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Grabbed Patrick Ewing Jr., who impressed in predraft camp with his leaping ability.

NBA draft: Team-by-team analysis 2008

The 18-year-old Durant was so impressive during his one season of college and in predraft workouts that he already evoked comparisons to Tracy McGrady, Kevin Garnett and Dirk Nowitzki.

Durant or Oden? No easy choice 2007

Harrington badly, but in predraft talks with agent Tommy Tanzer, the

covering baseball for USATODAY.com.Draft fails to help poor teams improve 2000

Maualuga, a 6-2, 249-pounder from Southern California, appeared on the predraft cover of Sports Illustrated with fellow USC linebackers Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews.

Rebuilding the Bengals: The offense can only get better 2009

Teixeira was a highly touted prospect in '98 who expected to be drafted highly, until Dan Duquette's Boston front office offered him $1.5 million in a predraft deal.

Pick Me! Yankees Remember Draft Day Daniel Barbarisi 2011

Sports report said that Knicks scout Rodney Heard held multiple workouts for players in Georgia before the NBA's predraft camp, which would be a league violation.

CC Having Surgery After Subpar October 2010

During various predraft interview opportunities, his answers were polite, reasonably thoughtful but clipped.

Richt's advice to NFL: Trade up to catch Knowshon Moreno 2009

Teixeira was a highly touted prospect in '98 who expected to be drafted highly, until Dan Duquette's Boston front office offered him $1.5 million in a predraft deal.

Pick Me! Yankees Remember Draft Day Daniel Barbarisi 2011

Under the rules at that time, players were not eligible to be worked out for teams before the NBA's predraft camp in May.

Knicks Fined $200,000 AP 2011

Under the rules at that time, players were not eligible to be worked out for teams before the NBA's predraft camp in May.

Knicks Fined $200,000 AP 2011