Wally Szczerbiak of the Cleveland Cavaliers works hard in the off-season and has been using freeze pull-ups to the dismay of his competitors. He is real optimistic about his role on the team and is excited about the teams chances of making it far into the playoffs.
Speedy Claxton of the Atlanta Hawks is a great floor general, defender and person. Speedy has proven year in and year out that he is valuable teammate and a player who steps up when his team needs him most.
Drew Nicholas is a former standout guard and National Champion from the University of Maryland. Drew worked out hard with Pro Hoops and got ready to play last year for one of the best teams on the planet and won the Italian title. Drew is now in Turkey lighting it up again against some unsuspecting foes and will continue to get up as high as ever on his pull ups.
Norman Richardson is one of the deadliest scorers around but its his point guard skills that have really been impressing teams. While playing D1 in France he was able to showcase all of his talents and polish his skills for his return to NBA Summer Leagues.
Pre-Draft
Cedric Simmons is 6'10 with a 7'4 inch wingspan. Cedric the #15 pick in the 2006 NBA Draft is making his presence felt in his rookie season with the New Orleans Hornets. His work ethic, passion and desire to succeed will propel Cedric into one of the most versatile big's in the league. Hey Ced, why did you have to jack up Mucci like that?
Oleksiy Pecherov the 18th pick in the 2006 NBA draft is the next best player to come from Europe. He is currently finishing up another yr in Europe. He is listed around 6'11 and is a major match up problem. Oleksiy hails from the Ukraine and his work ethic and face up game are nothing to be messed with. Pro Hoops got the call to work with Oleksiy in order to give him some pointers before his first NBA Workout. Hey "O", always remember your motivation.
Torin Francis is 6'10 and somewhere around 250 lbs of muscle. You may remember him from his days at Notre Dame. He is a true workhorse who competes like every posession is a championship posession. His skill sets facing up have been catching the attention of a lot of NBA teams and its just a matter of time before he gets picked up. If you end up in NY, call us and we will make sure that you are set up lovely in LI.
Kenny Adeleke is making big strides during the Pre-Draft process and showed real well in front of LA reps. His 6'9, 250 lb frame along with his ability to make moves on the run make him a versatile big man who goes after rebounds like he is getting paid a $100 per board. At some point that type of tenacity just might earn him more than that.
