TheMemphisEdge: Larry may have a guarantee in the lottery?

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Larry was scheduled to work out with the Memphis Grizzlies and pulled out (as a number of other first-rounders have done with Memphis) late yesterday, letting the Memphis staff know he wouldn't be coming in. There is some interesting speculation from the Memphis Edge (a blog that is part of the Memphis Commerical Appeal) that Larry cancelled because he believes he can go to 1 or 2 teams ahead of Memphis at 12 and that he may have a promise from Milwaukee at 15. This is pretty surprising to me as I had him pegged as a early to mid 20's pick. It would certainly be nice if this were true. I'm not sure if there is any truth to it as Larry also worked out for the Portland TrailBlazers today after missing the workout due to a cancelled flight the day before. It might be simply that he wanted to workout for the Blazers and will reschedule with the Grizzlies. Nonetheless here's a snippet from the article.

Another day. Another NBA draft prospect pulls out of a Memphis workout.

The Griz held a session this morning featuring forwards but Virginia Commonwealth's Larry Sanders was the latest candidate for the 12th pick to pull out.

Sanders, 6-10, is a long, athletic player with very good rebounding ability. He also finishes strong around the rim despite a lack of post moves. Sanders' basketball IQ is high, which makes him a good passer.

That's why the Griz are interested. So why did Sanders inform the Griz late Tuesday that he wouldn't attend their workout?

Word on the street is that Sanders strongly believes that he has a chance to go to one or two teams ahead of Memphis. Reportedly, Sanders is convinced that he'll go no later than 15 to Milwaukee. In fact, he might have a promise from Milwaukee.
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http://blogs.commercialappeal.com/the_memphis_edge/2010/06/griz-draft-preparations-30.html
 
Seems risky, but I guess he is listening to his agent (who should know the deal). I guess he has done a lot of workouts lately, but I would be nervous to skip some. You never know what can happen and I'd want to have impressed as many people as possible. Good luck LS!
 
According to Steve Kyler at Hoopsworld.com:

The Bucks have expressed a lot of interest in a number of guys... Scott Skiles took Larry Sanders to dinner the other night and told him, he's exactly what they were looking for... so whats that mean? Almost nothing.
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http://www.hoopsworld.com/Chat.asp?CHAT_TOPICS_ID=1015#ixzz0r3mDVhcF

It's certainly interesting although I agree with Steve that it likely means little to nothing in the grand scheme. If a player they can't pass on slips to them, they have to take that player. I hope it's not that Larry is cancelling on Memphis and that he's planning to reschedule simply due to his cancelled flight. I would think the more opportunities to show his stuff, the better for him.
 
With the Bucks rumored to be interested in either Heyward or Babbit, which do you see as a better fit for them? Are there any other rumors that they may move up or down and target someone else?
Steve Kyler:

The Bucks have expressed a lot of interest in a number of guys... Scott Skiles took Larry Sanders to dinner the other night and told him, he's exactly what they were looking for... so whats that mean? Almost nothing.



Read more NBA news and insight: http://www.hoopsworld.com/Chat.asp?CHAT ... z0r3qUU98i
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yeaH. Has to mean something.
 
I wonder if him tweaking his back as mentioned in the other thread might have contributed to this along with the travel issues? No matter what he is being told it seems pretty risky to cancel on the team with the 12 pick. Unless they are planning on trading down or something.
 
VCU Finance 2008 said:
I wonder if him tweaking his back as mentioned in the other thread might have contributed to this along with the travel issues? No matter what he is being told it seems pretty risky to cancel on the team with the 12 pick. Unless they are planning on trading down or something.
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Memphis also holds the #25 and #28 picks in the first round. You gotta think he wouldn't cancel on a team with 10% of the picks in the first round unless you have an extenuating circumstance or a solid guarantee you're going to another team in the first-round. My gut tells me it's just speculation from the writer and that Larry simply missed it due to the extenuating circumstances surrounding his delayed workout with the Trailblazers. I would hope Larry would reschedule. He has 13 other teams he'll be working out for, but it never hurts to get more opportunities to showcase your game.
 
Yeah, but isnt the draft in two weeks? Not a lot of more observation time to be had.
 
BaNgMyPrOgRaM said:
Yeah, but isnt the draft in two weeks? Not a lot of more observation time to be had.
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According to the countdown on NBADraft.net it is in 8 days so that very well could have been the issue after his Portland workout was pushed back a day. Whatever the case is I am really starting to get pumped up about the draft. I would be stoked to see Larry go in the lottery or to the Thunder. Anything in the first round would be a tremendous accomplishment though.
 
After the season he and VCU had, Larry going in the 1st round of the NBA draft is a pretty huge accomplishment. :lol:

How many 5th place CAA teams have had a player go in the first-round of the NBA draft? We're probably the first and will be the only 5th place CAA team to be able to say that.

Really puts to light how disappointing last season was no matter how we spin it.
 
districtballer said:
After the season he and VCU had, Larry going in the 1st round of the NBA draft is a pretty huge accomplishment. :lol:

How many 5th place CAA teams have had a player go in the first-round of the NBA draft? We're probably the first and will be the only 5th place CAA team to be able to say that.

Really puts to light how disappointing last season was no matter how we spin it.
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I am pretty sure you are correct, hopefully we won't duplicate that any time soon. Eric's junior season ended with a bit of disappointment as well, we just needed Larry to stay that extra year. ;)
 
Are you postulating that we have some kind of junior year curse? :lol: This is borderline T-Mac material here. ;)
 
districtballer said:
Are you postulating that we have some kind of junior year curse? :lol: This is borderline T-Mac material here. ;)
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No, I am not going to bother to do that at this point. If I was trying to make a case for Larry to stay I would try my best to come up with something no matter the logic, but I would probably have to post it on the other board. :lol:
 
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