WASHINGTON -- The private workout with the 76ers at Georgetown's McDonough Arena was closed to the media, but it was clear how impressed the Sixers were with what they saw of Georgetown 6-9 junior Jeff Green.
Since he hasn't hired an agent, Green could still pull out of the NBA draft by the June 18 deadline.
Green said that how he does in the workouts will have a lot to do with whether he stays or not. If that is the case, look for him to stay in the draft.
Sixers president and general manager Billy King said that Green played well on the court, and tested off-the-charts in his interviews.
That is no surprise. In the Orlando pre-draft camp when the top prospects met the media, Green was the most poised and articulate person in the interview room.
He is known as a high character type of person, something that came through when he talked to Sixers officials after the workout.
"He is very skilled and everything we saw in his game, we saw it more here," King said. "More impressively is the type of kid he is."
Green plays defense, is unselfish sometimes to a fault offensively and is the type of high character person that NBA teams desire.
And when asked if he would be disappointed to slip to the Sixers' No. 12 pick, Green never flinched.
I will be satisfied wherever I go," he said. "Whatever team picks me, I will have to give 110 percent."
Green has a few workouts next week before deciding whether to stay in the draft or not. It would be a surprise if he returned to Georgetown, even though his classmate, center Roy Hibbert recently pulled out of the NBA draft.
Green said a big factor in his decision will be how he does in his individual workouts. With the way the Sixers were glowing, he more than passed the test. And it's becoming increasingly clear that if the Sixers target Green, they will have to move up in the draft to secure his services.
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Marc Narducci is in his 23rd year as a sports reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 2007-2008 season will be his first as the 76ers beat writer. For the past two seasons, Marc had been the backup writer for the Eagles. Over the past few years Marc covered the NBA, NHL and Major League baseball as well as writing on sports media. Prior to covering professional sports, Marc was a long-time high school sportswriter for The Inquirer's South Jersey section.
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