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 GuardsComments
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 ForwardsComments
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 ForwardsComments
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.

CentersComments
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.

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