Caleb Grill talks NBA Draft process

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Smith - USA TODAY SportsMissouri guard Caleb Grill has been going through pre-draft workouts for a number of NBA teams.

After his workout with the Golden State Warriors on Monday, the team had him sit for a media session.Heres everything he had to say.When asked about the process as a wholeAs a kid, everybody always dreamed of being in this opportunity and I just cant thank the people who have helped put me in this position and to fulfill a dream Ive had since I was a little kid.

Just taking it all in and being a sponge everywhere Im going to learn different stuff from different people.When asked about advice he's gottenJust showcase my ability and not do something that hasnt gotten me here.

I think all of us have been in positions at places and weve been successful at doing a certain amount of things.

And you may get told you have some weaknesses, but one thing Ive learned from going to each of these workouts is play to your strengths, dont play to your weaknesses.

We know what youre good at, so just continuing to do whats gotten me here and keep trying to do that to the best of my ability.When asked which of his skills is most Day 1 readyMy shooting.

Thats one thing I can bring out, just spacing and being able to hit shots and have games where I can go hit five or six 3s in a game.

Thats what Ive done the best throughout my college career and thats what got me here.When asked about what areas he most wants to improveIve still got to keep getting better on the defensive end of the floor, keep building strength.

Its a new league, the players are more developed with their bodies.

So I think one thing that Ive really got to do to go to the next level and keep maintaining my basketball career is to keep building strength and keep (improving) my IQ on the defensive end of the floor.When asked about reflection on working out for the WarriorsA lot of us going through the process right now, the best team that we, or I guess, the best dynasty we saw was Golden State.

So just watching how they play, play for one another, play the right brand of basketball.

I think thats super exciting and super intriguing to a lot of players that are in the draft.

And its a place where playing alongside Steph Curry, whos been, who is the greatest shooter to ever play, and just being able to learn from him.

For me, that would be something cool to learn, just seeing the tips and tricks of what hes learned throughout his career.When asked about what sets him apartI would give Coach (Dennis) Gates a lot of credit.

He built me into a better player from my first year at Mizzou to my second year at Mizzou and one thing he really got me better at was my leadership skills and being a better teammate.

It wasnt, he told me, it wasnt about getting better on the basketball court.

Whats going to help elevate me to the next level is going to be my leadership skills and learning from Coach Gates, one of the best leaders Ive been around, and his coaching staff were all phenomenal leaders, and I had so many high-impact people throughout that program who helped make me such a better player from Year 1 to Year 2 at Mizzou.

And just continuing to build those habits to the next stages of my career.When asked about talking with Tamar Bates about the processMe and Tamar probably talk once a week or something like that, just bouncing different workouts and what theyre like off of each other.

Our experiences through each workout and how Mizzou really helped us for this situation.

Just the style they play and just our knowledge of the game of basketball has helped translate us to these workouts.

And I feel like me and him have both talked and we felt like weve been doing a really good job throughout this process and weve give a lot of credit to Coach Gates and his staff for helping prepare us for this moment.When asked about his previous workoutsIve had great opportunities other places.

Boston (Celtics), New Orleans (Pelicans), Phoenix (Suns), Portland (Trail Blazers) and in (Los Angeles) with the Clippers and now here with the Warriors.

I think just the feedback Ive gotten is to keep playing to my strengths and doing what I did at Mizzou this past season and thats shoot the ball at a very good level and then keep having high intensity on the defensive end and keep bringing toughness.

And just keep playing to my strengths and getting adjusted to the game is going to be something thats going to start my career.When asked about what the Warriors workout was likeIts just a bunch of different settings, some finishing drills, some shooting drills and then some competitive three-on-three drills with the people that we have here and putting us in actions of maybe whats going to be most effective in the NBA or whats most effective with the Warriors and having us do those to the best of our ability and then finding different ways to guard one another and just learning on the fly of how to play with each teammate that we have here.

We all come from different colleges or other countries as well.

So just being able to create that tight bond with each other and in an hour, an hour and a half workout, being able to come together like were teammates.When asked about current NBA players he models his game afterIve been watching, I would say, throughout this last year, a lot of Max Strus.

Just watching how he started his career and I feel like hes somebody we may be in the same starting spots in our careers and then watching, like, his intensity that he plays on both ends of the floor and how he shoots the ball and how he impacts winning in so many different ways.

I feel like it kind of reminds me of how I try to play, except, you know, I try to play like him because hes at the higher level.

But just seeing how the impact he makes and his tenacity on both ends of the floors, hes somebody that I feel like, Ill start at the same position as him and hopefully I can work myself up to where hes gotten to today.When asked about future workoutsIve got Orlando (Magic), Brooklyn (Nets), figuring out one with Indiana (Pacers) right now because theyre still playing, and then Dallas (Mavericks).Stay up to date on all the Mizzou news with your premium subscription.Talk about this story in the story thread and discuss so much more in The TigerWalk.Make sure you're caught up on all the Tiger news and headlines..

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