2003 VS 2008 WHICH WILL BE BETTER, DEEPER

Derrick Rose, Guard, Memphis

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Miami Heat Michael Beasley, Forward, Kansas State

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Minnesota Timberwolves O.J. Mayo, Guard, USC (To Memphis)

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Seattle Supersonics Russell Westbrook, Guard, UCLA

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Memphis Grizzlies Kevin Love, Forward, UCLA (To Minnesota)

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New York Knicks Danilo Gallinari, Forward, Italy

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Los Angeles Clippers Eric Gordon, Guard, Indiana

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Milwaukee Bucks Joe Alexander, Forward, West Virginia

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Charlotte Bobcats D.J. Augustin, Guard, Texas

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New Jersey Nets Brook Lopez, Center, Stanford

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Indiana Pacers Jerryd Bayless, Guard, Arizona

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Sacramento Kings Jason Thompson, Forward, Rider

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Portland Trail Blazers Brandon Rush, Forward, Kansas

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Golden State Warriors Anthony Randolph, Forward, LSU

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Phoenix Suns (from Atlanta) Robin Lopez, Forward, Stanford

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Philadelphia 76ers Marreese Speights, Forward, Florida

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Toronto Raptors Roy Hibbert, Center, Georgetown

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Washington Wizards JaVale McGee, Center, Nevada

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Cleveland Cavaliers J.J. Hickson, Forward, N.C. State

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Charlotte Bobcats (from Denver) Alexis Ajinca, Center, France

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New Jersey Nets (from Dallas) Ryan Anderson, Forward, California

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Orlando Magic Courtney Lee, Guard, Western Kentucky

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Utah Jazz Kosta Koufos, Center, Ohio State

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Seattle SuperSonics (from Phoenix) Serge Ibaka, Forward, Spain

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Houston Rockets Nicolas Batum, Forward, France (To Portland)

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San Antonio Spurs George Hill, Guard, IUPUI

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New Orleans Darrell Arthur, Forward, Kansas (To Memphis via Portland)

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Memphis Grizzlies (from L.A. Lakers) Donte Greene, Forward, Syracuse (To Houston)

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Detroit Pistons D.J. White, Forward, Indiana (To Seattle)

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Boston Celtics J.R. Giddens, Guard, New Mexico

2ND ROUND

innesota Timberwolves (from Miami) Nikola Pekovic, Center, Serbia

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Seattle Supersonics Walter Sharpe, Forward, Alabama-Birmingham (To Detroit)

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Portland Trail Blazers (from Memphis) Joey Dorsey, Forward, Memphis (To Houston)

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Minnesota Timberwolves Mario Chalmers, Guard, Kansas (To Miami)

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Los Angeles Clippers DeAndre Jordan, Center, Texas A&M

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Portland Trail Blazers (from New York) Omer Asik, Center, Turkey (To Chicago)

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Milwaukee Bucks Luc Mbah a Moute, Forward, UCLA

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Charlotte Bobcats Kyle Weaver, Guard, Washington State

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Chicago Bulls Sonny Weems, Guard, Arkansas (To Denver)

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New Jersey Nets Chris Douglas-Roberts, Guard, Memphis

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Indiana Pacers Nathan Jawai, Forward, Australia

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Sacramento Kings (from Atlanta) Sean Singletary, Guard, Virginia

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Sacramento Kings Patrick Ewing Jr., Forward, Georgetown

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Utah Jazz (from Philadelphia) Ante Tomic, Center, Croatia

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San Antonio Spurs (from Toronto) Goran Dragic, Guard, Slovenia (To Phoenix)

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Seattle SuperSonics (from Portland) Trent Plaisted, Forward, BYU (To Detroit)

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Washington Wizards Bill Walker, Forward, Kansas State (To Boston)

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Phoenix Suns (from Cleveland) Malik Hairston, Guard, Oregon (To San Antonio)

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Golden State Warriors Richard Hendrix, Forward, Alabama

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Seattle SuperSonics (from Denver) DeVon Hardin, Center, California

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Dallas Mavericks Shan Foster, Guard, Vanderbilt

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Miami Heat (from Orlando) Darnell Jackson, Forward, Kansas (To Cleveland)

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Utah Jazz Tadija Dragicevic, Forward, Serbia

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Houston Rockets Maarty Leunen, Forward, Oregon

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Portland Trail Blazers (from Phoenix) Mike Taylor, Guard, Idaho Stampede (To L.A. Clippers)

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Seattle SuperSonics (from New Orleans) Sasha Kaun, Center, Kansas

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San Antonio Spurs James Gist, Forward, Maryland

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Los Angeles Lakers Joe Crawford, Guard, Kentucky

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Detroit Pistons Deron Washington, Forward, Virginia Tech

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Boston Celtics Semih Erden, Center, Turkey
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2003 is better and deeper, although the 2008 class is shaping up to be quite a class.

LBJ-Melo-Wade alone makes the class better….

as far as depth: bonner, mo williams, kyle korver, kapono, bogans, walton, blake, pachulia, willie green…. that’s 9 contributors from the 2nd round… and josh howard, kendrick perkins, and barbosa as the last 3 picks of the 1st round? wow.

03 has alot of star power up top with role players and scrubs after that. 08 has alot of talent everywhere but you have to give these young guys time you cant compare 6 seasons to 1 and 10 games. 08 looks to be much deeper but 03 has some great ones(LeBron, Wade, Melo, Bosh) but alot of their draft mates arent even in the league anymore!

You just don’t see drafts that have 4 certified superstars taken in the first 5 picks, but Melo, Bosh, LBJ and Wade have established themselves as some of the premier players in all the league. I don’t see anyone in the 08 draft outside of Rose being as good as any off those four, throw in Kaman (top 5 center in the league), West, Perkins, Barbosa, Howard, Hinrich, Diaw, Pietrus, Ford, Williams, and you have a serious team.

yeah i think 2003 has more stars but i think 2008 has more depth…as far as scrubs some of those guys that went first round in 2008 arent even in the nba anymore..i mean look at the names after the 11th pick..some dont do much and others arent even in the nba anymore

quincey, how do u figure that 2008 has more depth?

cuz i look at player by player and see who contributes who doesnt and how many guys arent even in the nba anymore and how many in 2008 might not be in the nba in a couple years..i think like 6 players from the first round of the 03 draft arent in the nba anymore