2011 NBA Draft Combine Results: Travis Leslie and 10 Players Whose Stock Dropped
As I said in the accompanying piece to this, "2011 NBA Draft Combine Results: Kawhi Leonard and 10 Players Whose Stock Rose," it's tough to do too much during the NBA draft combine.
However, just one bad measurement, a poor performance or a subpar interview can tank a player's draft stock a bit.
Travis Leslie for example was absolutely destroyed by the media for a bad decision during an interview. Just one slip up like that can definitely drop him down a few spots.
But who were the others whose draft stock slipped?
Read on to find out.
LaceDarius Dunn
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Under the glare of the NBA draft combine's lights in Chicago, LaceDarius Dunn's jump shot was picked apart.
With an awkward hitch that prevented any sort of consistency, Dunn could shoot lights out for some stretches but then go ice cold just a second later.
Because his scoring is really the only thing he brings to the table, Dunn's chances of being drafted may actually be done unless he drastically improves in a short period of time.
Jimmer Fredette
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Jimmer Fredette shot extremely well. But so what? We all already knew he could do that.
The problem was that Fredette appeared rather lackadaisical during the drills and didn't give maximum effort at any point. This raises major red flags for draft scouts already concerned about his defensive ability and athleticism.
Jimmer has been slipping down the boards from quite some time, but now it seems like he might be free-falling out of the lottery.
Tyler Honeycutt
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You'd think that someone with honey in their name would actually like eating, but that doesn't appear to be the case for 188-pound Tyler Honeycutt.
The UCLA shooting guard is one of the smallest players in the draft weight-wise and thus needs to show off his basketball skills even more than other players.
But Honeycutt didn't exactly have his sweet shooting stroke during the two days of the combine, and instead had to rely on athleticism to leave any sort of mark.
He may be slipping out of the lottery just like Jimmer.
Cory Joseph
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Cory Joseph went from expected second-round draft pick to potentially undrafted in a matter of two days.
Joseph just didn't look he belonged on the same court as the draft's other guards. In fact, he didn't even look like he should be holding their towels, either.
The former Texas Longhorn played good defense at times, but his offensive game was nonexistent. He is not helping himself here.
Travis Leslie
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OK, so when someone compares you to a current NBA player on a playoff team, please just accept the comparison.
Instead of doing so when he was compared to Memphis' Tony Allen, Travis Leslie decided that he could do better.
Sure, Leslie is the most athletic player in this year's draft class, but come on now.
Jereme Richmond
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Jereme Richmond showed off his athleticism on Thursday and Friday, but he couldn't distinguish himself like his college teammate Demetri McCamey.
Richmond, who declared for the draft after just one semi-productive season at Illinois, looked very underdeveloped at times and will most likely need to spend some significant time on the bench or the D-League affiliate of the team that drafts him.
The upside is there, but it's a while from emerging from Richmond's talented body.
Kyle Singler
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Kyle Singler actually tried to take a charge during a drill with no referees to be found and no way of calling fouls. Some may call that dumb, but others think it shows tremendous basketball instincts.
I'm in the latter camp, so you may ask, why does Singler find himself on this list?
Well, despite showing that incredible hustle during the drills, making him one of the few players to do so, Singler still looked significantly slower than the other players. That's not a good sign.
Another bad sign is that Singler doesn't have that one calling card that will let him stick around on a roster.
Trey Thompkins
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When your athleticism and work ethic are the things being questioned, make sure you actually show up to the combine in the best shape of your life.
Trey Thompkins didn't heed that advice and had the highest body-fat percentage of all the prospects in attendance: 15.5 percent.
Now that by no means shows that he's out of shape, but it's not a good sign in a league where almost every player's body-fat percentage only has one digit before the decimal point.
Red flags are being sent up everywhere for this potential lottery pick.
Kemba Walker
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I'm nitpicking here, but so are the NBA scouts that are actually evaluating these guys.
Without shoes on, Kemba Walker measure in at just 5'11". With shoes on, he was just 6'1", making him taller than only Isaiah Thomas.
For a player that is expected to play a bit of shooting guard, Walker may have to accept that he simply isn't big enough to do so. Teams aren't going to give that role to such a short player.
Walker will still be drafted quite high, especially when he gets to show off his blazing speed, but the measurements at the combine did not help his case.
Jordan Williams
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The measurements also hurt Maryland's Jordan Williams.
At just 6'9", Williams is quite short for a center and looked very undersized when on the same court as the other players at his position. His body-fat percentage of 12.1 percent didn't help his case, either.
Williams is skilled, but it looks like he could have used another year or two as a Terrapin so he could develop enough post moves that half his shots don't get rejected.
