Prospects Set to Audition

Minnesota continues its preparation for the NBA Draft on June 26 by welcoming several prospects to Target Center on Monday, June 16 and Tuesday, June 17.

First on Monday, the Wolves welcome French forward Nicolas Batum, Memphis guard Chris Douglas-Roberts, Oregon guard Bryce Taylor and Virginia Tech forward Deron Washington. Minnesota's public relations staff provided information on each prospect:

Batum (Ht. 6-8, Wt. 190) averaged 12.3 points and 5.1 rebounds for LeMans this season in the French ProA League. Batum captured the attention of NBA scouts at the 2007 Nike Hoop Summit, where he led all scorers with 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting against a U.S. team featuring potential lottery picks Jerryd Bayless, Michael Beasley, Kevin Love, O.J. Mayo and Derrick Rose.

Douglas-Roberts (Ht. 6-7, Wt. 200) averaged 18.1 points per game while shooting 54.1 percent from the field this season while leading the Tigers to the NCAA Championship Game. He was a consensus First Team All-American this season and a finalist for the Naismith and Wooden Awards.

Taylor (Ht. 6-4, Wt, 210) finished his four-year career at Oregon as the 12th-leading scorer in school history. A career 37.0 percent shooter from behind the arc, Taylor averaged 12.8 points per game as a senior. He was also a member of Team USA in the 2004 Global Games in Dallas.

Washington (Ht. 6-7, Wt. 202) was a four-year starter at Virginia Tech, averaging 13.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists as a senior. He hit the game-winning shot in overtime at Virginia on Jan. 16 to give the Hokies their first road win against their in-state rivals in over 40 years.

Then on Tuesday, the Wolves will look at a slew of big men including Kevin Love, DeAndre Jordan, Alexis Ajinca and Kosta Koufos.

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