21) New Jersey—Chris Douglas-Roberts SG.
Perhaps the most underrated guy in the draft is Chris Douglas-Roberts. Rogers will be a solid backup for Vince Carter and if needed be a substitute at small forward although his size could be a question mark.
22) Orlando—J.J Hickson, PF.
We are at the point of the draft where you are going to see a lot of power forwards and centers get drafted. There are not a lot of guards that are going to be drafted in the first round minus Courtney Lee. Hickson was one of the first underclassmen to declare for the NBA Draft. Let’s hope that he is ready.
23) Utah—Robin Lopez, C.
The other half of the Lopez twins will not be joining his brother Brook this time. Instead Lopez will be joining a loaded Jazz team that will Lopez to be ready right away. Lopez could receive a lot of minutes and could start some games if he has a good training camp and the always possible injuries that effect every team.
24) Seattle—Roy Hibbert, C.
Many thought at the beginning of the season that Roy Hibbert was the best college basketball player. He decided to stay another year in college and his stock fell. However, there is a plus side to this story, he could be joining his former teammate Jeff Green. Imagine having Bayless, Durant, Green and Hibbert on the floor at the same time? Although Hibbert will receive the fewest minutes of the team, he will be still be an important part to the rebuilding of the Seattle Sonics.
25) Houston—JaVale McGee, C.
When was the last time Yao Ming had a healthy season. Don’t think too long, it hasn’t happened. McGee would be a great backup for a team at one point in the season won 22 straight games.
26) San Antonio—Courtney Lee, SG.
Thanks to the NCAA Tournament, we know who Courtney Lee is as he was part of the Cinderella team that had a great run in the tournament. The Spurs have always selected wisely (minus Marcus Williams) and Lee could turn some heads as he looks to make a name for himself in the NBA.
27) New Orleans- Nicolas Batum, SF.
Batum is the best player remaining and the Hornets should take full advantage of Batum. He has great size for somebody expected to play the small forward position. We don’t know very much about him but that should change very soon.
28) Memphis- Bill Walker, SF.
Walker made a mistake, he should have stayed in school. If he had stayed in school, he could have been a top 15 pick instead he slides all the way down to 28. Walker also had a knee injury which might alter his stock a little bit. This isn’t the greatest replacement for Pau Gasol but hey sorry Memphis fans, Gasol might be the greatest player to ever play for the franchise and all you got exchange was Kwame Brown.
29) Detroit—DJ White, PF.
Perhaps one of the best seniors entering the NBA Draft is DJ White a team mate of freshmen sensation Eric Gordon. White helped Indiana to a winning record while being a great leader. Detroit like San Antonio has a history of drafting excellent basketball players and with the Pistons starting to become an old team it’s team to stock up on young basketball players before Wallace, Billups and McDyess call it a career.
30) Boston- Ante Tomic, C.
Little is known about this 7'2" monster from Croatia. However, what we do know is that the Celtics need another big man since Perkins is bound to get injured several times during the season. Don’t be a surprise to see Tomic is a starting role during the course of next season.
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