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SALT LAKE CITY — It was hard to say how serious Ekpe Udoh was when he proclaimed himself “one of the best defensive players in the world” after Friday’s shootaround.
“I’m still one of the best defenders in the world, hands down,” the first-year Jazz forward said.
Later in the interview he repeated himself, saying, “Like I said, I’m one of the best defenders in the world — I’ve really developed over the past two years overseas and I really look forward to that challenge over here.” Then he laughed.
When pressed further about being one of the world’s best basketball defenders, Udoh said, “I really believe I am one of them and I just have fun with it.