The Cleveland Cavaliers rookie shared what its like facing NBA icons and studying from Harden
Tyrese Proctor can not help however rewind again to his junior basketball days on the Sutherland Sharks when he is that includes on the large stage and brilliant lights of the NBA, going face-to-face with icons similar to LeBron James and Luka Doncic.
As the Cleveland Cavaliers face the Los Angeles Lakers on the street immediately, Proctor will line-up towards the 2 superstars for the second time in his rookie season after facing them in Ohio earlier within the season.
The 21-year-old Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence alumni spoke in regards to the “surreal” feeling of going head-to-head with the likes of James and Doncic on the most recent edition of the Cut to the Jase podcast.
“I mean, it’s kind of crazy, you look back and it’s like, I’m just a kid from Sutherland at the end of the day and now I’m out here playing LeBron, Luca, and guys like that,” Proctor mentioned on the basketball.com.au present hosted by NBL legend Jason Cadee.
“It was a pretty surreal feeling.
“I imply, it is LeBron James, particularly for youths in my period. I imply, rising up, that is who lots of people would think about the GOAT and simply having the ability to share the ground with him, Luka and people guys, it was actually cool.”
Proctor also called being part of the Cavaliers when LeBron returned, to play the team he took to a championship in 2016, and said it was “only a completely different feeling in the entire fitness center”.
As a young guard, Proctor couldn’t have many better players to learn off with Donovan Mitchell as well as 2018 NBA MVP James Harden, who arrived in Cleveland from the Los Angeles Clippers during the trade period.
The former Duke Blue Devil said he has already learned a lot off Harden.
“It’s been nice. James is up there with the LeBron and stuff like that, like I I watched quite a lot of James Harden rising up, simply the best way he may rating the ball. I imply he went by means of that MVP yr that he had, I imply he was simply complete dominance,” Proctor said.
“I feel the one factor that, not stunned me however I form of revered from him was simply how skilled he’s. Like all the pieces he does, the best way he carries himself, they method he performs he’s at a very excessive degree.
“I think I noticed that really early and I think for him he told us straight away, he just wants to win. Like he doesn’t care what happens, he’s at the point where he just cares nothing else but winning.
“So I feel everybody revered that early on and I imply he is been doing what he is doing as quickly as he obtained right here. I imply he match proper in and it is cool having the ability to share the courtroom with him, simply be round him, be taught and simply be a sponge.”
