Do draftees tank on purpose

L8KERS4LIFE · Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Posts: 776 Location: SoCal

Do you think it has ever happened: Where a draftee wanted to go to a certain team and tanked some workouts so he could fall to that team.
Example: Good players go to the bad teams if he falls a little he could play for a better team usually after the 15th pick the teams are better.
Just wondering!

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MarkMadsen · Joined: 21 Jul 2004 Posts: 7460 Location: Minnesota

I know that Gerald Green didnt want to go to Toronto so he avoided their workouts and even claimed he wouldnt show up. Stupid move considering it hit his stock hard.
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BDG · Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 12:39 pm Post subject:

I think Lamar refused working out with the #1 team in the year he was drafted.
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L8KERS4LIFE · Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Posts: 776 Location: SoCal

I think they could reword the sentence about the Lakers to Phil Jackson like him, but the Lakers just don't have the pieces to move up. This is definitely a type player who Phil would be wanting the Lakers to draft, if they could. He'd be very good in the triangle. He's a left handed Deron Williams.[/quote]

trodgers · Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 1:41 pm Post subject: