Today the Hornets held their first NBA draft workout session of the offseason, inviting a bevy of prospects from programs all over the country. Guards Jeremy Pargo (Gonzaga), Shan Foster (Vanderbilt), Sonny Weems (Arkansas), and Antoine Agudio (Hofstra) showed off their skills to Hornets brass along with forwards Trent Plaisted (BYU) and Othello Hunter (Ohio State). Hornets blogger Jim Eichenhofer was in attendance at the workouts and provides player interviews here.

Invitees:
SG/SF Shan Foster 6-6 205
Foster is a more than exceptional shooter and…well, that’s it. I can see him being drafted, but nowhere near the first round. He’s a local product, however, and has great length.

PF/C Trent Plaisted 6-10 240
An intriguing prospect out of BYU with plenty of ability around the basket. He’s fighting for a first-round spot, but probably won’t get one. His defense is too suspect for what the Hornets need in my opinion. Hired an agent so he cannot go back to school.

PF Othello Hunter 6-8 220
I’ll admit I have a soft spot for undersized big men who do all the dirty work down low, and he makes me wish the Hornets still had a second round pick. He made a living at Ohio State on rebounding and shot blocking, and cleaned up on the offensive boards better than anyone else in the Big Ten.

SG Sonny Weems 6-5 190
I haven’t really been following his guy, but from scouting reports he looks like he’s valued more for his athleticism than anything else. He seems too raw for me.

PG Jeremy Pargo 6-2 220
The brother of Jannero Pargo, Jeremy is a big guard with superior athleticism and intriguing skills on both ends of the ball. He’s definitely not a polished player, so I’ll expect him to return to Gonzaga for his senior year.

G Antoine Agudio 6-3 190
I don’t know anything about this guy and had no idea he was invited to the workout. I do know that he put up 22.7 PPG this past season. Probably another Loren Stokes, who put up similar stats for them but just couldn’t cut it.

Eric Robertson

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