Standing at 6’9″ and able to play either forward position, Kevon Looney projects to be a good NBA player. Looney’s draft stock has dropped a bit lately due to injury reports. He’s dropped from possible lottery pick to mid-to-late first round pick.
There was a report that Looney’s injury is very serious, but it appears that that report was nothing but a smokescreen.
Earlier today, a report on ESPN.com said that “while his hip injury is fixable, he probably misses the season.”
That news was a major surprise to Looney’s camp. According to his agent Todd Ramasar, who reached out to CBSSports.com this afternoon, Looney has “finished every single workout” and just recently had his last ones on Monday and Tuesday. Also, Looney met with a hip specialist earlier in the draft process that cleared Looney moving forward.
Sounds to me like Looney’s just fine, or at least not going to miss the season. Looney’s hip gave him problems his freshman year at LSU, but he played every game and participated in every practice last season.
While it’s possible that Looney’s camp is exaggerating, it seems to me that he’s fine. Looney’s stock has plummeted lately, and whichever team he slides to(Looney has no idea where he’s going) is going to be ecstatic. Looney could wind up being the steal of the draft.
