On Saturday, the Cleveland Cavaliers hosted a pre-draft workout that included four draft hopefuls in St. John’s University’s Shamorie Ponds, Auburn University’s Mustapha Heron, Villanova University’s Omari Spellman and the University of Southern California’s (USC’s) De’Anthony Melton.
Of the four prospects, at least one came away with a positive review: Ponds.
Cavs general manager Koby Altman, who still does a heavy amount of scouting for the Cavs despite his promotion from assistant general manager in the offseason, was in attendance and complimented Ponds on his game.
Per Adam Zagoria of ZagsBlog.com:
“[Altman] said he really likes my game a lot, he really enjoyed watching it,” Ponds added.