Agent Max Ergul adamantly denied that Enes Kanter intentionally blew off a meeting with the Milwaukee Bucks.

"Here's what happened," Ergul said in a telephone interview Tuesday. "I really thought we had let Milwaukee know six or seven hours before the meeting that he (Kanter) wouldn't be there.

"I told the people from the NBA when I got the list for interviews that we wouldn't do it (with Milwaukee). That memo didn't get to the Bucks.

"Mr. (Dave) Babcock (the Bucks' player personnel director) called me later and said, ‘Where's your guy?' I then tried to explain to him what happened."

Ergul said neither he nor Kanter harbored any negative vibes toward the Bucks or the city of Milwaukee. Rather, Ergul said he reached his decision to turn down the Bucks' request for an interview because of several factors related to the draft and to the Bucks' roster.

"It was nothing against the Bucks," Ergul said. "It was where they are positioned in the draft and where Enes is projected to go.

Enes Kanter -- who is projected as a top-five pick despite the fact that teams haven't seen him play since last year's Nike Hoop Summit in Portland -- convinced NBA executives that he has the stamina to play heavy minutes right away.

He lasted approximately 21 minutes on a brutal treadmill test that includes steep inclines, declines and sprints, putting himself atop the big man class when it comes to being dedicated about his body.

"He went 21-plus minutes on the treadmill test, and only five guys -- plus Enes -- [did that] and four of them were guards," Ergul told SI.com. "[NBA officials] said that was the first time in the draft in modern history that had happened, that no 6-11-plus guys ever finished 21-minutes-plus on the treadmill test ... People don't realize how prepared this kid is, how dedicated he is."

Yet the talk surrounding Kanter in Chicago had much more to do with the fact that he didn't sit down for interviews with Utah (No. 3, No. 12 picks), Toronto (No. 5) and Milwaukee (No. 10). Those non-meetings raised questions about whether Kanter's camp was avoiding certain teams, but Ergul said that wasn't entirely the case. They were only avoiding the Bucks.

"The only one I really didn't care for him [to go to] is Milwaukee," Ergul said. "I'll be honest ... it came out all wrong. [Utah general manager] Kevin [O'Connor] knew about it ... We called them, and it was because in next two weeks I had a feeling we were going to see each other extensively, so there's no reason for that [interview].”

Alec Burks, who led the Big 12 in scoring as a sophomore at Colorado during the past season, is one player drawing the interest of the Milwaukee Bucks as they prepare for the June 23 draft.

Burks was one of the first players the Bucks interviewed at the annual NBA draft combine being held in Chicago on Thursday and Friday.

"It was a great meeting for me," Burks said of his interview with the Bucks. "They liked me a lot. I liked their staff a lot.
"I liked their system, where they're going and their players."

The Bucks have needs at several positions, and shooting guard is no exception.

Ten months after LeBron James left the team as a free agent, the Cavaliers took a major step toward rebuilding their franchise by winning the first overall pick in Tuesday's draft lottery.  

Ironically, the ping pong ball that bounced Cleveland's way was attached to the Clippers' selection, which the team acquired in the Baron Davis trade, not their own. The latter pick fell to fourth despite the Cavaliers having the second-best chance at taking one of the top three spots, given that the team owned the league's second-worst record.   

The Wolves, with the NBA's worst record, took the second selection and the Jazz will pick third, by way of the pick Utah acquired from New Jersey in the trade of Deron Williams to the Nets.

Full lottery results are as follows:

1.  Cleveland (via Clippers)

2.  Minnesota

3.  Utah (via Nets)

4.  Cleveland 

5.  Toronto

6.  Washington

7.  Sacramento

8.  Detroit

9.  Charlotte

10.  Milwaukee

11.  Golden State

12.  Utah

13.  Phoenix

14.  Houston

Robert "Tractor" Traylor was found dead in his Puerto Rico apartment on Wednesday, according to several Puerto Rican newspapers. Traylor reportedly suffered a massive heart attack.

Traylor, who attended the University of Michigan, was 34.

Traylor lived in Puerto Rico and had a brief stint with a professional team called El refuerzo de los Vaqueros.

Traylor was the sixth overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft by the Mavericks, but he was part of a trade to the Bucks for Dirk Nowitzki.

Aquille Carr, a 5-foot-6 sophomore guard from Patterson High School returned from a recent tournament in Milan, Italy, with a $750,000 contract offer that conceivably could be worth nearly $1 million.

Lottomatica Virtus Roma had success with its previous U.S. high school import, Brandon Jennings, who used his year in Italy to improve his NBA draft status.

The Milwaukee Bucks have needs at several positions after their disappointing 35-47 season.

"I think this year we go into the draft talking about best player on the board," general manager John Hammond said. "I don't think we necessarily say we put emphasis on position."

In addition to the No. 10 position, the Bucks also have the 40th overall selection, their own pick, in the second round.
Milwaukee had three second-round picks a year ago and traded one, while the other two (Darington Hobson and Keith "Tiny" Gallon) did not wind up playing for the Bucks.

Power forward Larry Sanders was the team's first-round pick, No. 15, and he averaged 4.3 points and 3.0 rebounds in 60 games.

Brandon Jennings will travel to India from May 13-18 to conduct a series of events to promote and grow the game in Mumbai and Pune.

Jennings was chosen because of his youth and his experience playing internationally. Jennings, 21, played overseas in Italy before coming to the Bucks.

"Having played in Italy, I have seen firsthand how the sport is growing globally and I am excited to visit India with the NBA to help continue the growth of the game," Jennings said. "The NBA has the best basketball players from around the world and it is amazing to think that one of the kids I teach in India could one day play against me in the NBA."

Jennings will be part of the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Nationals Skills Challenge Finals on May 15 in Mumbai.