This is Shawn Siegel's final 2003 NBA Mock Draft, composed a full 3 days ahead of the actual NBA draft.  The final mock draft listed at site's like NBADraft.net are composed the morning of the draft.  This difference of time enabled other mock drafts to be more precise this past season.  For personal reasons, Siegel was unable to update or write about the draft during this period.  5 of the players listed ended up going in the 2nd round, which compares to the 4 2nd round misses on NBADraft.net's list from the actual morning of the draft.

Notes from Siegel on his 2003  picks - April 3rd 2004

In terms of the big misses. Lampe, of course, was everyone's surprise drop due to contract issues.  Schortsanitis was also a 1st round pick according to almost every source at the time.  He is now playing in Italy.  I took a chance with Maurice Williams, who was not predicted to be a 1st rounder by most sources, but based on his success with Utah this season, I still feel I made a good choice there.  By now, you've probably read about or watched Mario Austin's struggles on TV.  He recently signed with the Jackson Rage of the new "World Basketball Association."  Austin's stock dropped late in the draft process, and was a player who would have dropped on my mock list if I was able to update it closer to the draft.  In terms of Rick Rickert going late in the 1st round, that is probably the worst pick I'll ever make.  Took a chance there and it blew up in my face..

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