Stauskas invited to NBA Draft Green Room
ESPN Insider article on Embiid and how his foot injury impacts the draft. Relevant part is at the bottom where Ford lists the players invited to the green room for the draft. This is the first I've seen on what players were invited, and I know from some of Nik's interviews that he was hoping to be there. Very cool for him indeed. Assuming he accepts the invite, here's hoping for two straight years of seeing one of ours putting on a random NBA team's hat and holdling up a jersey. Here's my hope for his new uni...
Each player invited gets a table, and the player can have whoever he wants at the table (family, friends, ex-coaches, etc). I'm guessing Beilein will be there with subs for everybody.
Beilein to sit at his table so he will be there.
I hope we can get a streak of lottery picks going. Burke, Stauskas, LeVert...
Brendan Quinn reported today that Stauskas has accepted the invite:
Nik Stauskas will be on the biggest stage in New York next Thursday.
The former Michigan guard has received and accepted an invitation to be in the green room at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn during next week's NBA draft, he told MLive in a text message today.
Also of note:
Nik Stauskas can get up...40 inch vertical while working out the Lakers today, impressive.
— NBA Legion (@MySportsLegion) June 20, 2014
Nik in LA. Ballin
*someone* needs to be working out the Lakers.
why can't they call it the NBA Blue Room instead of green room?
The Pistons could have very easily had Burke at point guard and Stauskas as the shooting guard. That's not trying to elevate anyone's value. They would be taken about where they should be taken.
When they lost the pick to the Bobcats, now that was a real kick in the nuts. But now?!?! Those Hornets fellas are the real deal. I win with them all the time in NBA Jam and NBA Live '94!
or was he really that small in the NBA? I remember him being of short stature but I don't remember him being that short!
Muggsy Bogues is 5'3".
All the talk down here is Stauskas or Doug McDermott at #9. Most seem to think it will be McDermott though. Gary Harris gets a little talk, but his height and late season 3PT FG% has pushed him below the other two. If the Hornets pick Nik, then it'll be great going to the games, especially when they play the Jazz, Knicks, and whoever GR3 and Mitch go to.
I'm hoping he goes to the Pistons. I don't know if Detroit needs another wing, but I want him in Detroit.
How can Adidas make such solid unis and apparel for the NBA, but when it comes to making anything Michigan or collegiate in general, they look like they came straight from K-Mart
Nike made them (Jordan)...and then gave the design to Adidas to produce and make money from.
Yes..."my" Hornets.
Are going to take Stauskas, then GRIII later in the 1st round and then McGary in the 2nd round.
Good for Nik!