NBA Draft Prospects: Derrick Brown, Xavier
Ballin' is a Habit —
Stats: 13.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.7 t/o's, 50.4% FG, 43.3% 3PT, 74.1% FT Listed Size: 6'7", 225 lb, 9/7/1987 (21 years old) About Him: Derrick Brown is an interesting prospect. While he is only a junior in terms of basketball, he has already received his degree (he redshirted his first season) and is all but guaranteed to stay in the Draft. As a prospect, he doesn't have a terribly high upside, especially offensively, where is game is still quite raw. We will get to that in a second, but the area that Brown looks like he could be the most effective in the NBA is on the defensive end of the ...
Cavaliers Draft Workouts
Cleveland Cavaliers —
Darren Collison, middle, is one of the many players the Cavs have had in for a workout. With the 2009 NBA Draft fast approaching, the Cavaliers have been busy in getting a lot of prospects in for a workout. While working out these players doesn't mean the Cavaliers will draft them, it could help Cavs ...
Derrick Brown - Charlotte Bobcat
Queen City Hoops —
With the 40th pick of the NBA Draft, the Bobcats selected Derrick Brown, a 6-8 small forward/power forward from Xavier. A good athlete with great strength, Brown benched 185 20 times at the pre-draft combine, good for third best performance this year (among those he bested - DeJuan Blair who put up 18 reps). Brown is also an efficient scorer, shooting better than 40% on threes, 50% from the floor overall, and a decent 74% at the stripe. Again, with the aid of advanced computer imagery techniques, here is a mock-up of what Derrick Brown may look in Bobcat colors: And here is a Derrick Brown highlight reel/Xavier promotional ...
