Word on the Street: Golden State Workout, Walker Injury

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Linkage – June 16
Published 6/16/2008 by Scott at The AltRaps Blog
... some strong reviews from teams who have seen him so far, as he appears to be in excellent shape and is reminding people why he was considered a lock for the lottery just a year ago, running the floor well (better than his peers), finishing with either hand around the basket, and shooting the ball better than expected from outside. Not surprisingly, the 21-year old Georgetown product has been extremely impressive off the court as well—which is an underrated element in this process. - Draft Express With the seventeenth pick in the draft Ori and the Toronto Raptors select: Kosta ...

R.I.P. Bill Walker's First-Round Status
Published 6/16/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
... injured his already troublesome knee during a massive, 21-team workout in Oakland on Sunday. The first MRI came back with a report that Walker had torn his meniscus, which will keep him from playing and working out for teams for the next three weeks. ...

Bill Walker has a torn meniscus
Published 6/16/2008 by Sam Rubenstein at SLAM Online
This sucks. Couldn’t have come at a worse time for his draft status. © Sam Rubenstein for SLAM Online, 2008. | Permalink | 2 comments Add to del.icio.us Search blogs linking this ...

Draft deadline
Published 6/16/2008 by Sean Meagher, OregonLive.com at Blazers Blog - OregonLive.com
... , could now withdraw his name from the draft thanks to an injury over the weekend: Walker hurt his knee during the three man weave early on and was unable to make it past stretching, forcing him to pull out. An MRI conducted later (which is now circulating amongst teams) concluded that he has a partial tear in his meniscus, which will force him to sit for at least three weeks and not allow him to work out for any more NBA teams from now until the draft. There is reportedly no structural damage to the knee, but concerns could very well still linger considering that the 20-year ...

Monday Bullets
Published 6/16/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... . More on that. If he ever wins an NBA title, somebody will probably make a major motion picture about his knees, because they have been through some wars. ...

Orlando Magic News for June 16th: WKU's Courtney Lee "Making a Strong Push" for Magic to Draft Him
Published 6/16/2008 by Ben Q Rock at Third Quarter Collapse: Front Page Posts
... DraftExpress says the Magic think highly of shooting guard Courtney Lee, who might be available when they pick 22nd overall. How highly is highly? Jonathan Givony explains his "Worst on the Street" feature: ...

BF Draft Board: Pick #9
Published 6/17/2008 by Pradamaster at Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts
... If Westbrook is as good a defender as his reputation indicates, he'd fit in really well here, in the rare instance that we might move up in the draft.  His supposed weakness is his inability to play point guard, but in the Princeton, that's not as big of a deal, since the primary role of the point guard is simply to bring the ball up the court and initiate the offense.  Unfortunately, it appears his stock is rising, so we can kiss the dream goodbye.  Posting and Toasting has more on Westbrook ...

It’s Official: For Jamont Gordon, It’s NBA or Bust
Published 6/17/2008 by KW at Bulldog Maroon & White
... measured out at a chiseled 6-3 ½ and 230 pounds, and reportedly got to wherever he wanted on the floor, but shot the ball extremely poorly, played a bit selfishly and even displayed some bad body language. [Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress reporting on a mass workout of around 24 prospects at the Golden State Warriors practice facilities featuring representatives from 17 NBA teams.] ...

Video: McMillan on Thursday's workout
Published 6/19/2008 by Sean Meagher, OregonLive.com at Blazers Blog - OregonLive.com
... in the first round by the bulk of the mocks (I've even seen the Blazers projected as grabbing McGee), and he looks like your typical 7-foot NBA project. Both guys seemed to have unconventional shots. McGee possesses a long windup to the release (sort of reminded me of a Bill Cartwright free throw), and Hendrix's shot looked like he was casting a fishing line. Hendrix appears to have boosted his stock over the course of his workouts and really impressed some scouts last weekend during a group workout in Sacramento. He's projected as a second rounder.

Mock Drafts For Fun Part 2 of 2
Published 6/26/2008 by jtom (noreply@blogger.com) at Super, Scintillating and Sarcastic
... This team really needs a real two-guard and really needs a real power forward. They also have a chance to compete in the East next year, so they can't just take a spin on the Big Man Wheel of Doom. Lee has had great workouts and the Magic apparently like him (scroll down a bit, Magic fans). Plus he can contribute right away. Well, if the indomitable force that is the ...