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PF Jared Sullinger (2x 1st Team ALL B1G & All American, Anyang KGC, S.Korea)

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Sullinger signs, and other stuff

Jared Sullinger signed a contract today with agent David Falk, according to a text message from Sullinger's father, Satch.

Sullinger and his family had interviewed prospective representatives this week before deciding on Falk, who is best known for being Michael Jordan's agent during Jordan's NBA career. His current clients include former Ohio State player Evan Turner.

Turner was the No.2 pick in the 2010 NBA draft. Sullinger is a potential top-10 pick in this year's draft, which is June 28 in Newark, N.J.
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NBA Draft 2012: Versatile forward Jared Sullinger of Ohio State could be available when Pistons pick
Published: Friday, May 18, 2012
Brendan Savage | [email protected] By Brendan Savage

In two seasons at Ohio State, Jared Sullinger was one of the best power forwards in college basketball.

He scored inside and outside. He was a good rebounder. And he played well in big games.

And unlike Anthony Davis of and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist of Kentucky, Harrison Barnes of North Carolina or Andre Drummond of Connecticut, there's a pretty good chance Sullinger will still be available if the Detroit Pistons select ninth as expected in the first round of the NBA Draft.

In fact, at least two mock drafts ? by ESPN.com and Yahoo! Sports ? predict he will indeed be taken with the ninth pick.

Here's what one scout told Yahoo!: "Good hands. Wide body. Good basketball IQ. He can face up and play away from the basket. He lacks athleticism and explosion, which is a concern at his size. I think he is 6-foot-8 and he plays like a center."

Sullinger's height has been reported as either 6-8 or 6-9 and there are some questions about his weight.

He checked in at 292 as a freshman, lost 25 pounds after deciding to bypass the 2011 draft ? when he very likely could have been a top-five pick ? and was listed at 280 at the end of his sophomore season.

Sullinger missed two games with back spasms last December and at least one NBA executive wondered if his weight was part of the reason. He also questioned whether the back spasms could become an issue as it did with Larry Bird, whose back problems were legendary.

Another executive isn't sure Sullinger can take the nightly pounding of the NBA at the lighter weight but a third thinks it's a non-factor.

"The guy's just a winner," a Northeast Division general manager told NBA.com's David Aldridge, who ranks Sullinger as the third-best power forward in the draft behind Davis and Thomas Robinson of Kansas. "He'll figure it out. He shoots the ball pretty well from the perimeter. He's not limited. He might be able to shoot it out to the 3-point line.

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The Safe Bets: (11 players): These players might not make any All-Star teams, but talent evaluators say they're the easiest to project. So if you like the skill set and don't want your bosses to be surprised, you feel comfortable picking from this pool.

Forward/center (6-9, 280): No one questions Sullinger's savvy and skill, but his lack of size and athleticism dog him more now than they did when he passed on the draft a year ago. He was considered a top five pick then, but the shine might have come off his game despite the fact that he had a very similar season statistically (17.5 points to 17.3 as a freshman, 10.2 rebounds to 9.2). His conditioning has been a problem at times, even with Sullinger's improving his physique last offseason. Most of all, though, the discussion about Sullinger concerns position.

"He's another undersized 'five'
," a front-office source said. "And I don't think he's going to be able to be a 'four' [power forward]. He plays below the rim, has great skills, but is he Oliver Miller? He's supposedly in great shape, and he still can't run [very well]."​
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Ohio State's William Buford, Jared Sullinger Officially Invited To NBA Combine

May 22 by Matt Brigidi

On Tuesday afternoon, the NBA officially announced the names of the players invited to the Draft Combine being held in Chicago on June 7-8 and the Ohio State Buckeyes had two representatives in the form of senior guard William Buford and sophomore power forward Jared Sullinger.

Sullinger and Buford were both members of the Ohio State team that reached the Final Four this past season. Sullinger was expected to enter the draft last year, but decided to return to Ohio State for his sophomore season. Now, he has decided to test his value at the next level. Sullinger averaged 17.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game during the 2011-12 season and was a Sporting News first-team All-American in 2012 (in addition to 2011). He is projected by many sources to be a Top-10 pick in this year's draft.

Buford averaged 14.5 points, 5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game this year. He is projected as the 52nd best player in the Top 100 on DraftExpress.com.
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NBA Draft: Will Sullinger succeed at next level?
Sam Amico

There are positives: Jared Sullinger has soft hands, a great feel for the game and an ability to power his way through taller defenders to find a way to score. He?s strong, smart, a throwback and mostly a winner.

But there are question marks, too: Sullinger isn?t athletic enough, lacks explosiveness, is glued to the low post and is too small (6-foot-9) to play his style in the NBA.

So what?s the truth about the big man from Ohio State?

?Well, it?s likely somewhere in between,? one NBA GM said. ?I think he?s probably a little better in some areas than people give him credit for, and maybe not as good in some other areas. His physical skills are average, but he knows how to play in the low post in spite of it. So, make of that what you will.?

As far as Sullinger?s overall offense, the scouting website DraftExpress.com put it this way:

?Where he's even more dangerous is in the mid-to-high post, where he sees a large amount of isolation plays in Ohio State's offense every game. Sullinger can put ball on the floor effectively and attack his matchup in a straight line off one or two dribbles, being very difficult to contain thanks to his strength and aggressiveness.

?Sullinger bounces off opponents and can make difficult shots on the move thanks to his excellent touch, at times using the glass. This is a part of his game that should translate very nicely to the NBA level.?

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Sullinger, Buford at combine

Today was the first day of the NBA pre-draft combine in Chicago and I'm gathering my information on Jared Sullinger and William Buford via the Twitter accounts of media who are there.

Players were measured today and, though the "official" numbers will not be released by the NBA until Friday, some numbers leaked out during media interviews with the players.

Sullinger measured 6-9 in shoes and 6-7 3/4 without them. He weighed 267 pounds. I have not seen any numbers for Buford but, at worst, they will be available Friday.

Reports indicated that Sullinger has workouts scheduled with the Portland Trail Blazers next week and the Detroit Pistons on June 25, three days before the draft.

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Sullinger gives away no secrets
By Charles F. Gardner of the Journal Sentinel
June 7, 2012

Chicago - The annual NBA draft combine got under way in earnest Thursday as the top prospects worked out for general managers, scouts and coaches at the Flames Athletic Center on the University of Illinois-Chicago campus.

And one of the most intriguing players on the floor was Ohio State center Jared Sullinger, who could be in the mix when the Bucks make the 12th overall pick on draft night June 28.

Sullinger was giving away no secrets in media interviews later at the downtown Marriott, not revealing which teams he would interview with in the next few days or work out for in the next few weeks.

ESPN's latest mock draft has Sullinger going at No. 10 to the New Orleans Hornets, who also have the top overall pick and are expected to select Kentucky power forward Anthony Davis.

The 6-foot-9 Sullinger was asked if he has been "picked on" by draft experts who aren't sure if he is too small to play center in the NBA and are uncertain if he fits as a power forward.

"There's time where it happens, but it's the life I live and I'm kind of used to it," Sullinger said.

Sullinger said his agent, David Falk, "has been keeping it hidden from everybody."

"He's even hiding it from me," Sullinger said. "He said he might tell me tonight."

Sullinger reminds some scouts of Philadelphia's Elton Brand and the former Ohio State standout said he welcomed the comparison.

"I think I'm different because I like to play back to the basket," Sullinger said. "Actually I love to play back to the basket. I can face up and shoot the jump shot as well. It's all about 'pick your poison' with me.

"Elton Brand, people say he couldn't jump and he wouldn't be able to adjust to the NBA. All of a sudden he's an all-star, he's getting a max contract, he's developed his jump shot and averaged 20 and 10 some years. He's a great basketball player."

Sullinger said he could be "a sleeper" in the draft.

"All of my life I've been an underdog," Sullinger said. "People said I wouldn't be able to play at the college level. I did. Some people said I wouldn't be able to play at the high school level. Some people said I was too overweight to play at the middle school level."

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Sixers could be in running for Ohio State's Sullinger
By John N. Mitchell
Inquirer Staff Writer

CHICAGO - It always happens.

With so much time dedicated to poking, prodding, and overanalyzing every NBA draft class, some player who once looked like the second coming eventually begins to lose his luster, rightly or wrongly, under the scrutiny.

As NBA brass from across the league descended upon Chicago on Thursday for the NBA predraft combine, that player, at least this week, looks to be Ohio State's Jared Sullinger.

One minute Sullinger is a lock to go high in the lottery. Then the questions about his conditioning, his lack of size, and overall athleticism come up, and the speculation arises that Sullinger could be the player who slips down the draft board and falls to a team that was thought to have no shot at him.

If this were to happen, the 76ers, in the market for help along the front line, would consider themselves lucky. The Sixers have the 15th, 45th, and 54th picks in the June 28 draft.

"Getting help down there is something that will be a consideration," Sixers general manager Rod Thorn said last week. "This is a going to be a draft that is heavy with fours and fives."

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Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/157993335.html#ixzz1xCRfz36f

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKEy3Rn7Kvw"]Jared Sullinger: 2012 NBA Draft Combine - YouTube[/ame]
 
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Is he NBA ready? Ohio State's Jared Sullinger trying to prove critics wrong
Skepticism surrounds, but OSU's Jackson has his back
June 9, 2012
By Vince Ellis
Detroit Free Press Sports Writer

CHICAGO -- Big Ten Network college basketball analyst Jim Jackson knows something about the NBA.

A veteran of 14 seasons, he has an idea of what it takes to make it at the next level. And he says questions about Ohio State power forward Jared Sullinger's readiness for the NBA are nonsense.

"His athleticism, can he get lift off the ground?" said Jackson, a former OSU All-America guard. "It's not about that. He knows how to play the game, and it's all about the system you're in.

"There are multiple players like a Kevin Love, a Zach Randolph -- players in the league who are not as athletic, but they know how to play the game, and that's what's important, and that's what Jared has going for him."

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Ohio State's Sullinger sees himself as sleeper in draft
By BRIAN HAMILTON
Chicago Tribune
Published: Friday, Jun. 8, 2012

Asked if he might be a draft sleeper, Jared Sullinger's face broke into a sly smile. If the Ohio State forward was prepared for anything during the NBA draft combine, it was this question.

"I could be," Sullinger said. "A lot of people have been sleeping on me, and it's kind of fun. All my life I've kind of been known as the underdog.

"People said I wasn't going to be able to play at the college level, and I did. Some people said I wasn't going to be able to play at the high school level; some people said I was too overweight to play at the middle school level. I'm used to it."

Doubts might recede now that Sullinger appears to measure up. He officially stood 6-foot-9 in shoes, and his wingspan of 7-1 1/4 and his standing reach of 8-11 were comparable to the centers in the combine pool. The latter number was just an inch shy of presumptive No. 1 pick Anthony Davis' reach.

Now it's just a matter of working on ballhandling, midrange jumpers and even a post game, as Sullinger said he's still learning to score on the block after "getting doubled pretty much most of my career."

"Can I play defense? Can I jump?" Sullinger said. "Will I be able to play the four? Am I a five? Can I shoot the basketball? Will I be able to guard the four? It's multiple questions that people are going to ask. Everybody's been asking that for years. I'm kind of used to it."

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2012 NBA Draft: Ohio State?s Jared Sullinger tired of critics, out to prove he can play

By Jason Lloyd
Beacon Journal sports writer
Published: June 8, 2012

CHICAGO: Ever since middle school, Jared Sullinger has heard the same criticisms about his game: Too fat, too slow, too short, can?t jump, no foot speed and on and on and on. Now that he?s hearing all about it again at the NBA combine, Sullinger has had enough.

?Everybody is overanalyzing my game,? he said. ?I?m always the bad guy in every gym. Everybody says I can?t do this or that, everybody points out all the negative things I do. There?s a lot of positives I think I do, but that?s not for me to discuss.?

Sullinger met Thursday night with the Cavaliers, who brought General Manager Chris Grant, assistant GMs Michael Blackstone and David Griffin, scouting director Trent Redden, pro player personnel director Wes Wilcox and recent front-office addition Zydrunas Ilgauskas to Chicago for the combine. He also met with representatives from the Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns, Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks. Sullinger said he wasn?t sure where he was headed for workouts or who was on the list, but he is sure he?ll succeed in the NBA despite all the criticisms. He is projected to go anywhere from seventh to the middle of the first round, which is lower than he would have gone last season in a draft that wasn?t nearly as deep.

Sullinger had the opportunity to be selected in the top six or seven had he elected to turn pro after last season, but he chose to return to the Buckeyes for another year. He lost 25 pounds, learned to play facing the basket instead of with his back to it and averaged 17.5 points and 9.2 rebounds.

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Day 2 for Sullinger, Buford

Jared Sullinger and William Buford were put through skill and agility drills on the second day of the NBA pre-draft combine in Chicago today. Today also was the day the NBA released all of the players' "official" measurements it took Thursday.

Sullinger indeed measured 6 feet 9 with his shoes on, and Buford 6-5. Sullinger's height and 7-1 wingspan compared to Kevin Love's numbers a few years back.

The numbers that drew the most notice to the two, though, were their body-fat percentages. They were among the six highest at the combine, and Buford's was surprisingly higher than Sullinger's -- 11.3 to 10.7.

Sullinger weighed 268.2 pounds but said it was 22 fewer than at the end of Ohio State season's. That means he gained about that much during the season because he said he was about 270 when summer conditioning ended last year.

The only player heavier than Sullinger at the combine was 7-foot Andre Drummond, who weighed 279 but had only 7.5 percent body fat.

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Cleveland Cavaliers
Sullinger meets with Cavs at NBA combine
By Jason Lloyd Published: June 8, 2012

CHICAGO: Ohio State forward Jared Sullinger spent part of his evening on Thursday meeting with Cavaliers executives. Sullinger said he didn't have his workout schedule and wasn't sure when, or if, he would work out privately for the Cavaliers.

Sullinger has clearly grown weary of all the criticisms of his game, which range from his lack of size to his inability to jump high to his weight and his overall game.

"Everybody is overanalyzing my game," Sullinger said. "I'm always the bad guy in every gym, but it is what it is. I don't mind."

Sullinger's draft stock has slipped from last season, when he was projected as perhaps a top five pick before electing to return to Ohio State for another season. His stats didn't really improve this season and in some instances went down. He doesn't understand why critics are constantly looking at his flaws and ignoring the things he does well, such as playing with his back to the basket and his ability to face up and hit jumpers.

The Cavs' contingent in Chicago consists of general manager Chris Grant, assistant GMs David Griffin and Michael Blackstone, scouting director Trent Redden, pro player personnel director Wes Wilcox and recent front office addition Zydrunas Ilgauskas.

Sullinger doesn't appear to be a fit with the Cavaliers at No. 4 and will be long gone by the time they select again at No. 24. Sullinger could go anywhere in the lottery. In addition to the Cavaliers, Sullinger has already met with the Kings, Suns, Thunder and Mavericks.

"Everybody says I can't jump. I've heard that all my life," Sullinger said. "Weight, I've heard that all my life. Lack of foot speed, I've heard that all my life. I really don't pay attention to it. There's a lot of positives I think I do, but that's not for me to discuss."
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NBA draft combine: Ohio State's Sullinger has his critics
By Bob Finnan
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@BobCavsinsider

All he keeps hearing about are the black marks on his scouting profile.

Critics say the former Ohio State star can't jump, is too short, too heavy, can't shoot from long distance and won't be able to defend power forwards in the NBA.

Are we leaving out anything?

Next they'll be making fun of his haircut.

"Everybody points out all the negatives," Sullinger said at the NBA draft combine in Chicago last week. "There are a lot of positive things I think I do."

The Columbus native's range in the draft is vast. He's expected to be drafted somewhere between No. 6 overall to somewhere in the mid-teens.

He measured out well in Chicago. He's 6-foot-9 in shoes and 6-7 3/4 without shoes. Sullinger weighs 268 pounds and has a 7-1 1/4 wingspan.

He said his ideal weight is between 255 to 270. He uses his wide body as a battering ram to establish position in the paint. His bulk allowed him to score over larger players in the Big Ten.

Sullinger, 20, averaged 17.5 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game as a sophomore with the Buckeyes.

All he did at Ohio State was win. He won or shared the Big Ten title both years with the program and finished 63-10 as a starter. The Buckeyes advanced to the Final Four in March before they lost to Kansas in the national semifinals.

Sullinger hopes he swayed some doubters with his performance at the combine.

"A lot of people have been sleeping on me, and it's kind of fun," he said. "All my life I've kind of been known as the underdog.

"People said I wasn't going to be able to play at the college level, and I did. Some people said I wasn't going to be able to play at the high school level. Some people said I was too overweight to play at the middle school level. I'm used to it."

Sullinger said he loves proving people wrong.

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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54_b1w3OMvg"]Jared Sullinger - June 9, 2012 - YouTube[/ame]
 
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Sullinger Doesn?t Regret Extra Year At OSU
By Joel Brigham
Senior NBA Writer
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As it stands today, you won?t see Jared Sullinger much higher than pick #6 on most mock drafts, with the Ohio State power forward generally falling somewhere between there and the latter portion of the lottery, but at last week?s combine in Chicago all anyone could talk about in regards to Sullinger was where he might have been picked had he entered the draft last summer instead.

For those that have forgotten, Sullinger was projected as a top-three pick a year ago before withdrawing his name from consideration to play another year at Ohio State. Despite that fact, Sullinger said he has no regrets about his decision.

?It helped me out big-time maturity-wise,? he told HOOPSWORLD. ?I?m focused, and there?s certain things that I didn?t do my freshman year that I learned how to do my sophomore year?eating habits, getting my body into shape, a lot of those things. That?s why I was so blessed to come back my sophomore year.?

And while it?s easy to criticize Sullinger for forgoing the NBA last season, at the time there was no guarantee that there would even be an NBA season because of the impending lockout. So even though Sullinger would?ve earned more than $4 million extra in his first three seasons as the #3 pick than he would as the #9 pick, the risk for him didn?t outweigh the certainty of another year of the college experience and a guaranteed season of further development and competition at OSU.

Now, he?s finally in the draft, trying to prove to teams he?s got enough to still have value as a high first-round selection.

?People said I wasn?t going to be able to play at the college level, and I did. Some people said I wasn?t going to be able to play at the high school level. Some people said I was too overweight to play at the middle school level,? Sullinger said about his constant criticisms.

?Can I play defense? Can I jump?? Sullinger asked rhetorically, repeating the kinds of questions he?s heard about himself for years. ?Will I be able to play the four? Am I a five? Can I shoot the basketball? Will I be able to guard the four? It?s multiple questions that people are going to ask.?

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