Post by Administrator on Jun 25, 2002 9:54:53 GMT -5
No matter who selects Tayshaun Prince in Wednesday night's NBA draft, there's a pretty good chance he'll have at least a passing familiarity with his new hometown.
By the time the draft begins, the 6-9 forward from the University of Kentucky will have worked out for 17 of the league's 29 teams.
"I should be able to get a free (airline) ticket," jokes Prince, who graduated from Kentucky on May 5 and has been on the move ever since.
But these workouts and the accompanying meetings with team officials are no joke when it comes to the guaranteed, multimillion-dollar contracts that go to first-round draft picks. Though the workouts have been part of teams' evaluation processes at least since the mid-1960s, they have taken on a more prominent role in the past decade.
Most of the top prospects don't participate in either of the NBA's remaining pre-draft combine camps.
By the time the draft begins, the 6-9 forward from the University of Kentucky will have worked out for 17 of the league's 29 teams.
"I should be able to get a free (airline) ticket," jokes Prince, who graduated from Kentucky on May 5 and has been on the move ever since.
But these workouts and the accompanying meetings with team officials are no joke when it comes to the guaranteed, multimillion-dollar contracts that go to first-round draft picks. Though the workouts have been part of teams' evaluation processes at least since the mid-1960s, they have taken on a more prominent role in the past decade.
Most of the top prospects don't participate in either of the NBA's remaining pre-draft combine camps.
