MILWAIKEE Bucks’ point guard Michael Carter-Williams is in town over the weekend for the NBA 3X Philippines, and the former Rookie of the Year contemplates on his career, playing for the US Team and what he expects when he enters his fourth year in the league at season’s start.
MCW headlined the premier 3-on-3 tournament at the MoA Music Hall, and the 6’6” guard, is liking Team USA’s chances, even though the only help he could give for the meantime, are his cheers.
“They’re gonna win. I think they have confidence that they’re gonna do it. They’ve been playing well and I’m pretty sure they will win,” Carter-Williams told scribes at the Conrad Hotel in Pasay, adding that his dream is to play for the national team.
“It’s definitely a goal of mine to play (for the national squad) at some point of my career. I just keep chasing those goals.”
Meanwhile, when asked about the highlights so far in his career, the Syracuse standout picks two games, his very first, and the 24-1.
“I can probably say my first game in the NBA. Just because we beat the Miami Heat and they won the championship, personally I had a really good game and I think it was one of the highlights of my career so far,” he said.
The other one, was of course, when their team smeared the perfect run of the Warriors.
“We went out there. Everyone was gunning for them, so for us to be that team to beat them is probably something that we’ll always remember,” he said about their win against then defending champs Golden State—a feat done only eight other times last season.
“I think it’s an achievement for us. It’s great that it was us (who beat them first), and it was a competitive game.”
For now, the promising 24-year-old looks at the coming season positively, and with a beefed-up, towering line-up, he just hopes everything will click.
“I think last year there were some up and down moments. I’ve worked really hard this summer on improving on some things, so I expect to be more consistent and I expect to go out there and play and just to have fun,” he said.
“We want to be better as a team and I think that’s our goal–to go out and play hard every night and make the playoffs,” stressed Carter-Williams.