I’m not saying Aaron Gray is cheap or anything. It would appear he and his family are highly pragmatic. While everyone, including plenty of other underclassmen who haven’t hired an agent, has been holding private workouts to show that they deserve to be a first round pick Gray has yet to do so. Now, it looks like he has put it off to the point where he won’t do the private workouts until he gets down to Orlando for the NBA pre-draft camp.
Scratch the NBA workout Aaron Gray was planning somewhere in the Northeast.
The Pitt center, who completed his junior year by averaging a double-double in his first college season in a starting role, apparently will wait until after he arrives this week at the NBA Pre-Draft Camp in Florida.
Gray is contemplating leaving school early to enter the NBA Draft, and while he will not take part in the camp from Tuesday through Saturday at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, near Orlando, he will undergo a physical and is expected to participate in private workouts.
It’s been somewhat amusing. In a mindless speculation thing to read how Gray is or isn’t a definite player to remain in the draft. All this when he hasn’t spoken to the media, hasn’t worked out for anyone, and hasn’t hired an agent.
I just don’t know right now. His (in)actions suggest someone who isn’t that serious this year. Alternatively, he could be working out really hard trying to get into great shape and show some more skill for the workouts. But, again, no one knows.
I think there might be a clearer idea after the camp when almost all of the private workouts are complete. There will be a better sense of where the top 5-10 picks will be. Key issues regarding Gray’s potential status in the draft are how high O’Bryant is expected to go; does the kid Sene move past Gray based on his raw potential; how about Hilton Armstrong; and which teams attend the private workouts?
If the teams attending are more in the mid-range (14-23) than in the end of the draft picks, that would push me towards thinking he would want to stay. It would suggest that the interest in him is sufficiently high enough to assure him to be a first round pick.
Very important week for Gray (not to mention Pitt).
