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Jeremy Lamd on UConn center Andre Drummond: "It depends on if he wants to work. He's a great athlete. He can jump. He can block shots. He can rebound. I always say, it's funny, we will have an early practice at like 8 AM, and everyone is trying to get warmed up and stuff. He'll just come out and do a windmill to warm up. His bounce is amazing. I believe he's going to work hard, develop post moves, I think he can be a great pro." Blazers Edge

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Sacramento has not appeared to have a plan in place for some time now. They were unsuccesful in bringing any of the top six prospects in besides Drummond. This appears to be a place where a team could look to trade up (Houston perhaps) targeting Drummond or MKG. Their roster has talent, but lacks stability. Sacramento would not be a favorable destination for Andre Drummond. NBADraft.net

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Houston appears to be targeting the 5th pick to move up for Andre Drummond. With Kyle Lowry's displeasure with head coach Kevin McHale, there is a good chance that the Rockets move him in a deal on draft day. The Rockets have 14 and 16 and are furiously trying to get a deal done to improve their picks. NBADraft.net

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What’s clear from the Rockets’ end, sources say, is the player they’re fondest of in the upper reaches of the draft: UConn big man Andre Drummond. Many scouts believe Drummond has the second highest upside of any player in the draft behind consensus No. 1 overall pick Anthony Davis, but the 7-foot, 279-pounder would almost certainly still be available at No. 5. ESPN.com

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The Pistons are hoping UConn center Andre Drummond drops to them at No. 9, but it's highly unlikely he makes it that far. It sounds like they're set on North Carolina power forward John Henson (6-10 1/2, 216). He was just 183 pounds when he showed up at Chapel Hill. News-Herald

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The Pistons are hoping Drummond does fall, and there are scenarios where they could get their wish. Right now it doesn't look like Drummond has a home inside the top five. Sources say he's struggled in workouts and hasn't gotten strong feedback from teams. The Blazers are a real possibility at six. However, the team is also considering Weber State's Damian Lillard and Syracuse's Dion Waiters at six. ESPN.com

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Drummond said NBA scouts may have gotten the wrong impression when they watched him play last season. “I know they were saying he looked too happy and was not really serious,” Drummond said. “But I’m serious all the time, but I have a smile on my face. I’m not one to beat on my chest and roar to show my feelings. Basketball is a game like poker, like you don’t show your face on how you feel. I always smile, but you never know how I feel.” New Orleans Times-Picayune

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“You can’t please everybody,” Drummond said. “I’m just going to do what I have to do to play the game that I love. I’m just focusing on working out and trying to get better. I just want to be an all-around player. It’s going to start slowly, it’s not going to be a big jump, but I’m going to work toward my goal.” New Orleans Times-Picayune

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Of the candidates the Bobcats have auditioned for Thursday’s No. 2 overall pick, Robinson is the most NBA-ready. The big man he was matched against Friday – Connecticut freshman center Andre Drummond – is much more a long-term project. Charlotte Observer

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This was the second time this week Robinson and Drummond went head-to-head in a pre-draft workout. They were similarly matched in Cleveland, which holds the fourth pick. Robinson has limited his workouts to No. 2 Charlotte, No. 3 Washington and No. 4 Cleveland. With a more cloudy draft status, Drummond has auditioned for No. 5 Sacramento and No. 6 Portland. Charlotte Observer

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Tim Kawakami: Myers said Andre Drummond declined a request to come in for a Warriors workout. Twitter

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Calling Connecticut's Andre Drummond the best center in the 2012 NBA draft comes with a qualifier. "The jury is still out," said Ryan Blake, who succeeded his father, Marty, as NBA director of scouting. "He has great skills. He's athletic. He has an NBA body, the ability to be a good shooter. But he has not applied it. It's hard to ignore something like that." Blake and others have compared Drummond to New York's Amar'e Stoudemire, who took some time to develop. Cleveland Plain Dealer

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Connecticut's Andre Drummond and Kansas' Thomas Robinson have worked out for Charlotte as the Bobcats make their evaluations before the June 28 NBA draft. NBA.com

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Sam Amick: In the continuing draft circuit, I'm told Kansas F Thomas Robinson had his way w/ UConn C Andre Drummond in a Cleveland workout today (No.2) Twitter

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Rick Bonnell: I hear Andre Drummond works out for #Bobcats Friday, same as Thomas Robinson. Twitter

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The Washington Wizards on Monday morning continued their evaluation of potential players whom they could select with the No. 3 pick in the NBA draft by working out former Connecticut standout Andre Drummond. At 6 feet 10, 270 pounds, Drummond is a projected top six selection in the June 28 draft after having played one season for the Huskies. Drummond fills a need along the front line, where the Wizards continue to search for a long-term solution at center. Also working out for Wizards Coach Randy Wittman, his staff and team president Ernie Grunfeld was 6-9 Turkish forward Ilkan Karaman, but all the attention belonged to Drummond as he tried to convince the club’s decision makers to take a chance on his considerable upside. “Everybody has room to improve on their game,” Drummond said. “The sky’s the limit, so I know I have room to improve. That’s what I’m going to do.” Washington Post

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Of the five players just mentioned, Drummond is, by far, the biggest wild card. While it seems unlikely that the Bobcats draft him at No. 2 (they already took a flier on Bismack Biyombo last year) he is in the mix with the Wizards at No. 3, the Cavs at No. 4, the Kings at No. 5 and the Blazers at No. 6. However, in speaking with sources in each of those teams, they all sound skittish about drafting Drummond so high. "The reward is there, but so is the risk," one GM told ESPN. "In this case, he's the riskiest of the five by far and you have to be pretty confident as a GM that your owner is going to allow you to take that risk. Whoever drafts him is going to have to be patient and patience is a very rare commodity in our league." ESPN.com

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The Wizards will have a chance to get a better sense of what the 6-foot-11 Drummond is about on Monday, when he works out at Verizon Center. Washington Post

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Craig Stouffer: Awesome evaluation sample for Andre Drummond workout with #Wizards: he goes 1-for-4 at the line, workout over. #top3pickright? Twitter

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“The season is over. I’m on to the next chapter,” Drummond said. “I feel that I had on okay year. Things I could’ve done better: Score more. Play less passive. Grab more rebounds and block a few more shots. I felt I was ready to make the move [to the NBA] and that’s what I did.” Washington Post

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