Category: NBA Draft Headlines
The “overwhelming consensus” is that Justise Winslow ends up with the (Denver) Nuggets in the draft. Source: Chad Ford of ESPN
So what guy has impressed Sam Dekker through the run-up for the draft? “A guy I work out with, R.J. Hunter, has been a real pleasant surprise to me,’’ Dekker said. “I thought he was one of those guys … I played for my dad (Todd, at Sheboygan Area Lutheran High School) before so I […]
UCLA’s Kevon Looney and Arkansas’ Bobby Portis will be among six players working out for (Utah) Jazz brass on Thursday at Zions Bank Basketball Center. Source: Brandon Judd of the Deseret News
Kristaps Porzingis said he’s currently 230 pounds, foresees putting on as much as 30 pounds before he gets to his ideal NBA playing weight. Source: Jake Fischer of Sports Illustrated on Twitter
Larry Brown says (Emmanuel) Mudiay is expected to workout for the Knicks, Lakers & Sixers Source: Adam Zagoria of SNY.tv on Twitter
Even with plans of re-signing Brandon Knight to pair with Eric Bledsoe, the Suns would like a versatile point guard off the bench who can create shots for himself and teammates. “We’re looking at the guys who could possibly be backup point guards,” Suns coach Jeff Hornacek said. “The more guys we can get on […]
While (Karl-Anthony) Towns and Willie Cauley-Stein have garnered the most attention, the Knicks for months have been enamored with Trey Lyles, according to a team source. Lyles is a 6-foot-10 forward out of Indianapolis who Phil Jackson sees as a good fit for the triangle offense. Would the Knicks select Lyles with the fourth overall […]
While (D’Angelo) Russell and (Emmanuel) Mudiay are clearly the cream of the point guard crop, many NBA officials contend (Cameron) Payne has now surpassed both Grant and Jones. Not only that, there is a distinct possibility Payne could become a Lottery selection. He recently worked out for Indiana, which has the 11th pick, and impressed […]
The Los Angeles Lakers plan to bring in (D’Angelo) Russell along with centers Karl-Anthony Towns and Jahlil Okafor for workouts. The Lakers haven’t ruled out using the second pick on Russell, a point guard out of Ohio State. via Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer
(Lakers GM Mitch) Kupchak said anywhere from four to eight players could be in consideration for the No. 2 pick. Keeping options open and broad right now. via Mike Trudell of ESPN Los Angeles on Twitter
