June 29, 2007

Draft Grades

1. San Antonio

#28 - Tiago Splitter
#33 - Marcus Williams
#58 - Giorgos Printezis

Another year, another great draft for the Spurs. They are the most well run franchise in the NBA for a reason and they prove it every draft night. Splitter is a steal at #28. He has lottery talent, and only fell this far because buyout issues may keep him overseas for another year. That is no problem for the Spurs though. Marcus Williams is a big time talent and is another steal for the Spurs. He can learn under Barry and Finley and become a real nice NBA player. Getting 2 future contributors at #28 and #33 is what seperates the Spurs from the Suns.

2. Portland

#1 - Greg Oden
Trade - Channing Frye
Trade - Steve Francis
#24 - Rudy Fernandez
#30 - Petteri Koponen
#37 - Josh McRoberts
#52 - Taurean Green
#53 - Demetris Nichols

I don't think I have ever seen a draft where one team ammased so much talent. Portland got a franchise star in Oden and used the rest of the draft as their personal playground. I like the Randolph deal for Portland, even though they may not have gotten equal value. It helps them financially and I like Frye's shooting because it can open up the lane for Oden. Fernandez and Koponen have a chance to be special in the NBA one day and will stay in Europe for the near future. McRoberts at #37 is probably the steal of the draft. Green and Nichols have a chance to make their team as well. The second amazing draft in a row for Pritchard and the Blazers.

3. Golden State

#8 - Brandan Wright
#18 - Marco Belinelli
#36 - Jermareo Davidson
#46 - Staphane Lasme

Brandan Wright will be a very good NBA player. Too many people have jumped off Wright's bandwagon lately. It was highway robbery that Golden State got this future all star for the often injured and overpaid Jason Richardson. Marco Belinelli is a perfect fit for what Golden State does and was great value at #18. Davidson and Lasme both have a chance to make this team and provide the toughness that last years team sorely lacked. 4 rookies who have a chance to make your team is all you can ask for in a draft.

4. Philadelphia

#12 - Thaddeus Young
#20 - Jason Smith
#38 - Kyrylo Fesenko
#42 - Derrick Byars

I am not enamoured with Philly taking Thad Young at #12. I feel like their were better players on the board. That is a small squable though, as I do like Thad an awful lot and I absolutely love the rest of Philly's draft. Jason Smith fills Philly's need for a PF and will be a great fit next to Delembert. With Fesenko and Byers in the second round, I feel like Philly did better than anyone in the second round. Byars and McRoberts will be the steals of this draft.

5. New Orleans

#13 - Julian Wright
#43 - Adam Haluska

New Orleans did not have as much to work with as many of the teams I have rated ahead of them, but no one did as well filling their needs. Julian Wright is a perfect fit in New Orleans and will fit perfectly with Chris Paul. With Peja being a big question mark, this pick was a great one. Haluska is the athletic shooter that New Orleans has lacked the last 2 years. He can make this team and thrive next to Paul.

6. Seattle

#2 - Kevin Durant
#5 - Jeff Green
Trade - Wally Szerbiak
Trade - Delonte West
#31 - Carl Landry

No one had a better first round than the Seattle Sonics. Durant was a no brainer and will be an absolute star in the NBA. Trading Allen and rebuilding is the right move and adding Jeff Green was perfect. Jeff Green and Kevin Durant will complament each other perfectly. Durant is a PF who plays like a SF, Green a SF who plays like a PF. They will mesh perfectly. Delonte West will step right in as the SG and not miss a beat. The only problem I have with their draft is the huge reach for Carl Landry at #31. There were lots of good players still available and you just drafted 2 forwards, Marcus Williams or Derrick Byars would have been a much better pick. All in all Seattle is much better off than before the draft.

7. Washington

#16 - Nick Young
#47 - Dominic McGuire

Nick Young will be a perfect fit next to Arenas and Caron Butler. Best backcourt combo in the NBA next year.

8. Chicago

#9 - Joakim Noah
#49 - Aaron Gray
#51 - JamesOn Curry

Chicago needed frontcourt help. Joakim Noah and Aaron Gray are frontcourt help. Gray is good enough to play in the NBA. He will help Chicago immediately. Curry will be in Europe this time next year.

9. Milwaukee

#6 - Yi Jianlian
#56 - Ramon Sessions

Assuming the Chinese government allows Yi to play in Milwaukee, this is a great pick. Yi, Bogut and Villanueva make a good frontcourt for the Bucks. I love the pick of Ramon Sessions as insurance in case Mo Williams bails. Good need filling draft for the Bucks.

10. Utah

#25 - Morris Almond
#55 - Herbert Hill

Another need filling draft here. The Jazz have few holes, but Alond fills the one they have. They needed a SG who could shoot from distance, he will compliment Ronnie Brewer very well. Herbert Hill has a chance to bring some toughness to the Jazz.

11. Memphis

#4 - Mike Conley Jr.

Conley will make all the good players in Memphis better with his presence. This team is loaded with young talent.

12. LA Lakers

#19 - Javaris Crittenton
#40 - Sun Yue
#48 - Marc Gasol

I don't think this does much for Kobe's desire to stay. Crittenton was a good pick at #19, but he will take a few years to develope. Sun Yue won't be an NBA player IMO, but I love Gasol, who may come over and play this year for the Lakers.

13. Sacramento

#10 - Spencer Hawes

Spencer Hawes is a steal at #10. He is better than Brad Miller right now, and I have no idea why he fell past Minnesota and Chicago ay #7 and #9. Hawes will fit in well with Kevin Martin going into the future as the Kings rebuild.

14. Atlanta

#3 - Al Horford
#11 - Acie Law

Kind of the boring safe route by the Hawks. I do not see what Horford adds to the Hawks that they do not already have as they needed a forward like they needed a hole in the head. Horford is however very good, so maybe he allows them to move some other forwards for a true center. Acie Law I lovwe at #11, he is the perfect PG for Atlanta. I'd have like Yi or Hawes better at #3 though.

15. Dallas

#34 - Nick Fazekas
#44 - Reyshaun Terry
#50 - Renaldas Seibutis

Considering the picks Dallas had, they could not have done a lot better. Fazekas and Terry should make their team and contribute down the line. Seibutis is a good player who may develope overseas into a very good player.

16. LA Clippers

#14 - Al Thorton
#45 - Jared Jordan

Love the Thorton pick. Hate the Jordan pick. Thorton was the BPA, and will play right away on the Clips. Jordan though is simply too unathletic to play in the NBA, though I loved his game in college. Taking him over Taurean Green and Ramon Sessions was foolish.

17. New York

Trade - Zack Randolph
Trade - Dan Dickau
Trade - Fred Jones
#23 - Wilson Chandler

As usual, the Knicks make the worst pick in the first round. Wilson Chandler could have been had halfway through the second round, so the Knicks would have been better off picking a SG like Almond or Afflalo and moving into the second round for Chandler. But, since when does Isiah do the logical thing? The Randolph trade was good for the Knicks in the sense that they gave up little to get him, but I do not like his fit next to Curry. They may score 50 points a game, but they will give up 60.

18. Boston

Trade - Ray Allen
#32 - Gabriel Pruitt
#35 - Glen Davis

I like Ray Allen, but I do not see what trading for hima ccomplishes for the Celtics. He does not make them a title contender, so adding a 32 year old aging jump shooter and giving up on a guy like Yi just makes no sense to me. I hope Pierce is happy, he ruined the Celts youth movement for a chance to be a 7 seed. I do like Pruitt and Big Baby in the second round, both have a chance to make the Celtics.

19. Phoenix

#29 - Alando Tucker
#59 - DJ Strawberry

Stop selling your picks. The Spurs keep theirs and add quality pieces. You just give yours away. Maybe that is why the Spurs are better than you. I do like the two players the Suns did get, though they kind of overlap each other. If Tucker gets better from three point land he can be the second coming of Michael Finley.

20. Charlotte

Trade - Jason Richardson
#22 - Jared Dudley

Michael Jordan is a terrible GM. There, I said it. Trading Brandan Wright for Jason Richardson is foolish on a team that won't make the playoffs either way. Charlotte absorbes a ton of cap space here to get an overpaid and often injured SG. Brandan Wright would have grown into the perfect running mate for Emeka Okafor. They could have terrorized the league defensively. Dudley is a solid pick at #22, but I see no reason Charlotte needs another SF, unless they think Gerald Wallace is gone.

21. New Jersey

#17 - Sean Williams

High risk, high reward pick for the Nets. Williams is lottery talent with a ten cent brain. New Jersey fell in love with his talent, but he is not a good investment in my opinion. Giving guaranteed money to a guy who got kicked off his college team twice is a recipe for disaster. He's a heck of a shotblocker though.

22. Houston

#26 - Aaron Brooks
#54 - Brad Newley

I like Brooks, but this is too early to take him and I don't know why the Rockets want him. They already have 2 decent PG's. Newley is a good pick at #54 and can be a good shooter to surround TMac and Yao with.

23. Minnesota

#7 - Corey Brewer
#41 - Chris Richard

Too early for Brewer, too early for Richard. Minnesota passed on better players to draft both guys. They could have had Spencer Hawes and Derrick Byars, that would have been a far better draft.

24. Miami

#21 - Daequan Cook

Cook is a heck of a talent, but not much of a basketball player. He needed another year in college, and I would not be surprised to see him flush out of the NBA after his rookie contract is up. He has a chance to be special, but so did Lenny Cooke and Ndudi Ebi.

25. Detroit

#15 - Rodney Stuckey
#27 - Arron Afflalo
#57 - Sammy Mejia

Calling all shooting guards. Detroit took three shooting guards when they really only needed one. I think #15 is too early for Stuckey as well. They could have had Nick Young, Derrick Byars, and Kyle Visser and filled a ton of needs. Joe Dumars is the anti-Isiah, great GM, terrible drafter.

26. Indiana

#39 - Stanko Barac

Indiana bought this pick from Miami. I like that part. They then used it to draft a foreign big man who is light years away from playing in the NBA. Indy is a team who could have filled some holes here by taking Taurean Green, and instead took the whitest available player. Indiana is slowly sinking into the toilet.

27. Orlando

#60 - Milovan Rakovic

I have a draft site and I have never heard of this guy. Orlando had 4 picks in this draft at one point and ended last night with just this dude. I am ok with trading the first rounder for Darko. I am even ok with throwing the #39 pick in to get Stan Van Gundy given the circumstances. But I am not cool with selling the #44 and #54 picks for cash and a random European stiff, of which we have plenty of both. Orlando was in a perfect situation to draft Taurean Green and Kyle Visser and see if they could help out team without it costing them anything more than hotel fee. Orlando is the worst drafting team in the NBA.

Toronto, Cleveland, and denver had no picks in this draft. They still did better than Orlando and Indiana.

June 28, 2007

2007 NBA Draft Big Board (Final)

1. Greg Oden (7’0’’, C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
2. Kevin Durant (6‘10‘’, SF, Texas, Fresh.)
3. Brandan Wright (6’10’’, PF, North Carolina, Fresh.)
4. Yi Jianlian (7’0’’, PF, China)
5. Al Horford (6'9'', PF, Florida, Jr.)
6. Jeff Green (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
7. Spencer Hawes (6’11’’, C, Washington, Fresh.)
8. Julian Wright (6‘8‘’, SF, Kansas, Soph.)
9. Mike Conley (6’1’’, PG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
10. Al Thornton (6’7’’, SF, Florida State, Sr.)
11. Nick Young (6’6’’, SG, USC, Jr.)
12. Joakim Noah (6’11’’, PF, Florida, Jr.)
13. Corey Brewer (6’8’’, SF, Florida, Jr.)
14. Acie Law (6‘3‘’, PG, Texas A&M, Sr.)
15. Thaddeus Young (6‘8‘’, SF, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
16. Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
17. Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
18. Javaris Crittenton (6’5’’, PG, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
19. Jason Smith (7’0’’, C, Colorado State, Jr.)
20. Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Soph.)
21. Marco Belinelli (6’6’’, SG, Italy)
22. Derrick Byars (6’7’’, SF, Vanderbilt, Sr.)
23. Jared Dudley (6’7’’, SF, Boston College, Sr.)
24. Arron Afflalo (6‘5‘’, SG, UCLA, Jr.)
25. Rodney Stuckey (6’4’’, SG, Eastern Washington, Soph.)
26. Morris Almond (6’6’’, SG, Rice, Sr.)
27. Alando Tucker(6‘5‘’, SG, Wisconsin, Sr.)
28. Marcus Williams (6‘7‘’, SG, Arizona, Soph.)
29. Petteri Koponen (6’5’’, PG, Finland)
30. Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Sr.)
31. Marc Gasol (7‘0‘’, C, Spain)
32. Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Sr.)
33. Daequan Cook (6‘5“, SG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
34. Demetris Nichols (6’7’’, SF, Syracuse, Sr.)
35. Kyrylo Fesenko (6’11’’, C, Ukraine)
36. Taurean Green (6’0’’, PG, Florida, Jr.)
37. Reyshawn Terry (6‘7‘’, SF, North Carolina, Sr.)
38. Kyle Visser (6’11’’, C, Wake Forest, Sr.)
39. Aaron Brooks (5’11’’, PG, Oregon, Sr.)
40. Dominic McGuire (6’8’’, SF, Fresno State, Jr.)
41. Sean Williams (6’10’’, PF, Boston College, Jr.)
42. Gabriel Pruitt (6’4’’, PG, USC, Jr.)
43. Stephane Lasme (6‘8‘’, PF, UMass, Sr.)
44. Glen Davis (6’8’’, PF, LSU, Jr.)
45. DJ Strawberry (6‘5‘’, SG, Maryland, Sr.)
46. Zabian Dowdell (6’2’’, SG, Virginia Tech, Sr.)
47. Ron Lewis (6’4’’, SG, Ohio State, Sr.)
48. Ramon Sessions (6’3’’, PG, Nevada, Jr.)
49. Ali Traore (6’9’’, PF, Ivory Coast)
50. Trey Johnson (6‘5‘’, SG, Jackson State, Sr.)
51. Wilson Chandler (6‘8‘’, SF, DePaul, Soph.)
52. Stanko Barac (7’1’’, C, Bosnia)
53. Jermareo Davidson (6’10’’, PF, Alabama, Sr.)
54. Brad Newley (6’8’’, SG, Australia)
55. Quinton Hosley (6'6'', SF, Fresno State, Sr.)
56. Chris Richard (6'9'', PF, Florida, Sr.)
57. Herbert Hill (6’10’’, PF, Providence, Sr.)
58. Adam Haluska (6’5’’, SG, Iowa, Sr.)
59. DeShaun Woods (5‘11‘’, PG, Wright State, Sr.)
60. Bobby Brown (6’1’’, PG, Fullerton, Sr.)

2007 NBA Mock Draft (Final)

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

31. Seattle - Arron Afflalo (6‘5‘’, SG, UCLA, Jr.)
32. Boston - Marc Gasol (7‘0‘’, C, Spain)
33. San Antonio - Gabriel Pruitt (6’4’’, PG, USC, Jr.)
34. Dallas - Kyrylo Fesenko (6’11’’, C, Ukraine)
35. Seattle - Renaldas Seibutis (6’6’’, SG, Lithuania)
36. Golden State - Marcus Williams (6‘7‘’, SG, Arizona, Soph.)
37. Portland - Alando Tucker(6‘5‘’, SG, Wisconsin, Sr.)
38. Philadelphia - Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Sr.)
39. Miami - Reyshawn Terry (6‘7‘’, SF, North Carolina, Sr.)
40. LA Lakers - Aaron Brooks (5’11’’, PG, Oregon, Sr.)
41. Minnesota - Taurean Green (6’0’’, PG, Florida, Jr.)
42. Portland - Ali Traore (6’9’’, PF, France)
43. New Orleans - Glen Davis (6’8’’, PF, LSU, Jr.)
44. Orlando - Kyle Visser (6’11’’, C, Wake Forest, Sr.)
45. LA Clippers - Ramon Sessions (6’3’’, PG, Nevada, Jr.)
46. Golden State - Stanko Barac (7’1’’, C, Bosnia)
47. Washington - Zabian Dowdell (6'2'', PG, Virginia Tech, Sr.)
48. LA Lakers - Demetris Nichols (6’7’’, SF, Syracuse, Sr.)
49. Chicago - Dominic McGuire (6’8’’, SF, Fresno State, Jr.)
50. Dallas - DJ Strawberry (6‘5‘’, SG, Maryland, Sr.)
51. Chicago - Ron Lewis (6’4’’, SG, Ohio State, Sr.)
52. Portland - Marko Tomas (6’8’’, SG, Croatia)
53. Portland - Jermareo Davidson (6’10’’, PF, Alabama, Sr.)
54. Houston - Brad Newley (6’8’’, SG, Australia)
55. Utah - Stephane Lasme (6‘8‘’, PF, UMass, Sr.)
56. Milwaukee - Bobby Brown (6'1", PG, CS-Fullerton, Sr.)
57. Detroit - Herbert Hill (6’10’’, PF, Providence, Sr.)
58. San Antonio - Chris Richard (6'9'', PF, Florida, Sr.)
59. Phoenix - Trey Johnson (6‘5‘’, SG, Jackson State, Sr.)
60. Dallas - Quinton Hosley (6'6'', SF, Fresno State, Sr.)

June 27, 2007

The All-Draft Team

1st Team

PG - Mike Conley (6’1’’, PG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
SG - Nick Young (6’6’’, SG, USC, Jr.)
SF - Kevin Durant (6‘10‘’, SF, Texas, Fresh.)
PF - Brandan Wright (6’10’’, PF, North Carolina, Fresh.)
C - Greg Oden (7’0’’, C, Ohio State, Fresh.)


2nd Team

PG - Acie Law (6‘3‘’, PG, Texas A&M, Sr.)
SG - Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
SF - Jeff Green (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
PF - Yi Jianlian (7’0’’, PF, China)
C - Spencer Hawes (6’11’’, C, Washington, Fresh.)


3rd Team

PG - Javaris Crittenton (6’5’’, PG, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
SG - Marco Belinelli (6’6’’, SG, Italy)
SF - Julian Wright (6‘8‘’, SF, Kansas, Soph.)
PF - Al Horford (6'9'', PF, Florida, Jr.)
C - Joakim Noah (6’11’’, C, Florida, Jr.)

Top 10 Centers

1. Greg Oden (7’0’’, C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
2. Spencer Hawes (6’11’’, C, Washington, Fresh.)
3. Joakim Noah (6’11’’, C, Florida, Jr.)
4. Jason Smith (7’0’’, C, Colorado State, Jr.)
5. Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Sr.)
6. Marc Gasol (7‘0‘’, C, Spain)
7. Kyrylo Fesenko (6’11’’, C, Ukraine)
8. Kyle Visser (6’11’’, C, Wake Forest, Sr.)
9. Stanko Barac (7’1’’, C, Bosnia)
10. Brian Cusworth (7’0’’, C, Harvard, Sr.)

Top 10 Power Forwards

1. Brandan Wright (6’10’’, PF, North Carolina, Fresh.)
2. Yi Jianlian (7’0’’, PF, China)
3. Al Horford (6'9'', PF, Florida, Jr.)
4. Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
5. Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Soph.)
6. Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Sr.)
7. Sean Williams (6’10’’, PF, Boston College, Jr.)
8. Glen Davis (6’8’’, PF, LSU, Jr.)
9. Stephane Lasme (6‘8‘’, PF, UMass, Sr.)
10. Ali Traore (6’9’’, PF, Ivory Coast)

Top 10 Small Forwards

1. Kevin Durant (6‘10‘’, SF, Texas, Fresh.)
2. Jeff Green (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
3. Julian Wright (6‘8‘’, SF, Kansas, Soph.)
4. Al Thornton (6’7’’, SF, Florida State, Sr.)
5. Corey Brewer (6’8’’, SF, Florida, Jr.)
6. Thaddeus Young (6‘8‘’, SF, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
7. Derrick Byars (6’7’’, SF, Vanderbilt, Sr.)
8. Jared Dudley (6’7’’, SF, Boston College, Sr.)
9. Demetris Nichols (6’7’’, SF, Syracuse, Sr.)
10. Reyshawn Terry (6‘7‘’, SF, North Carolina, Sr.)

Top 10 Shooting Guards

1. Nick Young (6’6’’, SG, USC, Jr.)
2. Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
3. Marco Belinelli (6’6’’, SG, Italy)
4. Arron Afflalo (6‘5‘’, SG, UCLA, Jr.)
5. Morris Almond (6’6’’, SG, Rice, Sr.)
6. Alando Tucker(6‘5‘’, SG, Wisconsin, Sr.)
7. Marcus Williams (6‘7‘’, SG, Arizona, Soph.)
8. Rodney Stuckey (6’4’’, SG, Eastern Washington, Soph.)
9. Daequan Cook (6‘5“, SG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
10. DJ Strawberry (6‘5‘’, SG, Maryland, Sr.)

Top 10 Point Guards

1. Mike Conley (6’1’’, PG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
2. Acie Law (6‘3‘’, PG, Texas A&M, Sr.)
3. Javaris Crittenton (6’5’’, PG, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
4. Petteri Koponen (6’5’’, PG, Finland)
5. Taurean Green (6’0’’, PG, Florida, Jr.)
6. Gabriel Pruitt (6’4’’, PG, USC, Jr.)
7. Aaron Brooks (5’11’’, PG, Oregon, Sr.)
8. Ramon Sessions (6’3’’, PG, Nevada, Jr.)
9. Zabian Dowdell (6’2’’, PG, Virginia Tech, Sr.)
10. DeShaun Woods (5‘11‘’, PG, Wright State, Sr.)

June 26, 2007

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

31. Seattle - Marcus Williams (6‘7‘’, SG, Arizona, Soph.)
32. Boston - Jared Dudley (6’7’’, SF, Boston College, Sr.)
33. San Antonio - Kyrylo Fesenko (6’11’’, C, Ukraine)
34. Dallas - Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Sr.)
35. Seattle - Ramon Sessions (6’3’’, PG, Nevada, Jr.)
36. Golden State - Marc Gasol (7‘0‘’, C, Spain)
37. Portland - Reyshawn Terry (6‘7‘’, SF, North Carolina, Sr.)
38. Philadelphia - Gabriel Pruitt (6’4’’, PG, USC, Jr.)
39. Miami - Taurean Green (6’0’’, PG, Florida, Jr.)
40. LA Lakers - Kyle Visser (6’11’’, C, Wake Forest, Sr.)
41. Minnesota - Aaron Brooks (5’11’’, PG, Oregon, Sr.)
42. Portland - Ali Traore (6’9’’, PF, France)
43. New Orleans - Demetris Nichols (6’7’’, SF, Syracuse, Sr.)
44. Orlando - Zabian Dowdell (6'2'', PG, Virginia Tech, Sr.)
45. LA Clippers - Glen Davis (6’8’’, PF, LSU, Jr.)
46. Golden State - Dominic McGuire (6’8’’, SF, Fresno State, Jr.)
47. Washington - Wilson Chandler (6‘8‘’, SF, DePaul, Soph.)
48. LA Lakers - Stanko Barac (7’1’’, C, Bosnia)
49. Chicago - Ron Lewis (6’4’’, SG, Ohio State, Sr.)
50. Dallas - DJ Strawberry (6‘5‘’, SG, Maryland, Sr.)
51. Chicago - Jermareo Davidson (6’10’’, PF, Alabama, Sr.)
52. Portland - Quinton Hosley (6'6'', SF, Fresno State, Sr.)
53. Portland - Renaldas Seibutis (6’6’’, SG, Lithuania)
54. Orlando - Stephane Lasme (6‘8‘’, PF, UMass, Sr.)
55. Utah - Herbert Hill (6’10’’, PF, Providence, Sr.)
56. Milwaukee - Bobby Brown (6'1", PG, CS-Fullerton, Sr.)
57. Detroit - Chris Richard (6'9'', PF, Florida, Sr.)
58. San Antonio - Marko Tomas (6’8’’, SG, Croatia)
59. Phoenix - Brad Newley (6’8’’, SG, Australia)
60. Dallas - Trey Johnson (6‘5‘’, SG, Jackson State, Sr.)

June 24, 2007

Mock Draft (If I Ruled The NBA)

1. Portland - Greg Oden (7’0’’, C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
No Brainer.

2. Seattle - Kevin Durant (6‘10‘’, SF, Texas, Fresh.)
No Brainer 2.0.

3. Atlanta - Spencer Hawes (6’11’’, C, Washington, Fresh.)
I know this is a pretty big reach, but what use does Atlants have with another SF or PF? Hawes is a legit center with skills, sure he isn't a top 3 player in this draft, but the Hawks won't find a center at #11. It is time for them to fill needs.

4. Memphis - Brandan Wright (6’10’’, PF, North Carolina, Fresh.)
Memphis could certainly go Conley here, but Wright has the big time talent ceiling. Pairing him with Gasol, Gay, and Miller will be a potent young neucleus.

5. Boston - Al Horford (6'9'', PF, Florida, Jr.)
Horford would be the perfect PF to compliment Jefferson if he can play center. Horford is NBA ready and his soft jumper will open up the middle for the bull like Jefferson. Add in Paul Pierce and a handful of solid young role players and we could have a playoff team next year.

6. Milwaukee - Jeff Green (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
Milwaukee needs a SF desperately. They wasted a ton of money on the average Bobby Simmons and still have a huge hole there. Bogut and Villanueva are a solid young frontcourt, they should resign Mo Williams, draft Green, and watch Michael Redd smile.

7. Minnesota - Mike Conley (6’1’’, PG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
Minny traded away there only average PG, so it stands to reason they would add Conley. Conley makes sense regardless of whether KG gets moved, as he is the BPA here.

8. Charlotte - Yi Jianlian (7’0’’, PF, China)
I am not sure how pleased Yi or the Chinese deligation will be to see him land in Charlotte, but from a basketball standpoint he is the perfect PF to play next to Okafor.

9. Chicago - Joakim Noah (6’11’’, PF, Florida, Jr.)
Chicago needs a low post scorer, they settle here for a good low post player who may develope into a scorer.

10. Sacramento - Julian Wright (6‘8‘’, SF, Kansas, Soph.)
Take the super athletic Wright and run Artest out of town.

11. Atlanta - Acie Law (6‘3‘’, PG, Texas A&M, Sr.)
Atlanta filled their hole at center and now do the same at PG. Law is ready to play right away and brings a winning mentality and big shot maker to Atlanta.

12. Philadelphia - Al Thornton (6’7’’, SF, Florida State, Sr.)
Philly can go a lot of different ways here, but I absolutely love Thorton's game. He will mesh well in Philly and play both SF and PF.

13. New Orleans - Nick Young (6’6’’, SG, USC, Jr.)
Chris Paul needs a wingman, Young fills there need for a SG. If Peja comes back healthy, they are a big time sleeper.

14. LA Clippers - Corey Brewer (6’8’’, SF, Florida, Jr.)
Mobley isn't getting any younger, and Brewer is the BPA. They surely need a PG, but Crittenton is a big time question mark and will not help this year like Brewer.

15. Detroit - Javaris Crittenton (6’5’’, PG, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
Detroit needs a PG of the future and can afford to wait on Crittenton to develope behind Billups.

16. Washington - Jason Smith (7’0’’, C, Colorado State, Jr.)
Washington needs some kind of inside presence, Smith is flying up draft boards for a reason.

17. New Jersey - Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Soph.)
NJ needs inside scoring. McRoberts can do that and more. His game will transition better tho the NBA than a lot of people think.

18. Golden State - Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
Splitter won't play in the NBA until the year after next, but Golden State can afford to wait on him. He would be a great fit next to Beidrins.

19. LA Lakers - Thaddeus Young (6‘8‘’, SF, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
Kobe is gonna get moved, so it stands to reason that the Lakers sould take the BPA and the guy with the highest upside left in the draft.

20. Miami - Derrick Byars (6’7’’, SF, Vanderbilt, Sr.)
Miami looks like they are losing Posey to free agency, and no one wants Antoine Walker playing starters minutes.

21. Philadelphia - Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
He won't play in the NBA this year due to buyout issues, but Philly can wait on him and have no desire to pay three rookies this year, so taking this extrememly talented SG this late is a steal.

22. Charlotte - Marco Belinelli (6’6’’, SG, Italy)
Charlotte needs a scoring SG, Belinelli is a scorer with no conscious. His lack of defense next to Morrison is concerning, but if Wallace comes back it is a non-issue.

23. New York - Arron Afflalo (6‘5‘’, SG, UCLA, Jr.)
New York will surely do something dumb with this pick like trade it for magic beans or take Wilson Chandler, but they should take the sure thing in Afflalo. Afflalo can shoot the three and defend and would fit right in at SG for the Knicks.

24. Phoenix - Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Sr.)
Fazekas might be the best shooter in this draft, and he could step in and knock down open jumpers in Phoenix all day long. His lack of densense will fit right in and he might be the perfect guy to take over at PF if Marion gets moved.

25. Utah - Alando Tucker(6‘5‘’, SG, Wisconsin, Sr.)
Utah needs a SG in the worst way. Ronnie Brewer has not yet worked out and Tucker would bring his winning ways and ability to play right away to Utah.

26. Houston - Sean Williams (6’10’’, PF, Boston College, Jr.)
I am a confessed Sean Williams despiser, but Houston needs a PF desperately and there simplty are none here. Williams has big time talent and maybe the vets in Hosuton can get his head on straight.

27. Detroit - Jared Dudley (6’7’’, SF, Boston College, Sr.)
Goodbye Delfino, hello upgrade.

28. San Antonio - Kyrylo Fesenko (6’11’’, C, Ukraine)
San Antonio has made a living off of selecting no names late in the first round and watching them blossom. Fasenko might be the best kept secret in this draft.

29. Phoenix - Rodney Stuckey (6’4’’, SG, Eastern Washington, Soph.)
Simular player to Barbosa, and he might be on the move in a KG trade. Phoenix can never get too many athletic wings.

30. Philadelphia - Petteri Koponen (6’5’’, PG, Finland)
Heir aparent to Andre Miller, he is another big pass first point guard.

June 21, 2007

2007 NBA Mock Draft

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

31. Seattle - Morris Almond (6’6’’, SG, Rice, Sr.)
32. Boston - Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Sr.)
33. San Antonio - Kyrylo Fesenko (6’11’’, C, Ukraine)
34. Dallas - Marc Gasol (7‘0‘’, C, Spain)
35. Seattle - Aaron Brooks (5’11’’, PG, Oregon, Sr.)
36. Golden State - Marcus Williams (6‘7‘’, SG, Arizona, Soph.)
37. Portland - Reyshawn Terry (6‘7‘’, SF, North Carolina, Sr.)
38. Philadelphia - Ali Traore (6’9’’, PF, France)
39. Miami - Taurean Green (6’0’’, PG, Florida, Jr.)
40. LA Lakers - Zabian Dowdell (6'2'', PG, Virginia Tech, Sr.)
41. Minnesota - Ramon Sessions (6’3’’, PG, Nevada, Jr.)
42. Portland - Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Sr.)
43. New Orleans - Demetris Nichols (6’7’’, SF, Syracuse, Sr.)
44. Orlando - Glen Davis (6’8’’, PF, LSU, Jr.)
45. LA Clippers - Bobby Brown (6'1", PG, CS-Fullerton, Sr.)
46. Golden State - Kyle Visser (6’11’’, C, Wake Forest, Sr.)
47. Washington - DJ Strawberry (6‘5‘’, SG, Maryland, Sr.)
48. LA Lakers - Jermareo Davidson (6’10’’, PF, Alabama, Sr.)
49. Chicago - Dominic McGuire (6’8’’, SF, Fresno State, Jr.)
50. Dallas - Trey Johnson (6‘5‘’, SG, Jackson State, Sr.)
51. Chicago - Herbert Hill (6’10’’, PF, Providence, Sr.)
52. Portland - Wilson Chandler (6‘8‘’, SF, DePaul, Soph.)
53. Portland - Ron Lewis (6’4’’, SG, Ohio State, Sr.)
54. Orlando - Renaldas Seibutis (6’6’’, SG, Lithuania)
55. Utah - Stephane Lasme (6‘8‘’, PF, UMass, Sr.)
56. Milwaukee - Marko Tomas (6’8’’, SG, Croatia)
57. Detroit - Chris Richard (6'9'', PF, Florida, Sr.)
58. San Antonio - Brad Newley (6’8’’, SG, Australia)
59. Phoenix - Quinton Hosley (6'6'', SF, Fresno State, Sr.)
60. Dallas - Adam Haluska (6’5’’, SG, Iowa, Sr.)

June 19, 2007

2007 NBA Draft Big Board (Post Withdrawls)

1. Greg Oden (7’0’’, C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
2. Kevin Durant (6‘10‘’, SF, Texas, Fresh.)
3. Brandan Wright (6’10’’, PF, North Carolina, Fresh.)
4. Yi Jianlian (7’0’’, PF, China)
5. Al Horford (6'9'', PF, Florida, Jr.)
6. Jeff Green (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
7. Spencer Hawes (6’11’’, C, Washington, Fresh.)
8. Julian Wright (6‘8‘’, SF, Kansas, Soph.)
9. Al Thornton (6’7’’, SF, Florida State, Sr.)
10. Mike Conley (6’1’’, PG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
11. Nick Young (6’6’’, SG, USC, Jr.)
12. Joakim Noah (6’11’’, PF, Florida, Jr.)
13. Corey Brewer (6’8’’, SF, Florida, Jr.)
14. Acie Law (6‘3‘’, PG, Texas A&M, Sr.)
15. Thaddeus Young (6‘8‘’, SF, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
16. Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
17. Javaris Crittenton (6’5’’, PG, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
18. Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
19. Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Soph.)
20. Jason Smith (7’0’’, C, Colorado State, Jr.)
21. Marco Belinelli (6’6’’, SG, Italy)
22. Derrick Byars (6’7’’, SF, Vanderbilt, Sr.)
23. Arron Afflalo (6‘5‘’, SG, UCLA, Jr.)
24. Morris Almond (6’6’’, SG, Rice, Sr.)
25. Alando Tucker(6‘5‘’, SG, Wisconsin, Sr.)
26. Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Sr.)
27. Marcus Williams (6‘7‘’, SG, Arizona, Soph.)
28. Jared Dudley (6’7’’, SF, Boston College, Sr.)
29. Marc Gasol (7‘0‘’, C, Spain)
30. Rodney Stuckey (6’4’’, SG, Eastern Washington, Soph.)
31. Petteri Koponen (6’5’’, PG, Finland)
32. Demetris Nichols (6’7’’, SF, Syracuse, Sr.)
33. Reyshawn Terry (6‘7‘’, SF, North Carolina, Sr.)
34. Kyrylo Fesenko (6’11’’, C, Ukraine)
35. Taurean Green (6’0’’, PG, Florida, Jr.)
36. Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Sr.)
37. Aaron Brooks (5’11’’, PG, Oregon, Sr.)
38. Daequan Cook (6‘5“, SG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
39. Kyle Visser (6’11’’, C, Wake Forest, Sr.)
40. Stephane Lasme (6‘8‘’, PF, UMass, Sr.)
41. Dominic McGuire (6’8’’, SF, Fresno State, Jr.)
42. Gabriel Pruitt (6’4’’, PG, USC, Jr.)
43. Sean Williams (6’10’’, PF, Boston College, Jr.)
44. DJ Strawberry (6‘5‘’, SG, Maryland, Sr.)
45. Glen Davis (6’8’’, PF, LSU, Jr.)
46. Ali Traore (6’9’’, PF, Ivory Coast)
47. Trey Johnson (6‘5‘’, SG, Jackson State, Sr.)
48. Brad Newley (6’8’’, SG, Australia)
49. Ron Lewis (6’4’’, SG, Ohio State, Sr.)
50. Ramon Sessions (6’3’’, PG, Nevada, Jr.)
51. Zabian Dowdell (6’2’’, SG, Virginia Tech, Sr.)
52. Quinton Hosley (6'6'', SF, Fresno State, Sr.)
53. Wilson Chandler (6‘8‘’, SF, DePaul, Soph.)
54. Jermareo Davidson (6’10’’, PF, Alabama, Sr.)
55. Chris Richard (6'9'', PF, Florida, Sr.)
56. Herbert Hill (6’10’’, PF, Providence, Sr.)
57. Adam Haluska (6’5’’, SG, Iowa, Sr.)
58. DeShaun Woods (5‘11‘’, PG, Wright State, Sr.)
59. Bobby Brown (6’1’’, PG, Fullerton, Sr.)
60. Carl Landry (6'9'', PF, Purdue, Sr.)

2007 NBA Mock Draft (Post Withdrawls)

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

31. Seattle - Aaron Brooks (5’11’’, PG, Oregon, Sr.)
32. Boston - Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Sr.)
33. San Antonio - Daequan Cook (6‘5“, SG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
34. Dallas - Marc Gasol (7‘0‘’, C, Spain)
35. Seattle - Sean Williams (6’10’’, PF, Boston College, Jr.)
36. Golden State - Marcus Williams (6‘7‘’, SG, Arizona, Soph.)
37. Portland - Reyshawn Terry (6‘7‘’, SF, North Carolina, Sr.)
38. Philadelphia - Ramon Sessions (6’3’’, PG, Nevada, Jr.)
39. Miami - Taurean Green (6’0’’, PG, Florida, Jr.)
40. LA Lakers - Jared Dudley (6’7’’, SF, Boston College, Sr.)
41. Minnesota - Demetris Nichols (6’7’’, SF, Syracuse, Sr.)
42. Portland - Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Sr.)
43. New Orleans - Dominic McGuire (6’8’’, SF, Fresno State, Jr.)
44. Orlando - Glen Davis (6’8’’, PF, LSU, Jr.)
45. LA Clippers - Jermareo Davidson (6’10’’, PF, Alabama, Sr.)
46. Golden State - Ali Traore (6’9’’, PF, France)
47. Washington - Kyle Visser (6’11’’, C, Wake Forest, Sr.)
48. LA Lakers - Stephane Lasme (6‘8‘’, PF, UMass, Sr.)
49. Chicago - Zabian Dowdell (6'2'', PG, Virginia Tech, Sr.)
50. Dallas - Trey Johnson (6‘5‘’, SG, Jackson State, Sr.)
51. Chicago - Herbert Hill (6’10’’, PF, Providence, Sr.)
52. Portland - Chris Richard (6'9'', PF, Florida, Sr.)
53. Portland - DJ Strawberry (6‘5‘’, SG, Maryland, Sr.)
54. Orlando - Renaldas Seibutis (6’6’’, SG, Lithuania)
55. Utah - Marko Tomas (6’8’’, SG, Croatia)
56. Milwaukee - Bobby Brown (6'1", PG, CS-Fullerton, Sr.)
57. Detroit - Quinton Hosley (6'6'', SF, Fresno State, Sr.)
58. San Antonio - Brad Newley (6’8’’, SG, Australia)
59. Phoenix - Ron Lewis (6’4’’, SG, Ohio State, Sr.)
60. Dallas - Adam Haluska (6’5’’, SG, Iowa, Sr.)

June 17, 2007

MMA Rankings

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. Rich Franklin (UFC)
3. Matt Lindland (IFL Battleground)
4. Jeremy Horn (UFC)
5. Paulo Filho (Pride)
6. Nathan Marquart (UFC)
7. Yushin Okami (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. Karo Parisyan (UFC)
6. BJ Penn (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. Spencer Fisher (UFC)
10. Roger Huerta (UFC)

June 15, 2007

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

31. Seattle - Daequan Cook (6‘5“, SG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
32. Boston - Jared Dudley (6’7’’, SF, Boston College, Sr.)
33. San Antonio - Gabriel Pruitt (6’4’’, PG, USC, Jr.)
34. Dallas - Marcus Williams (6‘7‘’, SG, Arizona, Soph.)
35. Seattle - Taurean Green (6’0’’, PG, Florida, Jr.)
36. Golden State - Demetris Nichols (6’7’’, SF, Syracuse, Sr.)
37. Portland - Reyshawn Terry (6‘7‘’, SF, North Carolina, Sr.)
38. Philadelphia - Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Sr.)
39. Miami - Zabian Dowdell (6'2'', PG, Virginia Tech, Sr.)
40. LA Lakers - Sean Williams (6’10’’, PF, Boston College, Jr.)
41. Minnesota - Aaron Brooks (5’11’’, PG, Oregon, Sr.)
42. Portland - Ali Traore (6’9’’, PF, France)
43. New Orleans - Dominic McGuire (6’8’’, SF, Fresno State, Jr.)
44. Orlando - Kyrylo Fesenko (6’11’’, C, Ukraine)
45. LA Clippers - Jermareo Davidson (6’10’’, PF, Alabama, Sr.)
46. Golden State - Trey Johnson (6‘5‘’, SG, Jackson State, Sr.)
47. Washington - Kyle Visser (6’11’’, C, Wake Forest, Sr.)
48. LA Lakers - Glen Davis (6’8’’, PF, LSU, Jr.)
49. Chicago - Herbert Hill (6’10’’, PF, Providence, Sr.)
50. Dallas - Stephane Lasme (6‘8‘’, PF, UMass, Sr.)
51. Chicago - Marko Tomas (6’8’’, SG, Croatia)
52. Portland - Chris Richard (6'9'', PF, Florida, Sr.)
53. Portland - Brad Newley (6’8’’, SG, Australia)
54. Orlando - Bobby Brown (6'1", PG, CS-Fullerton, Sr.)
55. Utah - Quinton Hosley (6'6'', SF, Fresno State, Sr.)
56. Milwaukee - DeShaun Woods (5‘11‘’, PG, Wright State, Sr.)
57. Detroit - DJ Strawberry (6‘5‘’, SG, Maryland, Sr.)
58. San Antonio - Renaldas Seibutis (6’6’’, SG, Lithuania)
59. Phoenix - Ron Lewis (6’4’’, SG, Ohio State, Sr.)
60. Dallas - Adam Haluska (6’5’’, SG, Iowa, Sr.)

June 09, 2007

2007 NBA Mock Draft

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

31. Seattle - Daequan Cook (6‘5“, SG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
32. Boston - Alando Tucker(6‘5‘’, SG, Wisconsin, Sr.)
33. San Antonio - Gabriel Pruitt (6’4’’, PG, USC, Jr.)
34. Dallas - Marc Gasol (7‘0‘’, C, Spain)
35. Seattle - Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Sr.)
36. Golden State - Demetris Nichols (6’7’’, SF, Syracuse, Sr.)
37. Portland - Reyshawn Terry (6‘7‘’, SF, North Carolina, Sr.)
38. Philadelphia - Marcus Williams (6‘7‘’, SG, Arizona, Soph.)
39. Miami - Zabian Dowdell (6'2'', PG, Virginia Tech, Sr.)
40. LA Lakers - Sean Williams (6’10’’, PF, Boston College, Jr.)
41. Minnesota - Aaron Brooks (5’11’’, PG, Oregon, Sr.)
42. Portland - Ali Traore (6’9’’, PF, France)
43. New Orleans - Dominic McGuire (6’8’’, SF, Fresno State, Jr.)
44. Orlando - Kyle Visser (6’11’’, C, Wake Forest, Sr.)
45. LA Clippers - Quinton Hosley (6'6'', SF, Fresno State, Sr.)
46. Golden State - Jermareo Davidson (6’10’’, PF, Alabama, Sr.)
47. Washington - Stephane Lasme (6‘8‘’, PF, UMass, Sr.)
48. LA Lakers - Glen Davis (6’8’’, PF, LSU, Jr.)
49. Chicago - Trey Johnson (6‘5‘’, SG, Jackson State, Sr.)
50. Dallas - Herbert Hill (6’10’’, PF, Providence, Sr.)
51. Chicago - Marko Tomas (6’8’’, SG, Croatia)
52. Portland - DJ Strawberry (6‘5‘’, SG, Maryland, Sr.)
53. Portland - Brad Newley (6’8’’, SG, Australia)
54. Orlando - Bobby Brown (6'1", PG, CS-Fullerton, Sr.)
55. Utah - Chris Richard (6'9'', PF, Florida, Sr.)
56. Milwaukee - DeShaun Woods (5‘11‘’, PG, Wright State, Sr.)
57. Detroit - Ron Lewis (6’4’’, SG, Ohio State, Sr.)
58. San Antonio - Renaldas Seibutis (6’6’’, SG, Lithuania)
59. Phoenix - Adam Haluska (6’5’’, SG, Iowa, Sr.)
60. Dallas - Artem Zabelin (7’1’’, PF, Russia)

June 04, 2007

2007 NBA Mock Draft

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

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

June 01, 2007

2007 NBA Draft Big Board

1. Greg Oden (7’0’’, C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
2. Kevin Durant (6‘10‘’, SF, Texas, Fresh.)
3. Brandan Wright (6’10’’, PF, North Carolina, Fresh.)
4. Yi Jianlian (7’0’’, PF, China)
5. Al Horford (6'9'', PF, Florida, Jr.)
6. Jeff Green (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
7. Julian Wright (6‘8‘’, SF, Kansas, Soph.)
8. Mike Conley (6’1’’, PG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
9. Spencer Hawes (6’11’’, C, Washington, Fresh.)
10. Acie Law (6‘3‘’, PG, Texas A&M, Sr.)
11. Al Thornton (6’7’’, SF, Florida State, Sr.)
12. Corey Brewer (6’8’’, SF, Florida, Jr.)
13. Joakim Noah (6’11’’, PF, Florida, Jr.)
14. Thaddeus Young (6‘8‘’, SF, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
15. Nick Young (6’6’’, SG, USC, Jr.)
16. Javaris Crittenton (6’5’’, PG, Georgia Tech, Fresh.)
17. Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
18. Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Soph.)
19. Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
20. Marco Belinelli (6’6’’, SG, Italy)
21. Derrick Byars (6’7’’, SF, Vanderbilt, Sr.)
22. Arron Afflalo (6‘5‘’, SG, UCLA, Jr.)
23. Jason Smith (7’0’’, C, Colorado State, Jr.)
24. Morris Almond (6’6’’, SG, Rice, Sr.)
25. Marcus Williams (6‘7‘’, SG, Arizona, Soph.)
26. Marc Gasol (7‘0‘’, C, Spain)
27. Alando Tucker(6‘5‘’, SG, Wisconsin, Sr.)
28. Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Sr.)
29. Jared Dudley (6’7’’, SF, Boston College, Sr.)
30. Demetris Nichols (6’7’’, SF, Syracuse, Sr.)
31. Rodney Stuckey (6’4’’, SG, Eastern Washington, Soph.)
32. Ante Tomic (7’2’’, C, Croatia)
33. Kyle Visser (6’11’’, C, Wake Forest, Sr.)
34. Taurean Green (6’0’’, PG, Florida, Jr.)
35. Dominic McGuire (6’8’’, SF, Fresno State, Jr.)
36. Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Sr.)
37. Stephane Lasme (6‘8‘’, PF, UMass, Sr.)
38. Petteri Koponen (6’5’’, PG, Finland)
39. Reyshawn Terry (6‘7‘’, SF, North Carolina, Sr.)
40. Artem Zabelin (7’1’’, PF, Russia)
41. DeVon Hardin (6’11’’, C, California, Jr.)
42. Daequan Cook (6‘5“, SG, Ohio State, Fresh.)
43. Sean Williams (6’10’’, PF, Boston College, Jr.)
44. Trey Johnson (6‘5‘’, SG, Jackson State, Sr.)
45. Gabriel Pruitt (6’4’’, PG, USC, Jr.)
46. Brad Newley (6’8’’, SG, Australia)
47. Ron Lewis (6’4’’, SG, Ohio State, Sr.)
48. Glen Davis (6’8’’, PF, LSU, Jr.)
49. Quinton Hosley (6'6'', SF, Fresno State, Sr.)
50. Herbert Hill (6’10’’, PF, Providence, Sr.)
51. Carl Landry (6'9'', PF, Purdue, Sr.)
52. Zabian Dowdell (6’2’’, SG, Virginia Tech, Sr.)
53. DeShaun Woods (5‘11‘’, PG, Wright State, Sr.)
54. Adam Haluska (6’5’’, SG, Iowa, Sr.)
55. Chris Richard (6'9'', PF, Florida, Sr.)
56. Aaron Brooks (5’11’’, PG, Oregon, Sr.)
57. DJ Strawberry (6‘5‘’, SG, Maryland, Sr.)
58. Jared Jordan (6'2'', PG, Marist, Sr.)
59. Nemanja Aleksandrov (7’0’’, SF, Serbia)
60. Jermareo Davidson (6’10’’, PF, Alabama, Sr.)