Villanova’s Omari Spellman modeling game after Draymond Green
By ADAM ZAGORIA Villanova redshirt freshman Omari Spellman
By ADAM ZAGORIA Villanova redshirt freshman Omari Spellman
By ADAM ZAGORIA Arizona guard and Brooklyn native
By ADAM ZAGORIA
Chris Mullin isn’t the only person connected to St. John’s on the West Coast these days.
While Mullin has been featured in The New York Times watching the Golden State Warriors with his fellow “Run TMC” members, St. John’s guard Shamorie Ponds is out West working out for several teams.
As he continues to test the NBA Draft waters leading up to the May 30 for underclassmen to withdraw and return to school, Ponds has worked out for the Nuggets and Lakers and is slated to be at the Jazz on Wednesday and then the Pistons. The Jazz workout will also include Keita Bates-Diop (Ohio State), Chimezie Metu (USC), P.J. Washington (Kentucky), Mustapha Heron (Auburn) and Matt Mobley (St. Bonaventure).
Ponds worked out with the Nets and Cavaliers before the NBA Combine, for which he was snubbed.
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The 16th annual Pangos All-American Camp has been certified by the NBA, meaning NBA scouts can attend and observe some of the top high school players in the Classes of 2019, ’20 and ’21, a source told ZAGSBLOG.
An official memo to NBA teams will be released on Tuesday.
The camp runs June 1-3 at Cerritos College in Norwalk, Calif.
“I think they just want to give us more access,” one NBA scout said.
The move comes as the NBA’s one-and-done rule seems destined to end sometime in the coming years. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski recently reported there was movement to end the rule “but not before 2020.”
“I think you’ll see more events get sanctioned that are worthy of [the NBA’s] attention, whether they’re shoe-related or not,” the source said.
By ADAM ZAGORIA Villanova's Donte DiVincenzo expects to remain
By ADAM ZAGORIA Tyus Battle, the Syracuse sophomore
