Category: NBA Draft Headlines
Rising lottery pick Cameron Payne, a Murray State PG, has upcoming workouts scheduled with Lakers (2nd pick) & Knicks (4th), a source says. Source: Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports on Twitter
“The physicality over there (China) was ridiculous,” said (Emmanuel) Mudiay, who played against former NBA players Michael Beasley and Stephon Marbury and under a 24-second shot clock. “My maturity level improved in learning how to come into the game as a professional.” But Mudiay’s decision to play overseas instead of keeping his commitment at Southern […]
Louisville point guard Terry Rozier has solidified himself as a first round draft pick, a NBA team executive told Yahoo Sports. Source: Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports on Twitter
Kevon Looney and Bobby Portis the headliners of today’s 6-player workout #Pistons holding today. Source: Keith Langlois of NBA.com/Pistons on Twitter
(Kevon) Looney could still wind up being a high first-round pick, although that seems highly unlikely. His stock has been dropping to the point where some NBA officials speculate he won’t be taken until late in the first round. Those officials contend Looney is at least two years away from being a solid contributor and […]
Duke’s Justise Winslow will work out for the Knicks on Monday, league sources tell Yahoo. New York is examining him closely at No. 4. Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports on Twitter
An issue with Robert Upshaw’s heart was identified by doctors at the NBA Combine in Chicago last month, which has forced him to suspend training and postpone all workouts with NBA teams. At this point, no long term conclusions have been reached, and further blood testing has been requested by NBA doctors to pinpoint the […]
By the way, I had an interesting conversation about Mario Hezonja last night. Don’t sleep on him. Some coaches compare him to Tracy McGrady. Source: Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders on Twitter
At the recent pre-draft camp in Chicago, Cameron Payne said he planned to work out for the Bucks. That’s not the case anymore. Travis King, Payne’s agent, said he informed the Bucks earlier this week that his client wouldn’t be coming to Milwaukee. The Bucks have the 17th overall pick and King believes Payne will […]
Who will the Bucks pick at No. 17, if they keep the pick? Some NBA personnel quip it’ll either be Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, a small forward from Arizona, or shooting guard Rashad Vaughn of UNLV. That’s because both of those players are considered to be mid-to-late first-round picks and, more importantly, both are represented by Jeff Schwartz. […]
