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NBA 2K LEAGUE DRAFTFebruary 22, 2020Alex "Expose Him" WhelanNew York, New York Q. Can I get you to say and spell your name and gamer tag? ALEX "EXPOSE HIM" WHELAN: My name is Alex Whalen A-l-e-x W-h-e-l-a-n, and Expose Him is my gamer name E-x-p-o-s-e H-i-m. Q. You are the first ever regular season pick of the expansion team Hornets Venom GT. What does that feel like? ALEX "EXPOSE HIM" WHELAN: I feel like it's really cool. They told me that they were going to maybe try to build the organization around me, and it's really cool that they put that trust, and they kind of put me and Ty together to be the face of Hornets gaming, and it's really cool. Q. Do you feel ready for that role? ALEX "EXPOSE HIM" WHELAN: Yeah, definitely, I'm excited. Q. What do you think about the potential that your twin brother -- ALEX "EXPOSE HIM" WHELAN: Yeah, maybe we could be on the same team? Yeah, it would be cool. Q. What kind of a person are the Hornets Venom getting off the court? ALEX "EXPOSE HIM" WHELAN: Oh, off the court, you're getting a fun, laid-back, easy-to-get-along-with guy, really chill personality. So I feel like we're going to be able to get along really easily and we're going to develop a chemistry pretty quickly and hopefully have a quick start to the season. Q. What about on the court? What would you say is the strongest part of your game? ALEX "EXPOSE HIM" WHELAN: I feel like I'm a really good leader. On the court I'm really good at controlling the pace of the game and situational basketball, and I feel like I'm good at controlling five guys to play as a unit, so I feel like that's something I really excel at. Q. Are you looking forward to working with West and Nacho there? Some big characters there. ALEX "EXPOSE HIM" WHELAN: Yeah, definitely I'm a really fun, easy-going guy, so Nacho and me should get along really well, and then West is a guy that helped run MPVA. So I've got to know him over the years. So those are two people that I'm really looking forward to getting to spend a lot of time with, and then Big West is a really good cook, so yeah, looking forward to that. Q. What did you learn about yourself during the combine process? ALEX "EXPOSE HIM" WHELAN: During the combine, last year going into it, I didn't play as well as I wanted to, so this year I wanted to make sure I just 100 percent focused in, and I feel like I absolutely dominated the combine this year, put up some really good stats, and I felt really confident going into it and played well in it. Q. Who are you looking forward to playing against? ALEX "EXPOSE HIM" WHELAN: Playing against? One, my brother if he's not on my team, looking forward to that. PB Bowen, he's my teammate, so that will be really fun to play against him. And then I like -- I know a lot of guys on the Warriors team, so they'll be my team to play against. Q. Correct me if I'm wrong, you got to the interview process last year -- ALEX "EXPOSE HIM" WHELAN: No, I did not. My brother did. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports   |
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