Archive - 2009 - Article

By: Josh Cochran and Joel Steiner

By: Josh Cochran

Von WaferJosh Childress made waves in 2008 by leaving a comfortable lifestyle in the NBA for a huge, 3-year $20 million contract in Greece. This summer former Houston Rocket, Von Wafer followed Childress’s footsteps by signing a 2-year $10 million contract with Olympiacos. I had a chance to catch up with them before Olympiacos’ preseason game against the Cleveland Cavaliers Monday night:

It's been over 3 months since our last update and after relentlessly scouring hours of footage of players throughout the summer, here's an updated look at the: 2010 Big Board (Top 100 Prospects) heading into the season.Terrico White

By Joshua Motenko

Patrick Mills A source close to Patrick Mills informed NBADraft.net late Tuesday that Mills will most likely be waived by the Trailblazers this Friday so that they can sign Nigerian and former Spurs defensive standout Ime Udoka.

That means Mills, who is rehabbing in Oakland right now, would become a free agent.

While the sophomore class (2012) only produced 4 one and done players in last year's draft (Evans, DeRozan, Holiday and Mullens) and the class entered college without much hype, it is quickly developing into an extremely deep and talented class. A number of prospects have emerged giving this group a lot of intrigue. Look for this class to represent itself well in the next few (3) drafts with numerous first round picks.

NCAA Sophomore Rankings - Class of 2012

The incoming NCAA freshman class (Class of 2013) features a number of potential one and done talents and a lot of depth. What last year's freshman class lacked in both categories, the current freshman class possesses in droves.
John Wall
NCAA Freshman Rankings - Class of 2013

Evan TurnerQ: How was your experience playing in the World University Games, representing your country?

A: The WUG was a great experience. I was able to travel over to Serbia and see a different part of the world and be able to compete against talented basketball players from around the world. Representing the USA was an amazing opportunity, as well and hopefully I get the opportunity to represent our country again.

The Ricky Rubio "soap opera" has finally come to an end with Ricky opting to stay in Spain.

Tim Shea as International Coach and consultant with Ricky's Spanish representation Winnersfactory of Barcelona had contact with the Rubio family before his decision to enter the draft and has a unique, inside perspective on the story.

Ricky Rubio Here is a Q and A with Tim Shea:

Q: You put your name in the draft this year, what teams did you workout with, how did it go, and what kind of feedback did you get?

By Drue Sensing
NBADraft.net

Lets be honest, last years' college basketball season stunk. It was very predictable, lacked excitement, and the absence of star players was evident. And worst of all the NCAA tournament featured a shortage of upsets and close, entertaining games.