
2009 1st Round Mock - Full Mock | | # | Team | Player | | 1 | | Ricky Rubio PG Age: 17, 6'4", 180 lbs. DKV Joventut, International | | 2 | | Blake Griffin PF/C Age: 19, 6'10", 239 lbs. Oklahoma, Sophomore | | 3 | | Demar DeRozan SG Age: , 6'6", 207 lbs. Compton High School, Freshman | | 4 | | B.J. Mullens C Age: , 7'0", 260 lbs. Canal Winchester HS, Freshman | | 5 | | Brandon Jennings PG Age: 18, 6'1", 170 lbs. Oak Hill Academy, Freshman | | 6 | | Hasheem Thabeet C Age: 21, 7'3", 260 lbs. Connecticut, Junior | | 7 | | Earl Clark SF/PF Age: 20, 6'9", 200 lbs. Louisville, Junior | | 8 | | Tyreke Evans PG/SG Age: 18, 6'5", 195 lbs. American Christian School, Freshman | | 9 | | Ty Lawson PG Age: 20, 5'11", 175 lbs. North Carolina, Junior | | 10 | | James Harden SG Age: 18, 6'4", 218 lbs. Arizona State, Sophomore | | 11 | | Darren Collison PG Age: 20, 6'1", 165 lbs. UCLA, Senior | | 12 | | Andrew Ogilvy C Age: 20, 7'0", 240 lbs. Vanderbilt, Sophomore | | 13 | | Gerald Henderson SG Age: 20, 6'5", 215 lbs. Duke, Junior | | 14 | | Chase Budinger SG/SF Age: 20, 6'7", 190 lbs. Arizona, Junior | | 15 | | Patrick Patterson PF Age: 19, 6'8", 223 lbs. Kentucky, Sophomore | | 16 | | Stephen Curry SG Age: 20, 6'3", 180 lbs. Davidson, Junior | | 17 | | Omri Casspi SF/PF Age: 20, 6'8", 220 lbs. Maccabi Tel Aviv, International | | 18 | | Tyler Hansbrough PF Age: 22, 6'9", 230 lbs. North Carolina, Senior | | 19 | | Nick Calathes PG/SG Age: 19, 6'5", 185 lbs. Florida, Sophomore | | 20 | | Tyler Smith SF/PF Age: 21, 6'7", 210 lbs. Tennessee, Junior | | 21 | | Sam Young SF/PF Age: 23, 6'6", 210 lbs. Pittsburgh, Senior | | 22 | | Terrence Williams SG/SF Age: 21, 6'5", 207 lbs. Louisville, Senior | | 23 | | Jordan Hill PF Age: 20, 6'9", 211 lbs. Arizona, Junior | | 24 | | Damion James PF Age: 20, 6'7", 225 lbs. Texas, Junior | | 25 | | Victor Claver PF Age: 19, 6'10", 218 lbs. Pamesa Valencia, International | | 26 | | Greivis Vasquez PG/SG Age: 21, 6'5", 195 lbs. Maryland, Junior | | 27 | | Lester Hudson PG/SG Age: 23, 6'3", 190 lbs. Tenn. Martin, Senior | | 28 | | James Johnson PF Age: 21, 6'8", 235 lbs. Wake Forest, Sophomore | | 29 | | Nando De Colo PG/SG Age: 21, 6'5", 187 lbs. Cholet, International | | 30 | | Rodrigue Beaubois PG Age: 20, 6'2", 170 lbs. Cholet, International |
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2008 NBA Draft Report Card by Jonathan Givony |
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While it’s WAY too early to evaluate how well teams made out in this draft, we’ll attempt to take an early shot at grading the draft based on what we know now and what we heard and saw from covering the draft over the past few months.
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| 2008 International Draft Overview by Luis Fernández |
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In the heat of the draft aftermath, we take a look at how the draft unfolded for international players.
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| Blog: Jerryd Bayless Draft Diary Part #4 by DraftExpress |
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| Win Scores 2008 NBA Draft Recap by Erich Doerr |
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The picks have been made and the 2008 NBA Draft is in the books. Using Win Score analysis, we can instantly analyze the draft’s winners and losers.
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| Blogging (live) through the NBA Draft by Jonathan Givony |
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Live commentary from Madison Square Theater in New York.
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| | Word on the Street: Draft Day Rumblings (3:20 PM EST) by Jonathan Givony |
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Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons for Richard Jefferson? An exclusive look at the USA Select Team...Memphis "doing everything in their power to trade their pick?"...Houston looking to move out of the 1st? Gordon ahead of Bayless in LA?...Westbrook or Augustin at 9?...Beasley to Miami a lock?...Does Arthur have health problems?...that and much more...
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| NBA Draft Media Day, Part 1(Rose, Beasley, Mayo, Lopez,Love,Gallinari) by Jonathan Givony |
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Video interviews with six of the top prospects in this year's NBA draft from media day in New York City: Derrick Rose, Michael Beasley, O.J. Mayo, Brook Lopez, Kevin Love and Danilo Gallinari.
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| NBA Draft Media Day, Part 2 (Bayless, Westbrook, Gordon, Augustin,etc) by Jonathan Givony |
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Video interviews with seven of the top prospects in this year's NBA draft from media day in New York City: Jerryd Bayless, Russell Westbrook, Eric Gordon, D.J. Augustin, Anthony Randolph, Brandon Rush and Robin Lopez.
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| Word on the Street: Denver trades #20 pick to Charlotte by Jonathan Givony |
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Chat with Washington Post NOW (11 AM)...NBATV Post-Draft show at Midnight...Denver trades the #20 pick to Charlotte...Indiana and Toronto trade completed...Kings appear likely to land Augustin, pick Mike Taylor...Is Nicolas Batum trying to get picked by San Antonio?...Serge Ibaka wants to go second round...Portland trading with New Jersey? That and much more...
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| NBA Team Needs: Southwest Division by Matt Kamalsky |
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An in-depth look at the roster situations of San Antonio, New Orleans, Houston, Dallas, and Memphis--what they have, where they are going and who are the players that may be targeted in this upcoming draft.
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| Just By The Numbers: Evaluating This Year's Center Crop by Mike Schmidt |
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We take a final statistical look at the players in the 2008 draft by evaluating the center class purely on the numbers. No player was dominant in every category, but Brook Lopez, Marreese Speights, and Jason Thompson all ranked highly in a number of areas.
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| Word on the Street: Last-Minute Workouts by Jonathan Givony |
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DeAndre Jordan Impresses Big Time in Private Workouts...Alexis Ajinca continues to march on...
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| Word on the Street: Rounding Up by Jonathan Givony |
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DraftExpress on NBATV...Nicolas Batum cleared for workouts...Russell Westbrook and "promises"...Utah fancies Dragic?...Randolph not visiting Sacramento?...Arthur back on the rise...Walter Sharpe getting drafted?...No surgery for Bill Walker...much more.
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| 474 players in the DraftExpress Database |
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