{"id":2736,"date":"2025-04-16T00:03:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T00:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asport.com.ng\/?p=2736"},"modified":"2025-04-16T00:03:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T00:03:36","slug":"will-riley-accompanies-his-teammate-kasparas-jakucionis-to-the-draft-basket-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asport.com.ng\/?p=2736","title":{"rendered":"Will Riley accompanies his teammate Kasparas Jakucionis to the Draft \u2022 Basket USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/will-riley.jpg\" alt=\"Will Riley\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-748343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.basketusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/will-riley.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.basketusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/will-riley-210x140.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.basketusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/will-riley-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.basketusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/will-riley-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.basketusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/will-riley-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.basketusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/will-riley-320x213.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/>Draft 2025 registrations continue and after Kasparas Jakucionis, it is <strong>Will Riley<\/strong> who leaves Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>The rear\/Canadian winger (2m03, 19 years old), elected best 6th man from the Big Ten conference with 12.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.2 Average assists, is announced in 15th place by ESPN, and his potential can make him a &#8220;Lottery Pick&#8221;, his long and versatile winger profile being particularly popular in the big league.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I like to study Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Kevin Durant, players who have a size similar to mine&#8221;<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/story\/_\/id\/44673022\/illinois-riley-projected-1st-rounder-enters-nba-draft\" target=\"_blank\">he explains.<\/a> <em>\u201cI observe the way they manage to place themselves and create openings. These are guys who cannot be stopped. I aspire to look like them, but also to look like myself because I have a unique game \u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A unique game that must still be developed. For the moment, Will Riley especially looks like a long -term project, and he knows that he must take muscle so as not to undergo duels when he arrived in the NBA.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I am very determined to work on my body in the coming months&#8221;<\/em>he explains thus, when he currently weighs 88 kilos. <em>&#8220;I&#39;m going to try to put good things in my body. I will become stronger, consume a lot of calories, improve my support to be more solid. I grew up late, so people have not yet seen how much I am a good athlete. 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