{"id":15591,"date":"2025-06-26T06:31:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T06:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/15591\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T06:31:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T06:31:14","slug":"dylan-harper-expresses-excitement-after-being-drafted-by-san-antonio-spurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/15591\/","title":{"rendered":"Dylan Harper expresses excitement after being drafted by San Antonio Spurs"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 The day before the 2025 NBA Draft, former Rutgers guard Dylan Harper<\/a> told the media that nothing was set in stone regarding going to San Antonio.<\/p>\n

Now it\u2019s official. On Wednesday night, Harper was selected by the San Antonio Spurs<\/a> with the No. 2 overall pick.<\/p>\n

\u201cMan, I feel great. I feel good,\u201d Harper said. \u201cI almost cried. There\u2019s every emotion you could possibly feel; I felt during that moment. I was ready to get with that organization, man, ready to get things rolling. I\u2019m just super excited and happy and always grateful for everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s exciting to get drafted in the NBA, and now he\u2019s going to a team with young stars like Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle, along with established veteran point guard D\u2019Aaron Fox. Harper said he is thrilled to join this roster.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think all my life it\u2019s always been how can I go somewhere where you make something happen and obviously get to the championship,\u201d Harper said. \u201cI think with that young group, they\u2019re in the right direction. They\u2019ve got a great everything, man, from the front office to the equipment manager to the video guy. I think the coach over there is great. I\u2019m just happy that I\u2019m a part of it now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wembanyama won NBA Rookie of the Year in 2023, and Castle claimed the award in 2024. Does Harper see it as a challenge to make it three years in a row?<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a goal of mine to make it three in a row,\u201d he said. \u201cI think the coaching staff and the players are going to make it easy for me to go out there and showcase my talent, so definitely.\u201d<\/p>\n

Making the night even better, he heard his name called with his parents and other family members sitting right by his side.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt means everything to me,\u201d Harper told the media. \u201cIt means the world. I think my family has been there with me through thick and thin, through times when things got rough, to where we were all the way at the top of the mountain. <\/p>\n

\u201cJust to have them here supporting me, either from the table or from the stands, I appreciate it. I truly love each and every one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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