Q & A With Nique
Posted by:
Micah Hart on
June 29, 2007 at
6:19AM AFT
Hawks.com: Tell us your first impression of the Horford pick?
Dominique Wilkins: It's a good pick. He's a guy who is NBA-ready, he's got size, he plays with passion, and he's a smart player.
Hawks.com: What does he provide for this team that we didn't have?
DW: Well it's hard to say right now. But here's a guy who has been on championship teams in back-to-back years, and knows how to win. He knows how to play around the basket, is a very good rebounder, and he can get lift around the basket in traffic.
Hawks.com: How much does his championship experience help?
DW: Well, you can't buy experience. You can't buy that type of player that's been to the big show in back to back years. If you look at that team, they have four guys who are going to be NBA players. So it definitely helps them coming in.
Hawks.com: What do you think of the Celtics trade for Ray Allen:
DW: I think its a good trade for both teams, actually. The Celtics get a guy who automatically makes them better, while Seattle gets a couple of great young players.
Hawks.com: What do you make of the talk that this could be one of the best drafts to come along in a long time?
DW: I don't buy into that stuff too much. I don't know if I would say that this is the best draft I've seen in years, but it's a good draft.
Hawks.com: Not as good as '82, right?
DW: Most definitely.
