The Brooklyn Nets' pre-draft process continues this week with another set of prospects coming to East Rutherford for workouts. The Nets have two dates, June 10 and June 11, with workouts scheduled. Headlining the group are a number of players who could be intriguing fits, including George Lucas de Paula of Brazil, Rakeem Christmas of Syracuse, Dakari Johnson of Kentucky, Anthony Brown of Stanford and Tyler Harvey of Eastern Washington.
Here's the list, with links to their Draft Express profiles, where available...
Player list: June 10
G |
Ohio State |
6'1" |
185 |
|
G |
New York Tech |
6'5" |
185 |
|
G |
Eastern Washington |
6'4" |
185 |
|
G |
Tennessee |
6'6" |
200 |
|
F |
Syracuse |
6'9" |
250 |
|
C |
St. Bonaventure |
7'0" |
245 |
Player list: June 11
G |
Pinheiros Brazil |
6'6" |
205 |
|
G |
Wisconsin |
6'4" |
192 |
|
G/F |
Stanford |
6'7" |
215 |
|
F |
Westchester CC |
6'7" |
180 |
|
F |
Pinheiros Brazil |
6'9" |
220 |
|
C |
Kentucky |
7'0" |
255 |
None of the players listed above are included in the first round of DraftExpress' mock draft, but three—Rakeem Christmas, Dakari Johnson, and George Lucas de Paula—are slated to go before pick No. 41. Another two are projected as second rounders -- Stanford's Anthony Brown at 50 and Tyler Harvey at 60.
Lucas de Paula, the 6'6" point guard, is slated to go to the Nets in DX's latest mock at No. 41. Here is his DraftExpress scouting report.
Brooklyn is picking at No. 29 in addition to 41, but it may be a stretch for them to go after any of these prospects with their first rounder. The Nets are stressing point guard in this draft, but they do need some help in the front court and could use a big body to hold down the paint.
Tyler Harvey is also an interesting name. The Eastern Washington prospect proved he can put up points with the best of them in college, leading the NCAA in scoring this past season at nearly 23 points per game ... after walking on to the team as a freshman.
The new list brings to 30 the number of draft prospects invited to the East Rutherford training facility. In addition, eight other players or their agents have said they, too, will be working out with the Nets prior to the June 25 draft. Nets insiders said the team expects to work out between 50 and 60 prospects.
They are Rashad Vaughn of UNLV; Dez Wells of Maryland; Joseph Young of Oregon; T.J. McConnell of Arizona; Will Cummings of Temple, Jherrod Stiggers of Houston, Tyler Haws of BYU and Larry Nance Jr of Wyoming. All but Nance, a power forward, are guards. Vaughn is projected late first round. Opinion is divided on Young, as it is on a lot of players after 25. Chad Ford has him at No. 27, DX at No. 55. McConnell could go late in the second. The rest are likely to go undrafted.
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Brooklyn Nets Draft Workouts Scheduled June 10th-11th - Devin Kharpertian - The Brooklyn Game