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5-6-10

A couple of updates to go along with the NBA pre-lottery standings.


1. New Jersey - John Wall, G, Kentucky

2. Minnesota - Evan Turner, G/F, Ohio State

3. Sacramento - DeMarcus Cousins, C, Kentucky

4. Golden State - Derrick Favors, F, Georgia Tech

5. Washington- Wesley Johnson, F, Syracuse

6. Philadelphia - Greg Monroe, F/C, Georgetown

7. Detroit- Donatas Motiejunas, F/C, Lithuainia

8. LA Clippers - Al-Farouq Aminu, F, Wake Forest

9. Utah - Patrick Patterson, F, Kentucky

10. Indiana - Xavier Henry, G, Kansas

11. New Orleans - Cole Aldrich, C, Kansas

12. Memphis - Hassan Whiteside, F/C, Marshall

13. Toronto - Ed Davis, F, North Carolina

14. Houston - Ekpe Udoh, F/C, Baylor

15. Milwaukee - James Anderson, G, Oklahoma State

16. Minnesota - Avery Bradley, G, Texas

17. Chicago- Larry Sanders, F/C, VCU

18. Miami- Paul George, F, Fresno State

19. Boston- Damion James, F, Texas

20. San Antonio - Gordon Hayward, F, Butler

21. Oklahoma City - Elliot Williams, G, Memphis

22. Portland - Devin Ebanks, F, West Virginia

23. Minnesota - Gani Lawal, F, Georgia Tech

24. Atlanta- Dominique Jones, G, South Florida

25. Memphis - Eric Bledsoe, G, Kentucky

26. Oklahoma City - Luke Babbit, F, Nevada

27. New Jersey - Stanley Robinson, F, Connecticut

28. Memphis - Quincy Pondexter, G, Washington

29. Orlando - Daniel Orton, C, Kentucky

30. Washington - Armon Johnson, G, Nevada

I personally would rather have Cousins then Favors but they both make some sense for GS.

Quincy Pondexter is going in the first. He is a better prospect than Devin Ebanks or Damien James at SF.

I don't think Udoh falls that far. He's a shot blocking menace, and has been playing well in the tournament. Besides, size rises before the draft. I also don't see Collins in the 1st round, he had a bad tournament and is only a marginal prospect to begin with. Pondexter has played his way into the 1st, IMO.

Is LaceDarius going to declare? Even if he does, I doubt he is gonna go in the 1st round...

The Bucks will either see if any team will trade up for Aldrich. They won't select him unless it is to trade with Minn. or OKC for their 2 later firsts. If they can't trade then they would select Vesely, Davis, or Udoh over Aldrich.

Finn Man wrote:Is LaceDarius going to declare? Even if he does, I doubt he is gonna go in the 1st round...

Personally, I think that both Dunn and Hayward should stay in school another year, but there's a pretty good amount of speculation that both may enter the 2010 draft.

I'll take Aldrich over Whiteside pretty easily. I mean really think about it. Whiteside only has so much offensive potential. Could he be better than Aldrich on this end? Sure. But neither will be a go-to guy. If Aldrich can work on his jumper a little, he'll be fine in terms of scoring off of other players when needed to. Defensively, Aldrich will be an anchor, and Whiteside certainly has more potential in terms of being an amazing shotblocker, I think Aldrich will pretty clearly be a nice anchor defensively. Along with that, he won't get pushed around nearly as much as Whiteside. A defensive anchor is only so useful if they can just be pushed around inside. Aldrich won't be pushed around like that. With all of that said, as an over all defender, especially right now, I'll take Aldrich.

So does Whiteside have more potential? Probably. But with all of the doubts and red flags in comparison to how safe of a pick Aldrich is, I'll pretty safely take Aldrich. Whiteside is so much more of a risk for not all that much more of a potential reward.