I love everything i have seen from Duren. Loved all of his interviews as well. He's gonna be a player for a lot of years.
According to this: https://hoopshype.com/lists/nba-draft-workout-tracker-where-are-prospects-going/ No one. I would assume that hoopshype is just wrong but maybe not. Maybe we gave him a promise of some kind.
No workout since Portland and not a peep about him anywhere else. Hoopshype could be wrong but it really has been dead silent. Kinda odd
Well isn't that interesting. I think it was @Mediocre Man who mentioned that the Blazers liked Duren's workout and I had someone tell me something similar. I can't imagine they would take him at #7, but if they traded the pick and got one down a little further, perhaps they are able to get him there.
could be that he has promise, but not necessarily from Portland. We worked out quite a few guys in the week after working out Duren. Doesn't seem logical for us to continue to bring guys in who are slotted above him on the big boards if we already committed to him. Agents would be pissed if this happened. there was a lot of noise of the Spurs being enamored by him. Could be them at 9. And they do sorta secretive workouts quite often. They even worked out Sharpe this year and that info wasn't anywhere until he admitted it himself.
If the Spurs and that is a big IF since just speculative but if they do then maybe the Blazers should consider him cause the Spurs have a pretty good history of scouting and drafting -- not perfect but damn steady
I forget if this was posted earlier in this thread, but Larry Brown (Chauncey's coach for the title in Detroit) weighed in on Jalen Duren. https://nypost.com/2022/06/12/larry-brown-jalen-duren-is-a-worth-nba-center-prospect/
Really nice find TBpup. My favorite of many glowing quotes from Larry Brown in your link... “Jalen probably moves his feet better than any big kid I’ve been around,’’ added Brown, the Knicks’ coach in the 2005-06 season. “With so much switching in the NBA, he’s really capable of doing that. If he doesn’t play, he cheers for the team, doesn’t sulk.’’ STOMP
This is what I was trying to point out about Duren, he can play the 4 with Nurk. Kid can pass and is a willing passer. Defend, rebound and protect the rim while working on jump shot, which he has shown in college.
First off, Nurk is an UFA. Second, the championship Warriors typically don't start shooters at the 4 or 5. It's not ideal to have anyone playing who can't shoot, but obviously you can still be an effective offense by featuring multiple good threats elsewhere. It helps the offense flow if the guys who aren't shooting threats excel at other important facets like finishing around the hoop, passing, screening & offensive boards. Looking at his mechanics & overall athleticism, I see no reason Duren couldn't develop into a good mid-range threat in time. Looking at this roster, I also see no reason they should be fooling themselves that they're close to contending. Duren, like most of the guys projected around where Portland is picking, is going to take some time. STOMP
New Orleans was starting Jaxson Hayes and Jonas Valenciunas at the end of their season. Valenciunas can shoot 3-pointers at around 36 for the season, but barely took any in the playoffs (1 per game) and wasn't making them anyway.
That's who I was thinking about as well. That's a great pickup in the late first round. Not so much in the lottery.
