Eric Williams covered the Sonics' last season in Seattle. A Tacoma native, Eric graduated from Mount Tahoma High and the University of Puget Sound.
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DraftExpress.com just posted the measurements from the NBA pre-draft camp in Orlando this week, which you can check out here.
Some players of note.
Arizona’s Jerryd Bayless measured at 6-1 ¾ without shoes, and a 6-3 with shoes. He had a max vertical of 38 inches, benched 185 pounds 10 times, ran an 11.26 in lane agility drills and 3.07 in the ¾ length of floor sprint.
USC product O.J. Mayo measured at 6-3 ¼ without shoes, 6-4 ¼ with shoes. He had a max vertical of 41 inches, benched 185 pounds seven times, ran an 11.04 in lane agility and 3.14 in the floor sprint.
Indiana’s Eric Gordon measured at 6-2 without shoes, and 6-3 ¼ in shoes. Gordon had a 40-inch max vertical, benched 185 pounds 15 times, ran 10.81 in the lane agility and 3.01 in the floor sprint.
Memphis product Derrick Rose measured at 6-1 ½ without shoes, 6-2 ½ with shoes. Rose had a 40-inch max vertical, benched 185 pounds 10 times, ran an 11.69 in the lane agility and 3.05 in the floor sprint.
Kansas State’s Michael Beasley measured at 6-7 without shoes, 6-8 ¼ with shoes. Beasley had a 36-inch max vertical, bench 185 pounds 24 times, ran an 11.33 in the lane agility, and 2.99 in the floor sprint.
Stanford’s Brook Lopez measured at 6-11 ¼ without shoes, 7-0 ½ with shoes. Lopez had a max vertical of 30.5 inches, benched 185 seven times, ran a 12.77 in the lane agility, and 3.57 in the floor sprint.
The Detroit Pistons, expected to get back to the NBA Finals this season, fired head coach Flip Saunders, shown here in this Associated Press photo, this morning. Read more about the move here.
According to reports, Saunders did not have the full respect of his players, and his offensive-minded approach perhaps did not suit a team built on defense. Detroit assistant coach Michael Curry and former Dallas Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson are considered the front runners.
Not much happening in the city of Seattle’s suit against the Sonics over terms of the KeyArena lease as the two sides ready for a June 16 trial, but Greg Johns of the Seattle P-I has an interesting story today, with Seattle attorney Randy Aliment saying things will get ugly. It’s worth a read.
Aaron Goodwin, agent for Kevin Durant, discusses his philosophy on representing players and the idea of using runners to help recruit players. Goodwin says he prefers to work with players directly.
ESPN Chad Ford has updated his draft board, but still has Seattle taking Arizona’s Jerryd Bayless with the No. 4 overall pick. Although, according to sources, Ford says the Sonics have been shopping around the pick.
Here’s a pretty good breakdown of the talented guards expected to go in the upper half of the first round.
And Jonathan Givony and Joey Whelan of DraftExpress.com share their thoughts on the Orlando pre-draft camp in this podcast.
