June 24, 2009

2009 NBA Draft

With things certain to change before tonight's NBA Draft, it’s impossible to predict what spot the Cavaliers will pick from. Instead of a mock draft, I'm listing the available players in a few different categories based on how I think their NBA careers are going to turn out.


I abstained from voting on foreign players aside (with the exception of Brandon Jennings and Ricky Rubio) as well as those lesser-known college players. I'm not going to pretend like I've seen a lot of Central Florida's Jermaine Taylor. UCF isn't on ESPN, so I don't see them play.


The rest of these guys, I've seen play on TV and feel (somewhat) confident in grading their games.


As a Duke fan, it pains me to give credit where credit is due to the class coming out of Chapel Hill this year. They were a terrific team, but individually I am of the belief that they had a couple of guys who could have been stars at different schools.


Without further ado:


Five-star Talents




Four-Star Talents




Three-star Talents






One-star Talents


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