Jeryl Sasser and the NBA Draft

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The NBA draft is less than a month away. Many are asking the status of Jeryl Sasser. Below are some websites that mention Jeryl Sasser and his status.

<A HREF="http://basketball2k.homestead.com/nbadraft2001.html" TARGET=_blank>Mock Draft</A>

<A HREF="http://www.nbadraft.net/" TARGET=_blank>Mock Draft from NBADRAFT.com</A> This has Sasser at #34 with the Atlanta Hawks.

<A HREF="http://nbadraft.net/moody01.htm" TARGET=_blank>Moody Draft Camp news from NBADRAFT.com</A>

This has great updates on the draft:<A HREF="http://nbadraft.net/news.htm" TARGET=_blank>NBADRAFT.com</A>

<B>From CBS SportsLine.com:</B>

<A HREF="http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/ce/feature/0,1518,3980094_54,00.html" TARGET=_blank>NBA Chicago Pre-Draft Camp Day 3</A>

<A HREF="http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/ce/feature/0,1518,3984045_54,00.html" TARGET=_blank>NBA Chicago Pre-Draft Camp Day 4</A>
*There was no mention of Sasser in days 1 or 2.

<B>Dan Wetzel, CBS Sportsline</B>
36. (Cleveland) Jeryl Sasser, 6-6, G, Sr., Southern Methodist <I>Great size for a player who with outside touch that may be able to move into point guard slot.</I>

<B>George Rodecker, CBS Sportsline:</B>
Jeryl Sasser, 36th pick (Cleveland).

<B>Tony Mejia, CBS Sportsline:</B>
Jeryl Sasser, 30th pick (Chicago). <I>Does everything well, but nothing spectacular. His athleticism and versatility could land him in the first round.</I>

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[D]

The Moody draft camp news had Sasser listed as a possible 1st or early second round pick after the play in Chicago. Good to see he had a good camp and was able to get some points and rebounds and improve his position.
One of the quotes from the article, "Jeryl Sasser who had the benefit of playing on the same team with Omar Cook, showed good athleticism and size at 6-7. Alright ball handler but his shot and selection aren't great. His mechanics need a lot of work. He reminds of Magic without a jumpshot. He needs to learn to play more within himself and let the game come to him and he can become a player."
Its also interesting to see people like Alton Ford and Charlie Bell listed so low.

[Vitale]

Before anyone freaks out, I am in no way comparing Sasser to Magic .... but Magic came out of Michigan State with the reputation of being unable to shoot either. He developed a solid, above-average jumper once he got to the league, but he was thought to be a terrible outside shooter when he went into the draft.