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(Click the above link to see the final draft results at NBA.COM)
Below are some of the players who I feel are the cream of the crop in this year's NBA draft. We have the 9th pick, so we won't end up with a bonafide superstar, but we should still come out with a pretty good player.
Player |
School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Pos. |
FG |
3PT |
FT |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
PTS |
| 1. Kenyon Martin (Sr.) | Cincinnati |
6'9" |
230 |
C |
.591 |
.000 |
.549 |
7.2 |
1.23 |
1.05 |
2.44 |
9.8 |
| 2. Stromile Swift (Soph.) | LSU |
6'9" |
225 |
PF |
.613 |
.242 |
.613 |
7.0 |
0.74 |
1.30 |
2.59 |
13.4 |
| 3. Darius Miles (H.S.) | Lincoln H.S. |
6'9" |
200 |
SF |
.580 |
.250 |
.520 |
11.5 |
2.0 |
-- |
7.50 |
17.0 |
| 4. Marcus Fizer (Jr.)) | Iowa St. |
6'8" |
265 |
PF |
.511 |
.292 |
.702 |
7.4 |
0.97 |
0.93 |
0.92 |
18.9 |
| 5. Mike Miller (Soph.) | Florida |
6'8" |
218 |
SF |
.483 |
.345 |
.718 |
6.6 |
2.29 |
1.25 |
0.34 |
13.3 |
| 6. DerMarr Johnson (Fr.) | Cincinnati |
6'9" |
215 |
SG |
.478 |
.371 |
.737 |
3.8 |
1.41 |
0.97 |
0.94 |
12.6 |
| 7. Chris Mihm (Jr.) | Texas |
7'0" |
262 |
C |
.497 |
.300 |
.684 |
9.8 |
0.57 |
0.38 |
2.75 |
14.6 |
| 11. Jerome Moiso (Soph.) | UCLA |
6'10" |
235 |
PF |
.495 |
.227 |
.614 |
6.8 |
1.06 |
0.98 |
1.31 |
12.0 |
| 12. Etan Thomas (Sr.) | Syracuse |
6'9" |
256 |
PF |
.600 |
-- |
.598 |
7.0 |
0.42 |
0.70 |
3.45 |
11.0 |
Guess what.... The Rockets didn't pick ANY of these players. They instead thought that Dan Langhi and Jason Collier were the players for us. Well, I'm not the only one who is disappointed. Langhi has shown a competitive personality and impressed in the Rocky Mountain Revue. We'll just have to wait and see. But, dangit ETAN THOMAS was available at the 9th pick, and PF is one of our biggest needs (Well, it was until we signed free agent Maurice Taylor). The 8th, 9th, and 10th picks were: Jamal Crawford, Joel Przybilla, and Keyon Dooling.
