2007 NBA Mock Draft (Both Rounds)

1. Portland - Greg Oden (7’0’’, C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
2. Seattle - Kevin Durant (6‘10‘’, SF, Texas, Fresh.)
3. Atlanta - Brandan Wright (6’10’’, PF, North Carolina, Fresh.)
4. Memphis - Al Horford (6'9'', PF, Florida, Jr.)
5. Boston - Yi Jianlian (7’0’’, PF, China)
6. Milwaukee - Mike Conley (6’1’’, PG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
7. Minnesota - Corey Brewer (6’8’’, SF, Florida, Jr.)
8. Charlotte - Joakim Noah (6’11’’, PF, Florida, Jr.)
9. Chicago - Spencer Hawes (6’11’’, C, Washington, Fresh.)
10. Sacramento - Jeff Green (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
11. Atlanta - Acie Law (6‘3‘’, PG, Texas A&M, Sr.)
12. Philadelphia - Julian Wright (6‘8‘’, SF, Kansas, Soph.)
13. New Orleans - Al Thornton (6’7’’, SF, Florida State, Sr.)
14. LA Clippers - Thaddeus Young (6‘8‘’, SF, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
15. Detroit - Javaris Crittenton (6’5’’, PG, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
16. Washington - Nick Young (6’6’’, SG, USC, Jr.)
17. New Jersey - Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Soph.)
18. Golden State - Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
19. LA Lakers - Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
20. Miami - Jason Smith (7’0’’, C, Colorado State, Jr.)
21. Philadelphia - Marco Belinelli (6’6’’, SG, Italy)
22. Charlotte - Morris Almond (6’6’’, SG, Rice, Sr.)
23. New York - Marcus Williams (6‘7‘’, SG, Arizona, Soph.)
24. Phoenix - Derrick Byars (6’7’’, SF, Vanderbilt, Sr.)
25. Utah - Arron Afflalo (6‘5‘’, SG, UCLA, Jr.)
26. Houston - Marc Gasol (7‘0‘’, C, Spain)
27. Detroit - Alando Tucker(6‘5‘’, SG, Wisconsin, Sr.)
28. San Antonio - Ante Tomic (7’2’’, C, Croatia)
29. Phoenix - Rodney Stuckey (6’4’’, SG, Eastern Washington, Soph.)
30. Philadelphia - Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Sr.)

31. Seattle - Daequan Cook (6‘5“, SG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
32. Boston - Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Sr.)
33. San Antonio - Jared Dudley (6’7’’, SF, Boston College, Sr.)
34. Dallas - Kyle Visser (6’11’’, C, Wake Forest, Sr.)
35. Seattle - Gabriel Pruitt (6’4’’, PG, USC, Jr.)
36. Golden State - DeVon Hardin (6’11’’, C, California, Jr.)
37. Portland - Dominic McGuire (6’8’’, SF, Fresno State, Jr.)
38. Philadelphia - Artem Zabelin (7’1’’, PF, Russia)
39. Orlando - Taurean Green (6’0’’, PG, Florida, Jr.)
40. LA Lakers - Petteri Koponen (6’5’’, PG, Finland)
41. Minnesota - Sean Williams (6’10’’, PF, Boston College, Jr.)
42. Portland - Herbert Hill (6’10’’, PF, Providence, Sr.)
43. New Orleans - Ron Lewis (6’4’’, SG, Ohio State, Sr.)
44. Orlando - Stephane Lasme (6‘8‘’, PF, UMass, Sr.)
45. LA Clippers - Bobby Brown (6'1", PG, CS-Fullerton, Sr.)
46. New Jersey - Brad Newley (6’8’’, SG, Australia)
47. Washington - Glen Davis (6’8’’, PF, LSU, Jr.)
48. LA Lakers - Demetris Nichols (6’7’’, SF, Syracuse, Sr.)
49. Chicago - Marko Tomas (6’8’’, SG, Croatia)
50. Dallas - Carl Landry (6'9'', PF, Purdue, Sr.)
51. Chicago - Reyshawn Terry (6‘7‘’, SF, North Carolina, Sr.)
52. Portland - Nemanja Aleksandrov (7’0’’, SF, Serbia)
53. Portland - Trey Johnson (6‘5‘’, SG, Jackson State, Sr.)
54. Orlando - DJ Strawberry (6‘5‘’, SG, Maryland, Sr.)
55. Utah - DeShaun Woods (5‘11‘’, PG, Wright State, Sr.)
56. Milwaukee - Jermareo Davidson (6’10’’, PF, Alabama, Sr.)
57. Detroit - Adam Haluska (6’5’’, SG, Iowa, Sr.)
58. San Antonio - Zabian Dowdell (6'2'', PG, Virginia Tech, Sr.)
59. Phoenix - Dominic James (5‘10‘’, PG, Marquette, Soph.)
60. Dallas - Aaron Brooks (5’11’’, PG, Oregon, Sr.)

MMA Pound For Pound

This is my top 10 pound for pound MMA fighters in the world.


1. Fedor Emelianenko (Pride)
2. Anderson Silva (UFC)
3. Dan Henderson (Pride)
4. Matt Lindland (IFL Battleground)
5. Quentin Jackson (UFC)
6. Chuck Liddell (UFC)
7. Takanori Gomi (Pride)
8. Sean Sherk (UFC)
9. Georges St. Pierre (UFC)
10. Tito Ortiz (UFC)

MMA Rankings

So, I am always looking for new and exciting stuff to post about here. This is mainly a basketball blog, but those who read with regularity have seen posts about all kinds of sports, from baseball to poker and all place in between. Tonight was the latest UFC pay per view and it was a great card filled with good fighters and great fights. I have been a big fan of MMA for a while and I got to thinking about who the best fighters are. Here is the subsequent list that came of it of the top 10 fighters in the world at each weight class.


Heavyweight

1. Fedor Emelianenko (Pride)
2. Randy Couture (UFC)
3. Gabriel Gonzaga (UFC)
4. Tim Silvia (UFC)
5. Wanderlei Silva (Pride)
6. Andrei Arlovski (UFC)
7. Mirko Cro Cop (UFC)
8. Josh Barnett (Pride)
9. Jeff Monson (UFC)
10. Ben Rothwell (IFL Battleground)

Light Heavyweight

1. Dan Henderson (Pride)
2. Quentin Jackson (UFC)
3. Chuck Liddell (UFC)
4. Tito Ortiz (UFC)
5. "Babaloo" Nogueria (UFC/Pride)
6. Mauricio Rua (Pride)
7. Rashad Evans (UFC)
8. Forrest Griffin (UFC)
9. Michael Bisping (UFC)
10. Stephan Bonnar (UFC)

Middleweight

1. Anderson Silva (UFC)
2. Matt Lindland (IFL Battleground)
3. Jeremy Horn (UFC)
4. Rich Franklin (UFC)
5. Paulo Filho (Pride)
6. Yushin Okami (UFC)
7. Nathan Marquart (UFC)
8. Mike Swick (UFC)
9. Terry Martin (UFC)
10. Kendall Grove (UFC)

Welterweight

1. Georges St. Pierre (UFC)
2. Matt Serra (UFC)
3. Matt Hughes (UFC)
4. Josh Koscheck (UFC)
5. BJ Penn (UFC)
6. Karo Parisyan (UFC)
7. Diego Sanchez (UFC)
8. Jon Fitch (UFC)
9. Josh Burkman (UFC)
10. Jake Fields (UFC)

Lightweight

1. Takanori Gomi (Pride)
2. Sean Sherk (UFC)
3. Joe Stephenson (UFC)
4. Hayato Sakurai (Pride)
5. Kenny Florian (UFC)
6. Jens Pulver (UFC)
7. Hermes Franca (UFC)
8. Melvin Guillard (UFC)
9. Roger Huerta (UFC)
10. Spencer Fisher (UFC)

2007 NBA Mock Draft (Full Draft)

1. Portland - Greg Oden (7’0’’, C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
2. Seattle - Kevin Durant (6‘10‘’, SF, Texas, Fresh.)
3. Atlanta - Brandan Wright (6’10’’, PF, North Carolina, Fresh.)
4. Memphis - Al Horford (6'9'', PF, Florida, Jr.)
5. Boston - Yi Jianlian (7’0’’, PF, China)
6. Milwaukee - Mike Conley (6’1’’, PG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
7. Minnesota - Corey Brewer (6’8’’, SF, Florida, Jr.)
8. Charlotte - Joakim Noah (6’11’’, PF, Florida, Jr.)
9. Chicago - Spencer Hawes (6’11’’, C, Washington, Fresh.)
10. Sacramento - Julian Wright (6‘8‘’, SF, Kansas, Soph.)
11. Atlanta - Acie Law (6‘3‘’, PG, Texas A&M, Sr.)
12. Philadelphia - Jeff Green (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
13. New Orleans - Al Thornton (6’7’’, SF, Florida State, Sr.)
14. LA Clippers - Nick Young (6’6’’, SG, USC, Jr.)
15. Detroit - Javaris Crittenton (6’5’’, PG, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
16. Washington - Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Soph.)
17. New Jersey - Thaddeus Young (6‘8‘’, SF, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
18. Golden State - Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
19. LA Lakers - Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
20. Miami - Jason Smith (7’0’’, C, Colorado State, Jr.)
21. Philadelphia - Marc Gasol (7‘0‘’, C, Spain)
22. Charlotte - Morris Almond (6’6’’, SG, Rice, Sr.)
23. New York - Marco Belinelli (6’6’’, SG, Italy)
24. Phoenix - Derrick Byars (6’7’’, SF, Vanderbilt, Sr.)
25. Utah - Arron Afflalo (6‘5‘’, SG, UCLA, Jr.)
26. Houston - Gabriel Pruitt (6’4’’, PG, USC, Jr.)
27. Detroit - Alando Tucker(6‘5‘’, SG, Wisconsin, Sr.)
28. San Antonio - Ante Tomic (7’2’’, C, Croatia)
29. Phoenix - Rodney Stuckey (6’4’’, SG, Eastern Washington, Soph.)
30. Philadelphia - Marcus Williams (6‘7‘’, SG, Arizona, Soph.)

31. Seattle - Brandon Rush (6'7'', SG, Kansas, Soph.)
32. Boston - Jared Dudley (6’7’’, SF, Boston College, Sr.)
33. San Antonio - Daequan Cook (6‘5“, SG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
34. Dallas - Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Sr.)
35. Seattle - Petteri Koponen (6’5’’, PG, Finland)
36. Golden State - DeVon Hardin (6’11’’, C, California, Jr.)
37. Portland - Dominic McGuire (6’8’’, SF, Fresno State, Jr.)
38. Philadelphia - Herbert Hill (6’10’’, PF, Providence, Sr.)
39. Orlando - Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Sr.)
40. LA Lakers - Bobby Brown (6'1", PG, CS-Fullerton, Sr.)
41. Minnesota - Kyle Visser (6’11’’, C, Wake Forest, Sr.)
42. Portland - Artem Zabelin (7’1’’, PF, Russia)
43. New Orleans - Ron Lewis (6’4’’, SG, Ohio State, Sr.)
44. Orlando - Stephane Lasme (6‘8‘’, PF, UMass, Sr.)
45. LA Clippers - Glen Davis (6’8’’, PF, LSU, Jr.)
46. New Jersey - Sean Williams (6’10’’, PF, Boston College, Jr.)
47. Washington - Brad Newley (6’8’’, SG, Australia)
48. LA Lakers - Demetris Nichols (6’7’’, SF, Syracuse, Sr.)
49. Chicago - Marko Tomas (6’8’’, SG, Croatia)
50. Dallas - Nemanja Aleksandrov (7’0’’, SF, Serbia)
51. Chicago - Dominic James (5‘10‘’, PG, Marquette, Soph.)
52. Portland - Aaron Brooks (5’11’’, PG, Oregon, Sr.)
53. Portland - Carl Landry (6'9'', PF, Purdue, Sr.)
54. Orlando - Taurean Green (6’0’’, PG, Florida, Jr.)
55. Utah - DeShaun Woods (5‘11‘’, PG, Wright State, Sr.)
56. Milwaukee - Jermareo Davidson (6’10’’, PF, Alabama, Sr.)
57. Detroit - Reyshawn Terry (6‘7‘’, SF, North Carolina, Sr.)
58. San Antonio - DJ Strawberry (6‘5‘’, SG, Maryland, Sr.)
59. Phoenix - Trey Johnson (6‘5‘’, SG, Jackson State, Sr.)
60. Dallas - Adam Haluska (6’5’’, SG, Iowa, Sr.)

2007 NBA Mock Draft (Post Lottery)

1. Portland - Greg Oden (7’0’’, C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
2. Seattle - Kevin Durant (6‘10‘’, SF, Texas, Fresh.)
3. Atlanta - Brandan Wright (6’10’’, PF, North Carolina, Fresh.)
4. Memphis - Roy Hibbert (7’2’’, C, Georgetown, Jr.)
5. Boston - Yi Jianlian (7’0’’, PF, China)
6. Milwaukee - Al Horford (6'9'', PF, Florida, Jr.)
7. Minnesota - Corey Brewer (6’8’’, SF, Florida, Jr.)
8. Charlotte - Joakim Noah (6’11’’, PF, Florida, Jr.)
9. Chicago - Spencer Hawes (6’11’’, C, Washington, Fresh.)
10. Sacramento - Mike Conley (6’1’’, PG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
11. Atlanta - Acie Law (6‘3‘’, PG, Texas A&M, Sr.)
12. Philadelphia - Jeff Green (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
13. New Orleans - Julian Wright (6‘8‘’, SF, Kansas, Soph.)
14. LA Clippers - Al Thornton (6’7’’, SF, Florida State, Sr.)
15. Detroit - Javaris Crittenton (6’5’’, PG, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
16. Washington - Nick Young (6’6’’, SG, USC, Jr.)
17. New Jersey - Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Soph.)
18. Golden State - Thaddeus Young (6‘8‘’, SF, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
19. LA Lakers - Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
20. Miami - Marc Gasol (7‘0‘’, C, Spain)
21. Philadelphia - Jason Smith (7’0’’, C, Colorado State, Jr.)
22. Charlotte - Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
23. New York - Marco Belinelli (6’6’’, SG, Italy)
24. Phoenix - Derrick Byars (6’7’’, SF, Vanderbilt, Sr.)
25. Utah - Morris Almond (6’6’’, SG, Rice, Sr.)
26. Houston - Arron Afflalo (6‘5‘’, SG, UCLA, Jr.)
27. Detroit - Alando Tucker(6‘5‘’, SG, Wisconsin, Sr.)
28. San Antonio - Ante Tomic (7’2’’, C, Croatia)
29. Phoenix - Rodney Stuckey (6’4’’, SG, Eastern Washington, Soph.)
30. Philadelphia - Gabriel Pruitt (6’4’’, PG, USC, Jr.)

31. Seattle - Marcus Williams (6‘7‘’, SG, Arizona, Soph.)
32. Boston - Jared Dudley (6’7’’, SF, Boston College, Sr.)
33. San Antonio - Brandon Rush (6'7'', SG, Kansas, Soph.)
34. Dallas - Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Sr.)
35. Seattle - Petteri Koponen (6’5’’, PG, Finland)
36. Golden State - Daequan Cook (6‘5“, SG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
37. Portland - Dominic McGuire (6’8’’, SF, Fresno State, Jr.)
38. Philadelphia - Artem Zabelin (7’1’’, PF, Russia)
39. Orlando - Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Sr.)
40. LA Lakers - DeVon Hardin (6’11’’, C, California, Jr.)
41. Minnesota - Kyle Visser (6’11’’, C, Wake Forest, Sr.)
42. Portland - Aaron Brooks (5’11’’, PG, Oregon, Sr.)
43. New Orleans - Herbert Hill (6’10’’, PF, Providence, Sr.)
44. Orlando - Stephane Lasme (6‘8‘’, PF, UMass, Sr.)
45. LA Clippers - Ron Lewis (6’4’’, SG, Ohio State, Sr.)
46. New Jersey - Sean Williams (6’10’’, PF, Boston College, Jr.)
47. Washington - Glen Davis (6’8’’, PF, LSU, Jr.)
48. LA Lakers - Demetris Nichols (6’7’’, SF, Syracuse, Sr.)
49. Chicago - Carl Landry (6'9'', PF, Purdue, Sr.)
50. Dallas - Marko Tomas (6’8’’, SG, Croatia)
51. Chicago - Nemanja Aleksandrov (7’0’’, SF, Serbia)
52. Portland - Brad Newley (6’8’’, SG, Australia)
53. Portland - Adam Haluska (6’5’’, SG, Iowa, Sr.)
54. Orlando - Dominic James (5‘10‘’, PG, Marquette, Soph.)
55. Utah - DeShaun Woods (5‘11‘’, PG, Wright State, Sr.)
56. Milwaukee - Taurean Green (6’0’’, PG, Florida, Jr.)
57. Detroit - Jermareo Davidson (6’10’’, PF, Alabama, Sr.)
58. San Antonio - DJ Strawberry (6‘5‘’, SG, Maryland, Sr.)
59. Phoenix - Reyshawn Terry (6‘7‘’, SF, North Carolina, Sr.)
60. Dallas - Trey Johnson (6‘5‘’, SG, Jackson State, Sr.)

2007 NBA Mock Draft

1. Memphis - Greg Oden (7’0’’, C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
2. Boston - Kevin Durant (6‘10‘’, SF, Texas, Fresh.)
3. Milwaukee - Brandan Wright (6’10’’, PF, North Carolina, Fresh.)
4. Phoenix - Al Horford (6'9'', PF, Florida, Jr.)
5. Seattle - Yi Jianlian (7’0’’, PF, China)
6. Portland - Corey Brewer (6’8’’, SF, Florida, Jr.)
7. Minnesota - Roy Hibbert (7’2’’, C, Georgetown, Jr.)
8. Charlotte - Spencer Hawes (6’11’’, C, Washington, Fresh.)
9. Chicago - Joakim Noah (6’11’’, PF, Florida, Jr.)
10. Sacramento - Mike Conley (6’1’’, PG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
11. Atlanta - Acie Law (6‘3‘’, PG, Texas A&M, Sr.)
12. Philadelphia - Jeff Green (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
13. New Orleans - Julian Wright (6‘8‘’, SF, Kansas, Soph.)
14. LA Clippers - Al Thornton (6’7’’, SF, Florida State, Sr.)
15. Detroit - Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Soph.)
16. Washington - Nick Young (6’6’’, SG, USC, Jr.)
17. New Jersey - Marco Belinelli (6’6’’, SG, Italy)
18. Golden State - Thaddeus Young (6‘8‘’, SF, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
19. LA Lakers - Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
20. Miami - Javaris Crittenton (6’5’’, PG, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
21. Philadelphia - Marc Gasol (7‘0‘’, C, Spain)
22. Charlotte - Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
23. New York - Morris Almond (6’6’’, SG, Rice, Sr.)
24. Phoenix - Derrick Byars (6’7’’, SF, Vanderbilt, Sr.)
25. Utah - Brandon Rush (6'7'', SG, Kansas, Soph.)
26. Houston - Jason Smith (7’0’’, C, Colorado State, Jr.)
27. Detroit - Arron Afflalo (6‘5‘’, SG, UCLA, Jr.)
28. San Antonio - Ante Tomic (7’2’’, C, Croatia)
29. Phoenix - Rodney Stuckey (6’4’’, SG, Eastern Washington, Soph.)
30. Philadelphia - Petteri Koponen (6’5’’, PG, Finland)

31. Seattle - Marcus Williams (6‘7‘’, SG, Arizona, Soph.)
32. Boston - Jared Dudley (6’7’’, SF, Boston College, Sr.)
33. San Antonio - Alando Tucker(6‘5‘’, SG, Wisconsin, Sr.)
34. Dallas - Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Sr.)
35. Seattle - Dominic McGuire (6’8’’, SF, Fresno State, Jr.)
36. Golden State - Herbert Hill (6’10’’, PF, Providence, Sr.)
37. Portland - Artem Zabelin (7’1’’, PF, Russia)
38. Philadelphia - Daequan Cook (6‘5“, SG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
39. Orlando - Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Sr.)
40. LA Lakers - DeVon Hardin (6’11’’, C, California, Jr.)
41. Minnesota - Gabriel Pruitt (6’4’’, PG, USC, Jr.)
42. Portland - Kyle Visser (6’11’’, C, Wake Forest, Sr.)
43. New Orleans - Ron Lewis (6’4’’, SG, Ohio State, Sr.)
44. Orlando - Stephane Lasme (6‘8‘’, PF, UMass, Sr.)
45. LA Clippers - Sean Williams (6’10’’, PF, Boston College, Jr.)
46. New Jersey - Carl Landry (6'9'', PF, Purdue, Sr.)
47. Washington - Glen Davis (6’8’’, PF, LSU, Jr.)
48. LA Lakers - Dominic James (5‘10‘’, PG, Marquette, Soph.)
49. Chicago - Marko Tomas (6’8’’, SG, Croatia)
50. Dallas - Demetris Nichols (6’7’’, SF, Syracuse, Sr.)
51. Chicago -Aaron Brooks (5’11’’, PG, Oregon, Sr.)
52. Portland - Nemanja Aleksandrov (7’0’’, SF, Serbia)
53. Portland - Trey Johnson (6‘5‘’, SG, Jackson State, Sr.)
54. Orlando - DeShaun Woods (5‘11‘’, PG, Wright State, Sr.)
55. Utah - Reyshawn Terry (6‘7‘’, SF, North Carolina, Sr.)
56. Milwaukee - Taurean Green (6’0’’, PG, Florida, Jr.)
57. Detroit - Brad Newley (6’8’’, SG, Australia)
58. San Antonio - DJ Strawberry (6‘5‘’, SG, Maryland, Sr.)
59. Phoenix - Adam Haluska (6’5’’, SG, Iowa, Sr.)
60. Dallas - Jermareo Davidson (6’10’’, PF, Alabama, Sr.)

2007 NBA Mock Draft

1. Memphis - Greg Oden (7’0’’, C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
2. Boston - Kevin Durant (6‘10‘’, SF, Texas, Fresh.)
3. Milwaukee - Brandan Wright (6’10’’, PF, North Carolina, Fresh.)
4. Phoenix - Yi Jianlian (7’0’’, PF, China)
5. Seattle - Al Horford (6'9'', PF, Florida, Jr.)
6. Portland - Corey Brewer (6’8’’, SF, Florida, Jr.)
7. Minnesota - Roy Hibbert (7’2’’, C, Georgetown, Jr.)
8. Charlotte - Jeff Green (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
9. Chicago - Spencer Hawes (6’11’’, C, Washington, Fresh.)
10. Sacramento - Mike Conley (6’1’’, PG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
11. Atlanta - Acie Law (6‘3‘’, PG, Texas A&M, Sr.)
12. Philadelphia - Joakim Noah (6’11’’, PF, Florida, Jr.)
13. New Orleans - Julian Wright (6‘8‘’, SF, Kansas, Soph.)
14. LA Clippers - Al Thornton (6’7’’, SF, Florida State, Sr.)
15. Detroit - Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
16. Washington - Marco Belinelli (6’6’’, SG, Italy)
17. New Jersey - Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Soph.)
18. Golden State - Thaddeus Young (6‘8‘’, SF, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
19. LA Lakers - Marc Gasol (7‘0‘’, C, Spain)
20. Miami - Javaris Crittenton (6’5’’, PG, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
21. Philadelphia - Nick Young (6’6’’, SG, USC, Jr.)
22. Charlotte - Derrick Byars (6’7’’, SF, Vanderbilt, Sr.)
23. New York - Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
24. Phoenix - Arron Afflalo (6‘5‘’, SG, UCLA, Jr.)
25. Utah - Morris Almond (6’6’’, SG, Rice, Sr.)
26. Houston - Jason Smith (7’0’’, C, Colorado State, Jr.)
27. Detroit - Alando Tucker(6‘5‘’, SG, Wisconsin, Sr.)
28. San Antonio - Ante Tomic (7’2’’, C, Croatia)
29. Phoenix - Marcus Williams (6‘7‘’, SG, Arizona, Soph.)
30. Philadelphia - Petteri Koponen (6’5’’, PG, Finland)

31. Seattle - Jared Dudley (6’7’’, SF, Boston College, Sr.)
32. Boston - Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Sr.)
33. San Antonio - Brandon Rush (6'7'', SG, Kansas, Soph.)
34. Dallas - Herbert Hill (6’10’’, PF, Providence, Sr.)
35. Seattle - Daequan Cook (6‘5“, SG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
36. Golden State - Artem Zabelin (7’1’’, PF, Russia)
37. Portland - Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Sr.)
38. Philadelphia - Sean Williams (6’10’’, PF, Boston College, Jr.)
39. Orlando - DeVon Hardin (6’11’’, C, California, Jr.)
40. LA Lakers - Gabriel Pruitt (6’4’’, PG, USC, Jr.)
41. Minnesota - Dominic McGuire (6’8’’, SF, Fresno State, Jr.)
42. Portland - Rodney Stuckey (6’4’’, SG, Eastern Washington, Soph.)
43. New Orleans - Kyle Visser (6’11’’, C, Wake Forest, Sr.)
44. Orlando - Dominic James (5‘10‘’, PG, Marquette, Soph.)
45. LA Clippers - Aaron Brooks (5’11’’, PG, Oregon, Sr.)
46. New Jersey - Demetris Nichols (6’7’’, SF, Syracuse, Sr.)
47. Washington - Glen Davis (6’8’’, PF, LSU, Jr.)
48. LA Lakers - Ron Lewis (6’4’’, SG, Ohio State, Sr.)
49. Chicago - Adam Haluska (6’5’’, SG, Iowa, Sr.)
50. Dallas - Marko Tomas (6’8’’, SG, Croatia)
51. Chicago -Nemanja Aleksandrov (7’0’’, SF, Serbia)
52. Portland - Brad Newley (6’8’’, SG, Australia)
53. Portland - Trey Johnson (6‘5‘’, SG, Jackson State, Sr.)
54. Orlando - Taurean Green (6’0’’, PG, Florida, Jr.)
55. Utah - Reyshawn Terry (6‘7‘’, SF, North Carolina, Sr.)
56. Milwaukee - DeShaun Woods (5‘11‘’, PG, Wright State, Sr.)
57. Detroit - Carl Landry (6'9'', PF, Purdue, Sr.)
58. San Antonio - DJ Strawberry (6‘5‘’, SG, Maryland, Sr.)
59. Phoenix - Stephane Lasme (6‘8‘’, PF, UMass, Sr.)
60. Dallas - Jermareo Davidson (6’10’’, PF, Alabama, Sr.)

Top 50 NBA Players

So, this is the third installment of my anual Top 50 NBA players list. This is also the third different #1 player in 3 years. Lets see if Kobe can be our first back to back #1. As always, where the players rated on last years list is in parenthesis. Let the arguing begin.


1. Kobe Bryant (2)
2. LeBron James (1)
3. Dirk Nowitzki (3)
4. Steve Nash (4)
5. Dwyane Wade (6)
6. Tim Duncan (8)
7. Kevin Garnett (5)
8. Jason Kidd (14)
9. Gilbert Arenas (21)
10. Tracy McGrady (11)
11. Amare Stoudamire (17)
12. Yao Ming (15)
13. Carmelo Anthony (19)
14. Chauncy Billups (20)
15. Vince Carter (23)
16. Elton Brand (12)
17. Shawn Marion (10)
18. Pau Gasol (26)
19. Ray Allen (13)
20. Allen Iverson (9)
21. Jermaine O'Neal (18)
22. Michael Redd (33)
23. Carlos Boozer (NR)
24. Chris Bosh (27)
25. Paul Pierce (16)
26. Joe Johnson (32)
27. Dwight Howard (36)
28. Tony Parker (35)
29. Baron Davis (43)
30. Chris Paul (29)
31. Shaquille O'Neal (7)
32. Ron Artest (25)
33. Rip Hamilton (31)
34. Emeka Okafor (NR)
35. Rashard Lewis (38)
36. Deron Williams (NR)
37. Rasheed Wallace (40)
38. Mehmet Okur (NR)
39. Ben Wallace (22)
40. Manu Ginobli (24)
41. Zach Randolph (NR)
42. Luol Deng (NR)
43. Josh Howard (46)
44. Richard Jefferson (41)
45. Marcus Camby (37)
46. Leandro Barbosa (NR)
47. Tayshaun Prince (49)
48. Mike Bibby (34)
49. Andre Miller (NR)
50. Andre Iguodala (NR)


Just Missed

Al Jefferson, Ben Gordon, Kirk Hinrich, Caron Butler, Antawn Jamison, Lamar Odom, Gerald Wallace.


Dropped Out

Andrei Kirilenko, Jason Richardson, Zydrunas Illgauskus, Peja Stojakovic, Lamar Odom, Sam Cassell, Antawn Jamison, Brad Miller, Gerald Wallace.


Coming Soon

1. Brandon Roy
2. Kevin Martin
3. Monta Ellis
4. Darko Milicic
5. Andre Bargnani
6. Nene Hilario
7. Anderson Varejao
8. LaMarcus Aldridge
9. Jarrett Jack
10. JR Smith
11. Andris Biedrins
12. Rudy Gay
13. David Lee
14. Trevor Ariza
15. Delonte West
16. Walter Herrmann
17. Dorell Wright
18. Ersan Illyasova
19. Andray Blatche
20. Paul Milsap

2007 NBA Mock Draft

1. Memphis - Greg Oden (7’0’’, C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
2. Boston - Kevin Durant (6‘10‘’, SF, Texas, Fresh.)
3. Milwaukee - Brandan Wright (6’10’’, PF, North Carolina, Fresh.)
4. Phoenix - Yi Jianlian (7’0’’, PF, China)
5. Seattle - Al Horford (6'9'', PF, Florida, Jr.)
6. Portland - Corey Brewer (6’8’’, SF, Florida, Jr.)
7. Minnesota - Roy Hibbert (7’2’’, C, Georgetown, Jr.)
8. Charlotte - Jeff Green (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
9. Chicago - Joakim Noah (6’11’’, PF, Florida, Jr.)
10. Sacramento - Spencer Hawes (6’11’’, C, Washington, Fresh.)
11. Atlanta - Mike Conley (6’1’’, PG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
12. Philadelphia - Julian Wright (6‘8‘’, SF, Kansas, Soph.)
13. New Orleans - Al Thornton (6’7’’, SF, Florida State, Sr.)
14. LA Clippers - Thaddeus Young (6‘8‘’, SF, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
15. Detroit - Acie Law (6‘3‘’, PG, Texas A&M, Sr.)
16. Washington - Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
17. New Jersey - Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Soph.)
18. Golden State - Nick Young (6’6’’, SG, USC, Jr.)
19. LA Lakers - Marc Gasol (7‘0‘’, C, Spain)
20. Miami - Javaris Crittenton (6’5’’, PG, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
21. Philadelphia - Marco Belinelli (6’6’’, SG, Italy)
22. Charlotte - Marcus Williams (6‘7‘’, SG, Arizona, Soph.)
23. New York - Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
24. Phoenix - Derrick Byars (6’7’’, SF, Vanderbilt, Sr.)
25. Utah - Arron Afflalo (6‘5‘’, SG, UCLA, Jr.)
26. Houston - Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Sr.)
27. Detroit - Alando Tucker(6‘5‘’, SG, Wisconsin, Sr.)
28. San Antonio - Morris Almond (6’6’’, SG, Rice, Sr.)
29. Phoenix - Petteri Koponen (6’5’’, PG, Finland)
30. Philadelphia - Jason Smith (7’0’’, C, Colorado State, Jr.)

31. Seattle - Jared Dudley (6’7’’, SF, Boston College, Sr.)
32. Boston - Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Sr.)
33. San Antonio - Ante Tomic (7’2’’, C, Croatia)
34. Dallas - Brandon Rush (6'7'', SG, Kansas, Soph.)
35. Seattle - Daequan Cook (6‘5“, SG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
36. Golden State - DeVon Hardin (6’11’’, C, California, Jr.)
37. Portland - Kyle Visser (6’11’’, C, Wake Forest, Sr.)
38. Philadelphia - Gabriel Pruitt (6’4’’, PG, USC, Jr.)
39. Orlando - Artem Zabelin (7’1’’, PF, Russia)
40. LA Lakers - Dominic James (5‘10‘’, PG, Marquette, Soph.)
41. Minnesota - Dominic McGuire (6’8’’, SF, Fresno State, Jr.)
42. Portland - Rodney Stuckey (6’4’’, SG, Eastern Washington, Soph.)
43. New Orleans - Adam Haluska (6’5’’, SG, Iowa, Sr.)
44. Orlando - Aaron Brooks (5’11’’, PG, Oregon, Sr.)
45. LA Clippers - Herbert Hill (6’10’’, PF, Providence, Sr.)
46. New Jersey - Sean Williams (6’10’’, PF, Boston College, Jr.)
47. Washington - Glen Davis (6’8’’, PF, LSU, Jr.)
48. LA Lakers - Demetris Nichols (6’7’’, SF, Syracuse, Sr.)
49. Chicago - Trey Johnson (6‘5‘’, SG, Jackson State, Sr.)
50. Dallas - Carl Landry (6'9'', PF, Purdue, Sr.)
51. Chicago - Marko Tomas (6’8’’, SG, Croatia)
52. Portland - Nemanja Aleksandrov (7’0’’, SF, Serbia)
53. Portland - Ron Lewis (6’4’’, SG, Ohio State, Sr.)
54. Orlando - Stephane Lasme (6‘8‘’, PF, UMass, Sr.)
55. Utah - Brad Newley (6’8’’, SG, Australia)
56. Milwaukee - DeShaun Woods (5‘11‘’, PG, Wright State, Sr.)
57. Detroit - Reyshawn Terry (6‘7‘’, SF, North Carolina, Sr.)
58. San Antonio - Jermareo Davidson (6’10’’, PF, Alabama, Sr.)
59. Phoenix - Taurean Green (6’0’’, PG, Florida, Jr.)
60. Dallas - DJ Strawberry (6‘5‘’, SG, Maryland, Sr.)