For most NBA draft prospects, the pre-draft process is all about living up to preconceived expectations.
A player who is viewed as an intelligent shooter from outside (think Doug McDermott) is expected to shoot lights out from the field and wow in the interview room. Athletic marvels who need some refining offensively (think Victor Oladipo) are expected to dominate defensively and throw down a few jaw-dropping dunks.
It's all about playing to type. Anything else you flash—a nice dribble-drive game for a shooter, an "improving" outside shot for an athlete—can only help. But if you play against type, a typical draft prospect could see his stock come into question.
Norvel Pelle is not most NBA draft prospects. He'll head into the pre-draft workouts looking to play against his type—a prima donna who was so uncommitted to getting better off the floor that it killed his on-the-floor potential.
A 4-star recruit and the 36th best player in the nation, per 247 Sports, Pelle was one of the rising stars of the high school class of 2011. He had always been a promising prospect, but had never ...
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Norvel Pelle’s Checkered Past Makes Workouts Critical to His NBA Draft Prospects
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