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Today at the Target Center Lifetime Fitness, two sets of draft workouts were held by the Minnesota Timberwolves. The coaching staff, led by Jack Sikma and Shawn Respect, along with Nick Van Exel, worked the prospects through drills and some 3-on-3 games.

Representatives from every NBA team were in attendance, including notable names like Larry Bird, Kevin Pritchard, Danny Ainge, Masai Ujiri, Mitch Kupchak, Dwane Casey and Geoff Petrie, among others.

The first group was made up of J'Covan Brown of Texas, John Shurna of Northwestern, Miles Plumlee of Duke, Drew Gordon of New Mexico and Scoop Jardine of Syracuse. Tomas Satoransky from Spain had to cancel and was not at the workout.

The second group was made up of Capser Ware of Long Beach State, Scott Machado of Iona, Kevin Murphy of Tennessee Tech and Quincy Acy of Baylor. Jae Crowder was in attendance, but sat out the workout due to an ankle injury.

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Media members were only allowed in for the last 5 minutes of each workout group. We were then allowed to interview individual prospects. David Kahn also talked to the media at the end of the second session.
Some of my own observations?

[*] Drew Gordon is a very physical player who likes to bang down low. I'm not sure where he'd go in the draft, but he's the opposite of Derrick Williams in terms of aversion to contact
[*] John Shurna may be the nicest guy in the NBA once he's drafted. He was bubbly, he answered questions enthusiastically - even when reporters asked him the same ones - and he just seemed like a genuinely good guy. And yes, he has a great smile.
[*] Miles Plumlee is optimistic about his draft prospects and thinks he could fit in on a team with Kevin Love and Nikola Pekovic.
[*] Casper Ware turned the ball over at least 5 times during his 3-on-3 game, and remember, I could only watch him for the last 5 minutes.
[*] Scott Machado, a senior out of Iona, is very confident about his ability to contribute in the NBA right away. He said that, in the workouts, "these guys aren't used to a point guard who can get them the ball in such great spots. I'm someone guys love to play with." He also praised Ricky Rubio as someone whose game he really loves watching.
[*] Jae Crowder said that he's definitely a small forward, not a power forward. He hasn't been training as a power forward and he doesn't see himself playing that spot.
[*] Quincy Acy threw down some powerful dunks and was probably the most impressive player of the day on the court. Zach Harper of ESPN remarked to me that he was like Reggie Evans, if Reggie Evans had any skills with the ball.
[*] Scoop Jardine said that he, and his Syracuse teammates Fab Melo and Dion Waiters, are all excited about helping an NBA team next year. Of course, he is a point guard from Syracuse...

moss_is_1 wrote:I'd like to grab Drew Gordon with a 2nd rounder, maybe even take a flier on Plumlee.

Miles Plumlee may become a first rounder through his physical testing and workouts.

Plumlee reportedly has a 41-inch vertical.

Scouts were impressed with a recent workout in Minnesota and compare him to a young Jeff Foster.

Mattya wrote:Nick the Quick is working here? Hopefully it's not just got this drat workout thing.