Carter Bryant saw his lifelong dream fulfilled when the San Antonio Spurs selected him with the 14th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. The young forward from the Arizona Wildcats realized he would be living the very life he had ever imagined for himself.
During the post-event media session, Bryant couldn’t get more honest. He reflected on how his younger self would have been thrilled after getting selected by the Spurs.
“I don’t really think it’s hit me yet. To be completely honest with you, I have moments where it’s like, before I go to bed, I’m like, ‘Wow, like I’m really the San Antonio Spur,’ or I really got to shake Adam Silver’s hand, and I really get to go to a great organization,” Bryant said.
“I’m really a San Antonio Spur… I get to play basketball for a living… 8-year-old Carter would have been geeked right now”
— NBA (@NBA) June 28, 2025
– 14th overall pick, Carter Bryant 🙌 pic.twitter.com/L7KyJIHPjo
Bryant didn’t hold back his true emotions after getting to shake hands with the league president.
“I’ll wake up in the morning, I’ll be like, I get to play basketball for a living, like this is pretty dope, like this is what I’ve been doing my whole life. I’m like, eight-year-old Carter would have been geeked right now. I think for me it’s just a lot of emotions going on, like I said,” he added.
As a five-star recruit, Bryant had significant choices, ultimately committing to Arizona over other high-profile programs like Gonzaga and Louisville. In his recent season with the Wildcats, he averaged 6.5 points and 4.1 rebounds, with a shooting efficacy percentage of 37.1% from three-point range.
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Carter Bryant Had A Beautiful Press Conference Moment With The Deaf Community
While he had a wonderful feeling after the draft pick, Carter Bryant had a heartwarming moment at a news conference introducing the team’s 2025 rookies. He had seven bright-eyed students from the Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children.
According to Bryant, it felt like coming home. He has deep roots in the deaf community because of his grandparents. Bryant learned sign language as a toddler, and he fondly recalls how he learned “ball” as his first sign word.
Growing up with deaf grandparents shaped his worldview. He joked that for the longest time, he thought half of the population was deaf. To him, it never felt like a limitation. Instead, he described it as a beautiful part of his life and even called it a “superpower.”
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