Chicago pre-draft camp physical test results by Chad Ford Tuesday, June 18 Updated 8:47 AM EST Although athletic potential alone doesn't indicate whether a top draft prospect will turn into an NBA star (paging Harold Miner), it certainly doesn't hurt a player's stock. Top 5 Bench Press (reps of 185 lbs). J.R. Bremer -- 24 Chris Burgess -- 24 Udonis Haslem -- 22 Chris Wilcox -- 20 Kris Lang -- 19 Insider has obtained the results from the Chicago pre-draft physical testing of 83 prospects, including most of the players projected as lottery picks. The test revealed that St. Bonaventure point guard J.R. Bremer, who can reportedly bench press 350 pounds despite being just 6-foot-2, was ranked by the NBA as the top athlete tested. Bremer set a Chicago pre-draft record when he bench pressed 185 pounds 24 times during the physical. Top 5 Verticals (in inches) Matt Barnes -- 40.5 George Williams -- 39 Elvin Mims -- 38 Tamar Slay -- 38 Ryan Humphrey -- 37.5 He also recorded a 35.5 inch vertical jump and had high scores in 3/4 court sprint and lane agility drills. Other top performers included Maybyner Nene Hilario (ranked No. 2), Maryland's Chris Wilcox (No. 5), Duke's Jay Williams (No. 7) and Amare Stoudemire (No. 12). Second-round prospects Tamar Slay (No. 3), Matt Barnes (No. and Shaw's Ronald Murray (No. 10) also tested well. Hilario finished fourth in the lane agility drills with a 10.73 seconds time; eighth in the bench press drill (16 reps of 185 pounds); Top 5 sprints (in seconds) Damon Hancock -- 3.03 Cordell Henry -- 3.04 Jay Williams -- 3.09 Tamar Slay -- 3.09 J.R. Bremer -- 3.10 13th in the 3/4 court sprints with a 3.19 seconds time; and 25th in the vertical jump with a 34 inch vertical. Wilcox finished fourth in the bench press drill (20 reps of 185 pounds); 10th in the 3/4 court sprints with a 3.16 seconds time; and 22nd in the vertical jump with a 34.5 inch vertical. He tested only average in the lane agility drils with a 11.43 time. Williams finished first in the lane agility drills with a 10.34 seconds time; third in the 3/4 court spring with a 3.09 seconds time; and 13th in the vertical jump with a 36 inch vertical. He completed 10 reps of 185 pounds in the bench press drill. Top 5 lane agility (in seconds) Jay Williams -- 10.34 Teddy Dupay -- 10.53 Matt Barnes -- 10.68 Nene Hilario -- 10.73 Carlos Boozer -- 10.77 Several lottery prospects, including Stanford's Curtis Borchardt (No. 74 overall), UConn's Caron Butler (No. 68) and Indiana's Jared Jeffries (No. 63) were ranked at the bottom of the prospects tested. Borchardt finished last on the 3/4 court sprint with a 3.63 seconds time; and third to last with a 27 inch vertical jump. Butler could manage only two reps of 185 pounds in the bench press drill and finished poorly in the 3/4 court sprints and lane agility drills. Jeffries had a very poor showing in the 3/4 court sprints and was just average on every other event. Chicago Pre-Draft Camp Physical Testing Player Overall Rank (out of 83) Bench Press (reps of 185 lbs) Vertical jump (inches) 3/4 court sprint (seconds) Lane agility (seconds) Carlos Boozer 32 13 28.5 3.31 10.77 Curtis Borchardt 74 7 27 3.63 12.56 Caron Butler 68 2 31 3.33 12.15 Mike Dunleavy 53 11 29 3.30 11.55 Melvin Ely 70 7 29 3.35 11.96 Drew Gooden 22 13 33 3.19 11.81 Marcus Haislip 17 8 36.5 3.21 11.35 Nene Hilario 2 16 34 3.19 10.73 Ryan Humphrey 13 13 37.5 3.20 11.75 Jared Jeffries 63 9 30 3.40 11.73 Jason Jennings 62 8 32 3.62 11.92 Kareem Rush 34 15 30 3.22 11.86 Amare Stoudemire 12 12 35.5 3.25 11.19 Dajuan Wagner 21 16 35 3.22 12.03 Chris Wilcox 5 20 34.5 3.16 11.43 Frank Williams 64 11 31 3.29 11.73 Jay Williams 7 10 36 3.09 10.34 Qyntel Woods 41 2 34.5 3.23 11.94 -------------------------------------------- Are you guys still sold for Caron Butler? People compare him to the next Paul Pierce, talking about his greatest strength is his physical strength, and yet Dajuan Wagner benched more reps than him. Looks like his stock are going to drop come lottery time.
Jesus! I cant believe Butler could only do 185 twice! However, I am not surprised by Hilario, I hope that there is some way we get him (paging Elgin Baylor, still want Jay Williams?). There are supposed contract problems with Nene, but I read somewhere that his club team hasn't paid him in months rendering the contract null and void.
Only about 12 hours late, huby... aelliott beat you to this one. http://bbs.clutchcity.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35717
