Nik Stauskas was asked about Justin Bieber during pre-draft interviews
The 2014 NBA Draft is just around the corner, and that means teams have been filling out their draft boards with young players they would like to bring into their franchise to groom into future stars and champions.
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During this process, teams hold private interviews with players to discuss a number of basketball related items as well as non-basketball related issues.
Nik Stauskas, the highly regarded Canadian shooting guard who played his college ball at Michigan, revealed on his Twitter that an NBA team asked him about his fellow countryman, Justin Bieber.
A team asked me if I'd rather win rookie of the year or tour/party with @justinbieber for the whole summer LOOOOOOL! #ThingsToThinkAbout
— Nik Stauskas (@NStauskas11) June 19, 2014
Of course, as a sure fire top 15 pick in the upcoming draft, Stauskas answered the only way he possibly could:
... obviously I went with ROY tho! #BallIsLife
— Nik Stauskas (@NStauskas11) June 19, 2014
Nik is currently being drafted No. 13 by the Minnesota Timberwolves in FanSided’s latest mock draft.
In two years at Michigan, Stauskas shot around 46% from the field while shooting about 44% from the three point line. He also shot about 85% from the free throw line while averaging three rebounds a game. His points per game dropped off in his Sophomore year from 17.5 to 11, as well as his assists from 3.3 to 1.3.
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