Bulls' Wendell Carter Jr. soaks in NBA rookie program: 'You have so many resources'
by K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune
Aug 17, 2018
4 minutes
When Wendell Carter Jr. joined his fellow 2018 draft class members at this week's mandatory Rookie Transition Program, he knew there would be seminars and maybe some studying.
What the Bulls first-round pick didn't know is there would be a magic show. Or an NBA 2K video-game tournament. Or a straight-talk moment from 10-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony.
"It's been very informational," Carter said in a phone interview from Parsippany, N.J., where the 3 1/2-day program concluded Thursday. "Not to talk bad about anybody, but our (generation's) attention spans aren't that long. So the fact they make it informational and fun, I feel we can soak it all up.
"Melo was real cool talking to us
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