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Ganter: Blazers Are 1 Of 5 Hand-Picked Workouts For Austin Rivers

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Mike Ganter of Slam Sports reports that Duke guard Austin Rivers told reporters after a pre-Draft workout with the Toronto Raptors that he will only work out for a select handful of teams. The Portland Trail Blazers are one of them. --------------------------- Rivers said between himself, his father and his agent, the trio has scheduled just five workouts. Toronto was No. 2. He will also visit Washington, Portland and Cleveland. He has already been to New Orleans. "I have kept up with teams that fit me and the Raptors are one of those places and that’s why I’m here," Rivers said. "I think I fit in this program well. I like the way they play. I like the new coach, I like how he gets after it on defence. As far as offensively, they like to get up and down and go at them and that’s something I like to do." --------------------------- Hat tip: HoopsHype -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com | Twitter