Stack, assistant GM Fred Hoiberg and vice president Kevin McHale flew
to Los Angeles on Friday for an individual workout with Gallinari.
Stack said they spent much of the session seeing what the lanky Italian
could do in the post.
to Los Angeles on Friday for an individual workout with Gallinari.
Stack said they spent much of the session seeing what the lanky Italian
could do in the post.
"He’s a really long kid and we didn’t see him post (up) as much during
the year with his team," Stack said. "We did a pretty extensive post
workout with him."
the year with his team," Stack said. "We did a pretty extensive post
workout with him."
…Stack said the Wolves have scouted Gallinari "pretty extensively for
the last two years," but do have questions about how he will match up
on the defensive end and how well he will adjust to the different style
of basketball in the United States.
the last two years," but do have questions about how he will match up
on the defensive end and how well he will adjust to the different style
of basketball in the United States.
The Wolves on Friday worked out Stanford center Brook Lopez for a
second time and they watched Rose, projected as the draft’s No. 1
overall pick to Chicago, work for about 30 minutes and had him shoot a
series of three-pointers for them. They had that chance because
Gallinari, Lopez and Rose all are clients of agent Arn Tellem, and the
three practice together in Los Angeles.
second time and they watched Rose, projected as the draft’s No. 1
overall pick to Chicago, work for about 30 minutes and had him shoot a
series of three-pointers for them. They had that chance because
Gallinari, Lopez and Rose all are clients of agent Arn Tellem, and the
three practice together in Los Angeles.
Asked if their look at Rose meant there was a chance they could land the best point guard in the draft, Stack said, "You never know what can happen. He just happened to be there working out. We shot him around the three-point line, but I wouldn’t say we worked him out."
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