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2009 NBA DRAFT RUMORS STORIES

June 5

The Bucks will have six players at their training center Friday for pre-draft workouts – guards Josh Shipp of UCLA, Michael Bramos of Miami (Ohio), Alonzo Gee of Alabama, and Alex Ruoff of West Virginia, along with forwards Josh Heytvelt of Gonzaga and Brandon Costner of North Carolina State. The Bucks have more workouts planned for next Tuesday and Thursday. The players involved will be announced on the day of the workout. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Blog

The Nets will stay with the best player available option, Rod Thorn said. The need is at forward, but that doesn't mean they will go that way. There are point guards they like, including Syracuse's Jonny Flynn. And while help might be found in the 20's, Thorn thinks the 10-to-20 group will improve as players who enhanced their value at workouts will move up causing some previously viewed as early picks to fall near the Nets' range. NY Post

Rod Thorn said he expects the Nets will pick up Jarvis Hayes' option at month's end. NY Post

2009 NBA Draft: First of all, where are all the athletes? The only player with a maximum vertical leap of 40 inches was 6-foot Syracuse guard Jonny Flynn. That’s a big change from last year, when O.J. Mayo, Eric Gordon and Derrick Rose all cleared 40 inches, as did Patrick Ewing Jr. Another great year was 2006, when Jordan Farmar, Ronnie Brewer, Brandon Roy and Rudy Gay all passed 40 inches, while Tyrus Thomas jumped 39.5. Arlington Heights Daily Herald Blog

Of course, vertical leap measurements don’t reveal everything about a player. Dwyane Wade jumped a relatively mundane 35 inches in 2003. Another player who seems far more explosive in real life than in the predraft results was Oklahoma City rookie Russell Westbrook, who recorded a leap of 36.5 last year. Arlington Heights Daily Herald Blog

Blake Griffin measured 6-feet-10 in shoes, while Hansbrough was 6-9 ½. Their wingspans were within a quarter inch. Griffin’s vertical leap was 35.5 inches, Hansbrough 34. Their sprint times were roughly the same and Griffin did 4 more reps in the bench press (22). Arlington Heights Daily Herald Blog

This year’s class does not seem promising under the boards. The best no-step vertical reach was 11-7 ½ by Ohio State freshman center B.J. Mullens. UConn’s Hasheem Thabeet doesn’t have a measurement and probably didn’t take the test. Arlington Heights Daily Herald Blog

Louisville forward Earl Clark had one of the best vertical reaches, step or no step, and measured 6-10 ¼ in shoes. He seems to be a perimeter-oriented offensive player (poor man’s Rashard Lewis?) who could still be a good rebounder. Arlington Heights Daily Herald Blog

The Suns brass saw prospects for their No. 14 pick in guard Eric Maynor of Virginia Commonwealth, center B.J. Mullens of Ohio State and swingmen Chase Budinger of Arizona, Terrence Williams of Louisville and Austin Daye of Gonzaga this week in Oakland, where Suns Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin helped organize a 24-player workout for 21 teams. Arizona Republic

The Thunder will bring in six players today for pre-draft workouts. Ohio State center B.J. Mullens and Pittsburgh forward DeJuan Blair, both projected to be selected in the top 20, will be joined by Connecticut forward Jeff Adrien, Baylor forward Kevin Rogers and guard Curtis Jerrells, and North Dakota State guard Ben Woodside. Oklahoman

Shortly after finishing his first pre-draft workout for the Charlotte Bobcats yesterday, Stephen Curry made it clear that playing in New York in Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni's fast-paced offense is his top choice. He auditions with the Knicks next week. "If I could be picky, yeah, it would be nice to have that kind of setting: Madison Square Garden," Curry said. "I wouldn't mind being home here in Charlotte or anywhere else. New York would be fun with the legacy up there, trying to turn that team around." NY Newsday

Curry said he has received interest from Oklahoma City, which holds the No. 3 pick. Washington, picking fifth, and Minnesota, at No. 6, need help at point guard. Curry said he also has heard from Portland, which may try to move from the 24th pick to snag the top scorer in college basketball last season. But Curry wants to play in New York. Even with Chris Duhon running the point there, Curry believes the Knicks' style best resembles the system he played under coach Bob McKillop at Davidson - where he led the surprising Wildcats within a missed three-pointer of the Final Four in 2008. NY Newsday

But Curry is confident. The son of former Charlotte Hornets three-point specialist Dell Curry has spent the past few weeks in Washington working on his conditioning and lifting weights. "I can be a true point guard," Curry said. "I think I proved that this year. I have a lot to learn, of course, but I have that potential to go out and be a leader on an NBA team for a whole season.'' NY Newsday