We would have known more about Lester Hudson earlier this week... that is... if he had shown up for a schedule workout with the Celtics. But he canceled that, probably because he thought there was no way in hell that he would slip all the way down to the #58. But on draft night, Hudson almost slipped all the way out of the entire draft.ESPN analyst Jay Bilas’ best player available chart can be useful, but for Lester Hudson it was an instrument of torture.
There were three picks left in Thursday night’s NBA draft, “and he
had me as the third-best player available,” the 6-foot-1 guard said
yesterday, traces of panic still present in his voice 12 hours later.
“Yeah, I was worried. I thought it was going to run out.”Good thing Danny didn't hold the canceled workout against Lester. Now he's at least going to get a shot with the C's. And Hudson knows that he has fallen into what could be a very good situation.
“This is an opportunity to play o...
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