Araujo to show his stuff

One has seemingly been gaining points ever since his college career ended. The other has a point to prove.

When Brazilian big man Rafael Araujo of BYU and University of Colorado center David Harrison go at it again today, no one will be keeping score. But what they can and cannot do — individually, and against each other — certainly will count for something.

Both are possible first-round selections in the June 24 NBA draft, and both are among four prospects planning to work out for the Jazz today.

How the two fare in sessions like this morning's could go a long way in determining how high or low each will be drafted, which is why there already is something of a hullabaloo over who is so far getting the best of whom.

The Deseret Morning News reported last week that 6-foot-11, 295-pound Araujo and 7-foot, 280-plus-pound Harrison had auditioned in front of scouts from four teams the previous weekend in Los Angeles — and "Harrison's agent reportedly stopped the workout after 45 minutes of Araujo domination."

Cue the uproar.

Two days later, an Internet posting on the RealGM Web site addressed "an article in the BYU-friendly Deseret News."

"Interestingly enough, we heard a completely different tale from people who were actually present," the Web story said. "Araujo looked very good, much quicker than normal, and he displayed an excellent inside-outside game that made him very tough to guard. Harrison played good defense on the extremely physical Araujo, blocking a couple of his shots and doing a good job of beginning to shed the soft label he earned with three up and down seasons at Colorado."

ESPNInsider.com's Chad Ford weighed in a day after that.

"Contrary to at least one printed report," Ford wrote, "Harrison did not quit the workout early. But several people who were in attendance claim he should have."

Ford also wrote that Araujo, whose stock has been on the rise since he finished his senior season at BYU, put on a "display of strength and aggressiveness."

The response from Harrison, who is leaving Colorado after his junior season, was twofold.

Last Saturday, the two went head-to-head again in a workout for Hawks scouts in Atlanta.