Brandon Rush is withdrawing his name from the draft, due to his ACL injury. His older brother JaRon said "Brandon was still positive that he’ll rehab quickly and get back on track for his junior season".
Greg Oden was asked by a Portland paper, how important it is for him to continue to play with Conley, who he has played on the same team with since the 4th grade and have never lost a home game. His reaction was "It would be really nice to be able to play with him, with how many years we have been together. Especially with the winning streak we have together. I mean, really, we don’t lose. If we come here, it’s almost a guarantee we aren’t going to lose".
Oden’s camp is serious about getting Portland to draft Mike Conley JR, but it probably won’t happen. Portland has already made some initial offers to Atlanta for the third pick like Zach Randolph and Jarret Jack. But the Hawks want either Brandon Roy or LeMarcus Aldridge in return for the third pick, and Portland doesn’t want to part ways with them.
Kevin Durants agent Aaron Goodwin said "In the Western Conference, you need to be quick and up-tempo and drafting Kevin allows Portland to add that Dimension. Nate has stated before he wants a more up-tempo offense".
According to draftexpress, when they asked scouts who is more underrated than anyone else, they said Reyshawn Terry, who some said could be a late first round pick.
Dominic James was not invited to pre-draft camp, since the committee was told he wasn’t serious about staying in the draft. But rumor is he is seriously considering hiring an agent and he is working out with trainer Tim Grover.
Daequan Cook confirmed his intention to play in the pre-draft camp. He will have a huge challenge playing against more mature competition, and it may be tough for him yo show all his skills. He is not expected to return to school no matter how things turn out with workouts.
Once the 75 players are finished with their NBA pre-draft camp obligations, they will be free to workout for teams beginning on June 5th. So some players will not need to travel around city to city to workout for teams. They have a chance to do it instantly from one spot, which saves expenses that come out of their pockets.
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