To start, our prayers here at NextGen Sports go out to Texas center Dexter Pittman. He was forced to leave the Draft Combine upon the murder of his 15 year old brother to return to his family in Houston. It is already day 2 at the combine, which saw John Wall possibly pull his hamstring while doing a routine cone drill. The former Kentucky star appears to be, don't worry Wizards fans. In other news, his teammate Eric Bledsoe appears to be shooting up draft boards as we speak. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to play in Wall's shadow for Bledsoe. Could you imagine him leading a team complemented by a skilled big man last year? I'm thinking the next Eric Gordon?
Not to bore people with more Kentucky news, but DeMarcus Cousins and his personal issues have emerged as a talking point between scouts. I don't think, however, it will hurt Cousins' status as a surefire lottery pick. Just look at his complete demolition of possible NBA draftee Jeff Foote of Cornell in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament...
A question to readers: Would the 76ers be tempted to take Derrick Favors second overall? Reports have surfaced that Evan Turner's workouts have been anything but impressive. I cannot say I am surprise. No one denies his NBA potential, yet elite athleticism is clearly lacking from the OSU product. So, back to Favors. He's the class's best NBA big man, sorry DeMarcus Cousins, and he could immediately fill a need for the wing heavy 76ers. They already have Jrue Holiday, Iguodala, Thaddeus Young and Lou Williams. In my opinion, I could see Favors in his first season being a 15 and 10 guy, and, more important, he could be the guy in the post that the 76ers always wanted center Samuel Dalembert to be. A possible problem? New coach Doug Collins. He did inherit Kwame Brown in his first year with Washington, but Brown's horrid play cannot be blamed on Collins. I mean even Phil Jackson had Kwame for a couple years in L.A., and he couldn't do anything with him. He was just that bad, I guess.
-DR
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