<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Clippers worked out swingmen Francisco Garcia, Danny Granger, Joey Graham and Eddie Basden this morning at the Spectrum Club South Bay, the team?s practice facility. Garcia is an early entry candidate in the 2005 NBA Draft, having declared for the draft following his junior season at Louisville in which he led the Cardinals to the 2005 NCAA Final Four. Garcia averaged 14.4 points and 3.9 rebounds in 100 career games over three seasons at Louisville. The 6?7? Garcia averaged 15.7 points and 4.2 rebounds in 2004-05 and averaged 21.0 points per game in leading Louisville to tournament wins over Lousiana-Lafayette, Georgia Tech, Washington and West Virginia. Granger averaged 19.1 points and 8.9 rebounds during two seasons at New Mexico after transferring from Bradley during his sophomore year. Granger averaged 18.8 points and 8.9 rebounds per game as a senior and led New Mexico to a 2005 NCAA Tournament appearance. The 6?8? Granger posted 13 points/rebounds double-doubles, including an impressive 28-point, 11-rebound performance in a 60-56 victory over Utah on March 12. As a junior in 2003-04, Granger averaged career-highs of 19.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. Graham averaged 15.0 points and 8.1 rebounds per game in two years at Oklahoma State after transferring from Central Florida following his sophomore year. Graham led Oklahoma State to the 2004 NCAA Final Four and to the regional semifinals in 2005. The 6?7? Graham averaged 21.7 points and 6.0 rebounds in leading Oklahoma State to the 2005 Big 12 Tournament title. He was also instrumental in the Cowboys 2004 NCAA Tournament run, posting 17 points and 11 rebounds in a 64-62 win over St. Joseph?s in the East Rutherford Regional Finals, while scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 boards in a 67-65 loss to Georgia Tech in the Final Four. Basden averaged 9.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.2 steals over his four-year career at UNC-Charlotte. Basden increased his scoring average in each of his four seasons and averaged 15.2 points and 8.4 rebounds as a senior in 2004-05. The 6?5? Basden was also named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year in both 2004 and 2005. He finished his career with 264 steals, which rank as the most in Conference USA history. His 93 steals in 2004-05 were a UNC-Charlotte single-season record and ranked tied for second in the nation.</div> http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/draft05_w...cap_050526.html <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Clippers worked out forwards Sean Banks, David Lee and Wayne Simien along with guard Donnell Taylor this afternoon at the Spectrum Club South Bay, the team?s practice facility. Simien averaged 15.0 points and 8.3 rebounds during his four-year career at Kansas, where he helped lead the Jayhawks to the Final Four in 2003. As a senior last season, Simien averaged 20.3 points and 11.0 rebounds while establishing himself as one of the premier post players in college basketball. Simien posted 15 points/rebounds double-doubles last season, including a 25 point, 20 rebound performance in a March 2 win over Kansas State. The 6?9? Simien also led Kansas in both scoring (17.8 ppg) and rebounding (9.3 rpg) during his junior season in 2003-04. Banks is an early entry candidate in the 2005 NBA Draft, having left the University of Memphis during his sophomore season. Banks averaged 16.3 points and 6.2 rebounds in 46 career games at Memphis. The 6?8? Banks averaged 17.4 points and 6.5 rebounds during his freshman season in leading the Tigers to the 2004 NCAA Tournament. Lee averaged 11.4 points and 6.9 rebounds over his four-year career at Florida while shooting .580 from the floor in 126 career games. As a senior, Lee averaged career-highs of 13.6 points and 9.0 rebounds in leading the Gators to an NCAA Tournament appearance. The 6?9? Lee shot .648 from the floor as a sophomore in 2002-03, which stands as the second best single-season shooting percentage in school history. Taylor averaged 11.6 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in two seasons at UAB and led the Blazers to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances. Taylor averaged 15.5 points and 4.4 rebounds as a senior in 2004-05 and scored in double figures in 32 of 33 games. The 6?6? Taylor transferred to UAB after two seasons at Okaloosa-Walton Community College, where he was named first-team NJCAA All-American as a sophomore. He was also teammates at UAB with his twin brother, Ronell Taylor. </div> http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/draft05_w...cap_050525.html <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">A quartet of talented guards took the floor of the Spectrum Club on Tuesday morning and showcased their skills for the Clippers Basketball Operations department. Will Bynum of Georgia Tech, Chris Thomas of Notre Dame, Travis Diener of Marquette and Will Conroy of Washington began the workout with a variety of conditioning and agility drills before breaking up in pairs for offensive and defensive work. From there, the rest of the morning was spent in highly competitive two-on-two drills. Bynum averaged 9.4 points and 2.1 assists during his four-year college career, the first two years of which he spent at Arizona before transferring to Georgia Tech for his final two seasons. The 6?0? combo guard helped lead the Yellow Jackets to the 2004 Final Four, where they were defeated by Connecticut for the National Championship. Bynum averaged 12.5 points per game as a senior and scored a career-high 35 points versus eventual NCAA Champion North Carolina in leading the Yellow Jackets to a 78-75 victory over the Tar Heels in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. Conroy averaged 9.2 points and 4.3 assists in his four-year career at the University of Washington. Conroy averaged 9.4 points and 6.4 assists per game as a senior in leading the Huskies to the Pac-10 championship and to a number one seed in the 2005 NCAA Tournament. Conroy scored 12 points and had five rebounds in Washington?s 81-72 Pac-10 Tournament win over Arizona. Diener averaged 14.1 points and 5.1 assists during his four-year career at Marquette. He averaged 19.7 points and 7.0 assists in 23 games as a senior before his season was cut short due to injury. Diener scored a season-high 34 points and added five assists in a 69-65 win over Air Force on November 27. As a junior, Diener averaged 18.8 points and 6.0 assists. Diener was teammates with Miami?s Dwyane Wade during his first two years at Marquette. Thomas left Notre Dame as the school?s all-time leader in assists (833) and averaged 17.1 points and 6.5 assists during his four year career with the Irish. He averaged a career-high 19.7 points per game as a junior in earning his second consecutive Second Team All Big-East selection. Thomas was also named the Big East Freshman of the Year in 2002 and was named Mr. Basketball in Indiana in 2001. Next up on the Clippers' Draft workout schedule are forwards Sean Banks, David Lee, Wayne Simien and Donnell Taylor in a morning session tomorrow.</div> http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/draft05_w...cap_050524.html <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Clippers worked out guards Raymond Felton and Aaron Miles along with forwards Hakim Warrick and Sharrod Ford this morning at the Spectrum Club South Bay, the team?s practice facility. Felton is an early entry candidate in the 2005 NBA Draft, having declared for the draft following his junior season in which he led North Carolina to the 2005 National Championship. Felton averaged 12.5 points and 6.9 assists per game in three seasons at North Carolina. The 6?1? Felton averaged 12.9 points and 6.9 assists as a junior in 2004-05 and averaged 13.7 points and 6.8 assists in the 2005 NCAA Tournament while being named to the all Final-Four team. Felton was also named First Team All-ACC in 2004-05 and also received the 2005 Bob Cousy Award, given to the nation?s top point guard. Miles averaged 8.6 points and 5.3 assists during his four-year career at Kansas. Miles started all but one game during his career and was instrumental in leading the Jayhawks to three Big 12 Conference regular-season titles. In the NCAA Tournament, Miles led the Jayhawks to one Elite Eight and two Final Four appearances during his time at Kansas. In addition, he is the all-time Kansas and Big 12 career assist leader with a total of 954. In 2005, Miles was named second team All-Big 12 and was named to the Big 12 All-Defensive team for the second-straight season. Warrick averaged 15.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game in four years at Syracuse. Warrick left school ranked fourth in school history in points (2,073) and rebounds (1,025). The 6?8? Warrick averaged 21.4 points and 8.6 rebounds as a senior in 2004-05 and was named the Big East Conference Player of the Year while also winning the Dave Gavitt Award, presented to the Big East Conference Tournament MVP. Warrick averaged 19.8 points and 8.5 rebounds as a junior in 2003-04 and teamed with Carmelo Anthony to lead the Orangemen to the 2003 NCAA Championship. Ford averaged 9.8 points and 6.5 rebounds during his four-year career at Clemson. Ford finished his Clemson career 21st in Clemson history in career scoring (1154), eighth in rebounding (762), fifth in blocked shots (177), 12th in games started (87), 17th in minutes played (2823), 11th in games played (118), 11th in field goal percentage (.540), and ninth in double-doubles (21). Ford averaged 14.9 points and 8.2 rebounds as a senior, finishing third in the ACC in rebounds per game.</div> http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/draft05_w...cap_050527.html <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Clippers worked out forwards Charlie Villanueva and Mindaugus Katelynas along with guards Larry O?Bannon and Earnest Shelton this morning at the Spectrum Club South Bay, the team?s practice facility. Villanueva is an early entry candidate in the 2005 NBA Draft, having declared for the draft following his sophomore season at the University of Connecticut. Villanueva averaged 11.2 points and 6.7 rebounds in two seasons under Jim Calhoun. The 6?11? Villanueva averaged 13.6 points and 8.3 rebounds as a sophomore in 2004-05 and was named Second Team All-Big East. As a freshman, Villanueva averaged 8.9 points and 5.3 rebounds as a member of UCONN?s 2004 National Championship Team, where he was teammates with Emeka Okafor (Charlotte) and Ben Gordon (Chicago). Katelynas averaged 9.9 points and 6.9 rebounds in two seasons at Tennessee-Chattanooga after transferring from the College of Eastern Utah following his sophomore year in 2002-03. Katelynas earned First Team All-Southern Conference as a senior in 2004-05 after averaging 11.8 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. The 6?9? Katelynas posted 14 points/rebounds double-doubles in his two years at Chattanooga. He also won the NCAA Slam Dunk Contest at the 2005 Final Four. O?Bannon averaged 8.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in four years at Louisville. As a senior in 2004-05, O?Bannon was second on the team in scoring with 15.2 points per game and helped lead the Cardinals to the 2005 NCAA Final Four. The 6?4? O?Bannon averaged 16.6 points per game in the 2005 NCAA Tournament and scored a team-high 24 points to lead Louisville to a 93-85 overtime victory over West Virginia to win the Albuquerque Regional to advance to the Final Four. Shelton averaged 11.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game in four years at Alabama. Shelton averaged 16.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in 2004-05 in leading the Crimson Tide back to the NCAA Tournament. The 6?3? Shelton averaged 15.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game as a junior in 2003-04 and guided Alabama to the Elite Eight of the 2004 NCAA Tournament, where they were defeated by the eventual champion Connecticut Huskies. </div> http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/draft05_w...cap_050531.html <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Clippers worked out guards Salim Stoudamire and Anthony Roberson along with forwards Uros Slokar and Marko Lekic Wednesday morning at the Spectrum Club South Bay, the team?s practice facility. Stoudamire averaged 15.2 points and 2.2 rebounds per game during his four-year career at Arizona. As a senior in 2004-05, Stoudamire averaged 18.4 points per game and was named a Second Team All-American by the Associated Press. The 6?1? Stoudamire also led the NCAA in three-point field goal percentage (.504, 120-238) and finished fourth in the nation in free throw percentage (.910, 122-134). Stoudamire also left Arizona as the school?s fourth all-time leading scorer with 1,960 career points. Roberson is an early entry candidate in the 2005 NBA Draft, having declared for the draft following his junior season at Florida. The 6?2? Roberson has earned First Team All-SEC honors in each of the last two seasons after earning SEC Freshman of the Year honors in 2002-03. As a junior in 2004-05, Roberson averaged 17.5 points and 2.4 assists per game and finished second in the voting for SEC Player of the Year honors. As a sophomore, Roberson averaged 17.9 points per game, the most by any Gator under Billy Donovan. Slokar averaged 2.8 points and 2.7 rebounds in 8.7 minutes per game for Benetton Treviso in Italian SerieA play in 2004-05. The 6?10? Slokar averaged 3.3 points per game for Benetton in SerieA play in 2003-04. Slokar was named the 2002 Slovenian League Rookie of the year. He was an early entry candidate for the 2004 NBA Draft before withdrawing his name from consideration. Lekic was a member of the Partizan Belgrade team that won the 2003 Serbia & Montenegro league championship. The 6?10? Lekic was also a member of the Serbia & Montenegro Junior National Team. He also played for the Serbia & Montenegro entry in the 2003 Global Games in Dallas </div> http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/draft05_w...cap_050601.html <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Clippers worked out forwards Sean May and Chris Taft along with guards Daniel Ewing and B.J. Elder Thursday morning at the Spectrum Club South Bay, the team?s practice facility. May is an early entry candidate in the 2005 NBA Draft, having declared for the draft following his junior season at North Carolina where he led the Tar Heels to the 2005 National Championship. In three years at North Carolina, May averaged 15.8 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. The 6?8? May averaged 17.5 points and 10.7 rebounds per game as a junior in 2004-05 and earned First Team All-ACC honors. He also set the North Carolina single-season record for total rebounds with 397 last year. May was named MVP of the Final Four after scoring 26 points and grabbing 11 rebounds to lead the Tar Heels to a 75-70 victory over Illinois for the championship. Taft is an early entry candidate in the 2005 NBA Draft, having declared for the draft following his sophomore season at Pittsburgh. Taft averaged 12.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in two seasons at Pittsburgh. The 6?10? Taft was named Big East Rookie of the Year in 2003-04, after averaging 10.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. In 2004-05, Taft averaged 13.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game while shooting .580 from the floor. Ewing averaged 11.6 points and 2.1 assists per game during his four years at Duke. As a senior in 2004-05, Ewing averaged 15.3 points and 4.0 assists per game and was named Third Team All-ACC. The 6?3? Ewing excelled in the ACC Tournament, earning First Team honors in his junior and sophomore seasons while being named the 2003 ACC Tournament MVP after averaging 20.3 points per game in leading Duke to the championship. The Blue Devils were ranked number one in the nation by the Associated Press for 20 weeks during Ewing?s four years at Duke. Elder averaged 13.2 points and 2.5 rebounds per game during his four years at Georgia Tech. As a senior in 2004-05, Elder was limited to 23 games due to a hamstring injury but still averaged 12.6 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. The 6?4? Elder was named Second Team All-ACC as a junior in 2003-04 and led the Yellow Jackets to the 2004 Final Four where they were defeated by Connecticut for the title. Elder left Georgia Tech ranked 13th on the school?s all-time scoring list with 1,616 points.</div> http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/draft05_w...cap_050602.html Questions & Answers With Danny Granger Questions & Answers With Francisco Garcia Questions & Answers With Joey Graham Questions & Answers With Eddie Basden Questions & Answers With Wayne Simien Questions & Answers With David Lee Questions & Answers With Donnel Taylor Questions & Answers With Sean Banks Questions & Answers With Will Bynum Questions & Answers With Raymond Felton Questions & Answers With Hakim Warrick Questions & Answers With Charlie Villanueva Questions & Answers With Salim Stoudamire Questions & Answers With Anthony Roberson Questions & Answers With B.J. Elder Questions & Answers With Daniel Ewing Questions & Answers With Sean May Questions & Answers With Chris Taft I will continue to update this as new information comes out.
I'm a little interested in Granger, I'm not sure what position Baylor is leaning to, but the obvious ones are a shooter at SG, and a C.
Interesting workout canidates by the Clippers. I would be surprised if anyone they select at #12 can even crack their starting rotation next season. I could see the Clippers trading down or out of Round 1 to grab one of those Shooting Guards they've been working out.
I think Wright may be around but I don't think that Granger wiill be left at 12. Is Livingston going to start next year? I think they ahould take Mcants because he's unstoppable going to the hoop.
Insider reported the Clippers are shopping the pick to free up more cap space flexibility. Their main concerns are bringing back Simmons, Jaric, and possibly another good free agent so this team can finally get back into the post-season. The 76ers and Cavs are looking to land a 1st rounder, so they could be possible trading partners with the Clippers.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting og15:</div><div class="quote_post">I've heard some rumours of the Clips promising to pick Antione Wright at #12 if he's around.</div> I also read a similar report the Clippers wanted him to shutdown his workouts, but Wright feels if he can get a guarantee at #12, he could get a guarantee even higher up in the draft.
If they take McCants it will be for his shooting, not slashing, McCants isn't unstopabble going to the hoop, though his good. Yes Livingston is stating next year which is a very good thing, he ended the year very well, and if he can stay healthy he'll be a great boost to the team. I also don't think Granger will be available at 12th, but Wright is still good, he has the outside shooting, but his mid-range game and FT shooting for a guard are not roo impressive. If he can be an outside threat though he will help the Clips.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting og15:</div><div class="quote_post">I'm a little interested in Granger, I'm not sure what position Baylor is leaning to, but the obvious ones are a shooter at SG, and a C.</div> Yeah, me too. Granger played well at New Mexico.
