2017-18 Annual Preseason NBA Media Day for Former Wildcats

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 22: Lauri Markkanen walks on stage with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being drafted seventh overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first round of the 2017 NBA Draft at Barclays Center on June 22, 2017 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 22: Lauri Markkanen walks on stage with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being drafted seventh overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first round of the 2017 NBA Draft at Barclays Center on June 22, 2017 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
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Former Arizona Wildcats took part in the 2017-18 NBA Media Day. They each had their opportunity to express their outlook on the season ahead.

NBA Media Day Time!  The NBA opened it’s doors for media all over the country to ask rookies and NBA veterans about their thoughts on what to expect this next season. Included in those media sessions were former Wildcats: Kadeem Allen, Brandon Ashley, Aaron Gordon, Rondae Hollis-JeffersonLauri Markkanen, TJ McConnell and Kobi Simmons – that’s quite the lineup!

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Playing on the big stage, wearing an NBA uniform and getting paid to do the one thing you love, basketball, is the ultimate dream and involves many responsibilities. One of those would be the interaction with the media before a game, during a game, after a game and of course taking part in the annual preseason NBA Media Day.

Some of the questions players are asked include thoughts about teammates, coaches, role on the team and anything related to the city the athlete plays in. NBA Media Day also brings the unexpected, whether it may be something random on the player’s mind such as a joke, displaying a new look or even share something fans may not know about themselves.

Here’s how it all when down in alphabetical order, starting with Kadeem Allen.

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