Portland Trail Blazers welcomed a talented group of NBA draft The prospects for a training session for the establishment of Tualatin practice on Thursday.
Training before the cog presented first -round talents in Gogo, with five of the six prospects scheduled to spend the first day of the project in June, According to the latest Ringer simulation project. And several of these players flirt with the NBA draftment lottery, oscillating just around choice n ° 11 in Portland.
One of the headliners on Thursday was the 6 -foot junior attacker 9 inches of 6 feet 9 inches Fleming. He projects like a convincing prototype 3 and D with a contractability without potential position to the defensive. This promise stems from its athletics, its trendy jump shot and its serious size – its 6 -foot 9 inch frame is completed by a 7 -foot 5 inch wingspan which makes you slide a double plug if you see it in person.
The concerns surrounding the Fleming game deal with its ball handling and its lack of creation on the ball (it’s a gamein of play, not a game creator at the moment, okay). There is also a question of whether the improved shooting numbers are durable or simply lead the top of a tip of a season.
More than 35 games in St. Joe’s during his junior season, Fleming collected an average of 14.7 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, 1.4 interceptions and 1.3 assists per game. It pulled 53.1% in the field, 39.0% in 3S (against 32.4% in the second year) and 74.3% of the free throw line.
A sample of five simulated projects by NBA Media Landcape (The Athletic, The Ringer, Yahoo, Bleacher Report and SB Nation) puts Fleming’s selection beach in the first round, between n ° 21-29.
After Thursday’s training, Fleming spoke with journalists of how the day took place, his skills and what he tries to show the NBA teams during the pre-project process. The quotes from this conversation are below.
Fleming on what he tries to show the teams during these training sessions:
“Being able to keep most of the positions, be able to keep the ground full, be able to hit it and play games when I have the ball in my hands, so I do a little of everything.”
On the way in which his multiple development seasons in college helped him prepare for this next step:
“The main thing is really to be able to stay in the same place and to be able to grow and direct. … Just have the ability to lead.”
On what position he is played in the NBA:
“3, 4, 5 – I feel like I can play 5 too, but the main thing is 3, 4. … Honestly, the three.”
On the comments he received from the NBA teams during the pre-trafic process:
“They want me to be more aggressive when it comes to attacking, whether it is scoring or even going for rebounds, just having a state of attack. It was the main thing they wanted to see more of me, but they liked my overall game.”
If he tries to model game games after current NBA players:
“A bit of (Minnesota Timberwolves before) Jaden McDaniels and (New York Knicks forward) Og Anunoby. »»
On the way he would integrate into the current list of Blazers:
“I feel like I can adapt to this role of being this guy who can start doing everything the coach needs and building from there.”
If you are not familiar with the Fleming game, the people of No NBA ceilings Ask us all from a 20-minute highlighting cassette of his junior season:
The rest of the group on Thursday included Michigan state The 6 -foot guard jase Richardson, a 6 -foot georgia 10 inches before Asa Newell, Uconn The 6 -foot attacker 7 inch Liam McNeeley, the Illinois 6 feet 8 inches Will Riley, and the center of 7 feet 1 inch Hansen Yang of the Chinese Eagles of Qingdao.
With Fleming, Newell and Richardson spoke with journalists after training. We have a coverage of the interview with Newell here. Richardson’s interview covers later tonight!
