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June 19 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, Cedevita Zagreb forward Dzanan Musa, UCLA center Thomas Welch, UNLV center Brandon McCoy, Arkansas guard Jaylen Barford and Louisiana Tech guard Jacobi Boykins in their sixth and final pre-draft in their sixth pre-draft workout Tuesday, June 19. 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.

Dzanan Musa

Thomas Welch

Brandon McCoy

Jaylen Barford

Full Name: Jaylen Maurice Barford Birthdate: Jan. 23, 1996 (Jackson, Tenn.) College: ArkansasPosition/Class: Guard/SeniorHeight/Weight: 6-3/202High School: South Side HS (Jackson, Tenn.)CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• Named 2017-18 All-SEC First Team by the coaches and Second Team by the media.• Played his final two seasons at Arkansas after two years at Motlow State Community College.• First Team NJCAA All-American and NJCAA national scoring leader (26.2 ppg) at Motlow State CC in 2015-16.• MVP of the 2018 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. Averaged 19.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists.SENIOR (2017-18)• Ranked third in the SEC and first on Arkansas in scoring (17.9 ppg).• Shot 43.3 percent from three-point range, tops in the SEC.• Scored at least 20 points in 13 games.• Recorded 20 points and 10 rebounds in a win over No. 14Auburn (2/27/18).STRENGTHS• Has tremendous strength for a guard and uses it to his advantage on drives to the basket.• Built like a linebacker.• Plays the game in attack mode and finishes through contact.• Has shown great improvement as a three-point shooterand ball-hander.

Jacobi Boykins

Birthdate: Feb. 11, 1995 (St. Petersburg, Fla.) College: Louisiana TechPosition/Class: Guard/SeniorHeight/Weight: 6-6/175High School: Lakewood HS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• Named All-Conference USA Third Team in 2017-18 and 2016-17.• Named Second Team All-Louisiana in 2017-18 and Third Team in 2016-17• Earned Conference USA All-Defensive Team honors in 2016-17. SENIOR (2017-18)• Became 40th member of 1,000-point club, finishing with 1,393 career points which is tied for 23rd most in LA Tech history.• Ranked first for the Bulldogs in scoring with an average of 14.7 points per game, recording 26 double-digit scoring games.• Broke his own single season record for made three-pointers with 98, shooting 39.5 percent from beyond the arc.• Also set career program record for made three-pointers, finishing with 269 threes which also ranks as the sixth most in C-USA history• Made at least four threes in 11 games and at least six triples in five games.• Shot 91.5 percent from the free throw line, best in C-USA and top five in the country. Percentage ranks as the second most in a single season in program history.• Only missed seven free throws total (97-of-106) which included a streak of 33 straight makes from charity stripe.