Golden State Warriors rookie Brandin Podziemski recently discussed his relationship with Oklahoma City Thunder sophomore Jalen Williams and their similar paths to the league.
(via Golden State Warriors):
Kevin Danna: “You mentioned in one of your interviews that fellow Bronco-turned-first-rounder Jalen Williams was instrumental in helping you come to Santa Clara, transferring from Illinois. I’m just curious, what’s your relationship like with one of the best rookies in the NBA last year in Jalen Williams, and what role did he play in helping you decide on Santa Clara?”
Podziemski: “Yeah, our relationship is really good through this whole process. We kinda both started in the same situation, him just a year ago, and any question I ever had about the process, could be little, could be big, I just turned to him, and he’s really good about communicating with me. So super thankful to have that. But then going to Santa Clara from a Big Ten school, just seeing what he did, and that kinda boosted my confidence; that if he could do it, I could do it, too, and here we are a year later.”
