Friday, July 06, 2007

2007 NBA Summer League Rosters

BOSTON CELTICS

57 Lance Allred C 6-11 270 Weber State
46 Pat Carroll G/F 6-5 190 St. Joseph’s
11 Glen Davis F 6-9 289 Louisiana State
59 Torin Francis F 6-11 252 Notre Dame
58 Andreas Glyniadakis C 7-1 280 Greece
5 Gerald Green G-F 6-8 200 Gulf Shores Academy
0 Leon Powe F 6-8 240 California
13 Gabe Pruitt G 6-4 170 Southern California
12 Allan Ray G 6-2 190 Villanova
9 Rajon Rondo G 6-1 171 Kentucky
36 Sergio Sanchez G 6-3 207 Spain
49 Brandon Wallace F 6-9 203 South Carolina




CHICAGO BULLS

No. Name Pos Ht Wt Born College/Country 2006-07 Team

2 Thabo Sefolosha G 6-7 215 05/02/84 Switzerland Chicago Bulls
3 Justin Cage F 6-6 225 06/26/85 Xavier Xavier (NCAA)
6 Filiberto Rivera G 6-2 175 09/28/82 UTEP Quakenbrueck (Germany)
8 Boo Davis* G 6-3 190 12/07/82 UW-Milwaukee Givat Shmuel (Israel)
11 Andre Barrett G 5-10 173 02/21/82 Seton Hall Chicago Bulls
13 Joakim Noah F 6-11 232 02/25/85 Florida Florida (NCAA)
14 Richard Lesko F 6-9 210 02/21/81 Illinois-Chicago Kosice TU (Slovakia)
15 Martynas Andriuskevicius C 7-2 240 03/12/86 Lithuania Chicago Bulls
17 Keith Gayden F 6-8 215 12/15/83 Duquesne Elgin Racers (IBL)
20 JamesOn Curry G 6-3 190 01/07/86 Oklahoma State Oklahoma State (NCAA)
22 Erik Daniels F 6-8 214 04/01/82 Kentucky Angelico Biella (Spain)
24 Tyrus Thomas F 6-9 215 08/17/86 Louisiana State Chicago Bulls
25 Jackson Vroman F/C 6-10 220 06/06/81 Iowa State G. Canaria (Spain)
30 Caleb Green* F 6-8 225 07/10/85 Oral Roberts Oral Roberts (NCAA)
31 Thomas Gardner G 6-5 225 02/08/85 Missouri Verviers-Pep. (Belgium)
34 Aaron Gray C 7-0 270 12/07/84 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh (NCAA)
45 Lance Williams F/C 6-9 274 06/19/80 DePaul Turow (Poland)
54 D’or Fischer C/F 6-10 247 10/12/81 West Virginia Oldenburg (Germany)




CHARLOTTE BOBCATS

Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College Yrs Pro

Alan Anderson G/F 6-6 220 10/16/82 Michigan State 2
Bobby Brown G 6-2 175 9/23/84 Cal State Fullerton R
Elton Brown F 6-9 255 9/9/83 Virginia R
Kevin Burleson G 6-3 205 4/9/79 Minnesota 1
Steve Burtt G 6-1 185 3/7/84 Iona R
Jermareo Davidson F 6-10 230 11/17/84 Alabama R
Justin Doellman F 6-9 210 2/3/85 Xavier R
Jared Dudley F 6-7 225 7/10/85 Boston College R
Raymond Felton G 6-1 198 6/26/84 North Carolina 2
Brock Gillespie G 6-0 170 4/26/82 Rice R
Ryan Hollins C 7-0 230 10/10/84 UCLA 1
Jackie Manuel G/F 6-5 189 3/29/83 North Carolina R
Adam Morrison F 6-8 205 7/19/84 Gonzaga 1
Gabe Muoneke F 6-7 243 2/7/78 Texas R
Rick Rickert F/C 6-11 235 2/11/83 Minnesota R
Tamar Slay G/F 6-8 220 4/2/80 Marshall 3
Ayinde Ubaka G 6-4 200 2/9/85 California R
Luke Whitehead F 6-6 220 2/9/81 Louisville R
Jawad Williams F 6-9 218 2/19/83 North Carolina R






CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

NO PLAYER POS HGT WGT BIRTHDATE FROM DRAFT NBA YR

2 Yannick Bokolo G 6-2 180 6/19/85 France ‘04 R
18 Denham Brown F 6-6 220 1/6/83 Connecticut ’06 R
6 Shannon Brown G 6-4 211 11/29/85 Michigan State ’06 1
46 Ryvon Covile F 6-9 250 3/1/84 Detroit ’07 R
50 Terence Dials C 6-9 260 6/15/83 Ohio State ’06 R
1 Daniel Gibson G 6-2 194 2/27/86 Texas ’06 1
27 Dwayne Jones F/C 6-11 251 6/9/83 St. Joseph’s ’05 2
44 Boniface N’Dong C 7-0 205 9/3/77 Senegal ‘99 1
39 Kevin Pittsnogle F 6-11 250 7/30/84 West Virginia ’06 R
54 Darius Rice F 6-10 215 10/16/82 Miami ’04 R
26 Dijon Thompson F 6-7 195 2/23/83 UCLA ‘05 2
41 Romeo Travis F 6-7 220 12/10/84 Akron ’07 R
29 P.J. Tucker F 6-5 225 5/5/85 Texas ’06 1
30 Matt Walsh G 6-6 200 12/2/82 Florida ‘05 1

HEAD COACH Melvin Hunt
ASSISTANT COACHES Chris Jent, Bryant Moore, Vincent Collet
Nenad Trajkovic, Brad Holland, Dale Osbourne
ATHLETIC TRAINER Mike Mancias
STRENGTH & COND. COACH Ken Sneed




DALLAS MAVERICKS

No. Name Pos Ht. Wt. Birthdate College

13 Maurice Ager G 6-5 202 2/9/84 Michigan State
10 Eddie Basden G 6-5 215 2/15/83 North Carolina-Charlotte
54 Brandon Bass F 6-8 240 4/30/85 LSU
11 Jose Juan Barea G 6-0 175 6/26/84 Northeastern
30 Warren Carter F 6-9 220 4/23/85 Illinois
7 DeSagana Diop C 7-0 280 1/30/82 Oak Hill Academy HS
32 Leonardo Dos Santos F 6-11 230 10/6/84 Brazil
33 Nick Fazekas F 6-11 235 6/17/85 Nevada
45 Caleb Green F 6-8 238 7/10/85 Oral Roberts
2 Jamon Gordon G 6-3 212 7/18/84 Virginia Tech
21 Pops Mensah-Bonsu F 6-9 240 9/7/83 George Washington
20 Jared Newson G 6-5 215 9/26/84 Tennessee-Martin
9 Renaldas Seibutis G 6-5 180 12/25/85 Lithuania
23 Reyshawn Terry F 6-8 232 4/7/84 North Carolina
24 Clay Tucker G 6-3 195 6/14/80 Wisconsin-Milwaukee




DENVER NUGGETS

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. School Exp.
8 Will Blalock G 6-0 205 Iowa State 1
32 Coleman Collins F 6-9 235 Virginia Tech R
6 Ruben Douglas G/F 6-4 195 New Mexico R
11 Dontaye Draper G 5-11 180 College of Charleston R
35 Matt Freije F 6-9 245 Vanderbilt 2
17 Axel Hervelle F 6-8 230 Belgium R
24 Mark Karcher G/F 6-5 215 Temple R
5 Jelani McCoy F/C 6-10 245 UCLA 7
30 Lamond Murray F 6-7 236 California 12
34 Larry O’Bannon G 6-4 200 Louisville R
4 Curtis Sumpter F 6-7 225 Villanova R
55 Nikoloz Tskitishvili F 7-0 225 Republic of Georgia 4
22 Von Wafer G 6-5 210 Florida State 2
0 Dajuan Wagner G 6-2 195 Memphis 4




HOUSTON ROCKETS

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College/Country/H.S. NBA Exp.

0 Aaron Brooks G 6-0 161 1/14/85 Oregon R
32 Drake Diener G 6-5 200 12/19/81 DePaul R
8 Lior Eliyahu F 6-9 225 9/9/85 Israel R
3 Andre Emmett G 6-5 230 8/27/82 Texas Tech 1
22 Carl English G 6-5 205 2/2/81 Hawaii R
19 Mike Harris F 6-6 240 6/15/83 Rice 1
2 Jeff Horner G 6-3 185 8/1/83 Iowa R
33 Antanas Kavaliauskas C 6-11 237 9/9/84 Texas A&M R
14 Carl Landry F 6-9 248 9/19/83 Purdue R
12 Ron Lewis G 6-4 200 7/7/84 Ohio State R
15 John Lucas G 5-11 165 11/21/82 Oklahoma State 2
23 Ivan McFarlin F 6-8 240 4/26/82 Oklahoma State 1
21 Brad Newley G 6-7 201 2/18/85 Australia R
20 Steve Novak F 6-10 220 6/13/83 Marquette 1





INDIANA PACERS

No Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate School Last Played for
22 Andre Brown F 6-9 245 5/12/81 DePaul Seattle (NBA)
32 Kyle Davis C 6-10 235 6/3/82 Auburn Dodge City (USBL)
8 Ronald "Boo" Davis G 6-3 190 12/7/82 Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wisconsin-Milwaukee (NCAA)
0 Gio. Diamantopoulos G/F 6-5 190 2/15/80 Greece CSK VVS Samara (Russia)
18 Desmon Farmer G 6-5 220 10/7/81 Southern California Tulsa (NBADL)
55 Kenyon Gamble C 7-0 230 5/9/82 Tuskegee Minot (CBA)
5 Stephen Graham F 6-6 215 6/11/82 Oklahoma State Sioux Falls (NBADL)
20 Dan Grunfeld G 6-6 220 2/7/84 Stanford Stanford (NCAA)
24 David Logan G 6-1 175 12/26/82 Indianapolis SKS Polphamra-Pakmet Starogard (Poland)
54 Anthony Myles F 6-9 245 10/16/82 Xavier DongGuan New Century (China)
2 Andre Owens G 6-4 200 10/31/80 Houston Anaheim (NBADL)
3 Marque Perry G 6-1 200 1/18/81 St. Louis Banvitspor (Turkey)
17 Kasib Powell F 6-7 215 3/18/81 Texas Tech Spartak, St. Petersburg (Russia)
21 Kareem Rush G 6-6 215 10/30/80 Missouri Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania)
12 Jamel Staten F 6-6 225 8/00/83 Mankato State Minnesota (ABA)
4 Shawne Williams F 6-9 225 2/16/86 Memphis Indiana (NBA)
9 Guillaume Yango F 6-9 240 1/31/82 Pacific Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy)




LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS

2007 LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS NBA SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER

# Player POS HT WT BORN FROM 2006-07
34 Mohamed Abukar F 6’10" 229 1/1/85 San Diego St. San Diego St.
22 Brandon Bowman F 6’ 9" 223 9/15/84 Georgetown Bakersfield (NBDL)
10 Will Conroy G 6’2" 195 12/8/82 Washington Clippers
40 Paul Davis C 6’11" 270 7/21/84 Michigan State Clippers
2 Guillermo Diaz G 6’2" 185 3/4/85 Miami CEZ Nymburk (Czech Rep.)
20 Mike Gansey G 6’4" 205 12/21/82 West Virginia
25 Jared Jordan G 6’2" 187 10/14/84 Marist Marist
35 Chris Kaman C 7’0" 265 4/28/82 Central Michigan Clippers
15 Daniel Santiago C 7’1" 256 6/24/76 St. Vincent Unicaja Malaga (Spain)
31 Amara Sy F 6’8" 240 8/28/81 France ASVEL Villeurbanne (France)
55 Ivan Radenovic F 6’10" 244 6/10/84 Arizona Arizona
12 Al Thornton F 6’8" 220 12/7/83 Florida State Florida State






LOS ANGELES LAKERS

NAME POS HT WT BIRTHDATE SCHOOL
Jav.Crittenton G 6-4 198 12/31/87 Georgia Tech
Ebi Ere G 6-5 215 8/3/81 Oklahoma
Jordan Farmar G 6-2 180 11/30/86 UCLA
Brandon Gay F 6-8 220 8/8/82 USD
Jeff Graves F 6-9 275 9/30/81 Kansas
Ralphy Holmes G 6-4 190 7/5/79 Cal State Fullerton
Dalron Johnson F 6-9 210 6/27/81 UNLV
Coby Karl G 6-5 216 3/6/83 Boise State
Bryson McKenzie C 6-10 230 6/19/83 Northern Illinois
Andre Patterson F 6-7 217 5/12/83 Tennessee
Jabari Smith C 6-11 250 2/12/77 Louisiana State
Larry Turner C 6-11 240 12/29/82 Tennessee State
Rodney White F 6-9 230 6/28/80 UNC Charlotte

SUMMER LEAGUE COACHES: Kurt Rambis (Santa Clara), Brian Shaw (UCSB)
ATHLETIC TRAINER: Chip Schaefer (Utah)





MILWAUKEE BUCKS

Player Pos. Height Weight Birthdate College Year NBDL Year(s)
Anthony Coleman F 6-11 215 10/06/82 Long Beach St. ‘05 Bakersfield 06-07
Noel Felix C 6-9 225 10/04/81 Fresno State ‘03 N/A N/A
Lynn Greer * G 6-2 175 10/23/79 Temple ‘02 N/A N/A
Arthur Johnson C 6-9 255 12/20/81 Missouri ‘04 N/A N/A
Randy Livingston G 6-4 209 04/02/75 Louisiana State ‘98 Idaho 06-07
Damir Markota * F 6-10 225 12/26/85 Croatia ‘06 Tulsa 06-07
Chris McCray G 6-5 192 5/27/84 Maryland ‘06 Dakota 06-07
David Noel * F/G 6-6 230 02/27/84 North Carolina ’06 N/A N/A
Ramon Sessions G 6-3 190 04/11/86 Nevada ’07 N/A N/A
Awvee Storey F 6-6 225 04/18/77 Arizona State ’02 Asheville 01-02
Billy Thomas G 6-5 220 12/23/75 Kansas ’03 Asheville 04-05
James Thomas F 6-8 245 11/22/80 Texas ’04 Roanoke 04-05





MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College Yrs.
3 Luke Anderson G 6-6 205 10/01/82 Minnesota State Mankato R
40 Ryan Bowen F 6-9 218 11/20/75 Iowa 7
22 Corey Brewer F 6-9 185 03/05/86 Florida R
44 Greg Brunner F 6-7 245 06/15/83 Iowa R
24 Mateen Cleaves G 6-2 210 09/07/77 Michigan State 6
4 Randy Foye G 6-4 210 09/09/83 Villanova 1
14 Quinton Hosley G/F 6-6 210 03/25/84 Fresno State R
32 Rashad McCants G 6-4 226 09/25/84 North Carolina 2
25 Chris Richard F 6-9 255 12/25/84 Florida R
11 Luke Schenscher C 7-1 265 12/31/82 Georgia Tech 2
1 Craig Smith F 6-7 250 11/10/83 Boston College 1




NEW JERSEY NETS

NO NAME POS HT WT DOB FROM YRS.

8 Hassan Adams G 6-4 220 6/20/84 Arizona 1
20 Terrence Crawford F 6-6 230 2/4/82 Oklahoma State R
45 James Cripe C 6-10 255 5/3/84 Northern Kentucky R
43 Josh Davis F 6-8 215 8/10/80 Wyoming 3
6 Robert Hite G 6-2 184 1/12/84 Miami (FL) 1
50 Brandon Hunter F 6-7 266 11/24/80 Ohio 2
31 James Maye F 6-7 209 1/29/81 North Carolina (Greensboro) R
14 Tommy Smith F 6-10 215 12/4/80 Arizona State 2
2 Curtis Stinson G 6-3 215 2/15/83 Iowa State R
10 Jamaal Tatum G 6-1 168 9/9/84 Southern Illinois R
40 Nick VanderLaan C 6-10 265 10/27/79 Virginia R
44 Matt Walsh F 6-6 195 12/2/82 Florida
11 Marcus Williams G 6-3 205 12/3/85 Connecticut 1
51 Sean Williams F 6-10 235 9/13/86 Boston College R

Head Coach: Lawrence Frank
Assistant Coaches: Bill Cartwright, Tom Barrise, Pat Sullivan



ORLANDO MAGIC

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Date of Birth Last Team/College

40 James Augustine F 6-10 235 2-27-84 Orlando Magic/Illinois
6 Stephen Barber G 5-10 160 1-14-80 Albuquerque NBDL/UT-Arlington
52 Mike Bell F 6-9 225 8-11-82 Vigo Spain/Florida Atlantic
25 Damone Brown F 6-9 200 6-28-79 Sioux Falls NBDL/Syracuse
44 Anthony Fuqua C 6-11 225 2-16-83 Austin NBDL/UT-San Antonio
41 Charles Gaines F 6-7 235 10-15-81 Joventut Spain/Southern Miss.
13 Marcin Gortat C 7-0 240 2-17-84 Koeln Germany/NA
2 Kevin Kruger G 6-2 185 5-1-83 UNLV/UNLV
22 Torrell Martin G 6-5 200 2-13-85 Winthrop/Winthrop
18 Milovan Rakovic F 6-10 250 2-19-85 Mega Ishrana Serbia/NA
7 J.J. Redick G 6-4 190 6-24-84 Orlando Magic/Duke
11 Tony Skinn G 6-1 175 2-8-83 Clermont France/George Mason
3 Loren Stokes G 6-3 175 11-12-83 Hofstra/Hofstra
23 Jeff Varem F 6-6 245 7-16-83 Tulsa NBDL/Washington State






PHOENIX SUNS

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate From NBA Exp
2 Marcus Banks G 6-2 200 11/19/81 UNLV 4
11 Cameron Bennerman G 6-4 205 5/8/84 North Carolina State R
12 Michael Bradley F 6-10 225 5/18/79 Villanova 5
3 Terrell Everett G 6-4 188 6/30/84 Oklahoma R
9 Otis George F/C 6-9 240 5/7/82 Louisville R
8 Ron Hale F 6-8 220 11/5/77 Florida St. R
5 Adam Hess G/F 6-7 220 4/4/81 William & Mary R
4 Melvin Sanders G/F 6-5 210 1/3/81 Oklahoma St. 1
6 D.J. Strawberry G 6-5 201 6/15/85 Maryland R
10 Pape Sow F/C 6-10 250 11/22/81 Cal State-Fullerton 3
7 Alando Tucker F 6-6 205 2/11/84 Wisconsin R
13 Eric Williams C 6-9 265 3/26/84 Wake Forest R

HEAD COACH: Mike D’Antoni
SUMMER LEAGUE HEAD COACH/ASSISTANT COACH: Phil Weber
ASSISTANT COACHES: Alvin Gentry, Dan D’Antoni, Todd Quinter
HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER: Aaron Nelson




PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

# Name Pos Ht Wt NBA Yrs Birthdate From

12 LaMarcus Aldridge F/C 6-11 245 1 7-19-85 Texas
18 Rick Apodaca G 6-3 190 R 1-7-81 Hofstra
40 Chris Ellis F 6-9 250 R 3-5-84 Wake Forest
41 Joel Freeland F 6-10 225 R 2-7-87 England
4 Terrance Green G 6-3 212 R 1-10-81 Nevada
0 Taurean Green G 6-0 177 R 11-28-86 Florida
31 Zendon Hamilton C 6-11 254 6 4-29-75 St. John’s
28 Petteri Koponen G 6-4 195 R 4-13-88 Finland
6 Stefano Mancinelli F 6-8 214 R 3-17-83 Italy
2 Josh McRoberts F 6-10 240 R 2-28-87 Duke
52 Greg Oden C 7-0 250 R 1-22-88 Ohio State
11 Sergio Rodriguez G 6-3 168 1 6-12-86 Spain
8 Martell Webster G/F 6-7 233 2 12-4-86 Seattle Prep HS (WA)

Head Coach: Nate McMillan (North Carolina State)
Assistant Coaches: Dean Demopoulos (West Chester), Maurice Lucas (Marquette)
Monty Williams (Notre Dame), Bill Bayno (Sacred Heart)





SEATTLE SONICS

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate From 2006-07 Season

2 Zabian Dowdell G 6-3 200 9/10/84 Virginia Tech Virginia Tech
5 Jermaine Jackson G 6-5 205 6/7/76 Detroit Mercy BC Kyiv
11 Brandon Heath G 6-4 200 3/1/84 San Diego State San Diego State
12 David Jackson* G 6-5 210 9/21/78 Oregon NBDL
14 Julius Hodge G 6-7 210 11/18/83 North Carolina State Den/Mil//NBDL
15 Mickaƫl Gelabale G/F 6-7 215 5/22/83 France Sonics
18 Mouhamed Sene C 7-0 230 5/12/86 Senegal Sonics
22 Jeff Green F 6-9 235 8/8/86 Georgetown Georgetown
23 Olu Famutimi* G 6-5 220 2/21/84 Arkansas NBDL
27 Johan Petro C 7-0 247 1/27/86 France Sonics
33 Ronnie Burrell F 6-9 220 7/21/83 UNC-Greensboro France
35 Kevin Durant F 6-9 215 9/29/88 Texas Texas
44 Elton Brown* F/C 6-9 250 9/9/83 Virginia NBDL
45 Kenny Adeleke F 6-9 245 2/10/83 Hartford Israel
45 Quinton Hosley* G/F 6-6 210 3/25/84 Fresno State Fresno State
50 Ryvon Coville* F 6-9 250 3/1/84 Detroit Mercy Detroit Mercy
50 Antywane Robinson F 6-8 220 7/12/84 Temple NBDL

Coaches: Ralph Lewis, Bryan Gates
Assistant Coach/Dir. Of Video Scouting: Walt Rock





WASHINGTON WIZARDS

PLAYER HT POS. BIRTHDATE FROM/SCHOOL LAST TEAM

Shagari Alleyne 7-3 C 1/16/84 Manhattan Manhattan
Brian Chase 5-9 PG 10/8/81 Virginia Tech Los Angeles (NBDL)
Mike Hall 6-8 F 5/5/84 George Washington Washington Wizards
Jared Homan 6-9 F/C 6/3/83 Iowa State Athens (Greece)
Lee Humphrey 6-2 G 4/26/84 Florida Florida
Dominic McGuire 6-8 F 10/20/85 Fresno State Fresno State
Aaron Miles 6-1 G 4/13/83 Kansas Pau-Orthez (France)
Oleksiy Pecherov 7-0 F/C 12/8/85 Ukraine BC Kyiv (Ukraine)
Kevinn Pinkney 6-10 F/C 10/20/83 Nevada-Reno Bakersfield (NBDL)
J.R. Pinnock 6-4 G 12/11/83 George Washington Arkansas (NBDL)
Leon Rodgers 6-7 F 6/2/85 Northern Illinois EiffelTowers(Holland)
Kyle Visser 6-11 C 10/19/85 Wake Forest Wake Forest
Jameel Watkins 6-10 F 8/2/77 Georgetown Dongbu (Korea)
Nick Young 6-6 G/F 6/1/85 Southern California Southern California
Derrick Zimmerman 6-3 PG 2/2/81 Mississippi State Air Avellino (Italy)

Head Coach: Eddie Jordan
Assistant Coaches: Mike O’Koren, Tom Thibodeau, Phil Hubbard, Wes Unseld, Jr.
Athletic Trainer: Eric Waters
Assistant Athletic Trainer: Ernest Eugene
Strength & Conditioning: Drew Cleary

Sunday, July 01, 2007

2008 NBA Mock Draft - Lottery Picks

Could be another strong draft depending mainly on how the incoming freshman class develops. Ranked in order of potential draft position. Here's my take :

1. Michael Beasley F Kansas St. - As you probably saw in the McDonalds game he is a great athlete with good size, and one of the most versatile players in the draft. Should step in immediately and make a difference for Kansas St. Can play inside and out, tends to play outside a little too much. Looks forced at times.

2. Derrick Rose PG Memphis - Should be one of the top PG's in the NCAA next season. Truly a do it all type of PG. Can shoot although improvements needed, attack the hoop, and create for teammates. Has good size as well. Going to do a lot of damage in Conference USA next season.

3. Darrell Arthur F Kansas - Will be the man next year for the Jayhawks. If his midrange/outside game improves and he shows the ability to play the 3 then he could go this high in the draft. Still needs to bulk up but I'm predicting a drastic rise in his stock over the season.

4. Roy Hibbert C Georgetown - Pulled out of the 2007 draft, would have gone top ten no question. Still has a ways to go and decided he would be a much more NBA ready prospect after another season as a Hoya. I don't think he has a ton of upside but his size and abilities on both sides of the ball are NBA material. Good basketball IQ and passing skills are also bonuses for a big man.

5. OJ Mayo G USC - Should be one of the most prolific scorers in the NCAA in his one season at USC. Has a scorers mentality almost to a fault. Has been known to play out of control and has developed some bad habits. There are also minor character concerns with him as well. On talent alone he may be one of the top three players in the draft but i can see him falling in the 5-10 range.

6. Chase Budinger F Arizona - Tremendous all around player should a little bit of everything in his first season at Arizona. Top athlete with great size although thin frame. Solid shooter from the outside keeps improving. Scouts will be looking to see if he is the type of player to take over games. He has the talent but can he do it?

7. Kevin Love F UCLA - Tough smart PF who should be a premier player in the PAC-10 next season. UCLA is already a loaded team Love solidify s the frontcourt and makes them a strong favorite going into the season. Love is a very unselfish player think of Luke Walton but with much more talent offensively. Could go top 3 depending on the type of season he has against top NCAA talent.

8. DeAndre Jordan C Texas A&M - Going to a situation where he gets major minutes right away. He can hold his own defensively against anyone but his offensive game is still developing. Good rebounder, shot blocker, will add strength as season progresses.

9. Hasheem Thabeet C UConn - NBA teams love upside and Thabeet has a ton of it. The best shot blocker in the country, may be the best defensive player overall in the country. Has great size/length, coming back to UConn was a very smart decision as his offensive game is brutal. If he can make the same type of offensize progress Sean Williams had at BC then he goes this high.

10. Tywon Lawson PG UNC - Should be the second PG chosen after Rose. Made a good decision staying another year at UNC. Mainly needs to work on his shooting, the PG skills are already there. His size may hurt him at the next level.

11. Eric Gordon SG Indiana - Gordon is already a top SG prospect. What to watch for this season is his ability to play PG. Due to his size that is his projected NBA position. He will be picked somewhere in the late lottery unless he has an outstanding season and shows he can play PG.

12. - Devon Hardin C Cal - One of the top center's in the NCAA. Had his name in the 2007 NBA Draft but wisely pulled out. Hardin must show other all around skills besides dunks/layups. Weak shooter.

13. L.R. Mbah a Moute F UCLA - Lot of potential here reminds me of Jeff Green. Has good size, still developing most of his skills. His progress this season will determine what kind of prospect he will be. Tends to disappear during games, still raw.

Players to watch :

Wayne Ellington F UNC
Chris Lofton G Tennesee
Marcelus Kemp G Nevada
DJ Augustine PG Texas
Tyler Hansborough F UNC
Darren Collison PG UCLA
Ron Steele PG Alabama
Brook Lopez C Stanford
Tyrese Rice G Boston College