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Antoine Diot

NBA Comparison: N/AStefan Lorenz – 9/20/2006 Strengths: Diot is a long point guard with excellent decision-making ability and control of the game. His style of play is similar to Theo Papaloukas of Greece, because hes very crafty with the dribble and seems to slip by defenders. He is very heady, and makes his teammates better with the pass.

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Ezequiel Manzanares

NBA Comparison: N/AVinicius Panerari – 8/29/2005 This player maybe cannot ever reach NBA but really did a great job here, another rise star for Argentina in this generation that includes Nocedal, he has a killer shot from outside, shooting with great % , plays with high intelligence and maturity taking always the right decision for his team. Seems to have a very good future in Europe.

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Sean Williams

NBA Comparison: Theo RatliffMatthew Maurer – 2/18/2007Strengths: Athletically Williams has few peers with his leaping ability and quickness Extremely mobile player who runs the court with ease and has no problems getting out on the break One of the best shot blockers in college where he has great natural instincts Possesses all the physical tools to excel, long wingspan, quick hands, timing and the ability to produce multiple jumps in succession Offensively W

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Deron Washington

NBA Comparison: Rodney Carney/James WhiteAran Smith – 8/4/2007Strengths: Track star type of freakish athleticism and leaping ability … A slasher. Highlight waiting to happen … Above average defender … Has terrific length. Combine that with his quickness and he has the tools to be an outstanding defender … A big senior season could vault him into the first round … Shows a willingness to go inside. Solid rebounder …

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Nikola Pekovic

NBA Comparison: Tyrone HillStevan Petrovic – 10/24/2006Strengths: Athletic young big man who uses his body well Strong and physical player with good strength and size He loves to play with his back to the basket relying on deep position under the basket; if he catches the ball on the low post its very difficult to stop him Pekovic is very explosive and aggressive player who dunks the ball easily Plays simple basketball with solid fundamentals (cant create too much offense esp.

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DeMarcus Nelson

NBA Comparison: Tony DelkKevin Duffy – 8/26/2007Strengths: Both long and athletic, plays bigger than his 63 205 lb frame would suggest Uses a combination of length, quickness, and strength to take smaller guards to the basket and dominate inside Causes a match-up problem for almost any guard/small forward forced to cover him Has developed a very respectable three-point shot as he shot 41% from deep as a sophomore and 36.4% as a junior An exceptional rebounder for his size (5.4 per game last year).

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Malik Hairston

NBA Comparison: Ron Mercer (less athletic)Aran Smith – 9/25/2007Strengths: Strong and athletic wing with ideal size to play the 2-guard position on the next level A talent, was a top 10 recruit coming out of high school in an extremely deep class His outside shooting has shown solid improvement (though he attempted less from beyond the arc) Very good rebounder.

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Yous Mbao

NBA Comparison:Vinicius Panerari – 8/25/2006 Strengths: One of the new rising stars from Senegal (along with the Samb brothers, Malick Badiane and Saer Sene who was drafted this year by Sonics), because of his tremendous size and young age (born in 90) he has one of the most promising futures for players from his country.

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Charles Rhodes

NBA Comparison: Brandon BassAran Smith – 9/26/2007Strengths: A warrior. Explosive post player who enjoys contact and has an ornery demeanor Has the type of nastiness you like to see from an interior player An excellent defensive player who intimidates opponents with his shot blocking ability Hits the glass hard and uses his length and leaping ability well to clean the glass Willing to do the dirty work to help his team win. Fights for position inside the paint …