原文出自nola.com http://www.nola.com/hornets/t-p/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1116311118276280.xml HELP WANTED The Hornets will pick no worse than fifth in the first round of the NBA draft, and General Manager Allan Bristow is actively seeking an impact player Tuesday, May 17, 2005 By John Reid Staff writer Hornets general manager Allan Bristow was on vacation last week, but it was hard to tell. He spent much of the time that he was in Virginia working the phones and scheduling workouts for draft prospects. It's going to be a hectic summer for Bristow, who is attempting to rebuild the Hornets through the draft and free agency after a disastrous 18-64 season. On Wednesday, the Hornets have four college senior draft prospects scheduled for workouts at the Alario Center. The Hornets won't release the names of those players until today. They also have another workout scheduled for Thursday morning. In next week's draft lottery the Hornets will find out if they will land the No. 1 pick. Last month, they won the tiebreaker with the Charlotte Bobcats after the teams finished the regular season with identical records. The Hornets will have 178 chances out of 1,000 of earning the No. 1 pick. The Atlanta Hawks, who finished with the league's worst record at 13-69, have the most chances, approximately 250. The Hornets won't pick worse than fifth. "The draft is the lifeline to the NBA; it's always been that way," Bristow said. "It's an opportunity to get the best player to build your team." With their first-round pick, the Hornets are likely to select an underclassman because they are considered the top available players. Those underclassmen include Utah sophomore center Andrew Bogut, Wake Forest sophomore guard Chris Paul, North Carolina freshman forward Marvin Williams, Illinois junior guard Deron Williams, North Carolina junior guard Raymond Felton and Pittsburgh sophomore forward Chris Taft. "It's really hard to say who's really going to come across and be an instant success," said Ryan Blake, assistant director of NBA scouting. "When you look at the class, it's going to depend on who you pick and how much playing time they're going to get. What most teams hope for is to draft someone that will develop by the end of the year." Under NBA guidelines, neither general managers nor coaches can make contact with or speak publicly about underclassmen until later this week when the NBA releases its official list of players who have declared for the draft. The deadline for underclassmen to declare was May 14. Once the list is released, Bristow said he will be using his speed-dial phone to get workout dates arranged. "We'll start scheduling (workouts) for the following week," Bristow said. "But a lot will depend on what happens on the 24th (in the draft lottery) as far as how many guys we'll bring in, potentially being our first-round pick." If the Hornets land either the No. 1 or No. 2 pick, Bristow said they'd probably invite five or six underclassmen for workouts. If they land the fourth or fifth pick, they'll invite nine or 10 players. Several draft prospects will be participating in the pre-draft camp in Chicago on June 7-10. Bristow said the Hornets will mainly use the camp to evaluate players they may select with their second-round pick. "Right now, we are looking at the best 25 to 35 basketball players in the world who are not free agents," Bristow said. NOTES: The draft lottery drawing will be televised May 24 on ESPN from 7:30-8 p.m. Hornets fans can take part in the drawing with the NBA Lottery Guess and Win Sweepstakes, sponsored by Best Buy. Fans can guess how many Ping-Pong balls are in the Hornets' jar display for a chance to win a suite for the Hornets' home opener at New Orleans Arena for the 2005-06 season. For rules, visit Hornets.com. -- The Hornets are encouraging fans to submit their favorite "lucky charm" for Bristow to take to the lottery drawing. Lucky charm ideas can be submitted in two ways: Fans can fill out the form at Hornets.com with their suggestions, or they can bring their lucky charms to the Hornets' sales offices at 1501 Girod Street between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., along with their name, city and phone number. Submissions will be accepted until Friday. -- 好久都沒有文章囉 ^^" --

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