Draft tidbit--Washington Wizards (#5)

[F-Dog]

From a poster on another board who supposedly has 'inside information'--take that for what you will:

(Al Jefferson) dominated Biedrins and Chris Garnett this morning, including a monster jam on Biedrins face. I like Biedrins outside shot, but amazingly, Jefferson shot the ball with the most consisitency today. Biedrins look long as hell, but weak. I know he is still young so he will have time to grow. Washingtom will be taking a hard look at Jefferson at 5.

Well I expected more out of Biedrins, but you know how the scouts throw the p word around, so its hard to tell what they thought. He is definately long and has pretty good timing, but I didnt see him have a mans body like I heard before. He looked skinny, almost even slumped over like a hunchback, but he showed flashes. I dont think he has met up against anything like Jefferson before. Also Garnett looked very big, but wasnt impressive. I also wanted to see Antonio Burks, but he pulled up lame with an injury.

If you believe it, it sounds like Biedrins has a pretty good chance of falling past Washington's pick.


I've thought that Al Jefferson was the biggest sleeper in this year's draft for a while now--he's the only player who really impressed me in the McDonald's game. I've been assuming he'll last until the late teens, though.

 

[slinslin]

That guy is riding Jefferson's jock for month now. I wouldn't be surprised if that guy was the webmaster of his website or something.

 

[George O'Brien]

Where exactly was this event supposed to have happened?

I'm guessing that this is just Jefferson hype. Certainly Inside Hoops is not that impressed with Jefferson:

""An InsideHoops.com source says that in individual team workouts, J.R. Smith has appeared overrated and was not able to perform on the same level as other players projected to be taken in the first round. A reminder, that this is only going by what occured in one or two workouts. " InsideHoops.com

"Another InsideHoops.com source says that judging by a few individual team workouts, Al Jefferson isn't ready to be an NBA player. The source says that Jefferson really belongs in college, and will take a few years to develop in the NBA. The source thinks Jefferson has a future in the league, since he's athletic and talented, but that he doesn't really understand how to play basketball yet." InsideHoops.com "