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DaJuan Summers Declares for NBA Draft

I don’t really get this move. DaJuan Summers wasn’t dominant in a Big East Conference known for dominance. He was a solid player, capable of flashes of brilliance, but luminary was certainly not his middle name...

Written by Jarrett Carter about 8 months ago 86 reads 1 comments
How a Few Draft Picks in '09 Can Make the Minnesota Timberwolves a Playoff Team

You probably laughed at the title of this. You probably said, "the Timberwolves? They suck!"This year they have fallen on some hard times. Their top gun Al Jefferson went down with a season-ending knee injury mid-way through the season...

Written by Tanner Thoms about 8 months ago 649 reads 11 comments
NBA Mock Draft: March 27, 2009

Wizards 1. Blake Griffin Clippers 2. Greg Monroe Kings 3. Ricky Rubio Grizzlies 4. James Harden T'Wolves 5. Brandon Jennings Thunder 6. Hasheem Thabeet Raptors 7. Willie Warren Warriors 8...

Written by Wes Miller about 8 months ago 124 reads 0 comments
Brandon Costner: Skipping His Senior Season To Turn Pro

NC State's Brandon Costner is going to skip his senior season and put his name into the 2009 NBA Draft, looking to fulfill his dream of playing in the NBA...

Written by Wes Miller about 8 months ago 75 reads 0 comments
NBA: How to Evaluate Draft Talent

Paul Forrester of Sports Illustrated on the challenges of evaluating college talent for NBA scouts, the the main three being: shooting range, defense, and the ability to change and adapt their game...

Written by Ed Yevelev about 8 months ago 24 reads 0 comments
Draft Alert: NBA Scouts Still Drooling Over Curry

If you turn on the television tonight at 6 p.m. and tune into Sportscenter, you will most likely be listening to NCAA picks for the sweet sixteen games from a number of analysts (or possibly President Barack Obama...

Written by Kyle Williams about 8 months ago 345 reads 0 comments
The 2000 NBA Draft: Where Are They Now?

The 2000 NBA Draft is likely the most infamous NBA Draft in the past twenty years. It was held in the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minesota. The 2000 NBA Draft was the last draft to be held in a team's arena...

Written by Steven Merriam about about 1 month ago 736 reads 30 comments
The 1996 NBA Draft vs. the 2003 NBA Draft

1996 NBA Draft (First Round) 2003 NBA Draft (First Round) 1. Allen Iverson 1. LeBron James 2. Marcus Camby 2...

Written by People's Champion about 8 months ago 231 reads 6 comments
NBA Second Round Knockouts: Sometimes the Jackpot Isn't In The Lottery

Every year, in every sport there is an athlete coming out of college that makes the impact of a seasoned professional. A sure shot number one pick. Teams salivate the off season to get that coveted dirst draft pick...

Written by Scott Duncanson about 2 months ago 483 reads 2 comments
Oklahoma City Thunder's Keys to a Brighter Future

The Oklahoma City Thunder is a franchise that moved from Seattle to start over. Not only are they starting over with a new fan base in a new city, but they have a great core of young talent and a plethora of draft picks, and salary...

Written by Ari Wagner about 9 months ago 342 reads 9 comments
A Look Back at The 2003 NBA Draft

The Draft Class of 2003 was considered one of the strongest classes in league history. Its been almost 6 years, and now its time to look back on the steals and busts of 2003 NBA Draft...

Written by Arash Darbandi about 9 months ago 350 reads 1 comments
NBA All 1990's Draft Picks Vs. All 2000's Draft Picks

Every draft class has its own talent, its own prospects and its own eventual champions and super-stars. But instead of everyone always breaking down the classes by year as their own respective ...

Written by Ari Wagner about 9 months ago 467 reads 10 comments
The NBA Draft: This Decade

Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, John Stockton, Charles Barkley. Four future hall of famers were drafted in the 1984 draft first round...

Written by Neel Patel about 9 months ago 90 reads 3 comments
Toronto Raptors Should Pray They Don't Return to Mediocrity

With the hope and/or changes that the trade deadline provided now basically gone, I think it's time to think about what those changes mean to the franchise going forward and what would be in their best interest for the rest of the year...

Written by David Aaron Lindsay about 9 months ago 405 reads 5 comments
The Top 25 NBA Draft Picks Since 2004

I was watching ESPN Classic on The Biggest NBA Draft Busts Ever. As i see Top 5 Draft picks as Sam Bowie, Kwame Brown, Mike Olowokandi, Darko Milicic, and Jonathan Bender are discussed on being ...

Written by cory embler about 9 months ago 1,159 reads 15 comments
Top 10 NBA Draft Busts 2000-2009

A lot of teams can't predict who will be better than whom when they draft players. These are the extreme examples of players who really failed to make it into the NBA, whether it came from injuries, ...

Written by Ethan McVansen about 2 months ago 2,423 reads 7 comments
2009 NBA Draft Class: NBA Comparisons

With one of the deepest draft classes in quite some time, I decided to take some of the top 2009 NBA draft prospects and compare them to the NBA players that they are most likely to imitate in their professional basketball careers...

Written by Kirk Snyder about 9 months ago 1,688 reads 6 comments
The 10 Best NBA Draft Classes of All Time

There has been some great, some not so great this is a list of my top ten NBA draft classes. The 1st True NBA draft was held in 1950 the day after the BAA and NBL merged together...

Written by jake meadows about 9 months ago 1,770 reads 8 comments
Draft Watch: Austin Daye and Curtis Jerrells Climbing Up the Board

In the last week, the wide world of College Basketball has seen previously undefeated powers Wake Forest, Clemson, and Pitt stagger against their respective opponents and seen players like Jodie ...

Written by Sean Stancill about 10 months ago 282 reads 0 comments
Top 10 College Basketball Draft Prospects

I have decided to put a mid-year post up of my top 10 prospects from college. See the list below: 1. Blake Griffin–PF–Oklahoma–6′10″, 239 lbs...

Written by Jaime Irvine about 10 months ago 548 reads 6 comments
Top 10 NBA Prospects for the 2009 Draft

While the NBA Draft is about five months away, it's not too early to start identifying some of the top prospects in the upcoming draft. So without further ado, here is my top 10 NBA prospects...

Written by Nate Deleon about 10 months ago 1,605 reads 18 comments
The Problem With College Basketball

I, being a big time college basketball fan, haven't watched very much of it this year. It's not because I don't have the time—I just don't have the desire...

Written by Jordan Lanning about 10 months ago 60 reads 2 comments
Scheduling Success For NBA Fantasy H2H Leagues

August and September are the toughest months for NBA Fantasy fanatics. The news blurbs focusing on Jerry Stackhouse indicate our dispair to find news...

Written by Johnny Hsu about 3 months ago 838 reads 0 comments
NBA Insider: Is Okafor the Answer for the Hornets?

IS OKAFOR A MISSING PIECE FOR HORNETS? In a swap of players who had been taken second overall in an NBA Draft, Emeka Okafor was traded to the New Orleans Hornets (+4000 to win the NBA title) for Tyson Chandler, who goes to the Charlotte Bobcats (+10000)

Written by Greg Riot about 3 months ago 43 reads 0 comments
The Five Worst First Overall NBA Draft Picks Over the Past 20 Years

When a team selects a player first overall in a draft, that player is expected to be a franchise player and help turn around the organization...

Written by Kirk Snyder about 10 months ago 792 reads 7 comments

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NBA Draft Article Archive

DaJuan Summers Declares for NBA Draft

How a Few Draft Picks in '09 Can Make the Minnesota Timberwolves a Playoff Team

NBA Mock Draft: March 27, 2009

Brandon Costner: Skipping His Senior Season To Turn Pro

NBA: How to Evaluate Draft Talent

Draft Alert: NBA Scouts Still Drooling Over Curry

The 2000 NBA Draft: Where Are They Now?

The 1996 NBA Draft vs. the 2003 NBA Draft

NBA Second Round Knockouts: Sometimes the Jackpot Isn't In The Lottery

Oklahoma City Thunder's Keys to a Brighter Future

A Look Back at The 2003 NBA Draft

NBA All 1990's Draft Picks Vs. All 2000's Draft Picks

The NBA Draft: This Decade

Toronto Raptors Should Pray They Don't Return to Mediocrity

The Top 25 NBA Draft Picks Since 2004

Top 10 NBA Draft Busts 2000-2009

2009 NBA Draft Class: NBA Comparisons

The 10 Best NBA Draft Classes of All Time

Draft Watch: Austin Daye and Curtis Jerrells Climbing Up the Board

Top 10 College Basketball Draft Prospects

Top 10 NBA Prospects for the 2009 Draft

The Problem With College Basketball

Scheduling Success For NBA Fantasy H2H Leagues

NBA Insider: Is Okafor the Answer for the Hornets?

The Five Worst First Overall NBA Draft Picks Over the Past 20 Years

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