Today's workout should show that. Going up against some other elite draft prospects will make it clear if he can hang with them or not. If he can, then I could see Portland taking him at 11. If not, then look elsewhere. It might be an interesting sign that Portland is also working out Machado. Clearly they are looking at both pass first and scoring PGs. I'm glad LMA has been there. It would be interesting to hear who he liked playing with. He has had both at various times. Is it better to have a pass first guy like Miller or a guy who can keep his defender honest to prevent the double team.
Ben Golliver @blazersedge Blazersedge VideoCast #13: draft, trades, rebuilds, Rudy Gay, interviews, and more! http://www.blazersedge.com/2012/6/20/3101695/blazersedge-videocast-13
Trail Blazers @pdxtrailblazers We'll bring you live pre-draft workout coverage shortly from the PF, but until then, chat with us over on http://www.nba.com/blazers/tbtv/
Chad Ford @chadfordinsider Draft Blog: @franfraschilla gives advice to Beal, MKG and others on what they'll need to fix to be NBA stars http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/blog...ent-plans-harrison-barnes-other-lottery-picks (insider)
Chad Ford @chadfordinsider This Wizards-Hornets trade screams Bradley Beal at No. 3. Adding Okafor & Ariza should eliminate TRob & MKG
Jonathan Givony @DraftExpress Also, I guess Bradley Beal looks like a more likely option right now for the Wizards at #3 after trading for a SF (Ariza) and PF/C (Okafor).
I think they are going to amnesty Lewis to clear cap. They essentially consolidated 2 bad contracts into one.
NO will have a lot more cash to resign Gordon, which stinks for us. I'd try harder to get that #2 pick now and snag Beal.
Jonathan Givony @DraftExpress Here's what our mock draft looks like now following the New Orleans/Washington trade: http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-mock-draft/2012/
Their bigs are now Nene, Vesely, Seraphin, Okafor and Blatche. They have Wall at PG, and the gap is at SG with Crawford and Ariza (and Singleton, I guess). I could see that they like Beal, MKG seems to be a luxury since they need wing shooting, and Robinson would be tough to pair with Vesely or Nene.
