I haven't been really following the draft, but check this kid out. He's REAL young, but I think he deserves a workout. http://www.nbadraft.net/profiles/aljefferson.asp
<i>Draft City</i> has him projected to be picked by Utah with the pick they got from Houston (Rice trade).
Oh sweet sweet irony... Still, I thought the Jazz didn't like taking high schoolers, especially after the DeShawn Stevenson experience.
It would probably make them have second thoughts. If he is the <i>right</i> guy, then I could see them taking a chance. Didn't Stevenson have some <i>issues</i> while he was in High School? Randolph (Portland) came out at a fairly young age a few blemishes & bumps in his personal life. Some can come into the NBA at a young age and handle it: Kobe KG Randolph Carmelo LeBron etc and others don't: EG etc
<a HREF="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/basketball/ncaa/04/29/arkansas.jefferson.ap/">Decision time: Jefferson to announce if he'll attend Arkansas or declare for NBA draft</a> <a HREF="http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/05/03/sports1259EDT0254.DTL">Al Jefferson declares for NBA draft; will not hire agent </a>
I'm interested in guys like Arthur Johnson, Lawrence Roberts and even James Thomas... We need a big man that plays big... Johnson especially fits the description as does Thomas and Roberts... Roberts is going to be a very good player... And he's from Houston Bellaire HS...