2007 Pre-Draft Camp Day 2

Today will mark the second full day of games and drills at the NBA Pre-Draft Camp in Orlando featuring the college and international prospects, which means more valuable time for the Sixers basketball operations department to evaluate the players.

And they welcome every chance to see these players in Orlando.

"Our scouts have already seen a good number of these players throughout the year - both in person and on video - but here we can see them in a different environment and we can evaluate their performance in an NBA system," President Billy King told Sixers.com this morning. “It is important for us to see if their play over these next few days is consistent with our ratings. We'll take what we've seen in Orlando and discuss over the next few weeks."

With a full contingent of Sixers scouts, front office personnel and coaches in Orlando, it allows many sets of eyes to examine and evaluate every aspect of a player’s performance during this pre-draft camp.

While it's one thing to focus on the stat sheet at the end of games, there is much more on the radar for the Sixers than meets the eye.

“We're here looking at everything,” King said. “Not only their play during the games and their grasp of the fundamentals, but also their demeanor, off-court personality and how quickly they adjust to what the coaches are teaching them."

An added benefit for the Sixers is that Assistant Coach John Loyer is the head coach of the teams here in Orlando, which gives the organization potentially even more insight into some of the characteristics of these prospects.

For King and the Sixers, each chance that presents itself to get insight on prospects prior to the NBA Draft on June 28 is a welcome one.

"With the number of picks we have this year, we're going to take every opportunity to see as many players as we possibly can, and that will continue with our workouts leading up to the draft," King said.

The Sixers will begin their individual workouts at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) beginning on June 5, the first day allowed per NBA regulations.

Be sure to check back to sixers.com for updates and reports from Orlando and the team’s individual workouts.

Notes from Orlando

North of the Border: In a call to Sixers.com yesterday afternoon, Sixers center Sam Dalembert reiterated his commitment to attempt to make the Canadian National Basketball Team. He will work throughout the off-season to attempt to meet the Canadian team’s eligibility requirements.

From the Bench: Coach Loyer lost last night in his Orlando Pre-Draft Camp coaching debut, as his Team 3 (0-1) fell to Team 4 (1-0), 78-67. His next game will be this evening at 6:30 pm against Team 6 (1-0).

Filling up the Stat Sheet: Leaders from the first games played yesterday include Virginia Tech forward Coleman Collins, who finished with a Pre-Draft Camp-high 22 points. Collins also attempted a camp-high 14 field goals. His teammate, Pittsburgh center Aaron Gray, finished with a camp-high 10 free throw attempts and finished tied with Clemson forward James Mays with a camp-high nine rebounds.

Nevada guard Ramon Sessions finished with a camp-high seven assists (with only one turnover) in his team’s win over Team 5 on Wednesday. Florida’s Taurean Green and Boise State’s Coby Karl each went 3-4 from three-point range in their games last night.

Wright Stuff: Villanova Head Coach Jay Wright was in attendance yesterday. He indicated he was here to lend support to Curtis Sumpter as he worked out for the NBA scouts and front office personnel in attendance. Sumpter’s next game is tonight at 5:00 pm.

Ohio State of Mind: Greg Oden was spotted in the lobby of the Gaylord Palms. He was all smiles talking to an NBA official as he prepped for the league’s media availability session this afternoon.

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