By Ryan MobiliaBrad Newley is almost at the end of three years of speculation? Will he or won't he? Make it to the NBA that is... It is the final year that the NBL Allstar and Australian National team member is eligible for the NBA Draft. He is currently in Orlando in at a Pre Draft camp hoping to catch the eye of more than a couple of scouts. If not, I'm sure he could play in Europe if he so desired, but judging by him signing for his home town Adelaide 36ers for next season, it would be a cruel blow to SA Basketball and the NBL in general if he didn't make "the show" and still was lost to us here...
Here is a breakdown of Day 3 at the camp, and some insider thoughts on his position amongst this class of NBA hopefuls!
http://www.draftexpress.com/viewarticle.php?a=2091
Brad Newley, 6-6, 1985 International, Shooting Guard, Townsville (Australia)9 points, 2 rebounds, 3-5 FG, 0-1 3P, 3-4 FT
After a very quiet first half, Newley woke up to a certain extent with a 6-point outburst in the span of one minute that showed off a lot of the potential that makes him an intriguing guy as far as the 2nd round is concerned. The most emphatic of his plays was a fantastic foray into the paint after creating his own shot from the perimeter and extremely athletic finish with a two-handed dunk. Newley also did a lot of little things for his team, facilitating ball-movement and getting to the free throw line made some nice passes. He didn’t seem to force anything today at all—only taking 5 shots—except for one NBA 3-pointer that he completely airballed. Newley’s lateral quickness looked a little bit questionable at times, but you can’t say that he’s done anything to hurt himself with what he showed at this camp so far.
Then there was this report from the last DAY 4 of the camp:
Brad Newley had a solid performance with 9 points on 3-5 shooting, he had the dunk of the game with an impressive drive dribbling past his man through the lane and throwing down a thunder dunk. 2-3 from NBA 3 point range.
Promising, but time will tell.
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