MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Richard Hendrix still doesn't have a first-round guarantee.
He still doesn't know if he'll get one.
He still doesn't know if he's going to return to Alabama.
And that should pretty much cover the important details surrounding the All-SEC forward, who worked out for the Grizzlies on Wednesday morning alongside Jiri Hubalek and David Padgett. Between you and me, Hendrix was only moderately impressive in the 75-minute workout, just OK in most parts, so it remains unclear (if not doubtful) whether he can really be a first-round pick. Still, the 6-foot-9 forward has four additional workouts scheduled before Monday's deadline, and he said he's likely to delay his decision on whether to remain in the NBA Draft until the last possible moment.
"You just have to give it your best effort in these workouts and hope to impress someone," Hendrix said. "Then what happens happens."
Want an interesting sidenote on Hendrix?
Rivals.com rated him the ninth-best prospect in the country coming out of high school in 2005. The top eight (in order) were Gerald Green, Josh McRoberts, Monta Ellis, Andray Blatche, Martell Webster, Andrew Bynum, Louis Williams and Julian Wright, all of whom are already in the NBA. Just behind Hendrix at No. 10 was Tyler Hansbrough, who will be everybody's preseason National Player of the Year. No. 11 was Greg Paulus, No. 12 was Mario Chalmers, No. 13 was Brandon Rush, No. 14 was Keith Brumbaugh and No. 15 was Shawne Williams.
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