Published: June 14, 2009
James Harden talked with the media after a pre-draft workout in Washington last Friday about the flu he is battling, why he elected to do workouts by himself instead of in a group setting, he shared how he was able to cut so much body fat over the past few weeks since the Chicago combine, [...]
Published: June 12, 2009
As basketball fans know, the NBA Draft is far from an exact science. Despite NBA teams spending millions of dollars each year on scouting, talented players inevitably fall into the second round while some players are overvalued leading up to the draft.
While the front offices of NBA teams are full of talented scouts and basketball [...]
Published: June 11, 2009
As we all know, the weeks leading up to the NBA Draft can make for an overwhelming flurry of inside scoops, conspiracy theories and rumors from all around the internet; this year appears to be no different.
Fortunately, Hoops Addict has been keeping tabs on all the top college prospects and will be in attendance at [...]
Published: June 10, 2009
Austin Daye chatted with Ryan McNeill after a pre-draft workout in Toronto about the benefit of having a father who played 15 years of professional basketball, the importance of having a strong support group, what he’s taking away from these pre-draft workouts and why he doesn’t read mock drafts.
Published: June 10, 2009
Derrick Brown chatted with Ryan McNeill after a pre-draft workout in Toronto about what kind of advice he gets from David West or James Posey, why he elected to not return for his senior season, the impact Sean Miller leaving for Arizona had on him, what kind of feedback he’s getting during pre-draft workouts, what [...]
Published: June 10, 2009
Earl Clark chatted with the media after a pre-draft workout in Toronto about the importance of being drafted by the right team, he explains why he doesn’t put much stock on online mock drafts, what it’s been like to work out alongside James Johnson so much and a host of other topics.
Published: June 10, 2009
Ty Lawson chatted with the media after a pre-draft workout in Toronto about how going through the draft process last year helped him this past season, what it was like to win a National Championship and how his former teammates are helping him through the draft process.
Published: June 10, 2009
After his workout with the Washington Wizards, Terrence Williams talked about the challenges of working out with only one other player, his role as a point forward, his affiliation with Gary Payton, the criticism of his game, and a host of other topics.
Published: June 6, 2009
Hoops Addict’s college basketball writer Aaron Torres took some time this weekend to chat with me about:
* Why he would draft Jonny Flynn over Jrue Holiday
* Who he has as sleepers in the draft and who is overrated
* He weighs in on Ricky Rubio and Blake Griffin
* James Harden being a fourth scorer at best [...]
Published: June 5, 2009
Jonny Flynn talked with the media after his workout in Toronto about the draft being full of talented point guards this year, he joked about almost being a Canadian because he was born and raised in New York and he explained why he would love to play for Toronto.