My new favorite undrafted player

by bwoodsxyz on Jun 29, 2009 1:57 PM EDT

If the Wiz are going to take a flier on just one undrafted player, this is who I want to see:

John Bryant:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=28108

He is huge (listed as 6'10" 300lbs). He put up huge stats last year (18.1/14.2/2.5). Sure, he played for Stanta Clara (who did, it should be noted, produce one pretty decent NBA player), but he still averaged a double/double in his games against Arizona/Georgia/Gonzaga. Heyvelt had big #s in one of the games, but it is hard to tell how much was head-to-head against Bryant.

He was totally under my radar until seeing this from HoopsAnalyst:

http://www.hoopsanalyst.com/0809ew13.htm

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Interesting

He seems like the type of player that summer league ball was made for. I’d love to see him try out; he might be the cheapest decent player we could possibly get.

by pantslessyoda1 on Jun 29, 2009 9:31 PM EDT reply actions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSRUmYXswpg&feature=PlayList&p=7BD3DC0B756AFB10&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=37

yeah it would be nice to check him out in summer league

by eltacoman on Jun 29, 2009 10:27 PM EDT reply actions

Hmm. He can't play the 4

But he would be a body to throw at Howard, if he can get back down the court in time.

Getting buckets since 2003.

by Icantfeelmyface on Jun 29, 2009 11:02 PM EDT reply actions

We Don't Need a 4

So I would not hold that against him. Jamison, Blatche, and McGee can hold the fort down there.

"It's OK for the Bullets to trade baskets, as long as they can score on their end." -- Words of wisdom from Phil Chenier

by cuppettcj on Jun 30, 2009 8:02 AM EDT up reply actions

reminds

me a little too much of Bryant Reeves. Has decent footwork, but so did Reeves in college. I guess he wouldn’t be bad as a 12th man.

by CJHutch on Jun 30, 2009 1:12 PM EDT reply actions

Reeves Would Have Been a Good Player

If he could have simply kept his weight down. There really wasn’t that much wrong with his game. Jake had a good link to a story about him a couple of months ago here.

"It's OK for the Bullets to trade baskets, as long as they can score on their end." -- Words of wisdom from Phil Chenier

by cuppettcj on Jun 30, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions

I

remember him being not consistent enough. Maybe my comparison was short-sighted. Reeves will always go down as a bust because of his contract and short career. But the point I was really trying to make is that John Bryant seems like the type who dominates against lower level competition because of his size. I guess maybe the Bryant Reeves comparison came from the shared name.

by CJHutch on Jun 30, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Reeves would be fantastic

He was basically a league-average center his first two seasons and somewhat above average his third season, before injuries and weight gain caught up with him. That may be somewhat disappointing out of a #6 overall pick, you take that in a heartbeat from an undrafted player.

For the league minimum, I’d be happy even if he was nothing more than a large person for McGee to get stronger against in practice.

by bwoodsxyz on Jun 30, 2009 5:46 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs