Official 2013 Draft thread

[Boise Blazer]

Comcast SportsNet NW ‏@CSNNW 2m
[VIDEO] @UCLAMBB Shabazz Muhammad @phenom15balla talks skill-set, adapting to @NBA game at #NBACombine http://www.csnnw.com/blazers/nba-combine-shabazz-muhammad …

 

[Rastapopoulos]

A little off topic but:

Mike Rice ‏@mikerice6 42s
Word from deshaun Thomas from oh st. Worked out with Greg od en he looks great. He is looking for a team that needs a big man.

The "he" here is Oden, not Thomas, right?

I wonder what those workouts entailed. If it was lifting weights, I'm not so interested. But I really do want Oden to have SOME kind of a career in the NBA. Even gravity bound he could be a great low-post defender and rebounder.

 

[Blazinaway]

Gery Woelfel @GeryWoelfel about 6 minutes ago

Speaking of big men: Rudy Gobert was measured at 7-1 1/2 WITHOUT shoes. Has 7-8 1/2 wing span.

Read more: http://hoopshype.com/twitter/media.html#ixzz2TTUbQ3ua

 

[Boise Blazer]

Jason Quick ‏@jwquick 47s
Bucknell's Mike Muscala - a stretch 4 who was coined by ESPN's Chad Ford as a "super sleeper" - says he has workout scheduled with Portland

 

[Boise Blazer]

Mark Gottfried ‏@Mark_Gottfried 1m
. @Zo_Brown has looked great today at #nbacombine Shooting ball very well and his size separates him from other guards Stock will rise

 

[Boise Blazer]

Jason Quick ‏@jwquick 54s
Thing to keep in mind re: players interviews w/teams at Chicago combine: Some teams dont interview players they intend to fly in for workout

 

[Boise Blazer]

NBA Guru ‏@NBAGuru 58s
Nice workout for Pierre Jackson. Looked good in all aspects and just won the sprints at the end.

 

[handiman]

How many people are NOT playing at the combine? Adams and Gobert might've already been considered the best of those actually appearing.

After Lillard's domination of the combine last year, scouts might not be quite so quick to discount strong performances against similarly lacking competition. Maybe just wishful thinking.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Jason Quick ‏@jwquick 22s
Best interview/personality of the day at Chicago combine: Pittsburgh center Steven Adams. Great sense of humor, engaging, self-aware

 

[Boise Blazer]

Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanCBS 48s
Victor Oladipo said he measured at 6-4 1/4 with shoes. Ben McLemore told me he was 6-3 without shoes.

 

[Boise Blazer]

NBA Guru ‏@NBAGuru 17s
Tony Mitchell just threw down a monster windmill. Don't see that often here. #NBACombine

It was a windmill BTW

 

[Boise Blazer]

Chris Haynes ‏@ChrisBHaynes 1m
Syracuse PG Michael Carter-Williams says he interviewed with #Blazers yesterday.

Chris Haynes ‏@ChrisBHaynes 4m
PG Michael Carter-Williams says he's hearing he could go anywhere from 3-15 in the upcoming draft.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Jason Quick ‏@jwquick 2m
Syracuse guard Michael Carter-Williams said he interviewed yesterday with Blazers

Jason Quick ‏@jwquick 1m
Carter-Williams said Blazers asked him about his body language (which he says could be better) and whether he would accept coming off bench

Jason Quick ‏@jwquick 1m
Carter-Williams said he thinks he can play both PG and SG and that his size allows him to defend SG

Jason Quick ‏@jwquick 1m
Lehigh G CJ McCollum will not interview with the Blazers this week, he said

Jason Quick ‏@jwquick 1m
I have no idea how good CJ McCollum is, but he has an All-Interview future ahead of him. Presents himself very, very well

Jason Quick ‏@jwquick 24s
Michael Carter-Williams said he also interviewed with OKC, Minnesota, Detroit and Charlotte

Jason Quick ‏@jwquick 2m
Michael Carter-Williams on the Blazers: "They have a PG in Damian Lillard, who is a great player, but I'm capable of playing with anybody.''

Jason Quick ‏@jwquick 1m
One of Portland's offseason targets is at SG. Michael Carter-Williams said he played SG in high school. "I'm a natural at it,'' he said.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Comcast SportsNet NW ‏@CSNNW 1m
[VIDEO] Shabazz Muhammad (@phenom15balla) talks about his interview with @pdxtrailblazers, how he can help team http://www.csnnw.com/blazers/combine-muhammad-blazers-interview …

 

[Boise Blazer]

Chad Ford ‏@chadfordinsider 1m
Hearing first 2 promises of 2013 Draft: Dennis Schroeder & Giannis Antetokounmpo both given 1st round guarantees sources say.


Interesting since they are both international and could be steals in the long run

 

[Boise Blazer]

Chris Mannix ‏@ChrisMannixSI 52s
Don't be surprised to see Shabazz Muhammad start to plummet on draft boards. Hearing concerns about his mechanics and one dimensional play


Funny how different people see things so different

 

[EGame]

It seems more and more like Shabazz may be our target. No sources just a gut feeling. I just wonder if he will fall down to 10.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Chad Ford ‏@chadfordinsider 1m
Hearing first 2 promises of 2013 Draft: Dennis Schroeder & Giannis Antetokounmpo both given 1st round guarantees sources say.


Interesting since they are both international and could be steals in the long run

Don't know how I've been completely unaware of this Schroeder kid, but he seems intriguing. Sounds like he's got all the tools to be a solid NBA point.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Rip City Project ‏@ripcityproject 22s
Shabazz Muhammad on the Portland Trail Blazers:
http://bit.ly/12Elrq6

 

[Boise Blazer]

Don't know how I've been completely unaware of this Schroeder kid, but he seems intriguing. Sounds like he's got all the tools to be a solid NBA point.

He looked good in the highlights they showed.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Comcast SportsNet NW ‏@CSNNW 2m
Syracuse's Micahel Carter-Williams talks with @ChrisBHaynes about his interview with @pdxtrailblazers . Video soon

 

[Boise Blazer]

Basketball Analyst ‏@MGTHEFRESHGUY 1m
Ben McLemore is not participating in drills. Reports said he would be. #NBACombine

Basketball Analyst ‏@MGTHEFRESHGUY 2m
Victor Olapdio is not participating in the drills. #NBACombine

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Basketball Analyst ‏@MGTHEFRESHGUY 1m
Ben McLemore is not participating in drills. Reports said he would be. #NBACombine

Basketball Analyst ‏@MGTHEFRESHGUY 2m
Victor Olapdio is not participating in the drills. #NBACombine

Think they're afraid that they can only hurt their stock if they do the drills?

 

[illmatic99]

Random question, whatever happened to Jan Vesely? He was supposed to be the next best Euro semi-big coming into the draft a few years ago, and never got PT. Washington seems just as bad at developing youth as Sac. Wall and Beal need to bolt.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Think they're afraid that they can only hurt their stock if they do the drills?

I think so. I dont like it but it makes sense.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Damian Lillard ‏@Dame_Lillard 4m
I'd like to see these guys compete... They shouldn't give the option to sit out...

Love. This. Guy.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Jonathan Givony ‏@DraftExpress 2m
Archie Goodwin and B.J. Young having a mini-competition for who can look like a worse shooter. Air-balling shots left and right.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Chris Haynes ‏@ChrisBHaynes 33s
Prospect G Shabazz Muhammad, #Blazers G Damian Lillard already have a bond, discussed possibilty of playing together http://www.csnnw.com/blog/blazers-talk/muhammad-lillard-discussed-playing-together-nba …

 

[MickZagger]

As of today it's Nate Wolters. I don't think we're keeping the lotto pick.

Scoot over. I've like Nate Wolters for a while now.

 

[MickZagger]

I'm not huge on Muhammad. But, at #10 I can live with it. I'm just not sure he'll ever tap into that star hype that he's always had.