INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The unexpected rise of Keaton Wagler — from just two Power Five scholarship offers to the No. 5 pick in the NBA draft — has the 19-year-old guard's head spinning.
“It’s kind of crazy just seeing how fast things moved, especially kind of being underrecruited and underrated,” he said. ”I didn’t think it was going to happen this fast."
Wagler was introduced Wednesday to about 200 Los Angeles Clippers fans on the court at Intuit Dome. The overhead halo board welcomed him. He was accompanied on the trip by his parents, brother, sister and girlfriend.
Wagler spent three days with the Clippers in a predraft visit.
“I saw how genuine they were — front office, coaches, players,” he said. “I just loved the culture that they have built. They have some young players and some veterans I can learn from. I feel like I fit in really well here. This is the place that I wanted to be.”
“It’s kind of crazy just seeing how fast things moved, especially kind of being underrecruited and underrated,” he said. ”I didn’t think it was going to happen this fast."
Wagler was introduced Wednesday to about 200 Los Angeles Clippers fans on the court at Intuit Dome. The overhead halo board welcomed him. He was accompanied on the trip by his parents, brother, sister and girlfriend.
Wagler spent three days with the Clippers in a predraft visit.
“I saw how genuine they were — front office, coaches, players,” he said. “I just loved the culture that they have built. They have some young players and some veterans I can learn from. I feel like I fit in really well here. This is the place that I wanted to be.”
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