 2008 1st Round Mock - Full Mock | | # | Team | Player | | 1 | Heat | Michael Beasley PF
Age: 19, 6'9", 235 lbs.
Kansas State, Freshman | | 2 | SuperSonics | Derrick Rose PG
Age: 19, 6'3", 190 lbs.
Memphis, Freshman | | 3 | Timberwolves | Jerryd Bayless PG/SG
Age: 19, 6'3", 199 lbs.
Arizona, Freshman | | 4 | Grizzlies | Brook Lopez C
Age: 20, 7'0", 260 lbs.
Stanford, Sophomore | | 5 | Knicks | O.J. Mayo PG/SG
Age: 20, 6'5", 195 lbs.
USC, Freshman | | 6 | Clippers | Danilo Gallinari SF
Age: 19, 6'9", 209 lbs.
Armani Jeans Milano, International | | 7 | Bucks | Eric Gordon SG
Age: 19, 6'3", 215 lbs.
Indiana, Freshman | | 8 | Bobcats | Kevin Love PF/C
Age: 19, 6'9", 255 lbs.
UCLA, Freshman | | 9 | Bulls | Anthony Randolph SF/PF
Age: 18, 6'11", 220 lbs.
LSU, Freshman | | 10 | Nets | D.J. Augustin PG
Age: 20, 5'11", 175 lbs.
Texas, Sophomore | | 11 | Pacers | Russell Westbrook PG/SG
Age: 19, 6'3", 187 lbs.
UCLA, Sophomore | | 12 | Kings | DeAndre Jordan C
Age: 19, 7'0", 260 lbs.
Texas A&M, Freshman | | 13 | Trailblazers | Kosta Koufos C
Age: 19, 7'1", 245 lbs.
Ohio State, Freshman | | 14 | Warriors | Donte Greene SF/PF
Age: 20, 6'10", 220 lbs.
Syracuse, Freshman | | 15 | Suns
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Hawks | Nicolas Batum SF
Age: 19, 6'8", 214 lbs.
Le Mans Sarthe Basket, International | | 16 | 76ers | Chase Budinger SG/SF
Age: 20, 6'7", 190 lbs.
Arizona, Sophomore | | 17 | Raptors | Alexis Ajinca C
Age: 20, 7'1", 225 lbs.
Hyeres-Toulon, International | | 18 | Wizards | JaVale McGee C
Age: 20, 7'0", 237 lbs.
Nevada, Sophomore | | 19 | Cavaliers | Chris Douglas-Roberts SG/SF
Age: 21, 6'7", 200 lbs.
Memphis, Junior | | 20 | Nuggets | Roy Hibbert C
Age: 21, 7'2", 272 lbs.
Georgetown, Senior | | 21 | Nets
From
Mavericks | Marreese Speights PF/C
Age: 20, 6'10", 245 lbs.
Florida, Sophomore | | 22 | Magic | Darrell Arthur PF
Age: 20, 6'9", 215 lbs.
Kansas, Sophomore | | 23 | Jazz | Joe Alexander SF/PF
Age: 21, 6'8", 230 lbs.
West Virginia, Junior | | 24 | SuperSonics
From
Suns | Brandon Rush SG/SF
Age: 22, 6'7", 211 lbs.
Kansas, Junior | | 25 | Rockets | Robin Lopez PF/C
Age: 20, 7'0", 255 lbs.
Stanford, Sophomore | | 26 | Spurs | Jason Thompson C
Age: 21, 6'11", 250 lbs.
Rider, Senior | | 27 | Hornets | Courtney Lee SG/SF
Age: 22, 6'5", 200 lbs.
Western Kentucky, Senior | | 28 | Grizzlies
From
Lakers | Ty Lawson PG
Age: 20, 5'11", 175 lbs.
North Carolina, Sophomore | | 29 | Pistons | Richard Hendrix PF
Age: 21, 6'8", 250 lbs.
Alabama, Junior | | 30 | Celtics | J.J. Hickson PF
Age: 19, 6'9", 242 lbs.
N.C. State, Freshman |
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NBA Scouting Reports, Southeastern Division (Part 2)
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Continuing our series of articles filling out our database with scouting reports of every single NBA player are the last two teams in the Southeastern division, the Orlando Magic and Washington Wizards.
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| Blog: Say Your Prayers. Eat Your Vitamins, and Throw Away Your Zubaz
by Jared Reiner |
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(Jared Reiner's Blog) If any one out there knows Hulk Hogan please tell him that I found the only other person worldwide that still wears Zubaz pants. This cat also has a mullet but I will let that go since he wears it well.
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| | 2008 NBA Draft Prospects Agent Listings
by Jonathan Givony |
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Back by popular demand. A complete list of all the realistic NBA draft prospects available in the 2008 draft, along with their known representation.
Also make sure to check out our recently released Agent Listings Tool.
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| NBA Scouting Reports, Southeastern Division (Part 1)
by Matt Kamalsky |
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Next up in our series of articles intending to add scouting reports to every single NBA player in our database are the first three teams in the Southeastern division, the Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Bobcats and Miami Heat.
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| Courtney Lee: "We knew we could play with anybody"
by Joey Whelan |
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Courtney Lee tells Joey Whelan why his character can help an NBA team next year, how he landed at Western Kentucky, how playing point guard made him a more versatile player, how he saw the NCAA tournament play out, and more.
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| | Blogging through the Euroleague Final Four (Part Two)
by Jonathan Givony |
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This year’s Euroleague season is officially in the books, after CSKA Moscow knocked off Maccabi Tel Aviv 91-77. Trajan Langdon was the game's MVP. The Euroleague might not have been more than a blip on the city of Madrid’s radar, judging by the sights and scenes found outside the arena (except one Maccabi Tel Aviv pep rally in Puerta del Sol last night) , aided greatly by the fact that legendary soccer team Real Madrid was able to clinch the Spanish league championship tonight, which will make for a very rowdy celebration. It will be interesting to see how things look next year in Berlin, the sight of the 2009 Euroleague Final Four as was announced this weekend. Regardless, the Euroleague did an excellent job putting together a very well organized event, and everything went fairly smoothly this weekend as far as we could tell.
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| 2008 King James Classic: Top Big Men
by Rodger Bohn |
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In Part Two of our coverage of the 2008 King James Classic, we take a look at the top big men in attendance. We take a closer look at a skilled power forward heading to Duke, a 2010 bruiser pledged to Ohio State, three promising centers near the 7'0 mark, and a UCONN verbal who led his team to the 17-U championship.
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| Blog: 2007-2008 DraftExpress D-League Awards
by Jonathan Givony, Jim Hlavac, Mike Schmidt, Richard Walker |
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The four DraftExpress writers who followed the D-League this season voted on year end awards in many different categories. The following article contains the results as well as some commentary on how the awards were won. Point guard Randy Livingston won the MVP awards this season, while we also voted on all-league teams.
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| Blog: Blogging through the Euroleague Final Four (Part One)
by Jonathan Givony |
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DraftExpress is on hand in Madrid to take in the most important event on the European basketball calendar, the Euroleague Final Four. Maccabi Tel Aviv erased a 15-point deficit to knock of Montepaschi Siena in shocking fashion in the first game, while CSKA Moscow outmuscled Tau Vitoria in a brutally physical game to claim the second spot in the finals. There is some buzz coming from the many NBA scouts in attendance, while the junior tournament is also occupying our time nicely as well.
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| 2008 Official NBA Draft Early Entry List
by Jonathan Givony |
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We've received a copy of the official 2008 NBA Draft Early Entry list, with 69 NCAA underclassmen, 21 Internationals, 34 former NCAA players who became automatically eligible for the draft by signing professional contracts, and other "unknown individuals" who are likely entering their name in the draft as a practical joke.
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| Euroleague Final Four Preview
by Jonathan Givony |
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The most important in-season event on the European basketball calendar will be conducted this weekend in Madrid, Spain, and for the third straight year, DraftExpress will be represented. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Montepaschi Siena, Tau Vitoria and CSKA Moscow will battle it out for the prestigious title of being considered the best team in Europe. Alongside them, eight of the top junior teams will compete in the Euroleague Basketball Nike International Junior Tournament, featuring teams such as Barcelona, Real Madrid, FMP Zeleznik, and Zalgiris Kaunas. Considering the location, and the fact that there are plenty of intriguing NBA prospects to take in both at the senior and junior level, we’d expect a large contingency of NBA scouts and executives present in Madrid. In this preview, we take a look at some of the most interesting players that NBA teams will be watching.
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| Blog: Roundup: Pekovic Reigns in the Adriatic League
by Luis Fernández |
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In a controversial decision, the Euroleague chose Danilo Gallinari over Nikola Pekovic as the winner of the Rising Star award that honors the best young player in the competition. Still, the Serbian center won’t likely be sulking about it for too long after leading his team Partizan to win the Adriatic League, earning in the process MVP honors and our Player of the Week nomination. Meanwhile, we keep receiving updates on international youngsters declaring for the draft; standing out among them, the late-hour addition of Henk Norel, as well as Nando De Colo and Jonas Jerebko.
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| NBA Scouting Reports, Central Division (Part Two)
by Matt Kamalsky |
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Next up in our series of articles intending to add scouting reports to every single NBA player in our database is the rest of the Central division, the Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks.
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