Will Wade dropped an interesting nugget in his post-game presser about Paul McNeil Jr. Here is what he had to say…
He texted me that he’d been dreaming about having a breakout game. We were texting last night. So when he came out, I told him, I said, ‘Boy, your dreams came true.’
McNeil dropped a career high 27 points on 8-16 shooting, going 6-13 from 3pt range (he also added 5 rebounds). The sophomore guard is NC State’s only returning scholarship player from last year, a season where he only averaged 8 minutes per game and just 4 points per game for a Kevin Keatts team that won just 12 games all season.