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Draft Class 3 Overview
POINT GUARDS
TIER 1
Marshawn Williams – Duke – Fr.
Trevor McCalebb – Tennessee – So.
Laron Williams – Wake Forest – Fr.
Clifford Martin – Cincinnati – So.
Marshawn Williams is the star of this point guard class, and projects to be a franchise-changing addition to any team. McCalebb draws comparisons to Steph Curry.
TIER 2
Raheem Douglas – Valparaiso – Sr.
Jabbar Chambers – Louisiana Tech – Sr.
Vladmir Stojic – Lithuania
Douglas and Chambers were great floor leaders at smaller schools. Stojic is a gifted passer.
TIER 3
Isaiah Burton – Purdue – Sr.
Kamarr Webb – Kansas – Fr.
Darryl Jones – Virginia – Sr.
Webb could have used another year at Kansas. Burton is older than most of the draftees after transferring from Miami (OH). Jones is a good shooter.
TIER 4
Melville Goulet - France
Phillip Barth - Germany
Wilson Lacy – Louisville – Sr.
Stefan Thurman – UNLV – Sr.
Jeffrey Briggs – Texas Tech – Sr.
Rico Moore – Arizona – So.
This draft is not big on international guards, because there weren’t many good ones coming over to the NBA, Goulet and Barth are pretty much it. Rico Moore got some really bad advice from his agent and should have returned to school.
SHOOTING GUARDS
TIER 1
Rydell Dawson – California – Jr.
Montrell Baker – Cincinnati – Sr.
Ben Turner – Ohio State – So.
All 3 of these guards are dynamic scorers who can shoot and get to the rim.
TIER 2
Richard Ziri – Arkansas – Sr.
Qa’Rraan King – North Carolina – Jr.
Markus Jefferson – Duke – Sr.
Trevor Bell – Penn State – Jr.
Ziri and King could use some added weight over the next half of a year. Bell is a great defender.
TIER 3
Jordan Jackson – DePaul – Sr.
Stephen Castellanos – Ohio State – Sr.
Brice Holcomb – Kentucky – Sr.
Roderick Warner – Alabama – Sr.
Cameron Mitchell – Indian Hills CC – So.
Castellanos is a great shooter, Warner is a solid defender. Mitchell is older than his “Sophomore” label suggests.
TIER 4
Alex Williams – St. Joseph’s – So.
Marcus Washington – Mississippi State – So.
Dugan St. Clair – Syracuse – Sr.
Solomon Sanders – Central Florida – Sr.
Kory Kyle – Louisiana Tech – Sr.
Martin Russell – Creighton – Sr.
Malik Daley – Iona – Sr.
St. Clair, Sanders, and Kyle are one-dimensional three point shooters.
SMALL FORWARDS
TIER 1
Joe Sherrill – Central Florida – Jr.
Justin Lucas – Georgia Tech – Fr.
Michael Pittman – Syracuse – Jr.
Pittman and Lucas are nothing to scoff at, but its Joe Sherrill and then everyone else, in this entire draft class.
TIER 2
Derek Stewart – Purdue – Sr.
Ramon Cruz – Puerto Rico
Nathaniel Augustine – UCLA – Jr.
Duncan Atkinson – Arkansas – Sr.
Mario Mendez - Mexico
Stewart was an All-American and is the best Tier 2 players in the draft. Some GMs believe Augustine is the sleeper of the draft.
TIER 3
Wendell Lalugba – Princeton – Sr.
Jakob Del Rosario – North Carolina – Sr.
Reggie Parada – Jackson State – Sr.
Parada and Lalugba were small school stars, and Del Rosario didn’t start until his senior year. All three have the skills to get drafted, however.
TIER 4
Dexter Marshall – Texas – Sr.
Adam Martinez – Yale – Sr.
Michael Moss – Florida – Sr.
Damien Carson – Arizona State – Sr.
Carson is a great dunker, but no real other skills stand out enough to get these four great looks to get drafted.
POWER FORWARDS
TIER 1
Lou Gaines – UCLA – So.
Dominique Morales – Ohio State – Sr.
Tahj Bailey – Kentucky – So.
Bailey shocked everyone by staying school last year, yet it didn’t really effect his draft stock. Morales is a gifted overall basketball talent. Gaines is viewed as the 3rd best prospect overall in this class.
TIER 2
Jarryd Simon – Arizona – Fr.
Rakim Stanley – Louisiana-Lafayette – Sr.
Matthew Mulligan – Michigan State – Jr.
Simon is the younger brother of Julio Simon (out of UTEP) who declared last year. He has terrific defensive instincts but needs to add some weight. Stanley is a great offensive rebounder.
TIER 3
Christian Anderson – UCLA – Sr.
Malcom Blalock – Michigan – Sr.
Kendall Childress – Texas – Sr.
Parker Samson – Oklahoma – Jr.
Andre’ Dailey – Georgia Tech – Sr.
Nikola Janasauskas – Central Florida – Sr.
Anderson was a center in college, but will move over to the 4 spot in the NBA. Childress reminds scouts of Jason Maxiell: what he lacks in height he makes up for in wingspan and rebound instincts. Janasauskas is a great shooter.
TIER 4
Wilson Randall – North Carolina – Sr.
DeAndre Richardson – Valparaiso – Sr.
Armando Childress – Purdue – Sr.
Lavelle Wagner – Missouri – Sr.
Ramon Acevedo – Miami (FL) – Sr.
Acevedo is a big body, but a gifted passer. Richardson is a forward trapped in a guard’s body. Scouts love his nose for the ball, but have no idea how he’ll fit in an NBA lineup.
CENTERS
TIER 1
Courtland Cambridge – Valparaiso – Sr.
Center is the weakest part of this draft and Cambridge is most complete of those draft-eligible.
TIER 2
Alonzo Sullivan – Florida State – Fr.
Marco Jackson – Kansas – So.
Tariq Stockwell – Kent State – Sr.
Sullivan is great shot-blocker, but many fell Jackson projects as the best center in this class.
TIER 3
Bradford Atkins – Wake Forest – Fr.
Roosevelt Carney – Minnesota – So.
Randall Madison – Syracuse – Sr.
La’Ryan Brazelton – Purdue – Sr.
Carney is a big body in the post. Brazelton has great shot-blocking ability.
TIER 4
Eric Milton – George Mason – Sr.
Ryan Evans – Notre Dame – Sr.
Jose Guzman – Spain
Arnold Forte – Memphis – Jr.
Janko Bagaric – Croatia
Guzman draws comparisons to Boris Diaw, and is a great passer. Janko Bagaric stands 7’2” and has an even bigger wingspan. He’s a liability offensively, but would be a top shot-blocker immediately.
Draft Class 3 Overview
POINT GUARDS
TIER 1
Marshawn Williams – Duke – Fr.
Trevor McCalebb – Tennessee – So.
Laron Williams – Wake Forest – Fr.
Clifford Martin – Cincinnati – So.
Marshawn Williams is the star of this point guard class, and projects to be a franchise-changing addition to any team. McCalebb draws comparisons to Steph Curry.
TIER 2
Raheem Douglas – Valparaiso – Sr.
Jabbar Chambers – Louisiana Tech – Sr.
Vladmir Stojic – Lithuania
Douglas and Chambers were great floor leaders at smaller schools. Stojic is a gifted passer.
TIER 3
Isaiah Burton – Purdue – Sr.
Kamarr Webb – Kansas – Fr.
Darryl Jones – Virginia – Sr.
Webb could have used another year at Kansas. Burton is older than most of the draftees after transferring from Miami (OH). Jones is a good shooter.
TIER 4
Melville Goulet - France
Phillip Barth - Germany
Wilson Lacy – Louisville – Sr.
Stefan Thurman – UNLV – Sr.
Jeffrey Briggs – Texas Tech – Sr.
Rico Moore – Arizona – So.
This draft is not big on international guards, because there weren’t many good ones coming over to the NBA, Goulet and Barth are pretty much it. Rico Moore got some really bad advice from his agent and should have returned to school.
SHOOTING GUARDS
TIER 1
Rydell Dawson – California – Jr.
Montrell Baker – Cincinnati – Sr.
Ben Turner – Ohio State – So.
All 3 of these guards are dynamic scorers who can shoot and get to the rim.
TIER 2
Richard Ziri – Arkansas – Sr.
Qa’Rraan King – North Carolina – Jr.
Markus Jefferson – Duke – Sr.
Trevor Bell – Penn State – Jr.
Ziri and King could use some added weight over the next half of a year. Bell is a great defender.
TIER 3
Jordan Jackson – DePaul – Sr.
Stephen Castellanos – Ohio State – Sr.
Brice Holcomb – Kentucky – Sr.
Roderick Warner – Alabama – Sr.
Cameron Mitchell – Indian Hills CC – So.
Castellanos is a great shooter, Warner is a solid defender. Mitchell is older than his “Sophomore” label suggests.
TIER 4
Alex Williams – St. Joseph’s – So.
Marcus Washington – Mississippi State – So.
Dugan St. Clair – Syracuse – Sr.
Solomon Sanders – Central Florida – Sr.
Kory Kyle – Louisiana Tech – Sr.
Martin Russell – Creighton – Sr.
Malik Daley – Iona – Sr.
St. Clair, Sanders, and Kyle are one-dimensional three point shooters.
SMALL FORWARDS
TIER 1
Joe Sherrill – Central Florida – Jr.
Justin Lucas – Georgia Tech – Fr.
Michael Pittman – Syracuse – Jr.
Pittman and Lucas are nothing to scoff at, but its Joe Sherrill and then everyone else, in this entire draft class.
TIER 2
Derek Stewart – Purdue – Sr.
Ramon Cruz – Puerto Rico
Nathaniel Augustine – UCLA – Jr.
Duncan Atkinson – Arkansas – Sr.
Mario Mendez - Mexico
Stewart was an All-American and is the best Tier 2 players in the draft. Some GMs believe Augustine is the sleeper of the draft.
TIER 3
Wendell Lalugba – Princeton – Sr.
Jakob Del Rosario – North Carolina – Sr.
Reggie Parada – Jackson State – Sr.
Parada and Lalugba were small school stars, and Del Rosario didn’t start until his senior year. All three have the skills to get drafted, however.
TIER 4
Dexter Marshall – Texas – Sr.
Adam Martinez – Yale – Sr.
Michael Moss – Florida – Sr.
Damien Carson – Arizona State – Sr.
Carson is a great dunker, but no real other skills stand out enough to get these four great looks to get drafted.
POWER FORWARDS
TIER 1
Lou Gaines – UCLA – So.
Dominique Morales – Ohio State – Sr.
Tahj Bailey – Kentucky – So.
Bailey shocked everyone by staying school last year, yet it didn’t really effect his draft stock. Morales is a gifted overall basketball talent. Gaines is viewed as the 3rd best prospect overall in this class.
TIER 2
Jarryd Simon – Arizona – Fr.
Rakim Stanley – Louisiana-Lafayette – Sr.
Matthew Mulligan – Michigan State – Jr.
Simon is the younger brother of Julio Simon (out of UTEP) who declared last year. He has terrific defensive instincts but needs to add some weight. Stanley is a great offensive rebounder.
TIER 3
Christian Anderson – UCLA – Sr.
Malcom Blalock – Michigan – Sr.
Kendall Childress – Texas – Sr.
Parker Samson – Oklahoma – Jr.
Andre’ Dailey – Georgia Tech – Sr.
Nikola Janasauskas – Central Florida – Sr.
Anderson was a center in college, but will move over to the 4 spot in the NBA. Childress reminds scouts of Jason Maxiell: what he lacks in height he makes up for in wingspan and rebound instincts. Janasauskas is a great shooter.
TIER 4
Wilson Randall – North Carolina – Sr.
DeAndre Richardson – Valparaiso – Sr.
Armando Childress – Purdue – Sr.
Lavelle Wagner – Missouri – Sr.
Ramon Acevedo – Miami (FL) – Sr.
Acevedo is a big body, but a gifted passer. Richardson is a forward trapped in a guard’s body. Scouts love his nose for the ball, but have no idea how he’ll fit in an NBA lineup.
CENTERS
TIER 1
Courtland Cambridge – Valparaiso – Sr.
Center is the weakest part of this draft and Cambridge is most complete of those draft-eligible.
TIER 2
Alonzo Sullivan – Florida State – Fr.
Marco Jackson – Kansas – So.
Tariq Stockwell – Kent State – Sr.
Sullivan is great shot-blocker, but many fell Jackson projects as the best center in this class.
TIER 3
Bradford Atkins – Wake Forest – Fr.
Roosevelt Carney – Minnesota – So.
Randall Madison – Syracuse – Sr.
La’Ryan Brazelton – Purdue – Sr.
Carney is a big body in the post. Brazelton has great shot-blocking ability.
TIER 4
Eric Milton – George Mason – Sr.
Ryan Evans – Notre Dame – Sr.
Jose Guzman – Spain
Arnold Forte – Memphis – Jr.
Janko Bagaric – Croatia
Guzman draws comparisons to Boris Diaw, and is a great passer. Janko Bagaric stands 7’2” and has an even bigger wingspan. He’s a liability offensively, but would be a top shot-blocker immediately.
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