G Jamar Butler (official thread)

[Buckskin86]

I talked with Jamar Butler today. Whatever hopes he had of being drafted were pretty much dashed by a hamstring injury he suffered when he said he did ?the splits? during a drill at the pre-draft camp in Orlando last month. He worked out for Indiana and Portland earlier this month but canceled further workouts after aggravating the injury.

He still thinks he has a chance of being drafted, but ?I?m not expecting it,? he said. ?If it happens, I?ll be happy.?

Butler, who was the most valuable player of the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament in April after leading his team to the championship, said he has heard from three NBA teams about him playing for them in one of the summer leagues.

?Many of the teams that I spoke with were surprised at his explosiveness when he played in Portsmouth,? Butler?s agent, John Spencer of Raleigh, N.C., wrote in an e-mail. ?He turned a lot of heads and will continue to surprise a lot of teams. The most intriguing thing about Jamar is that he does not make a lot of mistakes.?

Butler averaged 14 points and 3.3 assists and did not have a turnover in three games in Portsmouth.

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[Buckskin86]

What about ... ?
Sunday, June 22, 2008

Former Ohio State players Jamar Butler and Othello Hunter participated in the Portsmouth (Va.) Invitational Tournament in April and the NBA pre-draft camp in Orlando in May. What are their chances of being drafted?

BUTLER
He was the MVP in Portsmouth, leading his team to the championship while averaging 14 points and 3.3 assists without a turnover in three games. But he suffered a hamstring injury before games began in Orlando and did not play there. He had workouts with Indiana and Portland after that but aggravated the injury and has turned down other teams' invitations since. Chances he will be drafted are slim, but he hopes to play in one of the NBA summer leagues and go from there.

BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Ohio State Men's Basketball: What about ... ?

[osugrad21]

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JAMAR BUTLER GETS INVITED TO TRYOUT FOR THE NETS.
YOU HEARD IT FIRST ON NBC LIMA.

JAMAR BUTLER IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO ACHIEVING A DREAM.

WHEN BUTLER GRADUATED FROM SHAWNEE HIGH SCHOOL, HE SIGNED ON TO PLAY WITH OHIO STATE IN HOPES OF MAKING IT TO THE NBA.

HIS NAME DIDN'T GET CALLED LAST THURSDAY FOR THE NBA DRAFT, BUT NOW, THE NEW JERSEY NETS ARE GIVING HIM ANOTHER CHANCE.

NBC LIMA TALKED TO SUNDAY NIGHT AND HE SAID NETS GENERAL MANAGER KIKI VANDEWEIGH INVITED HIM TO TRYOUT FOR NEW JERSEY.

HOWEVER JAMAR ALSO SAID HE HAS AN OFFER FROM A TEAM IN ITALY AND IS CURRENTLY WEIGHING HIS OPTIONS.
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[osugrad21]

Dispatch

June 30, 2008

Butler, Hunter get second chances

I swapped e-mails today with the agents for Jamar Butler and Othello Hunter. Though neither was taken in the NBA draft last week, both were picked up by NBA teams for summer league teams.
Butler will play for the New Jersey Nets? entry in the Orlando Summer League July 7-11.

[LitlBuck]

Go show them your stuff Jamar! Show all of the other NBA teams that they made a mistake by not drafting you.

[Buckskin86]

July 2, 2008

Another injury seals deal for Butler

Scratch that chance Jamar Butler had for a spot on the New Jersey Nets? summer-league team.

Butler?s agent, John Spencer, confirmed by e-mail tonight that the former Ohio State point guard won?t be joining the Nets after aggravating the hamstring injury he first suffered during the Orlando pre-draft camp in May.

Instead, Spencer said, Butler is close to signing with a team in Italy for next season.

Butler reinjured the hamstring yesterday working out in his hometown of Lima, Ohio, Spencer said. He?ll have plenty of time to rehabilitate it now before the Italian league season begins in the fall.

Posted by Bob Baptist on July 2, 2008 10:42 PM

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