Fells an NBA sleeper?
N.C. State junior Courtney Fells fights for possession with Danny Green of North Carolina on February 20, 2008
Jun 19, 2009
Check any NBA mock draft and you are going to see several ACC players on there. You'll see Wake Forest, Duke, and North Carolina represented in the first round. You aren't going to find anyone from N.C. State.
But one former Wolfpack player is turning a few heads among NBA scouts.
N.C. State coach Sidney Lowe said at his press conference on Thursday that he talked to Courtney Fells a few days ago and he is making the rounds with NBA teams, already having two workouts with the San Antonio Spurs.
"We knew they liked him during the year," Lowe said. "I talked to (Greg) Papavich, we knew they were looking at him strong, he's been to Charlotte and Golden State, Courtney has been everywhere, a lot of people are looking at him now."
A New York Post blog said Fells worked out for the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday. Ty Lawson, Gerald Henderson and UCLA's Jrue Holiday were also there.
Nets GM Kiki Vandeweghe said he thought the workout was fun to watch, and also like the way Henderson and Fells shot the ball. The Nets have the No. 11 overall pick.
Those three that Fells worked out with are all considered mid first round picks, but you won't find Fells name in any first round mock draft.
LSU guard Marcus Thornton is considered a possible late first round selection. In an interview with NBADraft.net he said Courtney Fells is the toughest player he's gone against in any draft.
"I know he's not too high on a lot of people's draft boards but from the times I played against him he impressed me a lot."
