Post by Administrator on Jun 5, 2002 8:50:09 GMT -5
Stanford junior Casey Jacobsen is not expected to withdraw from the NBA draft after being assured by several teams he will be a mid- to late first-round pick, a league source said and a source close to Jacobsen confirmed Tuesday.
Jacobsen already has worked out for seven teams -- the Warriors, Lakers, Raptors, Suns, Clippers, Grizzlies and Pistons -- and is scheduled to work out for six more -- Nets, Nuggets, Kings, Pacers, Hawks and Jazz -- before the June 26 draft.
The league instituted a black-out rule prohibiting private workouts during the first part of June to encourage more draft candidates to participate in the league's pre-draft camp at Chicago's Moody Bible Institute. The camp was scheduled to begin Tuesday night. Jacobsen originally planned to attend, but his workouts have gone so well he pulled out.
The Jazz are among those teams who will look at Jacobsen privately after the Chicago camp is over, but Jacobsen supposedly already has received assurances they'd take him with the 19th pick if he's available. The Suns also have indicated they would select him with the 22nd pick if they get the chance.
Jacobsen, a 6-foot-6 junior, is projected as a swingman in the mold of the Timberwolves' Wally Szczerbiak, with similar strengths and weaknesses -- great shooting touch, solid fundamentals, questionable athleticism. Jacobsen played with Lakers forward Mark Madsen at Stanford as a freshman, and Madsen contends Casey's athleticism is underrated.
"He can run forever and he's a lot more agile laterally than people think," Madsen said. "He'll fight over any screen."
Jacobsen has until June 19 to withdraw his name from draft consideration if he chooses to remain in school. He has not hired an agent, so he could return to Stanford if he chooses to do so.
Jacobsen already has worked out for seven teams -- the Warriors, Lakers, Raptors, Suns, Clippers, Grizzlies and Pistons -- and is scheduled to work out for six more -- Nets, Nuggets, Kings, Pacers, Hawks and Jazz -- before the June 26 draft.
The league instituted a black-out rule prohibiting private workouts during the first part of June to encourage more draft candidates to participate in the league's pre-draft camp at Chicago's Moody Bible Institute. The camp was scheduled to begin Tuesday night. Jacobsen originally planned to attend, but his workouts have gone so well he pulled out.
The Jazz are among those teams who will look at Jacobsen privately after the Chicago camp is over, but Jacobsen supposedly already has received assurances they'd take him with the 19th pick if he's available. The Suns also have indicated they would select him with the 22nd pick if they get the chance.
Jacobsen, a 6-foot-6 junior, is projected as a swingman in the mold of the Timberwolves' Wally Szczerbiak, with similar strengths and weaknesses -- great shooting touch, solid fundamentals, questionable athleticism. Jacobsen played with Lakers forward Mark Madsen at Stanford as a freshman, and Madsen contends Casey's athleticism is underrated.
"He can run forever and he's a lot more agile laterally than people think," Madsen said. "He'll fight over any screen."
Jacobsen has until June 19 to withdraw his name from draft consideration if he chooses to remain in school. He has not hired an agent, so he could return to Stanford if he chooses to do so.
