Jalen Green worked out for the Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets before the draft and lobbied to be the first overall selection even though he preferred one city over the other.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted to be the No. 1 pick, but as for the location, I didn’t want to be in Detroit,\u201d Green told Yahoo Sports. \u201cI felt a lot more comfortable in Houston. It felt like a real homey environment. With Detroit, it felt like I was just going back to the G League bubble, and I just got out of the bubble. That\u2019s pretty much what it was. In the [G League] bubble, I didn\u2019t really have anything to do but just stay in the gym. I didn\u2019t have any time to get away for myself. The only time I had to get away for myself was in my apartment. That\u2019s what it felt like in Detroit. I wouldn\u2019t be stepping outside in Detroit. There are not many things you can do in Detroit like that. You\u2019re going to stay in the gym and then go back to your apartment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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