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Miami also was expected to view a group workout for Minnesota center Daniel Oturu and Arizona point guard Nico Mannion, both projected to possibly go in the 20s or 30s. And Miami has done a Zoom session with College of Charleston point guard Grant Riller, another strong shooter projected to go in the late 20s or 30s. (Miami doesn’t have a second-round pick.) Riller averaged 21.9 points and shot 36.2 percent on three-pointers as a senior last season.
NBA prospect Grant Riller from the College of Charleston recently joined Raquel Rodriguez on Babcock Hoops Q&A Sessions. They discussed him being a late bloomer, a season-ending injury prior to his freshman season, why he thinks an NBA general manager should select him, and more. Raquel Rodriguez: Hi, Grant. Thank you for joining me today. I'd like to get right into it and talk about your high school days. From what I understand, you were not really heavily recruited by Division-1 schools, and now you're an NBA prospect. Do you think that you flew under a lot of the coach’s radars?
College of Charleston’s Jarrell Brantley will work out for the Philadelphia 76ers, according to someone with knowledge of the team schedule.
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Charlotte Hornets President of Basketball Operations & General Manager Mitch Kupchak announced today that the team has exercised the two-way player conversion option on guard Joe Chealey. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Additionally, the team announced it has waived forward Zach Smith. Chealey, a College of Charleston product, was originally signed by the Hornets on July 27 as an undrafted free agent.
Charlotte Hornets President of Basketball Operations & General Manager Mitch Kupchak announced today that the team has signed guard Joe Chealey to the team’s training camp roster. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Chealey, an undrafted free agent out of the College of Charleston, participated in the 2018 MGM Resorts NBA Summer League with the Hornets. In four games, he averaged 6.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 17.4 minutes per game. The Orlando, Florida, native played in 129 collegiate games over four years (2014-18) for the Cougars, finishing his career with averages of 14.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 31.1 minutes per game.
Michael Scotto: The Magic worked out Hamidou Diallo (Kentucky), Devonte Graham (Kansas), Trevon Bluiett (Xavier), Joe Chealey (College of Charleston), and George King (Colorado), sources told The Athletic. Diallo is projected to go No. 35 to Orlando in my mock draft.
The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has hired Jeff Watkinson as assistant coach/integrated player development and Zach Guthrie as manager of basketball strategy/technology. Per team policy, terms of the agreements were not announced. For the past three seasons, Watkinson served as the strength and conditioning coach for the Atlanta Hawks (2012-15), who won a franchise-record 60 games in 2014-15 en route to the best record in the Eastern Conference. He rejoins Jazz Head Coach Quin Snyder after working with him in Atlanta (2013-14) and also at the University of Missouri (2001-06). Before working for the Hawks, Watkinson owned and operated Wat Training, where he worked with NBA players, including Pelicans guard Eric Gordon, to improve their strength, conditioning and basketball development skills. Prior to the NBA, Watkinson served as the head strength and conditioning coach at Indiana University from 2006-10, after holding similar positions at Missouri, Clemson, Charlotte and College of Charleston.
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Former Cougar guard Anthony Johnson is considered the leading candidate for the job. Johnson, who interviewed for the position in 2012 before Wojcik was hired, has been contacted by athletic director Joe Hull and members of the search committee. In the next few days, the committee is expected to interview Johnson, who was the first player from the College of Charleston to be selected in the NBA draft when Sacramento picked the former Stall High star in the second round in 1997.
Hall of Famer Rick Barry’s imprint on the game of basketball continues to resurface. Barry was most notably known for his unorthodox style of shooting free throws by flipping them underhanded (and shooting at a highly-accurate rate mind you). With his four oldest sons well-established in their careers, Barry’s youngest son, Canyon, is a 6-6 guard who spent last season redshirting at College of Charleston. Now, his son’s doing things like his daddy…shooting underhanded.
The Los Angeles Lakers waived second-year guard Andrew Goudelock on Saturday, trimming their roster to 15 players. The former second-round pick from the College of Charleston became something of a fan favorite last season, earning the nickname "Mini Mamba" from teammate Kobe Bryant for his ability to come off the bench and score quickly and in bunches. He averaged 4.4 points in 10.5 minutes a game in 40 games as a rookie.
The Lakers must also find a backup shooting guard if free agent Shannon Brown signs with another team. "There's a spot or two in the backcourt and a spot or two in the frontcourt, but we also have two rookies that we drafted in the middle of the second round that probably deserve a chance to be looked at and have promise," Kupchak said, referring to guards Darius Morris of Michigan and Andrew Goudelock of College of Charleston.
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