JUNE 2010 Draft

With all of the attention going to the free agent boom, it seems like the draft has become the undercard in a heavyweight fight. Outside of the top 5- Wall, Turner, Favors, Cousins, Johnson- very few bold predictions have been attached to this years class. As many draft experts will point out, it takes three to five years to judge a class. Here are the next four players to watch at each positions--- guys that will make this draft a success when we look back.

Point Guard- Wall
Eric Bledsoe KY 6-1 195 (6-6 wingspan)
Greivis Vasquez UM 6-6 200
Armon Johnson Nev 6-3 195
Dominque Jones USF 6-4 215
Mikhail Torrance Alabama 6-4 215-- ambidextrous-- WATCH THIS GUY AT THE END OF ROUND 1.

2 Guard- Turner
James Anderson OK St 6-6 210
Xavier Henry KU 6-6 220
Willie Warren OK 6-5 200
Terrico White Miss 6-5 215

Small Forward- Johnson
Al-Farouq Aminu Wake- 6-9 215
Gordon Hayward Butler 6-9 207
Paul George FSU 6-8 210
Damion James Texas 6-7 225

Power Forward- Favors
Ed Davis UNC 6-10 225
Ekpe Udoh Baylor 6-10 240
Patrick Patterson UK 6-9 235
Luke Babbit Nev 6-9 225

Center- Cousins
Greg Monroe G'Town 6-11 247
Cole Aldrich Kansas 6-11 245
Daniel Orton UK 6-10 255
Hassan Whitehead MU 7-0 235

Keep an eye on this list as they get plucked by NBA teams thursday night. Tomorrow I'll go through each conference and get you a target draft lift for each team. My apologies for the vacation. We have a busy summer ... so keep up day to day as we go from draft to free agency to summer leagues.
DD