By Aran Smith
Updated 6/27/07
Point Guards | Comments | |
1. | Mike Conley 6-1 180 PG Ohio St. Fr. | Quickness is phenominal, but must add shooting consistency. |
2. | Javaris Crittenton 6-4 195 PG Ga. Tech Fr. | PG with considerable upside. Leaving early could hurt his long term development. |
3. | Acie Law 6-3 185 PG Texas A&M Sr. | Sr. leader w/ great package of size, skills and clutch play. But not a true PG. |
4. | Aaron Brooks 6-0 160 PG Oregon Sr. | Clutch shooter who stepped up in Sr. season. Small but finds a way to get shots off. |
5. | Gabe Pruitt 6-4 170 PG USC Jr. | Combo guard who can shoot. PG skills need refinement, but shows potential. |
6. | Ramon Sessions 6-3 190 PG Nevada Jr. | Has size, speed and point guard ability. Scoring ability showed solid improvement. |
7. | Petteri Koponen 6-4 195 PG Finland 1988 | Finish standout in Hoop Summit. A sleeper for the late first round. |
8. | Taurean Green 6-0 177 PG Florida Jr. | Proven winner. Clutch shooter with great quickness. Vision & PG skills are avg. |
9. | Bobby Brown 6-1 175 PG Fullerton Sr. | Great scorer who has matured in his senior year, but still turns the ball over too often. |
10. | Mustafa Shakur 6-3 183 PG Arizona Sr. | Impressed in Orlando, but was a model of inconsistency at Arizona. |
Shooting Guards | Comments | |
1. | Nick Young 6-6 195 SG USC Jr. | A specimen at the 2G spot. 7-foot wing span. Fade away has become automatic. |
2. | Rudy Fernandez 6-6 172 SG Spain 1985 | Great athleticism but lacks weight. Good versatility. Great feel. |
3. | Marco Belinelli 6-6 200 SG Italy 1986 | Pure shooter but must further develop his defense, and attack the basket more. |
4. | Daequan Cook 6-5 210 SG Ohio St. Fr. | Relentless scorer. A terrific athlete. Maturity and experience could drop him. |
5. | Rodney Stuckey 6-5 205 SG E. Wash. So. | Small school combo guard with bigtime game. Has no real weaknesses. |
6. | Derrick Byars 6-7 225 SG/SF Vanderbilt Sr. | Well rounded skills but lacks stand out foot speed and athleticism. |
7. | Arron Afflalo 6-5 210 SG UCLA Jr. | Has a bag of tricks offensively. Focused and mature but lacks great hops. |
8. | Morris Almond 6-6 214 SG Rice Sr. | Scoring machine. Good experience and very crafty. Competition level? |
9. | Marcus Williams 6-7 207 SG Arizona So. | Mr. Smooth. Must get stronger/tougher. Attitude has come under question. |
10. | Marko Tomas 6-8 198 SG Croatia 1985 | Solid understanding. Dissapointed at Real Madrid, but still a prospect. |
Small Forwards | Comments | |
1. | Kevin Durant 6-10 220 SF Texas Fr. | Upside is tremendous, as is his endorsement potential. |
2. | Jeff Green 6-8 225 SF Georgetown Jr. | Great passer. Would have better offensive numbers in a higher octane system. |
3. | Corey Brewer 6-8 183 SF Florida Jr. | Defensive dynamo benefited by being patient with NBA . Improved offensively. |
4. | Julian Wright 6-8 218 SF Kansas So. | Specimen w/ handle/passing. Shot needs work. |
5. | Al Thornton 6-8 220 SF/PF Florida St. Sr. | Physical freak who has turned into an excellent all around talent. Clutch player. |
6. | Thaddeus Young 6-8 203 SF GT Fr. | Mr. do it all: run/jump/shoot/pass/handle. Just needs fine tuning, better "feel". |
7. | Alando Tucker 6-5 210 SG/SF Wisc. Sr. | Really improved as a shooter. Has turned into a late first round sleeper. |
8. | Reyshawn Terry 6-7 232 SF UNC Sr. | Inconsistent but shows flashes of tremendous ability and solid potential. |
9. | Quinton Hosley 6-6 210 SF Fresno St. Sr. | Senior who still has a good deal of potential left to develop. |
10. | Dominic McGuire 6-8 210 SF Fresno St. Jr. | NBA athlete with great length, skill level catching up. |
Power Forwards | Comments | |
1. | Brandan Wright 6-10 210 PF UNC Fr. | Has big upside. Question marks regarding his strength and range have him slipping. |
2. | Yi Jianlian 7-0 230 PF China 1987 | Despite being 1984 born, he’s a real talent with tremendous marketing potential. |
3. | Al Horford 6-9 245 PF Florida Jr. | Likely 3rd overall pick. Great strength makes him an instant contributor. |
4. | Joakim Noah 6-11 227 PF Florida Jr. | Fierce competitor who raises the level of teammates. Fundamentals are lacking. |
5. | Jason Smith 7-0 240 PF Colorado St. Jr. | 7-foot finese guy with excellent touch. A race horse for a 7-footer. |
6. | Josh McRoberts 6-10 240 PF Duke So. | Has versatility but struggles to score. Foot speed drops him some. |
7. | Tiago Splitter 6-11 240 PF Brazil 1985 | Should make a solid NBA role player. Buyout with Tau still looms over him. |
8. | Carl Landry 6-8 235 PF Purdue Sr. | Blue collar power forward who lacks star potnetial, but should be solid. |
9. | Nick Fazekas 6-11 235 PF Nevada Sr. | Tremendous half court player, but really struggles to run the floor. |
10. | Glen Davis 6-8 280 PF LSU Jr. | A tank with great strength, but may struggle lacking length and footspeed. |
Centers | Comments | |
1. | Greg Oden 7-0 265 C Ohio St. Fr. | And the number one pick in the 2007 draft is… A once in a decade center talent. |
2. | Spencer Hawes 6-11 250 C Wash. Fr. | Has better post skills than any freshman in the past 20 years. Stiff legs. |
3. | Marc Gasol 7-0 270 C Spain 1985 | Lacks quickness but Pau’s little brother has a good shot to get in the first round. |
4. | Sean Williams 6-10 235 PF/C BC Jr. | Getting kicked off BC team hurt his stock considerably. Intriguing defensive player. |
5. | Kyle Visser 6-11 250 C Wake Forest Sr. | Break out senior season. Good mobility and offensive skills. First round is possible. |
6. | Aaron Gray 7-1 280 C Pittsburgh Sr. | Hard worker who maximizes his abilities. Overall game has become well rounded. |
7. | Stanko Barac 7-1 220 C Bosnia 1986 | Intriguing Euro, with scoring ability. Still needs to add weight. |
8. | Kyrylo Fesenko 7-0 240 PF/C Ukr. 1986 | Physical specimen type but likely a few years away. |
9. | Shagari Alleyne 7-3 270 C Manhattan*Sr. | Tremendous length and good mobility but has struggled to develop. |
10. | Ionut Dragusin 7-4 300 C (Romania) 1985 | Unknown bigman with great size/strength can move but very raw. |