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Profile: Wes Slajchert
September 29, 2017
Q: When did you start basketball?
A: Honestly, before I could remember.
Q: What is your favorite sport you have played?
A: Basketball because everyday I get to practice and spend time with Tim.
Q: Who are your idols?
A: Jake Keller, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Beyoncé.
Q: In one word what does the number thirty-three mean to you?
A: Brother.
Q: How did you like the movie IT?
A: It was thrilling. I highly recommend it to everyone.
Q: Right or left side of the bed?
A: Right.
Q: Favorite color?
A: Baby pink.
Q: Least favorite food group?
A: Vegetables.
Q: Favorite time of the day?
A: Nighttime, because I enjoy looking at the moon.
Q: Where would you want to be stranded?
A: Mountain Machu Picchu because I want to one day ride a lama there.
Q: What three things would you take with you?
A: Jared Catone, Water, and the flying squirrel suit in my size.
Q: What public figure would you like to debate with on national television?
A: Rick from Rick and Morty.
Q: If you had your own reality TV show, what would it be called?
A: Late Nights with Wes and we can look at the moon.
Q: Who would you like to trade places with for a day?
A: Jake Keller because he grows amazing facial hair and goes to Mexico all the time.
Q: Whose mind would you like to read for twenty-four hours?
A: Lil Uzi Vert due to him having the most woke mind of the 21st century.
Q: If you could write a book, what would the main character’s tragic flaw be?
A: Every time they cried, their left pinky toe grew an inch.
Q: What is your best basketball memory?
A: Winning CIF my sophomore year, because it was in the Honda Center — which was an absolute surreal moment for myself and the team.
Q: If you could live off of three foods for the rest of your life what would they be?
A: Cookies, Mac n’ cheese, and anything vegan.
Q: If you could go to any concert, past or present, which concert would it be?
A: I would have to say seeing Lil Uzi Vert at the Coachella festival in Palm Springs. I would also like to be reading his mind on that day.
Q: Do you have any pregame rituals?
A: My little brother Clark and I have a handshake that we do before every game.
Q: Why are you always late?
A: I am not always late — everyone else is always early.
Q: If you could have any superpower what would it be and why?
A: I would want to fly because then I could travel anywhere in the world for free.
Q: If you think you had the superpower to fly, do you think you would still always be late?
A: Time is just a mindset, Harper Wayne.