Marreese Speights???

[usballer33]

After the combine, I saw that Speights wasn't there. Anyone know why? Also does anyone know if he is being brought in for a workout and if there was any general views on him being picked by the kings? I thinking he might be better than Arthur (who had a poor combine).

 

[=LarryLegend=]

only Ryan Anderson and Nathan Jawai are the only known workouts so far.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

After the combine, I saw that Speights wasn't there. Anyone know why? Also does anyone know if he is being brought in for a workout and if there was any general views on him being picked by the kings? I thinking he might be better than Arthur (who had a poor combine).

Typically, the Draft Camp has players who are borderline first-rounders playing. I don't know if they even invite "solid" first-rounders, but if they do such players rarely accept the invitation. Then there are the combine-only invites, which typically covers the consensus top 15 picks or so.

This means that about 15-20 late first-rounders/early second-rounders don't get measured or play. Speights, Rush, Anderson, Budinger, CD-R, Hibbert, Lee and Thompson are just some guys in that 'tweener range. Again, I don't know if they were not invited or turned it down, but it's fairly typical for players in that range to miss Orlando.

 

[Packt]

Speights skipped the camp.

Here is an article about why he and other players aren't showing up.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_y...YF?slug=jn-badcamp-053108&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

 

[bajaden]

Speights skipped the camp.

Here is an article about why he and other players aren't showing up.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_y...YF?slug=jn-badcamp-053108&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

The league could have given them a special invite for the testing alone, but I think the league is trying to send a message to future young players that if you don't play, you don't get to come to the camp. Except for the chosen few. It does cost the league a lot of money to put it on, and for the most part, all their getting to watch play are potential 2nd rounders.

 

[CruzDude]

From the various mock's around, Speights has dropped like a rock the last 2 weeks and is now down in 15-30 range but has some work ethic issues or such. Several think he should stay in college one more year.