LOS ANGELES — RJ Barrett said all the right things, but you could sense he can’t wait to become a Knick.
“It would be a lot of fun, definitely, playing in the Garden, those bright lights and they have so much history,’’ the Duke swingman said Tuesday at the BDA Sports Management Pro Day at UCLA, his first comments to the media since the NBA Draft Lottery was held.
Regarding the draft, he said with a big smile, “I can’t wait, I’ve dreamed about it since I was a little kid so I’m really excited.’’
Barrett, 18, is expected to be taken third by the Knicks, and he said his recent combine meeting with Knicks management was “Great.