Anthony Randolph

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Recent Q & A

Question:

What player did you grow up admiring?

Answer:

I would say Kevin Garnett. He has a frame somewhat similar to me, and is so versatile. He can do so many things both offensively and defensively that I really grew up watching and studying his game.

Question:

What do you like to do when you are not playing hoops?

Answer:

I like to fish and I am a big fan of seeing movies.

Question:

How old were you when you first dunked? What was that experience like?

Answer:

I was in the 8th grade the first time I threw one down. I couldn't believe it. It was an awesome feeling. Then when I tried to do it again, I couldn't, so it made me keep working hard to get that feeling again.

Question:

What player would you compare yourself to?

Answer:

I don’t know, I really haven’t been any thought into that. Most likely though, Tayshaun Prince and Chris Bosh.

Question:

How do you see yourself in the NBA in 5 years from now?

Answer:

I hope to be perennial all-star in five years; that’s my goal. Whatever team I’m on I want to win games and be a contender.

Updates

Sat, Jun 14th 2008, 09:17

Anthony works out with Knicks

The Knicks continued working out top prospects in preparation for the June 26 NBA Draft on Friday, as a total of seven players were evaluated at the Madison Square Garden Training Center.

The day’s first workouts featured UCLA’s Kevin Love, D.J. Augustin of Texas, LSU’s Anthony Randolph, Syracuse’s Donte Greene, Ohio State’s Kosta Koufos and Davidson’s Jason Richards. They all worked out in front of Knicks President, Basketball Operations Donnie Walsh, Head Coach Mike D’Antoni and the rest of the team’s coaching staff.

Randolph, one of the youngest players in the nation last season at age 18, averaged 15.6 points, 8.5 boards, 1.1 steals and 2.3 blocks per game for Louisiana State. The forward finished in double figures in 27 games and recorded nine double-doubles. He saved his best for conference play, averaging over 16 points and nine rebounds. Randolph finished with 20-plus points on nine occasions, and was a four-time SEC Freshman of the Week.

For many of these highly-regarded prospects, Friday’s Knicks workout was the latest in a string of such evaluations. Most agreed that what they were asked to do on the basketball court at the Training Center seemed as if it was designed to determin how they might perform in the up-tempo style of offense D’Antoni employed during his years in Phoenix.

“This is about the fifth or sixth workout I’ve done, and this one was more about getting up and down the court than any of the others,” said Randolph. “Pretty much all of the teams are trying to get up and down during the workouts, but it was much more emphasized here.”

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