The Portland Trail Blazers held their first of many pre-draft workouts to come on Tuesday at the team’s Tualatin practice facility.
Among the six prospects in attendance was 6-foot-7 forward Devon Pryor, who recently transferred to Oregon from Texas.
Pryor, who averaged 3.2 points and 2.0 rebounds during his sophomore season with the Longhorns, is projected to be an undrafted free agent should he remain in the draft.
Following his first workout for an NBA team, Pryor said he is going through the process to gain feedback on where he can improve.
“I know there’s still plenty of ways for me to grow,” he told reporters. “So, I’m just open to everybody’s opinions and what they say I could do better. Keep open ears and a closed mouth.”
Pryor, who is projected to be an undrafted free agent, said his workout went well.
“Had ups and downs,” he said. “Just playing through it. Playing through mistakes and just playing hard is really all it is.”
Pryor said his goal in workouts is to demonstrate his relentlessness on defense, attacking style, and intensity. He listed his strengths as moving the ball, finding his spots, defending, running the floor and rebounding.
Pryor said he felt jitters Monday night but settled down once the workout began.
“I’m in my element,” he said. “So everything just comes naturally at that point.”
The Blazers will bring in several sets of prospects for workouts before the June 25-26 draft.
The draft lottery will be held Monday night.
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PROSPECTS
Devon Pryor, Texas | Guard | 6-7 | 20
Bio: Pryor was a three-star recruit out of Houston, Texas. He appeared in 24 games for Texas with two starts, shooting 51.8% from the field but going 3 of 16 (18.8%) from three-point range.
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Dink Pate, Mexico City Capitanes (G League) | Guard | 6-8 | 19
Bio: The 2024 five-star recruit out of L.G. Pinkston High School in Dallas, Texas, played his second season in the G League with Mexico City. He averaged 10.1 points on 40.8% shooting and shot just 26.1% from three-point range.
Pate is projected to be a potential second-round pick.
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Rueben Chinyelu, Florida | Center| 6-10| 21
Bio: The sophomore started 41 games and averaged 6.0 points and 6.6 rebounds, shooting 60.1% from the field. He helped lead the Gators to the NCAA men’s national championship.
Chinyelu is projected to be an undrafted free agent.
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John Blackwell, Wisconsin | Guard | 6-4 | 21
Bio: The sophomore averaged 15.5 points and 2.2 assists, shooting 45.1% from the field and 32.8% from beyond the arc. He was named to the All-Big Ten honorable mention team.
Blackwell is projected to be an undrafted free agent.
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Ben Henshall, Perth Wildcats (Australia) | Forward | 6-5 | 20
Bio: Henshall, from Australia, averaged 9.5 points and 3.6 rebounds for the Wildcats, while shooting 39.2% from the field and 33.3% from three-point range.
Henshall is projected to be an undrafted free agent.
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Lachlan Olbrich, Illawarra Hawks (Australia) | Center| 6-4 | 21
Bio: Olbrich averaged 8.7 points and 3.8 rebounds while shooting 60.2% from the field.
Olbrich is projected to be an undrafted free agent.
— Aaron Fentress | afentress@Oregonian.com | @AaronJFentress (Twitter), @AaronJFentress (Instagram), @AaronFentress (Facebook)