Sunday, December 03, 2006

Youtube Madness...........

here are some clips of the cream of the crop for the 2007 NBA Draft all courtesy of Youtube,

Enjoy!

Greg Oden - Micky D's game

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCYVQlg2NUQ

Thaddeus Young - Jordan Classic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2Syh8zSChE

Kevin Durant/ Tyson Lawson - Oak Hill Academy vs. Montrose Christian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_-I04_yvlc

Chase Budinger - Dunk Contest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dfgt4kCV4U

Dominic James - Mix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVLjlJMtKzI

Josh McRoberts - Mix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-9-VJNbnEE

Brandon Heath- Money from 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2XMCVL420w

Tiago Splitter - Top international player this year

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlrqMS7tp-A


Thursday, November 23, 2006

2007 NBA DRAFT Top 5 and more......

This will be one of the strongest drafts we've seen in quite a few years. In recent memory it could be better than the Lebron, Melo, Wade draft. I have at least 20 starter quality players projected in the first round, many superstars in there as well.

NBA teams let the tanking begin...............

#1 Greg Oden Fr. Ohio State - The consensus #1 prospect to come out since Lebron. True center, plays a team game but can dominate when necessary. Should be a first team All American among numerous other awards and is a lock be one and done at Ohio State.

#2 Kevin Durant Fr. Texas - Durant is not far behind Oden at this point and in basically any other draft Durant would go #1 overall. He is a wing player with great size and has a nice stroke from the outside. Will add muscle this season down in Texas and be even more impressive for the NBA draft in June.

#3 Marcus Williams So. Arizona - Really like this kids game as he can play both spots with equal effectiveness. I think he will be one of the best players in the nation this season and NBA scouts will be watching him very closely.

#4 Tyler Hansbrough So. North Carolina - Played very well last season as a freshman on a team where he was constantly double teamed due to lack of surrounding talent. He was thinking of coming out last season but made the right choice to come back for another year. Can bang down low, also can step out and drain the mid range shot. Needs to measure at a legit 6-9 for him to go this high. UNC is a more talented team especially at the guard position. I see a huge year from Hansbrough.

#5 Thaddeus Young Fr. Georgia Tech - Another one and done from a really strong freshman class. Versatile left handed wing should have an immediate impact on the Yellow Jackets this season. Needs work but on talent alone should go not much later than Top 5 overall. Extremely long wing span should hit the offensive glass hard in college will need to add strength to do in the pro game.

Next tier

Aaron Gray Sr. Pitt - Experienced true center who routinely puts up double doubles. Rebounds like he should at his size, will mix it up with anyone. Will go high in the draft if he keeps improving his game. Needs to show that he can survive in a more up tempo offense. Others have more potential but for a team looking for a big early after Oden goes #1 this is the guy.

Josh McRoberts So. Duke - Made a good choice coming back this year even though he wouldve went Top 1o in last years draft. I saw him do many things good last season but nothing really stood out to be exceptional to me.

Joakim Noah Jr. Florida- Not as high on Noah as others. I think he is a great shotblocker but he needs to add a lot more muscle to be a good pro. I also havent seen much of an offensive game either. Should go in the 15-20 range.

In the Mix:

Dominic James Marquette
Julian Wright Kansas
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute UCLA

Players I like who may or may not crack the first round........ (Sleepers/ Players to Watch)

Caleb Green F Oral Roberts - Double-double machine (21 and 10 a game), look for Oral Roberts in the NCAA tourney again this year mainly because of Roberts

Nick Fazekas F Nevada - Smooth shooting big forward who can fit in on many NBA rosters right now, can rebound as well.

Glen "Big Baby" Davis F LSU -Will his offseason regimen help him in the tough SEC?

Sean Williams F Boston College - Big time shot blocker and rebounder, offensively raw but if Saer Sene can get drafted in the first round I would think Williams could be as well.

Saturday, October 14, 2006

Rajon Rando! Lot of Hype Right Now

Can He Be the Rookie Of The Year?

The answer is no. He will be a huge asset to the Celtics this year no question but Brandon Roy or Randy Roye have to be the favorites going into the season. Simply put they will get more minutes and more of a chance to be the first or second option on a lot of plays.

Rondo will play a key role but I only expect him to average around 8 ppg. However, he will also pull down 5 rpg and hand out 5 apg. He will also play D on the opponents best PG or SG, could be good for a steal or two a game.

Bottom line is the Celtics ( GM Danny Ainge) quite possibly have got another steal in the draft with Rondo at #21, the rookie of the year no chance but a key contributor for years to come absolutley.

Sunday, August 27, 2006

Top Five High School Seniors

Here is a look at the class of 2007. They will eligible to be in the 2008 NBA Draft. Here are some names to look for.

1. OJ Mayo PG - Ohio's finest, expected to be one and done at USC or wherever he decides to go. Projects to be a great pro, has good size, leadership skills and an improving mid range shot to go along with a strong 3 point shot. Attacks the basket with aggression, can finish after contact and in traffic.

2. Eric Gordon SG- Indiana sharpshooter hs been called the best pure shooter to come out of high school since JJ Redick. Like Reddick his size and weight are issues at this point but after a year or two in the NCAA, I think you could be seeing a mix of a more polished Gerald Green type athlete with the shot of JJ Reddick. Will he be able to play the point?

3. Donte Greene PF- Syracuse commited lanky scorer/shotblocker, think Hakim Warrick with a jumpshot. Not as raw as Warrick was at his age though. He will need to continue to refine his mid range game to get NBA scouts even more interested as he will be asked to play SF in the pro game.

4. Michael Beasley PF- Oak Hill standout, plays an inside outside game which makes him unstoppable at the top high school level. May take more time to adjust to the college game than others and his quickness will be a concern but at his size double doubles will be the norm. May rise as high as the #2 propspect over the course of the season. Needs to improve overall ball handling skills.

5. Bill "Sky" Walker SF- Another Ohioan, not sure if he reminds me of Rodney Carney or Shane Williams or a combination of both but either way you could make the case that he should be a lot higher than #5 on this list. Can shoot the ball, but is known more for his ridiculous dunking ability, Vince Carter (before injuries) type hang time. His shot should come around to be much more consistent than it is now as Walker is known to be a gym rat. Can score on literally anyone at the high school and maybe even college level.

Others to watch: (Name, Position, High School State)

Kevin Love PF Oregon
Chris Wright SF Ohio
Derrick Rose PG Illinois
Chandler Parsons SF Florida

Saturday, August 05, 2006

2006 Pre-Season All Rookie Team

I'm off for a much needed vacation but before I leave here is a look at my 2006 NBA Preseason All Rookie Team. These are the players I think will have the most impact next season. Many of the early picks in the draft you wont see on my team as they wont get the consistent minutes these players will get, however in the long run many of these players will turn out to be better than the ones on this team.

PG Jordan Farmar Los Angeles Lakers
SG Randy Foye Minnesota
SF Brandon Roy Portland
PF Shelden Williams Atlanta
C Hilton Armstrong New Orleans

Honorable Mentions- Rajon Rondo G Celtics, James White Indiana, Thabo Sefolosha Chicago, Ronnie Brewer Utah

Rookie Of The Year- Randy Foye Minnesota

Be back in September with many more updates and the upcoming start of NBA training camps.

Saturday, July 15, 2006

All Vegas Team

Vegas Summer League has been completed. Here are my All Vegas Summer Team members. Stay tuned for my Rocky Mountain Revue Team as well as the all Summer League Team. Also I suggest anyone that doesnt have NBA TV to seriously consider getting it, these games are entertaining as hell.

Note: Minimum of 4 games played to be considered here.

PG John Lucas III Houston- Maybe the best performing player overall from a statistical standpoint. Averaged over 20 PPG and 7 assists. Will he make the roster? I say he does but I wouldnt rule out a lucrative offer coming in from a team overseas that he accepts instead as he is still undersized and his game is not clearly translatable to the NBA.

SG Randy Foye Min- He was expected to be the man in this league and he indeed was. I do not consider him to be a PG as he is more of a shooting guard that can play the point. Either way he was a scoring machine against competition that was for the most part above average. As of now I think Foye is the preseason favorite for Rookie of the Year honors.

SF Kevin Martin Sac- Had a breakout season last year and I am not really sure of why Sacramento needed him to play in this league. Great scorer, can run with anyone should be even more of a focus for the Kings this year. Sleeper team (not really but still) watch out for them this year.

PF David Lee NY- Very tough call here as there were many candidates that could've been here instead of Lee, Ryan Gomes being the toughest omission. Anyway I went with Lee as the action that I saw he was the most active player on the floor,doing all the little things that help the team win. Averages of 15 PPG and 9 PPG show how solid he was. A very valuable chip for NY right now, will Isiah keep him around?

C Andray Blatche Wash - Had his second solid summer league season although there wasnt a lot to choose from at the center position. Blatche is a very athletic big man who has plenty to learn before he is ready for big time action. Two years away in my opinion of contributing to a winning team.

Honorable mentions-

Ryan Gomes F Bos- Celtics had a very strong team with Telfair, Green, and Rondo among others but Gomes was clearly a man among boys here. In fact I think he really had no business being here except to work on his outside game (which he did). Major player next year in Boston. Not a superstar but SOLID.

James Singleton F LAC- Summer league veteran who really showed off the skills that he doesnt get to show playing on a contended like the Clippers. Wow did I just say that? Anyway in the games I saw he seemed to be working more on his outside game. I think hes a player and could help many teams.

Oleksiy Pecherov F Wash- I like this kid. The pick to Washington in the first round baffled me a bit but he is a very good prospect. Not sure how much he will contribute this season, he should be in the rotation though at least to start the season.

Thursday, July 06, 2006

2006 Vegas Summer League -Starts Today!

Scroll Down for my 2006 NBA Draft Winners and Losers

Here are the summer league rosters, Will get score updates as soon as I can.

Boston Celtics
NO. Player            Pos. Ht.  Wt. College
52 Akin Akingbala F 6-10 240 Clemson
53 Ndudi Ebi F 6-9 195 Westbury Christian HS
4 Ryan Gomes F 6-7 250 Providence
5 Gerald Green G 6-8 200 Gulf Shores Academy
37 Kevin Hamilton G 6-4 190 Holy Cross
7 Al Jefferson F 6-10 265 Prentiss HS
27 Dwayne Jones C 6-11 250 St. Joseph’s
0 Leon Powe F 6-8 240 California
12 Allan Ray G 6-2 195 Villanova
9 Rajon Rondo G 6-1 177 Kentucky
30 Sebastian Telfair G 6-0 168 Abraham Lincoln HS
51 Wes Wilkinson F 6-10 220 Nebraska

Charlotte Bobcats
PLAYER        POS. HT.  WT. BIRTHDATE COLLEGE       YRS PRO
Alan Anderson G/F 6-6 220 10/16/82 Michigan State 1
Alioune Beye C 6-10 210 6/19/82 Montana Sate R
Brett Blizzard G 6-4 205 6/12/80 UNC Wilmington R
Kevin Burleson G 5-10 175 9/4/79 Minnesota 1
Steve Burtt G 6-1 190 3/7/84 Iona R
Marcus Campbell C 7-0 280 3/11/82 Mississippi St R
D’or Fischer F 6-10 247 10/12/81 West Virginia R
Lynn Greer G 6-2 175 10/23/79 Temple R
Maurice Hargrow G 6-5 200 7/2/84 Minnesota R
Ryan Hollins C 7-0 230 10/10/84 UCLA R
Sean May F 6-8 266 4/4/84 North Carolina 1
Adam Morrison F 6-8 205 7/19/84 Gonzaga R
James Thomas F 6-8 225 11/22/80 Texas R
Nate Williams C 6-11 225 8/29/80 Georgia State R
Curtis Withers F 6-8 245 8/2/84 UNC Charlotte R

Cleveland Cavaliers
2006 VSL Roster

Stephen Graham G/F 6-6 215 6/11/82 Oklahoma State '05 1

03 Sasha Pavlovic G/F 6-7 210 11/15/83 Serbia-Montenegro '03 3

04 Jermaine Blackburn G/F 6-6 216 2/8/83 Boise State '05 R

06 Shannon Brown G 6-4 205 11/29/85 Michigan State '06 R

08 C.J. Burton G 6-2 170 12/13/75 Australia '97 R

10 Clay Tucker G 6-3 195 6/14/80 UW-Milwaukee '03 R

15 Martynas Andriuskevicius F/C 7-2 240 3/12/86 Lithuania '05 1

18 Je'Kel Foster G 6-2 210 7/22/83 Ohio State '06 R

21 Daniel Gibson G 6-2 190 2/27/86 Texas '06 R

26 Brandon Hunter F 6-7 266 11/24/80 Ohio University '03 2

27 Sharrod Ford F 6-9 223 1/9/82 Clemson '05 1

31 Brian Jackson F 6-9 245 10/4/80 Oregon State '03 R

50 Roderick Riley C 6-11 275 3/11/81 Prairie View A&M '04
Dallas Mavericks
Num   Player   Pos   Height  Weight  College
01 Rawie Marshall G/F 6-7 190 Oakland University
03 Brian Hopkins G 6-0 195 SMU
04 Anthony Grundy G 6-3 185 N.C. State
09 Jeremiah Davis G 6-1 180 Pacific
11 Larry O'Bannon G 6-4 200 Louisville
13 Maurice Ager G 6-5 202 Michigan State
21 Andre Emmitt G 6-5 225 Texas Tech
24 Pavel Podkolzin C 7-5 260 Russia
32 Corey Belser F 6-6 210 San Diego
33 Josh Powell F 6-9 225 N.C. State
35 Bingo Merriex F 6-9 225 TCU
40 P-Mensah-Bonsu F 6-9 240 George Washington
45 Antwan Scott F 6-8 199 Wake Forest
50 Brad Buckman C 6-8 235 Texas

Denver Nuggets
No. Player  Pos.  Ht. Wt. School/Year Exp.    
11 Kelenna Azubuike G 6-5 220 Kentucky ’06 R
10 Eric Chenowith C 7-1 270 Kansas ’02 R
14 Josh Davis F 6-8 235 Wyoming ’02 2
6 Yakhouba Diawara F 6-7 225 Pepperdine ’05 R
7 Chris Ellis F 6-9 267 Wake Forest ’06 R
9 Jason Ellis F 6-7 220 Boise State ’05 R
27 Cheyne Gadson G 6-4 205 Oklahoma State ’03 R
1 John Gilchrist G 6-3 200 Maryland ’05 R
12 Roman Gonzalez C 6-10 240 Argentina R
29 Mike Hall F 6-8 230 George Washington ‘06 R
42 Chris Hernandez G 6-2 190 Stanford ‘06 R
17 Axel Hervelle F 6-8 230 Spain R
4 Ralphie Holmes G 6-4 190 Cal-State Fullerton ’05 R
5 Antoine Hood G 6-4 200 Air Force ’06 R
8 Casey Jacobsen G 6-6 215 Stanford ’02 3
22 Ricky Sanchez F 6-11 215 IMG Academy (FL) ’05 R
3 Tyrell Sledge G 5-11 205 Emporia State ’06 R

Golden State Warriors
Num   Player   Pos   Height  Weight  Birthdate   College     Years Pro
03 Will Bynum G 6-0 185 1/4/83 Georgia Tech 1
06 Jose Juan Barea G 6-0 175 6/26/84 Northeastern R
08 Monta Ellis G 6-3 177 10/26/85 Lanier HS 1
09 Ike Diogu F 6-8 255 9/11/83 Arizona State 1
10 Curtis Stinson G 6-3 215 2/15/83 Iowa State R
12 Mo Charlo F 6-7 210 7/22/83 Nevada R
15 Andris Biedrins F/C 6-11 240 4/2/86 Latvia 2
20 Nick George F 6-6 205 9/25/82 Virginia Comm. R
25 Jamaal Williams G 6-6 240 1/19/83 Washington R
26 PatrickO'Bryant C 7-0 249 6/20/86 Bradley R
30 Sean Banks F 6-8 210 1/20/85 Memphis R
32 Brendan Winters G/F 6-5 195 5/9/83 Davidson R
33 Steven Smith F 6-9 225 4/12/83 La Salle R
41 Julian Sensley F 6-9 235 8/18/82 Hawaii R
44 Ryan Humphrey F 6-8 235 7/24/79 Notre Dame 3
45 Spencer Gloger G/F 6-7 215 9/11/80 Princeton R

Houston Rockets

Darius Washington G 6-2 195 12/6/85 Memphis R

04 Matt Haryasz F 6-11 230 3/20/84 Stanford R

06 John Lucas G 5-11 165 11/21/82 Oklahoma State 1

07 Henry Domercant G 6-4 200 12/30/80 Eastern Illinois R

10 Hollis Price G 6-1 170 10/29/79 Oklahoma R

12 Antywane Robinson F 6-8 210 7/12/84 Temple R

13 Pat Carroll G/F 6-5 190 9/10/82 St. Joseph's R

17 Matt Freije F 6-10 240 10/2/81 Vanderbilt 1

20 Steve Novak F 6-10 220 6/13/83 Marquette R

30 Judson Wallace F/C 6-10 240 12/31/82 Princeton R

32 Mamadou N'diaye C 7-0 255 6/16/75 Auburn 5

33 Patrick Beilein G 6-4 205 3/23/83 West Virginia R

35 Lonny Baxter F/C 6-8 261 1/27/79 Maryland 4

44 Chuck Hayes F 6-6 242 6/11/83 Kentucky 1

Los Angeles Clippers
   Player           POS HT    WT  BORN     FROM
40 Paul Davis F/C 6’11” 270 7/21/84 Michigan State
10 Guillermo Diaz G 6’2” 185 3/4/85 Miami (FL)
3 Daniel Ewing G 6’3” 185 3/26/83 Duke
30 Chris Carrawell G/F 6’6” 225 11/25/77 Duke
8 Yaroslav Korolev F 6’9” 203 5/7/87 Russia
14 Shaun Livingston G 6’7” 182 9/11/85 Peoria Central HS
1 Terrell Lyday G 6’3” 195 8/12/79 BYU
43 Scott Merritt F 6’10” 240 1/3/82 Marquette
22 Boniface Ndong C 7’0” 242 9/3/77 Senegal
15 James Singleton F 6’8” 215 7/20/81 Murray State
41 Kibwe Trim F/C 6’10” 240 5/16/84 Sacred Heart
31 Jawad Williams F 6’9” 218 2/19/83 North Carolina

Minnesota Timberwolves
Player             Pos  Ht
Wojciech Barycz F 6-10
JP Batista F 6-9
Greg Brunner F 6-7
Tyrone Ellis G 6-4
Randy Foye G 6-4
Reece Gaines G 6-6
Jeremy Kelly G 6-5
Adam Parada C 7-0
Ansu Sesay F 6-8
Paul Shirley F 6-10
Craig Smith F 6-7
Bracey Wright G 6-3
Vincent Yarbrough F 6-7

New York Knicks
Num   Player   Pos   Height  Weight  Birthdate  College   Years Pro
04 Nate Robinson G 5-9 180 5/31/84 Washington 1
07 Channing Frye F/C 6-11 245 5/17/83 Arizona 1
08 Ime Udoka G/F 6-6 215 8/9/77 Portland State 2
09 Brian Greene F 6-7 225 8/30/81 Colorado State R
14 Walker Russell, G 6-0 170 10/6/82 Jacksonville State R
20 Olu Famutimi G 6-4 207 2/21/84 Arkansas R
21 Kenny Adeleke F 6-8 250 2/10/83 Hartford R
25 Mardy Collins G 6-6 220 8/4/84 Temple R
32 Renaldo Balkman F 6-8 208 7/14/84 South Carolina R
42 David Lee F 6-9 235 4/29/83 Florida 1
50 FrankoKastropil C 7-0 265 5/8/84 Croatia R
55 Paul Miller C 6-10 250 11/12/82 Wichita State R

New Orleans/OKC Hornets
Num   Player   Pos   Height  Weight  Birthdate   College   Years Pro
00 Omar Cook G 6-1 190 1/28/82 St. John's U. 2
01 Kirk Snyder G 6-6 225 6/5/83 Nevada 2
04 Chris Hernandez G 6-2 190 3/17/83 Stanford R
08 Gabe Muoneke F 6-7 250 2/7/78 Texas
10 Pierre Wooten G 6-2 178 8/10/80 Winthrop
12 HiltonArmstrong C/F 6-11 235 11/11/84 Connecticut R
14 Andrew Betts C 7-1 250 5/11/77 Long Beach St.
17 Ezra Williams G 6-4 190 11/2/80 Georgia
21 Marcus Fizer F 6-8 250 8/10/78 Iowa State 6
22 Cedric Simmons F 6-9 235 1/3/86 NC State R
33 Brandon Bass F 6-8 240 4/30/85 LSU 1
41 Juan Mendez F 6-8 245 9/23/81 Niagara R

New Jersey Nets
NAME              POS HT    WT  DOB      COLLEGE YRS
Jerome Beasly F 6’10 241 5/17/80 North Dakota 1
Josh Boone F 6’10” 237 11/21/84 Connecticut R
Vonteego Cummings G 6’3” 190 2/29/76 Pittsburgh 3
Antonio Meeking F 6’8” 245 8/24/81 Louisiana Tech R
Tamar Slay G/F 6’8” 220 4/2/80 Marshall 3
Jamar Smith F 6’9” 230 12/5/80 Maryland R
Eric Williams F 6’9” 265 3/26/84 Wake Forest R
Marcus Williams G 6’3” 205 12/3/85 Connecticut R
Kennedy Winston G/F 6’6” 230 7/29/84 Alabama R
Antoine Wright G/F 6’7” 210 2/6/84 Texan A&M 1
Rashad Wright G 6’2” 190 3/17/82 Georgia R
David Young G 6’5” 205 1/18/81 North Carolina Central R
Sasa Zagorac F 6’7” 215 1/1/84 Slovenia R
Phoenix Suns

Lionel Chalmers G 6-0 180 11/10/80 Xavier 2

01 Amare Stoudemire F/C 6-10 245 11/16/82 Cypress Creek H.S. (FL) 4

02 Tommy Smith F 6-10 215 12/4/80 Arizona State R

03 Britton Johnson F 6-10 210 7/8/79 Utah 2

04 Romain Sato G 6-5 205 3/2/81 Xavier 1

05 Jeff Varem F 6-6 245 7/16/83 Washington State R

06 Ruben Douglas G 6-4 195 10/30/79 New Mexico R

07 Massismo Bulleri G 6-2 188 9/10/77 Bennetton Treviso R

08 Tre Simmons G 6-5 200 7/24/82 Washington R

09 Adam Hess F 6-7 225 4/4/81 William & Mary R

10 Chris Owens F 6-7 245 4/4/81 Texas 1

11 Nick Lewis F/C 6-10 235 4/20/83 San Diego R

13 Greg Davis G 6-1 186 6/25/82 Troy State R

14 Dalron Johnson F 6-9 215 6/27/81 UNLV R

15 Boris Mesnager F 6-7 235 3/14/83 California University R

16 Guillaume Yango F/C 6-9 240 1/31/82 Pacific R

17 Maciej Lampe F/C 6-11 275 2/5/85 Poland 3


Portland Trail Blazers
04    Brandon Bowman    F    6-9    223    9/15/84    Georgetown    R
05 Ha Seung-Jin C 7-3 305 8/4/85 South Korea 2
07 Brandon Roy G 6-6 215 7/23/84 Washington R
08 Martell Webster G/F 6-7 233 12/4/86 Seattle Prep (Wash.) 1
11 Nedzad Sinanovic C 7-3 225 6/12/83 Bosnia & Herzegovina R
12 LaMarcus Aldridge F/C 6-11 245 7/19/85 Texas R
14 Joel Freeland F 6-10 225 2/7/87 Gran Canaria Fadesa (Spain) R
16 Marque Perry G 6-1 185 1/28/85 St. Louis R
17 Sean Dockery G 6-2 185 1/5/83 Duke R
24 Fred House F 6-5 210 1/4/78 Southern Utah R
25 Travis Outlaw F 6-9 220 9/18/84 Starkville HS (Miss.) 3
33 Hector Romero F 6-7 225 12/4/86 Venezuela R
38 Nikoloz Tskitishvili F 7-0 225 4/14/83 Georgia (Europe) 4
42 Kevin Pinkney F 6-10 245 12/12/79 Nevada R

Sacramento Kings
Num   Player   Pos   Height  Weight  College / Year  Years Pro
00 Rod Benson C 6-10 200 California R
07 Ronnie Price G 6-2 190 Utah Valley State 1
08 Quincy Douby G 6-3 175 Rutgers R
13 Chris. Maraker F 6-9 235 Pacific R
18 Hai Bei Huang F 6-9 235 China R
22 Louis Amundson F 6-9 225 UNLV R
23 Kevin Martin G 6-7 185 Western Carolina 2
25 Yemi Nicholson C 6-11 260 Denver R
35 OdarteyBlankson F 6-7 220 UNLV R
40 Justin Williams C 6-10 225 Wyoming R
41 Taj Gray F 6-9 238 Oklahoma R
43 Sean Lampley F 6-7 227 California 2
44 Eugene Jeter G 5-11 175 Portland R
50 Curtis Green G 6-2 185 Grand Canyon R
55 Sam Daghlas G 6-6 210 Fastlink (Jordan) R
93 Ron Artest F 6-7 260 St. John's 7

Toronto Raptors
Player             Pos Ht  Wt  Birthdate College     NBA Experience
William Avery G 6-2 195 08/08/79 Duke 3 Years
Jermaine Anderson G 6-2 180 02/08/83 Fordham Rookie
Andrea Bargnani F 7-0 250 10/26/85 Benetton Treviso Rookie
Andre Barrett G 5-10 173 02/21/82 Seton Hall 2 Years
Jermaine Bucknor F 6-7 218 11/01/83 Richmond Rookie
Joey Graham F 6-7 225 06/11/82 Oklahoma State 1 Year
Justin Gray G 6-2 194 03/31/84 Wake Forest Rookie
Kris Humphries F 6-9 235 02/06/85 Minnesota 2 Years
James Maye F 6-6 215 01/09/81 NC Greensboro Rookie
Velimir Radinovic C 7-0 250 01/17/81 Ohio State Rookie
Pape Sow F 6-10 250 11/22/81 Cal St Fullerton 2 Years
P.J. Tucker F 6-5 225 05/05/85 Texas Rookie
Charlie Villanueva F 6-11 240 08/24/84 Connecticut 1 Year

Washington Wizards
#  PLAYER             HT   POS. BIRTHDATE FROM/SCHOOL
8 Rashad Anderson 6-5 G 11/9/83 UConn
32 Andray Blatche 6-11 F 8/22/86 South Kent Prep (CT)
40 Schea Cotton 6-6 G 5/20/78 Alabama
20 Antoine Jordan 6-4 G 3/10/83 Siena
35 Roger Mason Jr. 6-5 G 9/10/80 Virginia
42 Cornelius McFadgon 6-5 G 5/6/82 Tennessee
14 Oleksiy Pecherov 7-0 F 4/30/85 Ukraine
34 Peter John Ramos 7-3 C 5/23/85 Puerto Rico
53 Jon Rogers 6-9 F/C 8/30/84 Valdosta St.
13 Will Solomon 6-1 G 7/20/78 Clemson
21 Donell Taylor 6-5 G 7/26/82 UAB
60 Julian Terrell 6-9 F 4/16/84 Vanderbilt
45 Isiah Victor 6-9 F 7/6/78 Tennessee
16 Jermaine Walker 6-7 F 4/5/77 Miami
7 Logan White 6-4 G 10/26/83 Dayton

Saturday, July 01, 2006

2006 NBA Draft Wrap

Thanks to all that visited the site this year, traffic more tripled from last year, hope to have a better looking, more improved site next year as well. In the coming months I will have summer league coverage (all summer league team), my preseason all rookie team, as well as my 2007 NBA Mock Draft. Unlike this draft there will be a clear #1 (Oden).

2006 NBA Draft Wrap

Probably the craziest, most unprediticable draft I have ever covered. Between the lack of uncertainty as well as the trades it was entertaining to say the least. Below I have a quick summary of the winners and losers in this years draft.

Winners:

Portland:

2. LaMarcus Aldridge PF Tex. So.
6. Brandon Roy SG Washington Sr.
27. Sergio Rodriguez PG Spain 1986
30. Joel Freeland PF England 1987

Although they way thet got the picks was a little strange, they ended up getting many key pieces for the future. Its clear they are in rebuilding mode and to come out of this draft with Aldridge and Roy, two of the best players in the NCAA this year, as well as future PG Rodriguez who will help offset the loss of Telfair, a truly amazing draft. Freeland is a guy who may turn out to be a scrappy player in a couple years from now, good pick at #30.

Utah:

14. Ronnie Brewer SG Arkansas Jr.
46.Dee Brown PG Illinois Sr.
47. Paul Millsap PF Lou. Tech Jr.


I liked the draft for the Utah Jazz. Ronnie Brewer is a guy I though could go as high as #7 to the Celtics, tremendous defensively and should get major minutes right away playing alongside and backing up Deron Williams. Dee Brown is a guy who would've went first round last year but got injured , he has a tremendous motor and should be able to help increase the pace as well as play solid D. Now for the sleeper in the draft, this years second round gem Paul Millsap. He was the leading rebounder in the country last year and with the opportunity to play I think he has a shot at being a 7-10 rebound per game guy coming off the bench. Offense needs to improve though.

Memphis:

8. Rudy Gay SF UConn So.
24. Kyle Lowry PG Villanova So.
45. Alexander Johnson PF FSU Jr.

Ok, I am not the biggest Rudy Gay fan but this guy was projected to be the #1 overall pick as little as 3 months ago. He could be another Charlie Villanueva who breaks out after leaving Calhouns system at UCONN. The second pick is a good one as well as Lowry would have greatly improved his stock if he came back to Villanova for one more season. Is a strong player for his size, can take anyone off the dribble, needs to improve his J though. The addition of Alexander is solid as I thought he could be picked as soon as #15 to New Orleans. He should bring needed athleticism to the Grizzlies froncourt.

Honorable Mentions:

Chicago Bulls- Tyrus and Thabo is going to make sure of a great future to come for the Bulls. Great moves to get them when they did as well. Look for them to be serious contenders in 2007-2008.

New Orleans- Someone out of the Hilton Armstrong, Cedrid Simmons, Marcus Vinicius trio is going to be a stud so why not just draft all three, what the hell. Peja Stojacovic is also rumored ot be signing here as well so I like the idea of taking chances and filling a need.

Losers

New York:

20. Renaldo Balkman SF So.Car. Jr.
29. Mardy Collins PG/SG Temple Sr.

Ok, this was almost too easy, not a total disaster though. The good part of this was Mardy Collins, who I liked coming out of Temple. He's a player who was held back in Chaney' system at Temple, should play a lot next season even with the glut of guards in NY cause he can match up well against bigger guards. Now to the bad. Isiah did not disappoint thats for sure. Like Jay Bilas said Balkman was a guy who was not on anyones board as a first rounder so why pick him there? Made no sense at all. Balkman can play theres no question and he would surely have been drafted in the middle of the second round but a trade down would have been the best scenario here for Isiah. Balkman also doesnt seem the best fit with all the players ahead of him on the depth chart, totally baffles me considering who else was on the board at that point!

Seattle:

10. Saer Sene C Sen. 1986
40. Denham Brown SG UConn Sr.
53. Yotam Halperin PG Israel 1984

I absolutely hate this draft. Yes I saw the higlights video of Sene but they were just the highlights, they didnt show the bad. This guy is so far away from contributing its unfathomable that he was pick #10 overall in the NBA Draft. I mean he just statred playing the game in 2003, averaged a whopping 3 (yes 3!) points per game last season. I would expect that to be his average in the NBA as well, and should easily surpass his scoring average with his block shot average. Long ways away my friends, I thought Seattle could do better. (Carney, Sefolosha, Douby). The Denham Brown pick was OK and he will be a player I will be watching closely in the summer league. Halperin will never be a factor for this team.

Washington:

18. Oleksiy Pecherov PF Ukr. 198
49. V. Veremeenko PF Bel. 1984

I thought they would go with players that could help out now considering they are not thay far away from building a serious contender. If I am Washington I take Marcus Willams or Shannon Brown,someone that can help them NOW especially defensively.

Dishonorable Mention- A lot of people didnt like what Phoenix did by basically putting their picks up for sale but if you look at that roster there are young core players that need to be locked up contract wise and the money needs to be there for them so in a supposed weak draft I dont have a problem with that, although I thought a run in the second round for Dee Brown wouldve been nice. That said, Golden State is another loser in my book. I'm not the biggest O'Bryant fan I think he capitialized on a great NCAA tourney game and has a lot of potential bust in him. Since they decided to go big with the pick I thought Hilton Armstrong or Cedric Simmons wouldve been better selections.



Tuesday, June 20, 2006

DRAFT NIGHT 2006- Final mock as of 6/28/06 is up.No news to report regarding trades, promises, however there will almost certainly be plenty of action leading up to 7:30 PM EST. More to come......

5:17 PM - ESPN is reporting Portland has traded Sebastian Telfair to the Celtics for the #7 pick and Dan Dickau. Bad move for the Celtics IMO.Why not wait until you see who is available at #7?

1. Toronto Andrea Bargnani, PF, Italy - Early Word was Colangelo and Toronto execs (Assistant GM was Bargnanis former coach) are sold on Andrea and will make him the first Euro to go #1 overall. Big man with usual Euro outside skills as well as question marks (toughness,strength). Stock is at a high.Great shooter for a big, will also be able to play down low & rebound once NBA trainers get a hold of him and put him on a program. Right now he wouldnt have a chance. Overall great prospect could be compared to a KG/Dirk. GM's are getting more cautious with drafting outside the U.S so we will have to see how this plays out.

Here is a highlight video of Bargnani:

http://nuno.typepad.com/nbafanblog/2006/03/andrea_bargnani.html

Another clip courtesy of NBA TV:

http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/draft/draftprofile_bargnani_a.asx

2. Chicago LaMarcus Aldridge, PF/C Texas - Only a sophomore. Most effective outside the paint or in the high post. Seriously thought about turning pro out of high school but smartly decided not to. Ideal size, a top five lock at this point.Had a very stong game against West Virginia in thetourney but then disappeared against LSU. Style reminds me of Mark Blount, not a banger, and this very well could be the bust in the draft considering how high he will be picked. Could be a good fit on some teams like here playing alongside Chandler. Tyrus Thomas or Brandon Roy could easily go here instead.

3. Charlotte Adam Morrison G/F Gonzaga- The premier scorer right now in college. Has a similar game to Larry Bird offensively. Defensively, a big work in progress. His workouts will be huge for him as not every team is going to be sold on him right away. Could slip from this spot or could go #4 (Portland). Will MJ pull the trigger on Morrison? They need the scoring but will Gay be the pick?

4. Portland
Rudy Gay G/F UCONN - Dynamic scorer who doesnt push things and plays within his means. Versatile G/F who could florish in on an uptempo team. Could have gone lottery straight out of high school. Can do a little bit of everything well. Can be dominant but is somewhat held back in Calhouns system. Legit player of the year candidate and All American. Stock is slipping after solid but underwhelming NCAA tournament. Will not last much longer than this pick. Measurements were about the same as Tyrus Thomas!

5. Atlanta (For Houston?)
Brandoy Roy G, Washington- Fearless leader who is having a phenomenal season up at Washington. Extremely versatile, is a all around threat, including defense.Carried Washington on his back this season. Projects as NBA 2 guard. Paul Pierce type player

6. Minnesota Randy Foye PG, Villanova- Houston trying to move up to #4? The man behind the high powered Villanova offense. Good scorer but also has top notch playmaking ability. Should make a solid pro as more of a combo guard. Stock could really rise with a strong NCAA tournament. Minnesota needs a scorer and may trade up to get it.

7. Boston (For Portland) Tyrus Thomas PF, LSU - Raw freshman talent who plays very strong around the hoop and has shown good rebounding and shot blocking ability.Typical tremendous upside potential pick. Had a spectacular NCAA tournament and I would take him over Aldridge no question. Do not see Foye going here as the C's have DWest in place. Rojon Rondo/Ronnnie Brewer are strong possibilities. Aldridge could slip to this pick and I think Danny Ainge couldnt resist.

8. Houston (For Atlanta?) Shelden Williams F, Duke- Very poor mans Elton Brand.Could be the best defensive player to come out this year. Will it translate to the NBA is the question. The offensive game could use some work as well. May go a lot higher than this based on defense/intangibles.
Harrington may be leaving so help in the frontcourt is needed here.

9. Golden State
Marcus Williams PG, UCONN -Checked in a little on the heavy side (earned the nickname the Chubby Thief), with around 12% body fat. Would be a great fit for a team looking for a true point guard if he can stay in shape. Stock has risen since NCAA tournament then has fallen some. Still turns the ball over and plays a little wild at times, not sure I'm sold on him. Pure point would be a great fit on Philly.

10. Seattle
Patrick O'Bryant C, Bradley- Strong workouts may put him here. Raw seven footer who is about as inconsistent as they come but will be drafted high based on strong NCAA tournament and pro potential . This is a high risk/high reward pick. Brewer is a possibility here. Trade rumors are all around this pick.

11. Orlando J.J. Redick, SG, Duke - Rumors of a promise from Orlando to Reddick before the DUI.Great shooter/scorer in a similar mold as Reggie Miller. Undersized for an NBA 2 guard. Not much upside at this point but one of the top 3 best players in college basketball. Has carried Duke on his back to big wins thoughout his college career. Best case scenario would be Ben Gordon type role. DUI may hurt his stock.


12.
New Orleans Ronnie Brewer G Arkansas- Good defender very lanky, needs to hit the weight room. Smart on court IQ. Height (6-7) allows versatility, plays PG and SG. May have the ugliest shot in the NCAA but it is somewhat effective, needs to improve.Up and down on many teams draft boards N.O needs help at the SG position and potentially the backup PG spot as Speedy Claxton is a free agent, and this kid can play D as well.

13. Philadelphia Rodney Carney G Memphis- Absolute athletic phenom. Plays very solid defense, offensively dynamic a la Ricky Davis. Adding some bulk is a primary focus for him as well as showing he can consistently play within the teams system. Low Basketball IQ may hurt his stock as well as measuring less than expected.

14. Utah Cedric Simmons C, NC State- Is declaring but needs another year at State to get him into next years lottery.Lot of raw talent, hard to pass up a seven footer especially this late. Is staying in the draft.Could go higher. Good shotblocker. NBA Green Room invitee.

15. New Orleans Alexander Johnson, PF, Florida St.- Steadily improving athletic ACC banger has risen up many teams draft boards and is on the fringe of the lottery at this point. Not a dominant player at this point but can be very effective on the low block and can make effective limited use of a high post game as well. Lot of potential here, and as his workouts have proved he shows a strong willingness to improve as well.

16. Chicago Rojon Rondo G Kentucky- Versatile, athletic combo guard with a ton of upside. Can potentially play three positions (PG,SG,SF). Showing inprovement in shooting the 3 ball. Pencil thin frame could be an issue in the NBA. Only a sophomore but very strong chance he comes out as he has been under-utilized in Tubby smiths system. Workouts have been positive so far. Some consider him the top point guard in the draft. Was not an official NBA Green Room invitee.

17.Indiana
Mardy Collins G Temple- Comes from defensive oriented program at Temple which limits his offensive numbers. Well rounded game will fit well in any teams system. Needs work on free throws. Good size for a PG. Could be the top PG in this draft, however, others will go higher based on upside potential.Good workouts against other big name PG's should bring him somwhere around this pick or higher . Good fit here as Tinsley is on the outs. Indiana is also hign on Hilton Armstrong not to mention Adam Morrison.

18.
Washington Shawne Williams F Memphis- High flyer who will thrive in an uptempo system, should have stayed another season to boost his stock. Could do worse than than than #18 pick as if he stayed another season he could go lottery.

19. Sacramento Jordan Farmar PG UCLA- Probably should have went back to UCLA for one more year but being a potential lottery pick its hard to blame him for coming out. Farmar has true PG skills, improving outside game, and is a great floor general. I like his upside more than Marcus Williams at this point. Farmar also had a very impressive showing in the Orlando Pre-Draft camp. PG should be the pick as Bibby is getting older and could use some help next season. Great athlete.

20. New York Quincy Douby G Rutgers- Excellent offensive player who played on a below grade team in the tough Big East. Can score with just about any move you can think of and has very good range as well. Reminds me of Cuttino Mobley and should have a similar type of role as well. He could entice a team to take him late lottery, we'll see.

21. Phoenix Sergio Rodriguez PG, Spain - "Spanish Chocolate" , Flashy Point guard who can push the ball in this system and may be Barbosa insurance when and if he leaves. If Rodriguez is here at this pick (Kings?) theyd have to take him as Phoenix could use help when Nash is on the bench and what better to learn the game from than Nash.

22.New Jersey Hilton Armstrong, PF/C, Connecticut - Strong inside force with a who plays intelligently with the ball. Takes good shots and has a nice touch from the free throw line. Very good shotblocker. Strong workouts could put him a few spots higher.

23.
New Jersey Kyle Lowry G, Villanova - Needs another year in the NCAA but is officially in for good. Outside shot needs work, if improved could be a higher pick next year. Also a bit undersized. With two picks NJ can gamble a bit here. Lowry reminds me of a Will Bynum type.

24. Memphis Oleksiy Pecherov, PF Ukraine - Another Chad Ford special here. This one actually only makes sense for Memphis if there are no PG's worth taking here. A Gasol/Pecherov inside/outside combo could be a tough matchup as they both stand 6'11.

25. Cleveland-
Sene Saer C, Verviers-Pepinster - Huge wild card entry here. Scouts are entirely all over the board and considering how raw Sene is you can't be surprised. What we do now is he is strong and athletic and is a legit 7 footer.Reminds me of Samuel Dalembert. Now the issue is whether he can develop an offensive game or will he be a Dasagna Diop/Dalembert type?

heres a clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6Ho_dsWHvk&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebasketballboards%2Enet%2Fforum%2Fshowthread%2Ephp%3Ft%3D278673

26. L.A Lakers- Shannon Brown G, Michigan St. -Solid experienced player, could sneak into the first round. Has an all around game, can slash or step back to hit the 3 ball. Will stick in the league regardless of where he is drafted. May have got a first round promise from a late second round team like LA where he would be a good fit. Mardy Collins or Sergio Rodriguez is a possibility after Smush Parkers collapse in the post season.

27.Phoenix
Thabo Sefolosha SG ,Switzerland- Plays in a tough league, may be a good fit for a late first round team who can wait on his development here or overseas. Overall good prospect as his size allows him to play SG/SF and can handle the PG position is small doses. Although defensively solid in Europe, lack of strength may hurt him in the NBA against more physical players. Low yearly buyout option ($500,000) makes him an attractive international prospect.

28. Dallas
Josh Boone PF/C Uconn- Smart, scrappy, but unemotional player. Does not make many mistakes on the court but can disappear at times. Not a scorer by any means but shoots very high percentages from the field when he wants to but cant shoot from the line well. Workouts haven't been too hot.Dallas may go international and stash a player for a year or two overseas.

29. New York
Guillermo Diaz PG, Miami - Having strong workouts should keep him in the first round. Good scoring PG and one of the best overall athletes in the entire draft. Probably should have stayed at Miami one more season.

30. Portland Marcus Vinicius Vieira de Souza F, Brazil- Lanky forward who can fill it up offensively. From what I have seen plays like a lamar odom although Marcus isn't the rebounder odom is but Marcus is a better shooter. Will need time to develop not sure he gets that here but Portland needs to draft the best available talent.

Here is a clip courtesy of NBATV:

http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/draft/draftprofile_vinicius_m.asx

On the bubble

Dee Brown G Illinois - Lighting quick guard, although undersized, could be a great backup guard for a team that plays a style like Phoenix.

Louis Amundson PF, UNLV - This seasons workout wonder. Seemed to be forgotten on the scouts radar screens but Amundson is a high energy guy who can bang. High Basketball IQ is a plus.

Paul Davis C Michigan State
- Quality big man who will never become a star but could be a servicable center in a league starving for big men. Solid career at Michigan State, has played in many big games against top competition. Gives good effort every time out. Not a shock to see him go in the first round.

Hassan Adams G, Arizona -Had a good season finally after everyone projected him to have it last year. Shooting career highs, playing all around good defense as well. A strong tournament appearance could really boost his stock. Getting suspended from the PAC 10 Tournament wasnt the best career move but still could be late first round material.

Paul Millsap PF, Louisiana Tech _ Maybe the best rebounder in NCAA right now. Not much exposure but should rise in workouts/camps. Watch out for this kid, I highly suggest watching clips of some of his games.Huge sleeper.Workouts have been subpar so far he could slip.

Bobby Brown G, Cal St.- Fullerton- late in the draft is when teams tend to gamble a little, here is a somewhat unknown player up until now for fans but not for scouts. He has been widely considered the top NBA prospect in the conference since he was a freshman.

Steve Novak F, Marquette- For a big, one of the best outside shooters in the NCAA. Could have a solid NBA career as a zone buster. If he was a Euro, he may have been a top five pick by now.

Kevin Pittsnogle F, West Virginia- Playing exceptionally well this season should make a big push for the first round. Still a step slow though. Reminds me of the Boston Celtics version of Raef Lafrentz. Could see him going to the Mavericks at #28.


6/27/06 Big changes due to Atlanta/Houston Swap. Also, Celtics are rumored to be trading down if Tyrus Thomas slips, which I think he will. I think Rondo is the C's first choice and backups being Ronnie Brewer, or if neither are there it will be Cedric Simmons.

6/25/06- Could Adridge slip to #7? I don't believe he does but if Chicago takes Tyrus Thomas it could happen. The Shelden Williams situation is an interesting one as well. He could go #5 or slip past the 10th pick and throw everyone off.

6/24/06 -Rumors of a Seattle/Phoenix Trade- Rashard Lewis and pick #10 for Shawn Marion and pick #27? Some filler would have to thrown in as well.

This may be the most unpredictable draft I've ever seen but there seems to be at least a couple of promises to players in the top five at this point.(Roy, Bargnani, S.Williams)? Whatever they are I'd expect to find out over the weekend more details.

6/22/06- Larry Brown has been fired from the Knicks, ya I know not a big shocker there. Isiah will coach next season, so the misery will indeed continue for all you Knicks fans.

6/21/06 -added links to Marcus Vinicius, Saer Sene and Andrea Bargnani clips.

Report: Raptors will send Alvin Williams and the #1 overall pick to Charlotte for Brevin Knight and the # 3 pick. See link below, not a done deal just a rumor but I think it makes sense for both teams and could get done. More to come......

http://www.torontosun.com/Sports/Basketball/
2006/06/21/1644767-sun.html



All Eligible 2006 Draftees Is Up- Scroll Down Below this Post
All 2006 Eligible Draftees (Alphabetical Order)

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PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Hassan Adams Arizona United States Guard Senior 6-4 220
Kenny Adeleke Hartford United States Forward Senior 6-9 245
Maurice Ager Michigan State United States Guard Senior 6-5 202
LaMarcus Aldridge Texas United States Forward Sophomore 6-11 240
Morris Almond Rice United States Guard Junior 6-6 215
Pape-Philippe Amagou Le Mans (France) France Guard International Early Entry 6-1 175
Louis Amundson Nevada-Las Vegas United States Forward Senior 6-9 225
Rashad Anderson Connecticut United States Guard Senior 6-5 215
Michailas Anisimovas BK Barons-LU Riga (Latvia) Ukraine Center International Draft Eligible 7-1 240
Hilton Armstrong Connecticut United States Forward/Center Senior 6-11 235
James Augustine Illinois United States Forward Senior 6-10 235
B
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Jose Juan Barea Northeastern United States Guard Senior 6-0 175
Andrea Bargnani Benetton Treviso (Italy) Italy Forward International Early Entry 6-10 225
J.P. Batista Gonzaga Brazil Forward Senior 6-9 269
Cameron Bennerman North Carolina State United States Guard Senior 6-4 200
Milko Bjelica Crvena Zvezda (Serbia & Montenegro) Serbia & Montenegro Forward International Draft Eligible 6-9 210
Will Blalock Iowa State United States Guard Junior 6-0 205
Josh Boone Connecticut United States Forward/Center Junior 6-10 237
Brandon Bowman Georgetown United States Forward Senior 6-9 223
Ronnie Brewer Arkansas United States Guard Junior 6-7 220
Dee Brown Illinois United States Guard Senior 6-0 185
Denham Brown Connecticut Canada Guard/Forward Senior 6-6 220
Shannon Brown Michigan State United States Guard Junior 6-4 205
Greg Brunner Iowa United States Forward Senior 6-7 245
Brad Buckman Texas United States Forward Senior 6-8 235
C
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Nik Caner-Medley Maryland United States Forward Senior 6-8 240
Rodney Carney Memphis United States Forward Senior 6-7 205
Ivan Chiriaev Dynamo Moscow (Russia) Russia Forward International Draft Eligible 7-1 235
Mardy Collins Temple United States Guard Senior 6-6 220
D
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Paul Davis Michigan State United States Center Senior 6-11 270
Taquan Dean Louisville United States Guard Senior 6-3 195
Terence Dials Ohio State United States Guard Senior 6-9 260
Guillermo Diaz Miami (FL) Puerto Rico Guard Junior 6-2 185
Sean Dockery Duke United States Guard Senior 6-2 185
Quincy Douby Rutgers United States Guard Junior 6-3 175
E
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Lior Eliyahu Hapoel Galil Elyon (Israel) Israel Forward International Early Entry 6-9 225
Terrell Everett Oklahoma United States Guard Senior 6-4 188
F
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Jordan Farmar UCLA United States Guard Sophomore 6-2 180
Randy Foye Villanova United States Guard Senior 6-4 210
Torin Francis Notre Dame United States Forward Senior 6-11 252
Joel Freeland Gran Canaria Fadesa (Spain) United Kingdom Forward International Early Entry 6-10 225
G
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Mike Gansey West Virginia United States Guard Senior 6-4 205
Thomas Gardner Missouri United States Guard Junior 6-5 225
Travis Garrison Maryland United States Forward Senior 6-8 240
Rudy Gay Connecticut United States Forward Sophomore 6-9 220
Daniel Gibson Texas United States Guard Sophomore 6-2 190
Justin Gray Wake Forest United States Guard Senior 6-2 194
Taj Gray Oklahoma United States Forward Senior 6-9 238
H
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Yotam Halperin Union Olimpija Ljubjana (Slovenia) Israel Guard International Draft Eligible 6-5 210
Matthew Haryasz Stanford United States Forward/Center Senior 6-10 235
Eric Hicks Cincinnati United States Forward Senior 6-6 245
Tedric Hill Gulf Coast Community College (Fla.) United States Forward Sophomore 6-10 240
Ryan Hollins UCLA United States Center Senior 7-0 230
Daniel Horton Michigan United States Guard Senior 6-3 205
J
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Paulius Jankunas Zalgiris Kaunas Lithuania Forward International Draft Eligible 6-8 210
Alexander Johnson Florida State United States Forward Junior 6-9 240
Bobby Jones Washington United States Forward Senior 6-7 215
Solomon Jones South Florida United States Forward Senior 6-10 230
K
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Franko Kastropil KK Split (Croatia) Croatia Center International Draft Eligible 7-0 265
Viktor Keirou Dynamo St. Petersburg (Russia) Russia Guard International Draft Eligible 6-6 215
Marco Killingsworth Indiana United States Forward Senior 6-7 235
Martin Kohlmaier Kapfenberg (Austria) Austria Center International Draft Eligible 7-2 260
Carl Krauser Pittsburgh United States Guard Senior 6-2 200
L
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Kyle Lowry Villanova United States Guard Sophomore 6-0 175
M
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Christian Maraker Pacific Sweden Forward Senior 6-9 240
Damir Markota Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) Croatia Forward International Early Entry 6-10 225
Miguel Marriaga Gaiteros del Zulia (Venezuela) Venezuela Forward International Draft Eligible 6-9 230
Loukas Mavrokefalidis PAOK (Greece) Greece Center International Draft Eligible 6-11 260
Gerry McNamara Syracuse United States Guard Senior 6-2 180
Pops Mensah-Bonsu George Washington United Kingdom Forward Senior 6-9 240
Paul Millsap Louisiana Tech United States Forward Junior 6-8 245
Dwayne Mitchell Louisiana-Lafayette United States Forward Senior 6-5 210
Adam Morrison Gonzaga United States Forward Junior 6-8 205
N
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Yemi Nicholson Denver United States Center Senior 6-11 260
David Noel North Carolina United States Forward Senior 6-6 230
Steve Novak Marquette United States Forward Senior 6-10 220
O
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Patrick O'Bryant Bradley United States Center Sophomore 7-0 260
P
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Valentin Pastal Galatasaray (Turkey) Turkey Forward International Draft Eligible 6-9 210
Oleksiy Pecherov Paris Basket Racing (France) Ukraine Center International Early Entry 7-0 210
Kosta Perovic Partizan Belgrade (Serbia & Montenegro) Croatia Forward International Early Entry 7-2 240
Kevin Pittsnogle West Virginia United States Center Senior 6-11 250
Leon Powe California United States Forward Sophmore 6-8 240
Q
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Chris Quinn Notre Dame United States Guard Senior 6-2 185
R
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Allan Ray Villanova United States Guard Senior 6-2 190
J.J. Redick Duke United States Guard Senior 6-4 190
Hasan Rizvic Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia Slovenia Forward International Draft Eligible 6-10 220
Richard Roby Colorado United States Guard Sophmore 6-6 195
Sergio Rodriguez Adecco Estudiantes Madrid (Spain) Spain Guard International Early Entry 6-3 168
Rajon Rondo Kentucky United States Guard Sophmore 6-1 171
Brandon Roy Washington United States Guard Senior 6-6 215
S
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Cheick Samb WTC Cornella (Spain) Senegal Center International Draft Eligible 7-1 195
Michael Schroeder Bamberg (Germany) Germany Forward International Draft Eligible 6-11 240
Thabo Sefolosha Angelico Biella (Italy) Sweden Guard International Draft Eligible 6-5 215
Saer Sene Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium) Senegal Forward International Early Entry 6-11 230
Cedric Simmons N.C. State United States Forward Sophmore 6-9 235
Marcus Slaughter San Diego State United States Forward Junior 6-9 220
Craig Smith Boston College United States Forward Senior 6-7 250
Steven Smith La Salle United States Forward Senior 6-8 235
Curtis Stinson Iowa State United States Guard Junior 6-3 215
T
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Tyrus Thomas Louisiana State United States Forward Freshman 6-9 215
P.J. Tucker Texas United States Forward Junior 6-5 225
U
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Ejike Ugboaja Union Bank Lagos (Nigeria) Nigeria Forward International Early Entry 6-9 225
V
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Costas Vasiliadis Unicaja Malaga (Spain) Greece Guard International Draft Eligible 6-6 195
Panagotis Vasilopoulos Olympiakos (Greece) Greece Forward International Draft Eligible 6-8 225
Vladimir Veremeenko Dynamo St. Petersburg (Russia) Belarus Forward International Draft Eligible 6-10 230
Marcus Vinicius Objectivo Sao Carlos (Brazil) Brazil Forward International Draft Eligible 6-8 225
W
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Darius Washington Memphis United States Guard Sophmore 6-2 195
C.J. Watson Tennessee United States Guard Senior 6-2 176
James White Cincinnati United States Guard/Forward Senior 6-7 200
Eric Williams Wake Forest United States Forward Senior 6-9 265
Justin Williams Wyoming United States Forward Senior 6-10 225
Marcus Williams Connecticut United States Guard Junior 6-3 205
Shawne Williams Memphis United States Forward Freshman 6-9 225
Shelden Williams Duke United States Forward Senior 6-9 250
Curtis Withers Charlotte United States Forward Senior 6-8 245
Z
PlayerSchool/TeamCountryPositionStatusHeightWeight
Tang Zhengdong Jiangsu Nangang Dragons (China) China Center International Draft Eligible 7-1 285
Luka Zoric KK Dubrovnik (Croatia) Croatia Forward/Center International Draft Eligible 6-11