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6/6/2005  2:38 PM
Unless he blows away teams in private workouts I'd say he is a good bet to be there at #8 should the Knicks want to draft him. From draftcity.com

Although 7 feet and 280 pounds, Andrew Bynum is light on his toes, his moves around the basket smooth, not altogether unlike one of his idols.

"I like Tim Duncan a lot," Bynum said. "But I play more like Shaq [O'Neal] now."

Bynum held an audition of sorts for roughly two dozen NBA teams Saturday at Baruch College. The 90-minute workout gave the scouts a sample of Bynum's ability, but brought the UConn recruit no closer to a decision about his immediate future.

If Bynum is confident he will be a lottery pick - among the first 14 selections - he expects to remain in the draft. If not, he can pull out before the deadline and attend UConn in the fall. Before Saturday, most NBA mock drafts had Bynum going anywhere between picks 22-30.

Scouts from Atlanta, Portland and New Orleans - who have the second, third and fourth picks in the draft June 28 - were on hand.

"I'm still out there thinking about it," Bynum said. "I'm pretty much going to go to the deadline. There are teams I'm interested in and teams interested in me. If they're in the lottery, then I'll have to sit down and make that decision whether or not I'm going."

"I think he's going to be the next big Shaq," said Kevie Dixon, a friend of Larry Marshall, Bynum's AAU coach who directed the workout. "It's amazing what he can do with his size and skills. He was very relaxed and poised. We wanted to showcase his strengths, show the scouts what he can do."

The drills focused on Bynum's low-post moves and mid-range jump shot. The inside portion showed Bynum's immense potential, with solid ball-handling and strong moves to the basket off the left block. The outside portion showed Bynum's immense room to grow.

He did not shoot well, making about 33 percent from 15-18 feet, his jumper often flattening out.

"This is the first time I've seen him, and he didn't do anything to hurt himself," said a scout for a Western Conference lottery team who asked not to be identified. "I would say everything he did was very positive. He showed plenty of skills. He showed good footwork. We all know he has good size. That's why everybody's here. He made some nice moves inside. Although he didn't do a lot of it, you can tell he can shoot it. The rest of it is all potential."

"I think everybody would like to see these guys play, but the rules say you can't go 5-on-5, so you didn't see any rebounding or defense," the Western scout said.

Bynum said he has plans to work out individually for at least three, and possibly five, lottery teams before the deadline.

"A couple of teams have mentioned some dates," Bynum said. "They want to see some actual game reactions, to see if you can play defense."

One scout for an Eastern Conference lottery team said Bynum would benefit from playing in college.

"We would like every young player to stay in school," the scout said. "We would like them to all do four years in college and we'd like him to go to the University of Connecticut and play for one of the best coaches in the world.

"But what you're looking for in a person that size is to see how quick they are. He's very long. Now the biggest thing is to project him three or four years from now. That's the trick."
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