Chosen in 19th position in the last Draft, Brandin Podziemsky will be one of the players to follow in the Warriors in summer league this week, where he will hear to flaunt his complete game and his “all-around” side.
A style of play shaped, in particular, by his habits in terms of “basketball consumption”.
” One of the main explanations is having watched a lot of European basketball. It’s more about the collective and constantly doing the right thing “, he admits about it.
An observation that sticks quite well with the way Brandin Podziemski described himself as a player, after being drafted by Golden State.
” I’m a basketball player who knows how to pass, dribble and shoot, which is the embodiment of the Warriors program. I think I’m pretty smart and the Warriors have a lot of smart players too so the two sides fit perfectly “, he detailed then.
Two geniuses as sources of inspiration
Former resident of the University of Santa Clara, located not far from San Francisco, Brandin Podziemski will have the opportunity to play alongside Stephen Curry for his first year in the league. A genius of the orange ball, in the same vein as one of his models…
” Growing up, my favorite player was Manu Ginobili, so I watched a lot of European players, the way they played “, he delivered, in reference once again to the inspiration of the game” to the European “(even if El Manu is Argentinian…) on the basketball player that he has become. ” I always felt like they played the right way and I just shaped my game around those types of players. »
Then the one who plans to represent Poland on the international scene to add, concerning the way in which he has cultivated himself in terms of basketball: “ There have been a lot of YouTube videos. From Manu Ginobili, who was at the end of his career when I started, and Luka Doncic, who was just starting to play. So Manu and Luka, these are two players who really impressed me. »
Twenty-year-old Brandin Podziemski is averaging 19.9 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.8 steals in college. Able to play at the back or in the lead, his playing time should not be substantial behind Stephen Curry, Chris Paul, Klay Thompson, Moses Moody or even Cory Joseph, and he should therefore mainly play in the G-League at during his rookie year.
