link Monday, June 17 Borchardt leaning toward staying in draft ESPN.com news sources -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanford junior center Curtis Borchardt is leaning toward staying in the draft, even if he drops out of the lottery, ESPN.com's Andy Katz has learned. Sources close to Borchardt say he is OK with going to Indiana or Philadelphia at Nos. 14 or 16 in the draft because they would be teams he could play for and wouldn't mind the drop in salary if they would provide a better situation. Borchardt could go to the Knicks (No. 7), the Heat (No. 10), the Clippers (No. 12) or out of the lottery. He worked out for Milwaukee, Denver, Miami and New York and will work out for the Clippers Wednesday in L.A. If he stays in the draft, he will work out for Indiana. Phoenix, Golden State and Memphis have requested workouts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So if he's willing to go to 14 or 16 why isn't he willing to go 15th???
Since the Rockets are drafting Yao Ming, he'd be nothing more than added depth on this team. He's like any other player.....he just wants a chance to play, and he wouldn't get an opportunity to in Houston.
That's good logic, but I don't think Borchardt is going to be sending Brad Miller/Jermaine O'Neal or Dikembe Mutombo to the bench anytime soon either.
I admittedly don't understand the Indiana choice unless it's just because he wants to be on a playoff-potential team (which could explain the Philly pick, too), but Mutombo is something like 63 years old. He probably thinks he'd be next in line there.
Well, since Miller and O'neal are the starting center and power forward, he'd pretty much be given the backup center minutes by default, since he's a better alternative than Jeff Foster. Miller's a free agent in a year...I think...which would open up a starting spot for him. Even if he was resigned, Borchardt would see a good amount of time on the floor....Miller's horribly foul prone. As far as the Sixers go, beyond Motumbo and DC, they have no depth in the frontcourt...the first big man off their bench is perpetual journeyman Corie Blount. Again, he'd get minutes by default. Either way, it would be a better situation for him.
I doubt Borchardt thinks Brad would keep him on the bench for very long. I don't see him anywhere saying he wouldn't like to play for Houston. Don't matter too much anyway, we wont pick him unless we trade the #1. I highly doubt he slips to #15.
