Nuggets Workout CJ Miles & Others <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">DENVER ? C.J. Miles, unlike a lot of draft prospects, seems to have this NBA thing all figured out. And he's only 18 years old. The Dallas high school phenom worked out for the Denver Nuggets on Friday at the Pepsi Center. Afterward, Kiki Vandeweghe ? who has two picks (Nos. 20 and 22) in the first round ? didn't call Miles' agent to talk about the 6-foot-6 sharpshooter. "I don't have an agent," Miles said. "I can pull out and go back to school if something happens." Right now, Miles is projected as a late first-round pick. NBAdraft.net had him going to Sacramento at No. 23 as of Friday evening. If that position holds or improves, Miles will begin his NBA journey early. If he doesn't like what he's hearing, then he'll remove his name from the draft before June 21 and enroll at the University of Texas. "They have a great program and they have a lot of people coming back. With me coming in to compliment that, they're already going to be good, but I feel like I can add some extra things to the team that can help them go that much further," Miles said of the Longhorns. "Then on the NBA side, if I can go (in the first round) and I can start early in what I want to do with my life, then why not take the chance and see what happens?" Well, there is the possibility of a lockout. And if commissioner David Stern and players' union head Billy Hunter do reach a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement it could include an age limit. "I don't see the point of the age limit. A lot of the guys that are coming in are becoming better and becoming good stars in the league. ... It's (Stern's) league and if he wants to do it, I see where he's coming from. It's in his hands," Miles said. "I've heard about (the lockout). To me, it doesn't look like it might happen. There's a lot of things going on, but basically everybody is making money, like the whole entire league. I think last time I saw somewhere where they did only half the season because they were locked out and they lost like $55 billion. So why would you want to jeopardize a whole season? </div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Five college players ? Julius Hodge (North Carolina State), Bracey Wright (Indiana), Kennedy Winston (Alabama), Alex Acker (Pepperdine) and Scooter McFadgon (Tennessee) ? also worked out for the Nuggets on Friday. ... Hodge, who is projected as a second-round pick, was asked if it was strange wearing the baby blue shorts and top provided. "For me, it would be better to say they look like UCLA than North Carolina," he said. ... NBAdraft.net has the Utah Jazz taking Winston in the first round (27th overall) and Wright in the second round (60th). ... Acker, a junior, does not have an agent and will likely return to school. McFadgon, a senior, is not currently projected to be drafted on most mocks. </div> Source
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Monday, the Nuggets brought in a round of college players for workouts - Kentucky's Kelenna Azubuike, Georgia Tech's B.J. Elder, Duke's Daniel Ewing, North Carolina's Jackie Manuel, Notre Dame's Chris Thomas and Charlotte's Eddie Basden. Another group, headlined by sharpshooting Arizona guard Salim Stoudamire and Kansas forward Wayne Simien, is in today. "I'm not sure that (the draft) is deep enough where we're picking 20 and 22 that we're going to get a guy who will get in the game next year. I'm not saying we won't, but I'm not confident we will," assistant general manager David Fredman said. "I can't look at Coach (George) Karl in the eye and say 'Hey, we got a guy that's going to go right into your rotation.' I can't do that." </div> Source
