The Sonics today released a list of the 11 players who have worked out for the team this week. The list includes three power forwards and five point guards, but General Manager Rick Sund cautioned against reading too much into the early workout list. "It's a pretty generic list," Sund told the
Seattle Times. "There was no rhyme or reason to putting it together." The players:
| NAME |
FROM |
POS |
HT |
WT |
| Mario Austin |
Mississippi State |
PF |
6-8 |
260 |
| Skinny: Size concerns hurt two-time all-SEC early entrant. |
| Leandrinho Barbosa |
Brazil |
PG |
6-4 |
185 |
| Skinny: Most-touted foreign point guard in history of draft; physical player. |
| Troy Bell |
Boston College |
PG |
6-1 |
185 |
| Skinny: Big-time scorer (25.2 ppg) needs to improve true-point skills to play in NBA. |
| Nick Collison |
Kansas |
PF |
6-9 |
255 |
| Skinny: Fantastic college career, but doubts about his ability to translate game to NBA. |
| Kirk Hinrich |
Kansas |
PG |
6-3 |
185 |
| Skinny: Favorite of scouts, but transition from shooting guard to point could be tough. |
| Josh Howard |
Wake Forest |
SF |
6-6 |
205 |
| Skinny: First unanimous ACC Player of the Year since 1975 (David Thompson). |
| Robert Jackson |
Marquette |
PF |
6-8 |
250 |
| Skinny: Provided inside muscle for Marquette’s NCAA run. |
| Bernard King |
Texas A&M |
PG |
6-4 |
200 |
| Skinny: Led Aggies in scoring and assists all four seasons. |
| Shawn Ray |
North Carolina Central |
SG |
6-4 |
190 |
| Skinny: First team all-CIAA as a senior. |
| Chris Thomas |
Notre Dame |
PG |
6-0 |
180 |
| Skinny: Led Big East with 6.9 assists per game, also averaged 18.7 ppg. |
| Dwyane Wade |
Marquette |
SG |
6-4 |
205 |
| Skinny: First-team All-American and C-USA Player of the Year; may play point in NBA. |
