11.   He had a private workout and the reports were mixed.

12.   He is said to have been just as impressive in private workouts he had with teams holding the top seven picks in the draft.

13.   He said he has made considerable progress, feels good in his private workouts and is hopeful of returning to practice this week and playing against the Panthers.

14.   He skipped the pre-draft camp measuring stick in Chicago, and missed private workouts for the Bulls and Hornets.

15.   Hutchinson, a San Diego native, impressed the Cowboys during a private workout at Valley Ranch in November.

16.   If you just based it on private workouts, Kansas swingman Paul Pierce might have been the best player the Clippers saw in the past few weeks.

17.   It took a private pre-draft workout two years ago to convince them.

18.   Joe Girardi, the Yankee catcher, had never caught Irabu until their private workout Tuesday at Yankee Stadium.

19.   NBA teams that have brought Chandler in for private workouts -- including the Wizards, Clippers, Warriors, Hawks and Celtics -- are finding the same thing.

20.   That scenario could have them taking Illinois linebacker Kevin Hardy, who impressed them, and everyone else, in a private workout last week.