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[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]Just a few short weeks ago Anthony Davis was keeping his comments about [/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]being the number one overall selection in this year’s NBA Draft close to his chest. With the [/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]big night just four days away he has begun to talk about it more freely.
[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]Davis spoke with New Orleans media this week on the matter and about what [/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]it meant to him. From Jimmy Smith of [URL=”http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ssf/2012/06/anthony_davis_is_gearing_up_fo.html”]The Times-Picayune[/URL]:
[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]“Now, I’m finally a part of it,” Davis said of the experience of draft night. “I’ve watched it a lot [/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]of times, now to be a part of it. It’s a great opportunity. In the green room, sitting there with your [/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]family, hearing your name called, going out there and shaking the commissioner’s hand…it’s all [/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]going to be wonderful.”
[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]“It’s going to be great to be called first. Out of 60 guys, to be drafted is a great opportunity. It [/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]will be great for me. Not many guys can say they got called first. To be in that class, it would be [/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]great.”[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT]
