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Afflalo promises a winning attitude
Arron Afflalo sees a nifty fit between him and the Jazz.
"If there is one thing I enjoy doing, it's winning," said Afflalo, the Pac-10 Player of the Year after averaging 16.9 points and shooting 46.1 percent from the field during his junior season with the Bruins. "And you can clearly see (the Jazz) are all about winning, all about being a family, all togetherness and playing the game the right way. Those are all the things I value, and I think they'll see those same values in myself."
Afflalo, a possible pick for Utah with its No. 25 overall selection in the first round of the June 28 NBA Draft, auditioned for the Jazz on Monday along with second-round hopefuls Quinton Hosley of Fresno State, Dustin Salisbery of Temple and Hawaii's Matt Lojeski.
The former UCLA star previously worked out for Houston, the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix and Philadelphia, and said he has additional visits "lined up" with San Antonio, Charlotte, Golden State and Seattle.
Monday, though, his heart and head were both in one locale.
TUCKER NO-SHOW: Lojeski was a late replacement for AP All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year Alando Tucker, who according to Jazz player personnel director Walt Perrin canceled his visit because of a strained quadriceps muscle sustained during a workout Saturday with Seattle.
Tucker is also a possible pick at 25, but Perrin said he did not know if the University of Wisconsin senior would reschedule his visit.
FOUR MORE: Four more draft prospects are expected to work out in Utah this morning, including probable first-round picks Morris Almond of Rice and Daequan Cook of Ohio State both believed to be quite high on the Jazz's radar.
The two shooting guards will be joined by two other off-guards, late first-round hopeful Trey Johnson of Jackson State and Keith Simmons of Holy Cross.
ORLANDO SNUB: Afflalo turned down an invitation to take part in the NBA's annual pre-draft camp at Orlando, and said Monday he's glad he did.
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