MPJ's own account of why he dropped in the draft. Good watch.
The basics were
- After 1 workout, all the teams were blown away. Sac said they would take him at #2
- His agent, Bartelsein, said he could go #1 with another workout; he agreed
- The infamous back pain came up and he couldn't work out but the teams were already flying to Chicago
- The Clippers team doctor was the one who examined him on the 2nd workout, and the doctor said he'll never play basketball again
- He doesn't hold a grudge against all the teams who passed on him, he had doubts about his own body as well.
I guess this is an example of why agents tend to hold back their clients from too many workouts. Just one bad day can really tank someone's draft stock, and the upside is limited. And it can really be just a bad day, something everyone goes through.