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Reg does a lot of things matured As a Leader during his final has an Aba Quick and athlete can be an explosive Doest take care of the Ball at Doest move without the shot selection could Wilson Depaul Reg Early has a great combination of strength and has a developing mid Range has size to defend some Power great leaping needs to improve shot lacks intensity at Mike Conley Ohio state spa Early played one year for the has exceptional makes excellent shot pass de May be the Best Point guard in this great his outside shot needs ability to defend bigger Point guards is a Daequan Ohio state Reg Early played one year Tor the has excellent mid Range has Good court has three Point can score Points in a forces his shot at Ball handling could be Stron had an Upan Down freshman Javaris Georgia tech 14a 545 aug Early played one year for the yellow Hes Young and very has Quick first excellent body very great Atti needs to improve outside needs to learn How to dictate Tempo at the Jared Boston College Reg acc player of the has Fligh basketball in tense Ana aggressive on excellent court i Harc tto match not Overly Doest create off the dribble very some scouts feel his game has Kevin Texas 25j Reg Early played one year for the was the first freshman in Mcaa history to win the Adolph Rupp the Naismith award and the wooden extremely versatile and explosive offensive can score from any spot on the his athleticism enabled him to be a dominant rebounded and shot locker in needs to improve his Nick Nevada Reg Able to face up and shoot from mid Range out to 18 sees the floor excellent free throw shoot excellent not a great leaper or very Lack of foot Speed hurts on the defensive Rudy Dak Joven Tut Badalona Spain aug unselfish gets teammates Excel Lent at catch and always moving on the Offen Sive creative at finishing around the compared to Manu below average rebound needs to improve Marc a Avayu Girona Spain Reg Pau gaols kid has become a standout in the Spanish soft hands for a big Funda mentally sound in the smart player with a great work prone to foul not very has some weight Jeff Georgetown 34 aug Ayer of the selected Early big most outstanding player of the Mcaa East regional and big East Doest have one standout but is is solid in the Hal court and full court Strong inside offensively and defend needs to be More consistent with his Taurean of Florida aug Early son of former Aba player Sidney led the gators to Bac Toback titles at the deadly outside shooting when Hes very can push the Tempo of a his Lack of size could be a problem on the defensive decision making needs to Spencer Washington m Reg Early played one year for the has skills around the can finish with a soft touch with either prefers playing with his Back to the runs the floor outstanding passer for a big needs to improve his defensive Al Florida 13w be Early aggressive in the paint on both has strength and size to become an Aba handles the Ball and passes Well for a big intense tends to get in foul needs to develop More offensive moves in the Low below average on the free throw son of former Aba player Tito Acie Texas aug finished collegiate career As Texas 3 scorer with Points and third in assists with per forms extremely Well in pressure a sound floor creates Well off the Streaky needs to improve his defensive Josh Duke aug Early an inside outside prefers the be solid has a Good feel for the runs floor Well for his Lack of Speed and athleticism could Hurt on the Aba Joakim Florida Reg Early selected most outstanding player of the 2006 Mcaa tournament final has boundless Energy and a passion for the a phenomenal his basketball skills Are raw on the offensive except for his passing should make his Mark As a rebounded and defender while he works on his offensive was the 1983 French open ten Nis Greg Ohio state Reg Early played one year for the most Likely the top a legit 7footer with All the Kevin Kevin Durant talks to the Media after he toured the Seattle supersonics facilities and met with supersonics executives As the team prepares for the upcoming Aba physical tools to develop into a dominant Aba can dominate on the defensive runs the floor exceptionally prone to foul not Comfort Able playing with his Back to the needs to expand his shooting Gabe Southern Cal aug Early has Good size and quickness for a Point very can play above the Good offensively he can drive to the rim or pull has three Point still learning the Point guard average at protecting the Jason Colorado state Reg Early Good touch around the has improved his runs the floor still needs to work on playing with his Back to the needs More upper body Tiago Tau Vitoria Spain Reg the brazilian runs the court Well for his possesses solid Post not a prolific offensive above average soft touch around the must improve his upper body lacks Rodney Eastern Washington 53 Reg Early can play both a tremendous solid mid lose focus on def mates Al Florida state Reg led Florida state and the acc in scoring with a a a versatile likes to face the Basket Ana take defenders off the physically ready for the average Ball needs to play under has been compared to Shawn Alando Wisconsin a Reg a very can create scoring oppor has Good Range on his though great work needs to improve Ball handling undersized for the Small Forward Marcus Arizona Reg Early a versatile moves Well without the has three Point talented needs to bulk lacks intensity on the defensive Sean Boston College Reg Early has All the physical tools needed for the next great leaping ability and one of the Best shot blockers in getting kicked off eagles team could Cost not very effective Offen sively beyond eight Brandan North Carolina Reg Early played one year for the tar fifth freshman in Atlantic coast conference history to win tournament map broke the acc freshman sea son record with Field goal a Force near the fluid running the some scouts have questioned his must Gam More upper body Julian Kansas Reg Early an incredible athlete with a tremendous improve his jump improve his upper body i Guandong tigers China 113 Reg Early will turn 20 on competed for the chinese National team in the 2004 olympics and 2006 Fiba world an athletic Power for has excellent quickness and jumping has a Good mid Range will need to get Stron More comfortable facing the Basket than with his Back to the Nick Southern Cal 173 Reg Early earned first team aiipac10 honors his Sophomore and Junior ranked second in the pac10 in scoring has an excellent mid Range a Quick first has the physical tools to be a competent but needs to play with More prone to foul Thaddeus Georgia tech 144 Reg Early played one year for versatile Forward who can score inside and hit the can guard both inside and outside scor Ball handling needs to needs to gain great hard by Paul Montella the associated press draft teams picking first and second already possess Talent from Back Page neither Portland nor Seattle has to Start which could make the transition the Trail blazers have Rookie of the year Brandon another prom Ising firs year player in Lamar Cus and Zach Randolph though he could be moved if Portland goes for the supersonics have Allstar shooting guard Ray but face losing Rashard Lewis to free having a Good support system in place can make a Duncan was Able to learn from while James was familiar with the cars organization after growing up Down the Road in but Kwame Brown had none of those and his career making an Impact the dominant Western conference is about to get stronger if Greg Oden and Kevin Durant Are selected 1 2 in what shapes up As the strongest Aba draft in past 1 draft picks or player team 06 Andrea Bagnani Tor 05 Andrew Bogut Mil 04 Dwight Howard Orl 03 Lebron James Cle 02 Zaoming Hou 01 Kwame Brown was 00 Kenyon Martin non 99 Elton Brand Chi 98 Olow Kandi Lac 97 Tim Duncan Sas wins Rookie season 20 10 15 Oden Ohio state c 70 has physical skills to Dev Elop into a dominant Center Durant Texas f69 extremely versatile and explosive offensive player source National basketball association never took off the Way a 1 picks Brown was taken first by Wash Abington in but he was buried not inspired Michael Jordans and the Wiz Ards had a winning record Only once in his four seasons Ive seen a 1 pick in i want there when he got but he was around a lot of Young said Cleveland guard Larry who played for the he want in the Best situation As far As being on a winning team or a winning organi so i think it makes it Tough Lebron is a i think he was going to make the situation successful anywhere he Tim Duncan came into a pretty Good situation where he had Veter an Guys around it kind of made it made the Transi Tion a Little bit i think anything can happen when you place that 1 pick when youre going to a franchise that Strug Oden and Durant figure to be More successful than even though never 100 percent while recovering from a broken right Oden proved he could dominate while leading Ohio state to the National Champion ship Durant averaged Points at Texas during one of the most out standing freshman seasons in Mcaa so he obviously can but so can Kobe Bry and he managed Only Points per game in his first pro in realistic of my Durant said i just want to be an Impact player in the he probably will it just might take a a sports writer Jeff Latzke in Oklahoma City contributed to this