Brad Newley Declaring For The Draft ?

[SkipToMy_Lou]

I heard from a friend that Newley's going to declare for the draft, this bullshit or ?

[Jing]

nah i was reading it on the nbl site and all that too.

[SkipToMy_Lou]

So it is true ?

[H Rock]

Who is he?

[J@3]

That's interesting. I don't know how he'll go in the NBA, athletic undersized guards aren't exactly difficult to find.

[Andrew]

I heard about it too. I won't suggest he'll be a great player but it's cool to see some more Aussies are getting a chance.

[Laxation]

he won rookie of the year in the NBL i think, if not, hes a good player in the NBL. he is declaring for the draft, at least he has said he will, i dont think even he himself is certain yet.

cj bruton might also be playing in the NBA (he was drafted, like 10 years ago but never played) the kings are going to allow him out of his contract on 31st march to let him play, possibly for toronto i think.

Brad shooting for the big league
Tim Morrissey
21mar06

BRAD Newley, Australia's hottest prospect in the shooting guard spot since Andrew Gaze, will nominate for the NBA draft in July.
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In a bid to boost his chances of being selected in the draft, the 21-year-old – who showcased his impressive skills in the Boomers' 103-57 win against Nigeria in Bendigo on Sunday night – will set up a training base in the US shortly after the Commonwealth Games.

Newley's stunning burst in the second quarter, highlighting his natural scoring ability, was the catalyst for Australia's second straight victory at the Games.

With the world championships coming up in August, Australian coach Brian Goorjian said Newley is to the Boomers' outside game what No. 1 NBA draft pick Andrew Bogut was to their inside game.

"He is going to be special and he's going to be great for the Boomers," Goorjian said.

"I put him in the same class on the perimeter that you have with Bogut (inside) and that's really exciting.

"Bogut does what he does inside but for our team we don't have the ability to shoot the ball, the ability to dribble penetrate."

A scout from the Denver Nuggets was in the stands again on Sunday night to watch Newley and more scouts are on the way from Atlanta and Detroit for the semi-finals in Melbourne.

Once Newley finalises an agent to represent him, several private individual workouts will be arranged with the NBA teams that are showing considerable interest in the 199cm, athletic rising star from the Townsville Crocodiles.

"At the moment I intend to nominate for the draft," Newley said.

"I'm probably going to go over to the States in late April, early May to work out for a few particular teams.

"I can't really say who yet because nothing is concrete and I have to really decide on who I want to be my agent first.

"That's a tough process. I haven't really made my mind up yet but I'm talking to a few."

Against Nigeria, Newley, who went scoreless in the opening term, showed why NBA teams are showing considerable interest in him.

He scored 11 points, including two three-pointers and a sweet driving lay-up over traffic, in a five-minute spell in the second quarter that sparked Australia's offence.

Newley's burst fixed the Boomers' slow start, helping the team go to halftime with a 49-31 advantage after leading by just seven at the first break.

Australia struggled against the Africans' athleticism early but the Boomers' pressure defence and half-court trap unsettled Nigeria.

Once the Nigerians were pushed out of their structure, they struggled to score.

Backing up from his game-high 23 points against Scotland, Newley finished with 15 after hitting the first two baskets of the second half.

The Boomers took control of the game in the third term, restricting Nigeria to five points in the first seven minutes, and extended their lead to 73-40 at the final break.

Boomers guard Jason Smith had

a game-high 16 points, while the bench provided great support with Brad Davidson scoring 12 from four-of-four three-point shots and Jacob Holmes shooting 11.

Australia played India last night in Ballarat before the semi-finals.

Bruton finally gets NBA shot
By James Dampney
March 21, 2006

AUSTRALIA point guard C.J. Bruton is finally set for a shot at his National Basketball Association dream, nearly a decade after he was drafted.

Bruton, 30, was acting coy about his future movements today, but the two-time National Basketball League champion will head to Portland for a try-out next month after a deal was reached with Sydney Kings to end his contract on March 31.

The co-captain of Australia at the Commonwealth Games, with fellow veteran Tony Ronaldson, has two years remaining on his current deal with the Kings.

But having chosen to spend the 2005-2006 season in Sydney after nearly leaving for Russian team Unics Kazan, the club is prepared to let go one of its prized possessions.

Back in 1997, at the tender age of 22, Bruton was drafted 53rd overall by Vancouver, who then traded his rights to Portland TrailBlazers.

But he failed to earn a spot on the Portland team, returning to the NBL for stops in Brisbane, Wollongong and Canberra before winning consecutive championships with Sydney in 2004 and 2005.

Now, at a time when many thought his NBA opportunities had come and gone, Bruton has one last shot.

"I'm going to work out with one of the NBA teams and see what happens," Bruton said.

"I'm not getting any younger and they wanted an experienced player and that's how my name came up."

Bruton said a club had been monitoring him since a tour of China with the Australia team in July last year.

"I know they're over there watching, which is nice," he said.

"They've followed the whole NBL season. Even when I went to China, they were watching."

Bruton, who did not want to reveal the club's identity, was in career-best form entering the just finished NBL season.

But he lost confidence heading into the play-offs as Sydney's bid for a fourth successive title failed.

A series of leg and ankle injuries didn't help Bruton's cause, but he wasn't looking for excuses.

"I definitely didn't (play well)," he said. "I got a few niggling injuries here and there.

"But if you play there's nothing wrong and if you don't play it's because you can't go.

"I felt I could contribute to the team."

Bruton is slowly recapturing his best form during Australia's surge towards gold at the Commonwealth Games.

Father Cal Bruton, an NBL Hall of Famer who moved the family to Australia from Kansas when C.J. was 3 years old, supports his son's latest move.

"He's always supportive," said CJ.

"He (Cal) was very happy that I got considered and he feels this is my prime time."

[Jing]

hm.. i dont know why i typed nah, i mean yeah.
my bad

[koberulz]

the edit button is your friend.

[Laxation]

the edit button is your friend.

you dont get more posts for editing...

[Carmo]

That's interesting. I don't know how he'll go in the NBA, athletic undersized guards aren't exactly difficult to find.

He isn't exactly undersized though. He is 199cm which is 6'6" I believe. Should do pretty well I think.

[Laxation]

hes 194 pounds... thats pretty small

[J@3]

DraftExpress.com have him listed at 6'5. Either way, he's too weak for the NBA and doesn't really offer anything that countless NCAA players don't. I hope he does well purely because of where he's from, but I wouldn't get my hopes up.

[Fresh8]

I'm intrigued about how well he will do at the World Championships. If he can play an important part in it, his draft stock will definitely go up... people just need to remember that he was a contributer on that Emus squad that Bogut played in a few years ago. He could land with a team in the late first round maybe.. or the second round?

[Nick]

DraftExpress.com have him listed at 6'5. Either way, he's too weak for the NBA and doesn't really offer anything that countless NCAA players don't. I hope he does well purely because of where he's from, but I wouldn't get my hopes up.

I read he has Ginobili-esque offensive intangibles or something somewhere... i think it was DraftExpress where i read it.

That would be awesome if Newly got a chance in the NBA!

[SkipToMy_Lou]

Yeah he is very very very weak, definetley will need to try and bulk up in the coming few months before the draft...he'll go somewhere in the second round is my guess (if he indeed does nominate)

[Its_asdf]

Sounds like an interesting prospect. It'd definitely be interesting to see more Aussies in the league.

[cklitsie]

Sounds like an interesting prospect.

Heh, well there's only Aussies in this thread so that was to be expected.
He's probably pretty good though for an NBL player, but I don't know how well that translates to the NBA (if at all). I think I may have to agree with Jae.
Don't mind any more Aussies in the NBA though.

[Andrew]

He's probably pretty good though for an NBL player, but I don't know how well that translates to the NBA (if at all).

The conversion rate coming the other way isn't so good. Acie Earl played for the Sydney Kings a few years back and dominated with 27 and 12. Not the strongest endorsement for the NBL.

[The X]

yeah, I remember good old Acie Earl, couldn't believe he had games of like 40pts after being a shite NBA player....

Newley is a 2nd Rounder if he goes this year, an early 2nd Rounder next year....

to be honest I'm more intrigued with guard Aaron Bruce than I am with Newley....I guess seeing a player do well on the college stage seems more substanial than doing it on the NBL stage....and who can forget the Chris Anstey NBL-to-NBA transition

[Andrew]

My favourite Chris Anstey moment came in the Sydney Games in 2000, when he missed that layup in the open floor then stormed out of bounds to kick one of those..."portable dornas" I suppose you could call it...instead of getting the offensive board. That was a shameful game.