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2009 NBA Draft: Top 10 By Position
April 21st, 2009
by Shawn Siegel
Top Ten Prospects By Position
Last Updated April 21st. (Note that the status of Draft entrants is still in flux.)
Click on player for complete profile & scouting report. More profiles added daily. Ranking based on CHN's 6-star ranking system (see below)
Point Guard
1)
Ricky
Rubio - PG - DKV Joventut
2)
Tyreke
Evans - PG/SG - Memphis
3) Brandon Jennings - PG - Arizona
4)
Ty Lawson - PG - UNC
5)
Stephen
Curry - PG/SG - Davidson
4)
Eric
Maynor - PG - VCU
5)
Patrick Mills -
PG - St. Mary's
6)
Nick
Calathes - PG - Florida
7) Darren Collison - PG
- UCLA
8)
Jonny Flynn - PG -
Syracuse
9)
AJ
Price
- PG - UCONN
10) Toney
Douglas - PG - Florida St
Shooting Guard
1) James
Harden - SG - Arizona State
2)
Jeff
Teague - PG/SG - Wake Forest
3)
DeMar
DeRozan - SG - USC
4)
Gerald
Henderson - SG - Duke
5) Terrence
Williams - SG - Louisville
6)
Wayne
Ellington - SG - UNC
7)
Jrue
Holiday - SG - UCLA
8)
Jodie
Meeks - SG - Kentucky
9)
Marcus Thornton - SG - LSU
10)
Lee
Cummard - SG - BYU
Small Forward
1) Earl Clark - SF - Louisville
2)
Sam
Young - SF - Pittsburgh
3)
Chase Budinger - SF - Arizona
4)
James Johnson - SF -
Wake Forest
5)
Omri Casspi - SF - Macabbi Tel Aviv
6)
Austin
Daye - SF - Gonzaga
7)
Damion
James - SF - Texas
8) Tyler
Smith - SF - Tennessee
9)
DeMarre Carroll - SF - Missouri
10)
Vladimir Dasic - SF -
Buducnost Podgorica
Power Forward
1)
Blake
Griffin - PF - Oklahoma
2) Jordan
Hill - PF - Arizona
3)
Craig Brackins - F - Iowa State
4)
Patrick
Patterson - SF/PF - Kentucky
5)
DeJuan
Blair - PF - Pittsburgh
6)
Tyler
Hansbrough - PF/C - UNC
7)
Josh
Heytvelt - PF - Gonzaga
8)
Derrick
Brown - SF - Xavier
9) Jeff
Pendergraph - PF - Arizona State
10)
Jon
Brockman - PF - Washington
Center
1)
Hasheem
Thabeet - C - UCONN
2)
BJ
Mullens - C - Ohio State
3)
Vitor
Faverini - PF/C - Malaga
4)
Luke Nevill - C - Utah
5) Vyacheslav Kravtsov - C - Zalgiris Kaunas
5) John Bryant - C - Santa Clara
6) Gasper Vidmar - C - Fenerbahce
7) Tony Gaffney - C - UMASS
CHN's Six-Star Ranking System
= Superstar/All-NBA Potential
= Potential NBA All-Star
= Consistent NBA Starter
= 6th Man/Fringe Starter
= Career Reserve
= Fringe NBA Player/12th Man
0 stars = Life in the Minor Leagues
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Last Year's 2008 Top 10 By Position
Comments
As you said, I was clearly
Submitted by Shawn Siegel on Tue, 2009-04-21 16:29.
As you said, I was clearly wrong about Rose. I projected him at 11 ppg and 6 apg. Instead he was 17 and 6, and proved he can legitimately score at the nba level. So its hard to really compare this year to one of the bad choices last year. Also, you'll notice he's the last of my 4 stars, meaning I'm not really sold and have him on the fence.
Fair comment on Curry being
Submitted by Jason Hirschhorn on Tue, 2009-04-21 17:00.
Fair comment on Curry being on the 3-4 star fence.
I'm curious, now that you've seen both play a full year, who do you think is going to be the better player, Rose or Beasley? I've gone on record saying I'm a Bulls fan, but I don't dismiss the possibility that Beasley will be better.
Heytvelt
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2009-04-29 18:49.
I'm a big fan of heytvelt and maybe its messing with my judgement but with your ranking system is that what you think he will be or more of a ceiling because if heytvelt gets healthy again doesn't he have the chance to be a 3 star. I feel like because the fact that he is such a great athlete and has the skill set, if he works hard and stays on track he could easily be a three star. Let me know what you think, i still think he has a chance if his workouts go well to move into teh late first round, do think there is any chance?
Curry
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2009-06-10 19:38.
I Think Stephen Curry will be a better player than Blake Griffin I really do. If Curry really progresses we might even be comparing him to D-Wade saying that I despise D-wade, but he is a great NBA player, but for me would be on 4-5 fence.
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Interesting take. A few
Interesting take. A few comments. Do you really see Stephen Curry as a 4 star prospect? For comparison sake, you had Derrick Rose as a 5 star. While I'm fairly sure you'd change that if you could, do you really only see Curry as just one notch below Rose as a pro?