NBA Draft 2016

[OntheRadio]

Depois Simmons assumir que gostava de ir para LA, desta vez o Kris Dunn veio dizer que não queria para os Celtics ou Suns por terem PG já assumidos.

Editado 19 Maio 2016 por OntheRadio

[pedrituh_9]

Ele não veio dizer nada penso eu. Os agentes é que o estão a aconselhar a não ir aos campos de treinos dessas equipas porque já têm jogadores 'fortes' para a posição dele.

[OntheRadio]

A notícia da Team Stream do Bleacher Report dava a entender que ele já tinha falado alguma coisa sobre isso.

Se ele passar Boston e Phoenix, estou mesmo a ver que o Thibodeau o vai buscar pela qualidade defensiva.

Aliás, já há rumores de que está entre ele e o Jaylen Brown para Minnesota.

[pedrituh_9]

Ele pode passar à vontade. Mas se alguma equipa dessas o quiser mesmo, não adianta não pôr lá os pés :mrgreen:

[Lip McBoatface]

Chad Ford workout confidencial for Ben Simmons

 

"Ben Simmons, F, Fr., LSU

 

Simmons has remained very quiet since he played his last game at LSU three months ago.

 

Shortly after his season ended, he packed up, signed with agent Rich Paul and moved to Cleveland to prepare for the draft. He didn't show up at the combine and even declined an invitation to attend the lottery selection.

 

Some have read Simmons' reluctance to interact with teams and the media as antisocial or even arrogant. But after watching him in Cleveland last week, I don't think that assessment is fair. Instead, Simmons appears to be incredibly focused on his NBA career.

 

His routine is the same every day. He gets up in the morning and heads to the gym, where he's spending time putting up shots, doing ball-handling drills, working on his transition game and change of pace -- the whole works.

 

The workout I saw in Cleveland looked like the drills most teams put guards through. That Simmons looked comfortable in that setting explains his appeal as the No. 1 pick in the draft. Guys who are 6-foot-10, 240 pounds, move as effortlessly as he does on the court and are as comfortable as he is with the ball just don't come along ... really, ever.

 

Simmons' jump shot has been the major source of concern about his game. But the indications are, while he's no Kevin Durant, his jumper is not broken.

 

He shot just three 3s all season at LSU. I saw him get up roughly 100 NBA 3s in the workout. His outside shot is getting better -- or maybe it was solid all along, and he just seldom used it.

 

In college, he could get to the rim almost at will. He knows that in the NBA he's going to have to force defenses to guard him on the perimeter. It's an area he needs to continue to work on, but it was hard -- in this setting, at least -- to be overly concerned about it, especially given all the other skills he brings to the table.

 

"The one thing that almost always gets better from college to the pros is a guy's jumper," one NBA GM told me Tuesday. "It's a fixable problem, and frankly, I'm not sure how much of a problem it really is. LeBron [James] couldn't shoot when he came out. Lots of guys couldn't. They get better."

 

After the morning gym workout, Simmons headed to the weight room, primarily to work on his core and do pool workouts. He has added muscle, and his body is lean, chiseled and explosive.

 

Then he was back in the gym in the afternoon -- and one more time at night. Three-a-days for the first month, then two-a-days the past month. On the weekends, he's got yoga, boxing and Pilates for balance and focus.

 

Simmons' work ethic the past two months has been extraordinary. It's a counter-narrative to whispers in the media that Simmons didn't care at LSU, isn't competitive or doesn't want it badly enough. Everything I saw on the court looked like a player who doesn't just want to be the No. 1 pick -- he wants to be great.

 

"Being the No. 1 guy, they're going to put that target on your back," Simmons said. "But you've got to be prepared for it. It comes with the territory. ... There's always going to be talk about who should be 1 or 2 in the draft. But my focus is just getting ready for the next level. I'm not worried who goes where."

 

Simmons seems unconcerned about where he goes. His agent has yet to commit to his working out anywhere, including Philadelphia and Los Angeles. It likely won't matter. Sources say the Sixers are strongly leaning toward taking Simmons No. 1. If they don't, the Lakers will jump on him at No. 2.

 

But Simmons is concerned about being ready for his first real game in October. That's the difference. While most prospects are trying to get the job, Simmons is already working on getting the promotion.

 

"It's an 82-game season. You have to prepare for that," he said. "I'm worried about playing against Paul George, Kevin Durant and LeBron James next season. Once you get drafted, you're at the bottom. You have to start all over again. People don't care where you were drafted. They just care whether you can play.

 

"This is my job now. This is the main focus for me. I have to come in every day and put the work in. This is a great job. I love doing it. Every day, the goal is to get better.""

 

GET HYPED MOTHERFUCKERS

[Carson Wentz]

NBA prospect Ben Simmons declines pre-draft workout for 76ers

 

Ben Simmons, who many believe will be the top pick in this month's NBA draft, has so far declined the Philadelphia 76ers' invitation to work out for the team, a decision Sixers president Bryan Colangelo insists will not prevent the team from selecting Simmons should they decide to draft him with the No. 1 overall pick.

 

"Everything that we get with our intel as it relates to Ben is that he would very much like to be selected No. 1,'' Colangelo said.

 

He also said that the team didn't know what was preventing Simmons from working out for the Sixers.

 

"His agent has decided that is the process they are undertaking," said Colangelo. "Why don't you call [simmons' agent] Rich Paul and ask him. It has nothing to do with us and nothing to do with Philadelphia. Everybody goes about it a little differently. Sometimes players decide to work out, sometimes they decide not to work out."

 

By refusing to work out, Simmons could lead the 76ers to consider taking Duke star Brandon Ingram with the top pick.

 

The 6-foot-9, 190-pound Ingram, who averaged 17.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in his lone season at Duke, has had lunch with Sixers head coach Brett Brown and met with many of the team's players at his workout, including big men Jahlil Okafor and Joel Embiid.

 

"Brandon is everything we thought he was. Obviously in a one-on-none workout you aren't going to learn everything about a player, but that is why we scouted a lot of basketball games, watched a lot of tape," Colangelo said. "He is a versatile forward that can handle the ball, shoot the ball. ... He is a silky-smooth small forward."

 

When asked whether he thought the team would pick Ingram over Simmons, Colangelo said, "It changes every day."

 

Começa bem este :roll:

[Poeira]

Mas ele não está a rejeitar tudo o que são workouts, por definição?

[Carson Wentz]

É o que parece. Pelos vistos dá mais jeito fazer workouts só para jornalistas.

[jean-luc godard]

É uma decisão inteligente ele não fazer workouts para ninguém. É a #1 pick de toda a gente e o seu draft stock não vai aumentar. Pelo contrário, se o workout lhe corresse mal, podia diminuir (ou até podia lesionar-se).

[pedrituh_9]

É uma decisão inteligente ele não fazer workouts para ninguém. É a #1 pick de toda a gente e o seu draft stock não vai aumentar. Pelo contrário, se o workout lhe corresse mal, podia diminuir (ou até podia lesionar-se).

 

Sim, o objetivo é mesmo não ter um mau workout.

[Jonas F]

 

8) :mrgreen:

[Taka]

Anda meu menino :heart: :carinhoso:

[OntheRadio]

No longo prazo, acho que os Sixers vão ficar melhor servidos com o Ingram.

Não sei pq, mas no meio destas polémicas todas não auguro grande futuro ao Simmons na NBA e é pena porque a qualidade é muita.

[pedrituh_9]

É o que parece. Pelos vistos dá mais jeito fazer workouts só para jornalistas.

 

Calma que ao que parece já teve uma reunião com vocês. Ontem antes do jogo 6. Os workouts é que parecem mesmo estar fora de questão.

[xicantonio]

É o que parece. Pelos vistos dá mais jeito fazer workouts só para jornalistas.

Não é bom para os 76ers? É quase garantido que será pick1, vai fazer workout para quê?

Acho que se não estivesse interessado em ir para os 76ers até podia fazer workout e lixar aquilo de maneira a cair no draft e ir para LA.

[Shai]

Na pior das hipóteses recebe menos uns milhões e joga naquela que é a sua equipa preferida, num mercado maior.

Ele esta-se a cagar e é compreensível.

[Lip McBoatface]

O Iverson se não me engano na altura também andou a tentar evitar ir para os Sixers. Tendo em conta como correu e o facto de fazer frete só o fazer perder dinheiro, não estou preocupado.

 

O meu único problema é ele ser representado pelo Rich Paul, parece-me o Jorge Mendes daquela m*rda, mas aviso que percebo 0 dos agenciamentos da NBA.

Editado 18 Junho 2016 por Lip Iverson

[Jonas F]

Ao que parece o Wade Baldwin está na top list dos Bulls se cair até à nossa pick, alguém que tenha acompanhado a NCAA mais ao pormenor me dá a sua opinião sobre ele? Acham que seria uma boa fit para a equipa? :happy:

[Carson Wentz]

2º melhor PG do draft, o melhor, se não considerares o Dunn com um PG puro.

[andriy pereplyotkin]

2º melhor PG do draft, o melhor, se não considerares o Dunn com um PG puro.

Só porque é alto? Não vejo outro motivo.

[Carson Wentz]

Anda por aí muito boa gente a chamá-lo de Combo Guard, só por isso. Ele para mim é PG, até podia ser mais alto. O Livingston é mais alto ainda e não deixa de o ser.

[Wembanyama]

Alguém me pode fazer uma análise aos pontos fortes e fracos do Cheick Diallo? Não acompanhei muito a NCAA.

Editado 20 Junho 2016 por Kawhi Leonard

[Carson Wentz]

Alguém me pode fazer uma análise aos pontos fortes e fracos do Cheick Diallo? Não acompanhei muito a NCAA.

 

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Cheick-Diallo-71440/

[OntheRadio]

Segundo a ESPN, nenhum dos top-12 prospects aceitou fazer um workout com os Sacramento Kings.

Eles têm uma top-8 pick

[jean-luc godard]

Gary TanguayVerified account

‏@Gary_Tanguay

Celts and Sixers trade talk heats up. Philly really really wants Dunn per Tim Welsch. @CSNNE