Word on the Street: Rounding Up

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Draft Notes: Alexander visits, Randolph talks, and speculation abounds
Published 6/24/2008 by Frank Madden at Brew Hoop
... Givony reports today that Randolph's shoulder is fine, but that his "workouts continue to underwhelm many onlookers, to the point that it has clearly affected his confidence." With everything we know about Skiles and Hammond, the question marks about Randolph would appear to be major issues, especially when you consider that Alexander doesn't bring the same baggage. And as we mentioned yesterday, a number of ...

Orlando Magic News for June 24th: New Uniforms, a New Logo, Courtney Lee, et cetera
Published 6/24/2008 by Ben Q Rock at Third Quarter Collapse
... fact that the Magic's hideous draft cap this year is black, I'd say it's a strong possibility that next year's away uniforms will be black. If they remain blue, the soonest we could see the Magic back in black (sorry, couldn't help myself) would be the 2010/2011 season, as NBA teams must wait two years after introducing a new uniform design before debuting an alternate uniform in that design. And now, your regularly scheduled bulleted list: Jonathan Givony thinks it's essentially a given that the Orlando Magic will select Western ...

NBA Draft: No One Will Face Russell Westbrook
Published 6/24/2008 by Dime Magazine at Dime Magazine (www.dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers
... . DraftExpress.com says that Westbrook has been trying to get some of the guards ahead of him to match up with him in workouts but they’ve refused: -Russell Westbrook’s reported “promise” (according to one internet rumor) ended up being a whole bunch of hot air it turns out. After initially telling teams such as Milwaukee, Indiana and Phoenix that he is shutting down workouts, Westbrook traveled to Charlotte this weekend to work out for the Bobcats. Westbrook has suffered a number of minor ankle injuries that forced him to rest and reevaluate his situation and the teams he ...

Lesson In Self-Sabotage, From a Teen Prospect
Published 6/24/2008 at The Sporting Blog
[image] Okay, this is by far the best draft occurrence yet. Courtesy of the invincible Draft Express : Anthony Randolph has strangely decided to work out for a number of teams that seemingly have little chance at drafting him (Portland, Indiana) while refusing to visit teams that very well could such as Sacramento. Randolph's workouts continue to underwhelm many onlookers, to the point that it has clearly affected his confidence. On the positive side, his dislocated shoulder does not appear to be a short-term or long-term issue, according to teams that have studied his ...

NBA Draft Crystal Ballin': Orlando Magic
Published 6/26/2008 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
... More likely scenario: DraftExpress reports that "every team representative we've spoken with has [Lee] going 22nd in their personal mock draft" to Orlando. Also, the team has scouted ...