Draft Combine & Workouts

[mercury]

After a long wait the combine starts next week... the Pistons will begin workouts the week after... The lottery is May 21st

Some Key dates: http://www.hoopsworld.com/key-nba-dates

Let's get this party started!

[vege]

Thank you, I was about to ask about all that stuff

[Pharaoh]

Will we have a Coach prior to the Lotto?

Who is the team's rep?

[ducler]

Obradovic will be hire next week. MMW.

[Jodi]

^ We're not hiring no Euro coach...Don't join the buffoonery...

Back to the topic...Even though this draft class is weak I think it should be a interesting combine...I'm ready to see a couple of players true measurements...

[Pharaoh]

A lot of people claim it's weak.. yet a guy that has "star potential" (Bazz) is likely to be available when we pick!

If the Draft was that weak surely someone with "star" potential wouldn't make it to #7

And what about all those other dudes we keep discussing that are "interesting prospects"?

As usual it seems the closer we get to the combine the "better" the Draft becomes.

[aad]

I cant wait until the draft lottery so the real order will be set

[ImHeisenberg]

This draft reminds me a lot of the 2006 draft (Bargs went #1!).

It had multiple all-star caliber players, but teams just couldn't identify them. You had Adam Morrison, Tyrus Thomas and Sheldan Williams go before guys like Rudy Gay, Brandon Roy, JJ Redick. With Rajon Rondo being the #21 pick and Kyle Lowry being #24. You also had Paul Millsap go #47.

There will be high quality players, but they aren't readily visible, I believe. Also, there will probably be a ton of busts.

[kurtis48239]

heres a list of the particpants who will and wont be attending the chi combine,got this from DX.
A list of the 63 players participating at the NBA Combine in Chicago May 16-17

Participant List
Steven Adams Pittsburgh
Vander Blue Marquette (added 5/10)
Lorenzo Brown North Carolina State
Reggie Bullock North Carolina
Trey Burke Michigan
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Georgia
Isaiah Canaan Murray State
Jackie Carmichael Illinois State
Michael Carter-Williams Syracuse
Will Clyburn Iowa State (added 5/10)
Robert Covington Tennessee State (added 5/10)
Allen Crabbe California
Seth Curry Duke
Brandon Davies BYU
Dewayne Dedmon Southern California
Gorgui Dieng Louisville
James Ennis Long Beach State
Carrick Felix Arizona State
Jamaal Franklin San Diego State
Rudy Gobert Cholet (France)
Archie Goodwin Kentucky
Erick Green Virginia Tech
Tim Hardaway Jr. Michigan
Solomon Hill Arizona
Richard Howell North Carolina State
Colton Iverson Colorado State
Pierre Jackson Baylor
Grant Jerrett Arizona
Myck Kabongo Texas
Kenny Kadji Miami
Ryan Kelly Duke
Shane Larkin Miami
Ricky Ledo Providence
Alex Len Maryland
C.J. Leslie North Carolina State
Trevor Mbakwe Minnesota
Ray McCallum Detroit
CJ McCollum Lehigh
Ben McLemore Kansas
Tony Mitchell North Texas
Shabazz Muhammad UCLA
Erik Murphy Florida
Mike Muscala Bucknell
Nerlens Noel Kentucky
Victor Oladipo Indiana
Kelly Olynyk Gonzaga
Brandon Paul Illinois
Norvel Pelle Los Angeles College Preparatory Academy
Mason Plumlee Duke
Otto Porter Jr. Georgetown
Phil Pressey Missouri
Glen Rice Jr. Georgia Tech/ Rio Grande Valley (D-League)
Andre Roberson Colorado
Dennis Schroeder New Yorker Phantoms (Germany)
Peyton Siva Louisville
Tony Snell New Mexico
James Southerland Syracuse
Adonis Thomas Memphis
Deshaun Thomas Ohio State
Jeff Withey Kansas
Nate Wolters South Dakota State
B.J. Young Arkansas
Cody Zeller Indiana

Top-100 Players Not Attending/Not Invited/Unable to Attend
#3 Anthony Bennett UNLV (Injured)
#19 Sergey Karasev Triumph (Russia)
#22 Dario Saric Cibona (Croatia)
#23 Giannis Adetokunbo Filathlitikos (Greece)
#28 Lucas Nogueira Estudiantes (Spain)
#32 Mouhammadou Jaiteh Boulogne (France)
#35 Livio Jean-Charles ASVEL (France)
#41 Nemanja Nedovic Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania)
#42 Alex Abrines Barcelona (Spain)
#45 Bojan Dubljevic Valencia (Spain)
#46 Michael Snaer Florida State
#51 Marko Todorovic Barcelona (Spain)
#66 Joffrey Lauvergne Partizan (Serbia)
#67 Jamelle Hagins Delaware
#71 Augusto Cesar Lima Unicaja Malaga (Spain)
#73 Jack Cooley Notre Dame
#74 Philipp Neumann Bamberg (Germany)
#75 Rodney Williams Minnesota
#77 Zeke Marshall Akron
#78 Matthew Dellavedova St. Mary's
#80 Anthony Marshall UNLV
#82 Christian Watford Indiana
#83 Oleksandr Lypovyy BC Donetsk (Ukraine)
#85 Elijah Johnson Kansas
#86 Arsalan Kazemi Oregon
#87 D.J. Stephens Memphis
#88 Khalif Wyatt Temple
#89 Alex Oriakhi Missouri
#90 Amath M'Baye Oklahoma
#91 Louis Labeyrie Paris (France)
#92 Elias Harris Gonzaga
#93 Vitalis Chikoko Trier (Germany)
#94 Laurence Bowers Missouri
#95 Daniel Theis Ulm (Germany)
#96 Joan Sastre Cajasol Sevilla (Spain)
#97 Walter Tavares Gran Canaria (Spain)
#98 Raul Neto San Sebastian (Spain)
#100 Travis Releford Kansas



From DraftExpress.com http://www.draftexpress.com#ixzz2Sw0tNDro
http://www.draftexpress.com

[kurtis48239]

heres a list of the particpants who will and wont be attending the chi combine,got this from DX.
A list of the 63 players participating at the NBA Combine in Chicago May 16-17

Participant List
Steven Adams Pittsburgh
Vander Blue Marquette (added 5/10)
Lorenzo Brown North Carolina State
Reggie Bullock North Carolina
Trey Burke Michigan
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Georgia
Isaiah Canaan Murray State
Jackie Carmichael Illinois State
Michael Carter-Williams Syracuse
Will Clyburn Iowa State (added 5/10)
Robert Covington Tennessee State (added 5/10)
Allen Crabbe California
Seth Curry Duke
Brandon Davies BYU
Dewayne Dedmon Southern California
Gorgui Dieng Louisville
James Ennis Long Beach State
Carrick Felix Arizona State
Jamaal Franklin San Diego State
Rudy Gobert Cholet (France)
Archie Goodwin Kentucky
Erick Green Virginia Tech
Tim Hardaway Jr. Michigan
Solomon Hill Arizona
Richard Howell North Carolina State
Colton Iverson Colorado State
Pierre Jackson Baylor
Grant Jerrett Arizona
Myck Kabongo Texas
Kenny Kadji Miami
Ryan Kelly Duke
Shane Larkin Miami
Ricky Ledo Providence
Alex Len Maryland
C.J. Leslie North Carolina State
Trevor Mbakwe Minnesota
Ray McCallum Detroit
CJ McCollum Lehigh
Ben McLemore Kansas
Tony Mitchell North Texas
Shabazz Muhammad UCLA
Erik Murphy Florida
Mike Muscala Bucknell
Nerlens Noel Kentucky
Victor Oladipo Indiana
Kelly Olynyk Gonzaga
Brandon Paul Illinois
Norvel Pelle Los Angeles College Preparatory Academy
Mason Plumlee Duke
Otto Porter Jr. Georgetown
Phil Pressey Missouri
Glen Rice Jr. Georgia Tech/ Rio Grande Valley (D-League)
Andre Roberson Colorado
Dennis Schroeder New Yorker Phantoms (Germany)
Peyton Siva Louisville
Tony Snell New Mexico
James Southerland Syracuse
Adonis Thomas Memphis
Deshaun Thomas Ohio State
Jeff Withey Kansas
Nate Wolters South Dakota State
B.J. Young Arkansas
Cody Zeller Indiana

Top-100 Players Not Attending/Not Invited/Unable to Attend
#3 Anthony Bennett UNLV (Injured)
#19 Sergey Karasev Triumph (Russia)
#22 Dario Saric Cibona (Croatia)
#23 Giannis Adetokunbo Filathlitikos (Greece)
#28 Lucas Nogueira Estudiantes (Spain)
#32 Mouhammadou Jaiteh Boulogne (France)
#35 Livio Jean-Charles ASVEL (France)
#41 Nemanja Nedovic Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania)
#42 Alex Abrines Barcelona (Spain)
#45 Bojan Dubljevic Valencia (Spain)
#46 Michael Snaer Florida State
#51 Marko Todorovic Barcelona (Spain)
#66 Joffrey Lauvergne Partizan (Serbia)
#67 Jamelle Hagins Delaware
#71 Augusto Cesar Lima Unicaja Malaga (Spain)
#73 Jack Cooley Notre Dame
#74 Philipp Neumann Bamberg (Germany)
#75 Rodney Williams Minnesota
#77 Zeke Marshall Akron
#78 Matthew Dellavedova St. Mary's
#80 Anthony Marshall UNLV
#82 Christian Watford Indiana
#83 Oleksandr Lypovyy BC Donetsk (Ukraine)
#85 Elijah Johnson Kansas
#86 Arsalan Kazemi Oregon
#87 D.J. Stephens Memphis
#88 Khalif Wyatt Temple
#89 Alex Oriakhi Missouri
#90 Amath M'Baye Oklahoma
#91 Louis Labeyrie Paris (France)
#92 Elias Harris Gonzaga
#93 Vitalis Chikoko Trier (Germany)
#94 Laurence Bowers Missouri
#95 Daniel Theis Ulm (Germany)
#96 Joan Sastre Cajasol Sevilla (Spain)
#97 Walter Tavares Gran Canaria (Spain)
#98 Raul Neto San Sebastian (Spain)
#100 Travis Releford Kansas



From DraftExpress.com http://www.draftexpress.com#ixzz2Sw0tNDro
http://www.draftexpress.com

not to bad only 2-3 people who isnt showing up that I would have liked to see.

[mercury]

Piston Interviews...
http://www.freep.com/article/20130517/S ... -nba-draft

[rmfc]

I'm glad that the Pistons are looking at CJ as well.

[tru2dagame]

I'm glad that the Pistons are looking at CJ as well.

Me too!

[mercury]

Pistons pushing the interview process... good read... http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dl ... 3305180311

[mercury]

Per Alex Kennedy...
"The Detroit Pistons are working out draft prospects Peyton Siva, Elijah Johnson and Lamont "MoMo" Jones among others tomorrow, per source."
'

[princeofpalace]

Per Alex Kennedy...
"The Detroit Pistons are working out draft prospects Peyton Siva, Elijah Johnson and Lamont "MoMo" Jones among others tomorrow, per source."
'

These are all PG prospects, which to me suggests that Joe D and Co still see PG as an area of concern. Poor Brandon Knight, pretty sure that we are going to draft his replacement soon

[Kilo]

^Also means they're not looking at a point guard in the first round, but rather looking for a back-up point guard.

[princeofpalace]

^Also means they're not looking at a point guard in the first round, but rather looking for a back-up point guard.

This is actually not true. We have no clue what first round guys they are bringing in for a workout

[Goldtop]

Per Alex Kennedy...
"The Detroit Pistons are working out draft prospects Peyton Siva, Elijah Johnson and Lamont "MoMo" Jones among others tomorrow, per source."
'

These are all PG prospects, which to me suggests that Joe D and Co still see PG as an area of concern. Poor Brandon Knight, pretty sure that we are going to draft his replacement soon

That's been obvious since they traded for Calderon. Not to rehash that whole thing, but Knight was gifted the starting PG spot from day one. You shouldn't feel sorry for him if he wasn't good enough to keep it. They gave him plenty of opportunity, but the goal is for the team to win, not make young players feel like stars when they aren't by gifting them starting roles forever.

Plus I'm sure this next coach will evaluate the roster and give Knight every chance to win the job this training camp. If he's truly the best PG on the team for the new system, then he will be the PG. If not, then we will go with the PG who gives us the best chance to win. No different than any team in any sport.

Personally, I think they would've been willing to be more patient with Knight had Stuckey not failed as a PG. But after wasting 4 yrs waiting for Stuckey to develop and never paying off, I don't think they are going to allow Knight the same luxury and risk the same result.

[ComboGuardCity]

Per Alex Kennedy...
"The Detroit Pistons are working out draft prospects Peyton Siva, Elijah Johnson and Lamont "MoMo" Jones among others tomorrow, per source."
'

These are all PG prospects, which to me suggests that Joe D and Co still see PG as an area of concern. Poor Brandon Knight, pretty sure that we are going to draft his replacement soon

No it actually means we're looking for a 2nd or third PG.