Atlanta Hawks: Lawal gets close look from Hawks
Lawal wants the Hawks. They might want him, too. (Johnny Crawford/jcrawford@ajc.com)
Gani Lawal, out of Norcross High School and Georgia Tech, hopes the Hawks draft him next week. It could happen, too: Word is he’s one of five players the Hawks are considering selecting with the No. 24 overall pick.
Lawal was at Philips Arena today to work out. He said it was his 13th stop on the predraft workout circuit and he’s still not done. Lawal put his name on the early-entry list in 2009 but decided to return to Tech for his junior season.
“I needed to go back to school,” he said. “I don’t think it was a bad decision to go back. I felt confident, and I feel like it helped me. It may not jump out on the stat sheet. [But] my understanding of the game increased and improved and I’m glad I went back.”
When he got back his 2009 draft evaluation, in what areas did NBA personnel types tell him he needed to improve?
“Passing out of the post, playing through double teams, my anticipation on defense, my free throws, ballhandling, shooting,” he said.
Lawal looked smaller than I expected. Maybe that’s because I spend so much time around NBA dudes but, well, that’s what he’s trying to be, right? Draftexpress.com says Lawal’s wingspan measures 7 feet but when I saw him I didn’t immediately think, “There goes an NBA power forward.”
I’m not going to pretend I watched him play a whole lot this past season (I’m more of a Big East guy), so better to trust those who did. NBADraft.net says Lawal is a “strong, athletic and lengthy 6′9 forward (in shoes) . . .who has been able to use his physical tools to gain the advantage over whoever guards him” but notes “his faceup game and [outside] jumper will both need to improve if he wants to play real consistent minutes at the next level, as he won’t be able to use his body in the pro’s the same way he uses it in college.”
Lawal is among those prospects who left school early despite no guarantee they’d be selected in the first round and get a guaranteed deal. It seems there’s a new breed of guys who decide to get on the workout circuit and show what they can do.
“At this point you’ve got to have confidence in yourself,” Lawal said. “If you don’t, nobody else will. What somebody puts on a piece of paper two months from the draft my change drastically once the draft gets around.”
– The Hawks have said they’d like to get a wing with shooting ability or a center out of the draft, but L.D. said today: “Realistically, at that area [No.24] in the draft, you are looking at the best available player.” Already, it seems like player-development will be a focus for Atlanta going forward, so don’t be surprised if the Hawks draft a player at a position where they seem set and then bring that prospect along for the future.
– Jordan Crawford was supposed to work out for the Hawks on Wednesday but canceled for unknown reasons. I think the Hawks were disappointed not to get another close look at Crawford, who seems to fit their desire for a catch-and-shoot type wing player. Crawford blossomed into a productive player at Xavier after a lost season at Indiana.
– The prospects who’ve come through so far say the Hawks have been less focused on physical contact in the workout sessions and more concerned with seeing their skills.
MC
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Big Ray
June 17th, 2010
6:11 pm
GT Alum ,
I’m like you: make the best you can out of the pick if the opportunity to fill a more glaring need is not there. And I’m not sure Lawal meets our needs enough to justify passing over some of the 2s and 3s that could be available when we pick.
O'Brien
June 17th, 2010
6:12 pm
Ray,
To be fair to Lawal too, the PGs were unable to get him the ball. And Paul Hewitt did not know how to utilize both lawal and favors.
Like I said, if lawal is #5 on the hawks wish list, then I’m okay with that. But he should not be top 3
Woodson part II (the sequel)
June 17th, 2010
6:14 pm
drmaryb
June 17th, 2010
5:07 pm
Stoudamire
In Miami working out?
Bosh
Laker’s looking to make a deal for him?
Tayshaun
Sacramento making a move to pick him up?
Hawks! What are we looking to do?
SORRY drmaryb that was so on point I had to say it again. Really illustrates how truly timid we are about pursuing a title. I remember Jamal Anderson (dirty birds) saying how you cant tip toe through the line but you have burst through with impact if you mean business.
Blue Ray! Thats why they pay you the big bucks! You pay attention to details. I have to ask my self why would a team thats needs a center but is heavy at PF be looking to (maybe) draft a rookie PF when between Smoove, Al, and Joe smith are much better than serviceable. Yea, I agree no need in looking for an impact center after the lottery pick really. There are centers who play like a center and can defend the rack in the NBA that could be traded for or acquired through other means.
Ill just say that although I think Sund has made idiotic move lately, He could bale himself out with an assertive center.- just my 2 cents
Woodson part II (the sequel)
June 17th, 2010
6:16 pm
*bail
Michael Cunningham
June 17th, 2010
6:17 pm
@ Big Man Harris: “How are you gonna write/blog for the AJC sports, but not watch the teams in the local area? SMH…..”
that’s easy: because i cover the Hawks, not Ga Tech. believe it or not, this gig doesn’t leave a whole lot of time to follow non-NBA teams in depth. and i didn’t say i’ve never watched Tech, just said i hadn’t seen enough of Lawal to give an informed opinion about his NBA prospects.
Michael Cunningham
June 17th, 2010
6:19 pm
@ GT Alum: “I do have to agree with Big Man Harris, MC. If you’re talking Hawks basketball, the Tech and Georgia programs are going to come into the conversation not infrequently.”
really? how so? because when i talk to Hawks people, they aren’t talking about Tech and Ga frequently. they talk about the NBA a lot, though.
cp
June 17th, 2010
6:20 pm
We should just take the best talent on the board at 24 regardless of position. As much as teams love and need size, if a guy is there at 24 there is probably something wrong. Good bigs don’t last that long. A lot of people keep screaming for the kid from FSU but did you guys look at his rebounding numbers? If a guy with that size and length is that poor of a rebounder on the college level I doubt he improves in the NBA. Take the best player left on the board and go from there.
Michael Cunningham
June 17th, 2010
6:20 pm
@ MsDee: “Do u have any news on Terrico White? I think he also tried-out for the team this week.”
correct, he was in for a workout on Monday. didn’t hear anything from Hawks people about how he looked.
Michael Cunningham
June 17th, 2010
6:30 pm
@ MsDee: “Why not bring Siler since he is a step higher than anybody we could get @24 and draft a PG/SG instead to back-up Teague/Bibby, since Bibby would be used more as a spot-up shooter than as a PG.”
is Siler really a step higher? the way the Hawks are talking they don’t think they can get a rotation guy at No. 24. they’ve talked more about the D-league than that.
Michael Cunningham
June 17th, 2010
6:31 pm
@O’Brien: “If the hawks don’t think those players will be there, I wonder what the hawks (mock) draft board looks like.”
me too, haha. as you know that isn’t the kind of info they are eager to make public but i’ll keep snooping around.
GT Alum
June 17th, 2010
6:32 pm
Because the Hawks are probably more likely to look at prospects from those schools than they are at prospects from other schools who have the same kind of value. Also, because the people on the blog are more likely to ask about them than someone from Marquette or Illinois or wherever. I think you get that, because you did write this with the whole Hawks looking at a local talent angle.
Also, no need to get so defensive. If you write a blog where you have a back and forth with fans, people are going to disagree with you and criticize you. It’s part of the territory. Just ask some of your blogging colleagues. I think Mark and Jeff get roundly criticized at least once a day.
Michael Cunningham
June 17th, 2010
6:34 pm
@ bigdave: “heard any rumblings on who coach Drew might be contacting or who might be contacting him on the assistant front?”
judging by the way LD’s phone rings every 10 seconds, it seems every coach he knows without a gig is contacting him. i keep pressing LD on this issue but i honestly think he hasn’t narrowed it down yet. he’s focused on free agency and the draft.
Michael Cunningham
June 17th, 2010
6:37 pm
@Mystikal: “Minnesota has many needs and already has many young players. What do you think about us trading Chillz and our pick to them for their 2 latter first rounders? Is that just complete wishful thinking or does it have some merit?”
would have to be a sign-and-trade with Chillz, which means he and Minnesota have to agree to a deal and Atlanta and Minnesota have to agree on trade. in your scenario, salaries wouldn’t match since draft picks have value of $0 for trade matching purposes: http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm#Q73
drmaryb
June 17th, 2010
6:37 pm
Ramon
Hoopshype indicates Amare is all but gone in Phoenix. Sterr Kerr was the gentle negotiator there.
He is still being blamed for bringing SHAQ to the Suns. Even though he reversed the error by sending him to the Cavs, but they lost valuable Time & Money on the bad deal and set the franchise backwards!
Because the Suns made an extra 10.8 Million off the Lakers series, Kerr wanted to reward everyone in the building with a raise, from the Asst. Coaches down to the receptionist and cleaning crew.
All the while, the owner wanted Kerr to take an allegedly 6 figure pay cut himself!
Thaþ leads up to Stoudamire Looking for a 130 Million Dollar Max contract after a so-so play off series exit in the semis!
Do you think Ama®e is worth Max-Money for 23 pts & 9 rebs …but no real defense in the paint?
Word is, The Suns are near broke too! And, are really tightening the purse strings!
Kerr was thought to be too big of a spender with their monies.
Here’s my point! There are going to be a lot of UFA’s NOT named LeBron & Wade who soon find out:
Teams will NOT be throwing money around unless there is a substantial and complete player sitting on the
Side of that table. The G4 Summit better get their money and NOT try to bring their friends to the table with any kind of group singing deals! Two Max-Players in their primes ain’t gonna happen in this market place.
It’s not being cheap! Thats keepin’ it Real! Realistic in a troubled financial market place.
You see players like Tyson Chandler & Dirk opting out of the one year left to secure longer deals for the uncertain future!
Joe will NEVER see 4 & 60 Million ever again, here or anywhere else!
Kudos to Maurice Evans for grabbing the one Hawk in the hand rather than the two Hawks in the bush! Smart and Wise young man!
Michael Cunningham
June 17th, 2010
6:43 pm
@Gtgreg: “MC you say you’re “more of a Big East guy”?? Aren’t you a sports journalist? Shouldn’t you be watching other conferences as well if you want to speak intelligently on the Hawks potential future players and/or opponents? Don’t write about the draft if you aren’t interested in college basketball– all of it.”
haha . . . man, some of you Ga Tech people sure are sensitive.
greg, that was just a sly reference to me being a Louisville alum. i watch more than the Big East but i spend most of my time watching the NBA because, you know, i cover the NBA.
listen, anyone who tells you they follow both college and NBA closely is most likely a scout (actually, most of them follow one or the other) or lying. consider that when i called Rick Sund to talk about draft prospects, he passed me off to Dave Pendergraft because that’s more his area. when i covered the Heat, asst GM Randy Pfund, not Pat Riley, was the guy to talk to about the draft.
my job is to cover the Hawks and NBA, not college basketball. when it comes time for the draft, i talk to people who know more about these players than me. that is what a “sports journalist” does. geesh . . .
Michael Cunningham
June 17th, 2010
6:50 pm
@ GT Alum: “Because the Hawks are probably more likely to look at prospects from those schools than they are at prospects from other schools who have the same kind of value. Also, because the people on the blog are more likely to ask about them than someone from Marquette or Illinois or wherever.”
i agree with the latter, not the former. the Hawks, like any team, look at prospects across the country. besides, as someone joked at Philips today, the Hawks already had two Ga Tech guys and they won 13 games, so now there’s a limit, haha
“I think you get that, because you did write this with the whole Hawks looking at a local talent angle.”
actually, i wrote it with the “here is a guy the Hawks are considering drafting” angle. it’s just a happy coincidence that he’s local. now, if it were a feature story, you’d be correct.
“Also, no need to get so defensive. If you write a blog where you have a back and forth with fans, people are going to disagree with you and criticize you. It’s part of the territory. Just ask some of your blogging colleagues. I think Mark and Jeff get roundly criticized at least once a day.”
i’m not being defensive at all. if you are a regular blog reader you know i welcome the scrutiny and back-and-forth. doesn’t mean i’m not going to crack back when called out, haha. so consider this the “back” on your “forth” it’s nothing personal . . .
drmaryb
June 17th, 2010
6:52 pm
Woodson Part II
I know! We are NEVER in the conversations? That was a fake psuedo attempt to even pretend we could get the Alien from the Cavs for the play offs! Truly for entertainment purposes only, if I ever saw one.
All these players that move around for little in return makes me cringe!
Gasol
Jamison
Heyward
Butler
Donkey
And it just don’t stop!
We could get a double wide trailer like Shrek at 6′9″ to back up Al at center (see Boston), a wide
Strong agile body! (See Charles Barkley in his day). All a center has to do is rebound and play strong defense. He doesn’t even have to block shots nor score – really.
drmaryb
June 17th, 2010
7:06 pm
MC
Ate you baby-sitting and coddling the kids again. I guess, they didn’t get enough hugs when they were growing up?
ROF. Thanks for keeping the hot topics rolling, rolling, rolling! It’s a Draft Party people! Let’s not get too excited – Lady GaGa is not walking through that door!
Michael Cunningham
June 17th, 2010
7:17 pm
@ drmaryb: “Ate you baby-sitting and coddling the kids again. I guess, they didn’t get enough hugs when they were growing up?”
haha . . . it’s all love on my end. i don’t fault GaTech peeps for being passionate– gawd knows i love my Cardinals. i guess i could cover college basketball, too, and please everyone but then i’d have no life. or, at least even less of a life than i already have.
Grandad
June 17th, 2010
7:31 pm
Samuel:
I just got back.
& I don’t really care how cool you are with KS.
I finished reading the posts from the last blog & scrolled
straight to here w/o even reading the article.
“You sir & The other heathen (D.of U.I.):
are a giant HOLE surrounded by ASS.”
Sautee
June 17th, 2010
8:16 pm
Mystikal,
Minnesota doesn’t NEED Chills as long as they have Corey Brewer playing the same role.
JeJe
June 17th, 2010
8:25 pm
IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK LARRY DREW TO MOVE HIS FAMILY OUT TO ATLANTA? WHY STAY IN CALIFORNIA IF YOU HAVE BEEN IN ATLANTA FOR 6 YEARS?
Grandad
June 17th, 2010
8:37 pm
On Gani Lawal:
He seems to be a great kid.
Switching directions:
Did Pendergraph have anything to do with drafting Sherwin Williams?
Oh, what, okay then Sheldon.
Pendercraph, [typo intended] either has a bad attitude
or he’s lazy or he don’t give a pender-crap
or he doesn’t have a clue.
Sautee, KS, AJ, O’B, Truthspitter, Big Ray, bigdave, Najeh, et al,
have more passion for his job it seems than does he.
(my apologies to Mary Ellen, Hatter, vava, Ramon, & many others)
who have just as much passion but I cannot type fast enough or
readily remember everyone’s name.
GL would be a fine choice to be in a list of 5 for our 2nd pick.
I will not subject the young man to listing sub-standard #’s
to justify my position that he not 1st round material.
Once again he appears to be a great kid.
D.Pendergraph, leaves me skaking my head & dreading the draft.
Perhaps as some have stated – propaganda has begun
to auction off the pick for cash. Attempting to lead us to
believe there is no talent available @ 24.
Truthspitter – coming shortly – I will attemt to counter
your “elite 14″ that may or may not be available @ # 24.
Not to argue but rather to enhance, somewhat, maybe, perhaps,
sort of, you know, friendly.
Grandad
June 17th, 2010
8:42 pm
* “skaking – Portuguese for shaking.” *
Samuel
June 17th, 2010
8:42 pm
No comment
northcyde
June 17th, 2010
9:08 pm
Sund and Coach Drew MUST address the defense. Because it wasn’t the offense that lost a lot of games for us ( including in the playoffs ). It was the DEFENSE. And simply focusing on the offensive side of the ball, but neglecting what we need to do defensively, will see us no better off than we were this year.
Defensive 4 factors for the Hawks this season: ( you can find this on Basketball-reference.com Click on Summary when viewing the 2009 – 10 NBA season, and it will bring up all of the team stats )
defensive eFG% – .496 ( 16th )
. . . the league average was .501 . . . Here’s something that’s interesting. Of the 16 playoff teams, we had the 15th worst ( next to last ) eFG% on defense. Only Portland at .502, was worse. Two other teams ( Dallas and Denver ), posted .495 eFG%. All 3 of the Western confernce teams lost in the 1st round, and we had to go 7 games with Milwaukee, in those games in which we couldn’t stop them.
turnover % – .132 ( tied 18th )
. . . we didn’t cause a lot of turnovers as a defense. When we did force a turnover, we were off to the races. When we didn’t, the game got real difficult for us because we couldn’t run in transition. Let’s see if Teague can make his presence known in this area by generating turnovers off of steals.
defensive rebound% – .727 ( 24th )
. . . this was the KILLER folks. And a member on Hawksquawk noticed this as early as December. As the Hawks got worse and worse rebounding the other teams misses, we saw this team come back down to earth from that outstanding start. I remember this stat being as low as 26th in the league at one time. The commitment and flat out laziness that was shown in rebounding the basketball, is something that Drew needs to address IMMEDIATELY. And unfortunately, Josh Smith and Marvin Williams were the culprits a lot of times. 2nd chance points KILLED this team.
free throws to field goal attempts ratio: .208 ( tied 7th )
. . . I don’t know if this is good or bad. I guess it’s good, because we didn’t give people cheap points all the time by fouling them. But then again, we should’ve. If someone comes into the lane . . put them on their butts and send them to the free throw line. If we’re not going to block a shot, make them feel it when they come into the lane.
Address the DEFENSE Rick Sund. If you go offense in the draft, you better go DEFENSE in free agency.
i_am_soulstar
June 17th, 2010
9:18 pm
Very few incidents where quality bigs were acquired after the #24 pick and cracked the rotation immediately. These guys listed below were the few cases (in my opinion) of quality bigs being selected late in the draft. And keep in mind, many of them didn’t become impact players until their 2nd or 3rd year (current rookies excluded obviously).
2004
Anderson Varejao #31
Trevor Ariza #44
2005
Linas Kleiza #27
David Lee #30
Andray Blatche #49
Marcin Gortat #57
2006
Paul Milsap #47
2007
Tiago Splitter #28 ( drafted by Spurs, not yet in NBA, but considered the best center in Europe)
Carl Landry #31
Glen Davis #35
Marc Gasol #48
2009
Taj Gibson #26
Dejuan Blair #37
Jody
June 17th, 2010
9:19 pm
Watching game 7, it’s pretty clear how important it is to be able to compete inside because when all the marbles are on the line, that’s where the game is going to be won or lost. In these finals, the team that has won the battle of the boards has been the victor every time. The Hawks can talk about offensive systems all they want, if they don’t make this team better inside defensively and on the boards, it’s not going to matter.
Jody
June 17th, 2010
9:21 pm
The Lakers have nine offensive rebounds already! Kendrick Perkins loss is really going to hurt the Celtics.
Jody
June 17th, 2010
9:25 pm
i_am_soulstar,
I think that’s quite an encouraging list if you’re the Hawks. If the Hawks can find a quality Big man at 24, even if it takes a year or two before the guy is ready, that’s the way they need to go.
drmaryb
June 17th, 2010
9:29 pm
Grand-Daddy
Get ‘Em! I knew you were gonna have a “Samu-Wich” for an early night snack! You will need something
100 Proof to wash that ISH down!
I tried to eat one earlier but, it gave me an awful case if diarrhea. Uuggh!
Please google: Optimal Life Chiropractic, Woodstock,Ga. & we’ll talk.
Grandad
June 17th, 2010
9:31 pm
Samuel:
Your “no comment” was a touch of class.
So much so, that – I am ashamed.
I went against everything I stand for by lowering myself;
and attackig you.
For that, I’m truly sorry.
I was enraged, and lashed out.
My apologies are to you and I will seek fogiveness
from the most appropriate source.
Please, and in the future, I look forward to spirited
debate with you and others on the blog.
Get well soon – my good friend ‘ken’.
Grandad
June 17th, 2010
9:34 pm
Mary Ellen:
Tommorow, darlin’.
Sautee
June 17th, 2010
9:39 pm
Grandad,
Wander over to Big Ray’s blog. I’ll have a message for you there.
HoosierHawk
June 17th, 2010
9:45 pm
I initially thought we didn’t need any undersized PFs. But unless we are re-signing Randmo, J. Collins, or Joe Smith (which would not exactly excite anyone), we don’t really have any backup forwards without Chills, since Mo is really best at SG.
Undersized guys can crack the rotation. No one wanted Dejuan Blair til late 2nd round and he is a beast.
I like Robinson from UConn. Guy has intensity of a winner and is really athletic.
If we don’t get Joe back, we should try our luck with a guard like Vasquez.
northcyde
June 17th, 2010
10:07 pm
Jody . . people get obsessed with offense when it breaks down. But it’s almost like they don’t even notice the defense when it breaks down as well.
The reason why the Hawks can’t seem to post a .500 or better record on the road, is because we’re just an average defense that has the capability to be below average at any given time.
And when you talk about “bigs”, you simply just can’t add big bodies. You have to add big people who are WILLING TO BATTLE.
That’s one of our biggest weaknesses on our team. Outside of Horford, and on rare occasions Zaza and Smoove, we don’t have enough guys who are willing to battle on a nightly basis. That’s why I loved Dejuan Blair. That dude was willing to battle at all costs.
The Hawks need a talent upgrade, but they need a few “heart transplants” as well.
Blast
June 17th, 2010
10:09 pm
Glad to see Scalabrine in the game for Celtics.
Woodson part II (the sequel)
June 17th, 2010
10:15 pm
drmaryb
June 17th, 2010
6:37 pm
Well I cant just highlight one of your post they are all on fire! Preach preacher lady! I Co-Sign yo shyytt all day. In fact I do wish you would lead a blog.
To me today is a banner day with blue ribbons jumping off! Blue Ray popping flavor, Grandad spittin game. Northcyde putting you in check!
Damn thats what Im talk about bring yo A game! Im just sitting here enjoying the ride. No fake ajc editorial or opinion columns masquerading as a feature story, no hate-in on a coach who’s no longer here… just keeping it real.
Bimm!
I hope the owners and managers got their ears on cuz we aint co-signing their bull shyytt!@! and aint buying it either1
drmaryb
June 17th, 2010
10:33 pm
Woodson Part II (The Sequel)
Thank You!
Man, I’m just trying to hang with the big dogs – I don’t want to stay on the porch and piss with
the puppies!
Well, 24 minutes left in the season – Go East! Bring us home & make us PROUD!
northcyde
June 17th, 2010
10:36 pm
I mean, even in tonight’s game, you CLEARLY see who came to battle tonight . . . and who didn’t. If the Lakers lose this game, they’ll have to trade Lamar Odom for anything . . even a pack of Now Laters. How do you NOT show up tonight?
Meanwhile, Big Baby Davis is 20 mins away from becoming a Celtic legend in the mold of Bill Walton and Jerry Sichsting. Way to show up ( so far ) Big Biby.
SMh @ Lamar. Stop being so (( bleepin )) soft!!
Samuel
June 17th, 2010
10:39 pm
Every year around this time when we’re talking roster and FAs I always bring up one of the best overall and under rated big men of all time so here goes. How about getting “MY BOY” Sheed in here to give Al a break at times at the 5 or even start. If you know anything about the game you can see tonight how good a player he is.
Jody
June 17th, 2010
10:39 pm
northcyde,
I agree with you completely, especially the point about adding bigs who actually want to battle and have the ability to defend. And your also right about people getting obsessed with offensive stats. If you look at the Celtics bigs, non of those guys are 20 pt. per game players. But, they can defend and rebound and that’s what really matters.
drmaryb
June 17th, 2010
10:45 pm
Lamar
Instead of trying to, “Keep up with them DYSFUNTIONAL Kardashians!”
You better try to, ‘keep up with them PROUD Celtics!”
drmaryb
June 17th, 2010
10:49 pm
Ignore him!
Ramon
June 17th, 2010
10:53 pm
Did anyone see Lamar Odum get back slow on defense because he was arguing with the refs? Has anyone seen Ray Allen and Paul Pierce do it tonight? Because I have. I’m sure their fans won’t be saying send them away on a row boat with a sign marked ‘CAST AWAY’ like some of you want Sund to do with Josh.
HoosierHawk
June 17th, 2010
10:57 pm
No one talks about Ebanks. If we can’t get Childress, I’d like to see Ebanks challenge Marvin. I want to see more out of Marvin or find an eventual replacement.
Mike is back
June 17th, 2010
10:59 pm
MC, I think if Stanley Roberts falls to us at 24th…he would be a good selection at that pick.
drmaryb
June 17th, 2010
11:00 pm
Ignore him.
Mike is back
June 17th, 2010
11:05 pm
HoosierHawk, missed you post…Yeah, Robinson is the way…kid got sick hooooops!!
what they are really saying
June 17th, 2010
11:15 pm
Horford is a back up center if that.