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Sources tell the Chron that center DeVon Hardin will make like Leon Powe, go pro and sign with an agent, forgoing his senior season with Cal.
Hardin, who has been traveling the country doing independent workouts for NBA teams, has until tomorrow to take his name out of the draft.
According to Hardin’s father, Michael, these workouts have gone well.
bq. “This whole situation is kind of fluid, so it’s too soon to say,” he said. “We’re hearing good news, and we’re getting some feedback that will be useful in making the decision, but there’s no decision yet.”
While there’s no question that Hardin is athletically gifted, it’s a little surprising to hear that he’s going to keep his name in the draft, given the fact that he broke his foot in December and missed most of the season.
But scouts have been ogling the Fremont, Calif., native’s physique and defensive abilities even before the season started. Even the so-called pundits took notice, with ESPN’s Chris Ford thinking Hardin could go as early as No. 27 to the Detroit Pistons.
Sportsline.com also has a couple of writers who think Hardin will be a late first-rounder, while draftexpress.com has Hardin as a high second-round draft pick.
This of course is contrary to what Hardin told Inside Bay Area News a couple of weeks ago, sort of, when he said that he would probably come back to the Ben Braun’s Bears for his senior season.
We guess that two weeks, especially two weeks of workouts, can change a lot of things.
Image Source: Julie Himes, Daily Cal
Earlier: Hardin Thinking About Coming Back to Cal
Hardin expected to announce NBA plans [SF Gate]
Comments:
Jun 18, 2007 at 1:23 pm
good job guys. ESPN says the opposite.
“DeVon Hardin wants to be a lottery pick when he leaves for the NBA and, because of that, he has decided to withdraw from the draft and return to Cal for his senior season, Hardin’s father said Monday.
The news comes on the heels of a San Francisco Chronicle story Sunday that said Hardin will sign with an agent.”
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2908057&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines
I would laugh harder if you weren’t the only ones with egg on your faces.