Chad Ford at ESPN.com has his blog post on Taft’s workout (Insider subs.). Short version: no surprises. He’s still a top-10 pick on potential alone.

Taft began the season as a potential No. 1 pick in the draft. However, his stock has been sliding ever since thanks to a lackluster sophomore season at Pitt. While everyone loves Taft’s size (6-foot-10), his body and his athleticism, teams have really questioned his conditioning and his motor.

He worked out today in front of the Bobcats, Jazz and Sonics. Did he do anything to change their minds?

Not really.

But it wasn’t really Taft’s fault. It’s tough to judge a guy like Taft in a gym by himself shooting hook shots.

He showed off his athleticism and looked to be in decent shape. He showed off a nice 10-foot jumper that he consistently drained off the pick and pop.

As the workout went on, he started to tire and a lot of his post shots were coming up short. His energy level was OK, but you would have liked to see him rev the motor a bit more.

I don’t think he did much to hurt or help himself there. I still think he goes between 8 and 10 on draft night.

Sounds like Chris Taft. Still hard to believe he claims to model his game on Kevin Garnett.