Kentucky point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander held workouts in Los Angeles for teams interested in him, Sean Deveney of the Sporting News reports.
According to Deveney’s sources, the one-and-done Wildcats guard has spent the predraft process in California and his agent, Thad Foucher of the Wasserman Group, told teams to visit him there.
This sheds some light on why Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t make the rounds working out from city to city like other draft prospects. One reason why Gilgeous-Alexander chose that unusual route, according to a Deveney source, was a desire to be drafted by the Clippers with one of their late lottery picks.
However, Gilgeous-Alexander could go as high as No. 6 to the Magic, with the Cavaliers (No. 8) and Hornets (No.11) also taking a long look, Deveney adds. The Raptors are also reportedly trying to move into the lottery to secure his services.
Headline made me think for the Lakers lol. I was like, yea no shot if he is projected at #6 now.
Hornets will pick him. They will build around him & Monk for the future
If Monk is there future starter in the backcourt. They need to find a big guard with him like SGA.
5 years from now:
1.Ayton, 2.Alexander, 3.Jackson, 4.Bagley, 5.Bamba.
Porter will be the new Parsons, nobody will know where Robinson is, and Ohio collegians Clark, Evans and Bates-Diop will be men amongst boys.
How far the NBA has come in that a star incoming player actually WANTS to be drafted by the Clippers. When Donald Sterling led the Clippers, players dreaded being picked by them.
Right??
Well Ballmer is the richest owner in the NBA, so things change, I always wanted them to go back to San Diego, I think it would be very good for them to leave LA & it would be great for the city, specially since they lost the Chargers too, anyway I like more San Diego as a city than LA, not hard in that right? Beautiful city, weather, culture, food, beaches… but anyway Clippers are in LA & players could do much worst than LA, like Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, Indiana…
Hey!
News Flash! San Diego is not a sports town.