and staff from two of the top teams in the NBA.standout has already gone through pre-draft workouts with the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets, with many more planned before the 2024 NBA Draft in June. While his schedule isn’t final yet, Watson said he’s planned workouts with the Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers. He expects to hold workouts with other teams on the West Coast as well.
Watson competed and tested in front of many NBA scouts during his second appearance at the G-League Elite Camp before he suffered an ankle injury during the first scrimmage on Saturday. He finished with five points and shot 2-of-2 from the field in under eight minutes off the bench. The Spokane native didn’t play in the second scrimmage on Sunday.
Injury aside, Watson put up better numbers in each of the strength and agility tests compared to last year. He recorded a 32.5-inch max vertical and a 27.0 standing vertical, a whole two inches better than last year. Watson improved his lane shuttle left time by .21 seconds and his lane shuttle right test by .06.
“They kind of said, to find my place in the league or my calling card is gonna be like one of those guys that does a little bit of everything,” Watson said. “They've seen that I’ve improved from the 3-point line, but they want me to take more of them. Proving that in these workouts is huge and having the highest motor out on the court. I gotta be that guy every time, so that's just something that they kind of told me.
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