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June 4 Pre-Draft Workout Participants

With the 2018 NBA Draft scheduled for June 21 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the Portland Trail Blazers are hosting IMG Academy guard Anfernee Simons, Duke guard Trevon Duval, SMU guard Shake Melton, Kentucky guard Hamidou Diallo, UCMB guard Jairus Lyles and Idaho guard Victor Sanders in their third pre-draft workout on Monday, June 4. The Trail Blazers currently own one first round pick (24th) and no second round picks in the upcoming draft.

Anfernee Simons

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• Competed as a post-graduate  at  IMG  Academy in 2017-18, averaging 22.4 points while shooting 54 per-cent from the field and 45 percent from three-point     range. Added 6.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists.• Originally committed to play at Louisville. Decommitted  in  September  2017  after  then-coach  Rick  Pitino  was placed on administrative leave.• Invited to play in the 2018 Jordan Brand Classic and Nike Hoop Summit but did not participate.HIGH SCHOOL• As a senior at  Edgewater High School in Orlando in 2016-17, averaged 23.8  points, 7.2  rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.8 steals in 20 games.• Spent his junior year (2015-16) at Montverde Academy. Played for coach Kevin Boyle, who also coached D’Angelo Russell, Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid.• As a sophomore at Edgewater, averaged 17.8 points, 4.6 assists and 2.4 rebounds in 30 games.• Led the 2017 Under Armour Association U17 AAU circuit in scoring (20.4 ppg) and minutes (29.3).• In 2016, he paced the UAA U16 division in scoring (22.9 ppg) and raised his national profile.STRENGTHS• Bouncy athlete with deep shooting range. • Three-level scorer with terrific ball-handling skills.• Tough to contain off the dribble. • Has good speed with the ball and a quick first step.PERSONAL• Originally a part of the recruiting class of 2017. Elected to reclassify to 2018 to give himself an additional year after graduation to prepare for the college level.

Trevon Duval

Shake Milton

Jairus Lyles

Hamidou Diallo

Victor Sanders

Position: GuardHeight/Weight: 6-5 / 195Birthdate: February 16, 1995High School: Jefferson High School (Portland, OR)College: Idaho

Career Highlights: Finished his career in second place on the Vandal’s career scoring list and three-pointers list … Averaged 15.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.08 steals in 120 career games over four seasons at Idaho.    Senior (2017-18): Second Team All-Big Sky … Led the Vandals with 19.0 points per game (fourth best in the Big Sky) … Averaged 19.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.03 steals in 31 games (all starts) … Scored in double figures in 29 of 31 games … Topped 20 points in 14 contests. Junior (2016-17): First Team All-Big Sky… Big Sky All-Tournament Team… Started 32 games… averaged 20.9 points per game, the fifth best average in program history… Had 670 points on the season, the sixth most in a single season in program history… Knocked down 101 3’s, the second most in program history… Shot 43.9 percent from beyond the arc, the ninth best average in team history… Made 157 free throws, the sixth best in program history… Topped 20 points 16 times, including five 30-plus point games and one 40 point game… Scored in double-figures 31 times in 32 games.Sophomore (2015-16): Second Team All-Big Sky… Big Sky All-Tournament Team… Appeared in 27 games, starting 25… Led the Vandals with 15.9 points per game… Averaged 17.9 points per game in Big Sky play, also the highest on the team… Missed a brief stretch of the season in conference play due to injury, but bounced back immediately… Topped 20 points seven times, including a career-high 33-point output against NAU… Scored in double-figures in 24-of-27 games… Shot 41.6 percent from beyond the arc, the 44th best average in the nation… Shot 84.8 percent from the charity stripe, the seventh best average in program history. Freshman (2014-15):  Appeared in all 30 games for the Vandals, starting one... averaged 3.8 points per game on the season... Scored a season-high 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds against Walla Walla... Scored seven points in the season finale against Eastern Washington.    Personal: Son of LaWan Sanders ... born Feb. 16, 1995 … Sanders is a graduate of Portland's Jefferson High School ... He averaged 24.5 points, five rebounds and six assists per game as a senior ... As a junior, he averaged 27.1 points, four rebounds and four assists per game.