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2009 NBA Draft: Top 10 By Position

Shawn Siegel — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:56:15 -0700

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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Final Four: Player & Position Ranking

Shawn Siegel — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:08:48 -0700

This is a straight-forward list: a ranking of the remaining Final Four players. Most of the teams go about 8 deep now, so the top 8 from each squad is included. Only 3 others players (2 on MSU and 1 on UNC) get meaningful minutes beyond the top 8. Below, the players are ranked by position.

A couple things to note: Look how weak these teams are at small forward, and mostly at power forward as well. On the flip side, look how great all 4 of these teams are at point guard and at center (especially if I swapped Hansbrough as a center in place of Thompson).

1. Ty Lawson - UNC (1)
2. Hasheem Thabeet - UCONN (1)
3. AJ Price - UCONN (2)
4. Kalin Lucas - Michigan St (1)
5. Tyler Hansbrough - UNC (2)
6. Dante Cunningham - Villanova (1)
7. Scottie Reynolds - Villanova (2)
8. Wayne Ellington - UNC (3)
9. Goran Suton - Michigan St (2)
10. Jeff Adrien - UCONN (3)
11. Danny Green - UNC (4)
12. Stanley Robinson - UCONN (4)
13. Travis Walton - Michigan st (3)
14. Dwayne Anderson - Villanova (3)
15. Reggie Reading - Villanova (4)
16. Corey Fisher - Villanova (5)
17. Ed Davis - UNC (5)
18. Kemba Walker - UCONN (5)
19. Durrell Summers - Michigan St (4)
20. Shane Clark - Villanova (6)
21. Deon Thompson - UNC (6)
22. Corey Stokes - Villaova (7)
23. Chris Allen - Michigan St (5)
24. Raymar Morgan - Michigan St (6)
25. Gavin Edwards - UCONN (6)
26. Craig Austrie - UCONN (7)
27. Tyler Zeller - UNC (7)
28. Delvon Roe - Michigan St (7)
29. Draymond Green - Michigan St (8)
30. Bobby Frasor - UNC (8)
31. Antonio Pena - Villanova (8)
32. Donnell Beverly - UCONN (8)
+ Korie Lucious, Marquise Gray, Larry Drew

Point Guards
1. Ty Lawson - UNC (1)
2. AJ Price - UCONN (3)
3. Kalin Lucas - Michigan St (4)
4. Scottie Reynolds - Villanova (7)
5. Corey Fisher - Villanova (16)
6. Bobby Frasor - UNC (30)
7. Korie Lucious - Michigan St (NA)
8. Donnell Beverly - UCONN (32)
9. Larry Drew - UNC (NA)

Shooting Guards
1. Wayne Ellington - UNC (8)
2. Travis Walton - Michigan st (13)
3. Reggie Reading - Villanova (15)
4. Kemba Walker - UCONN (18)
5. Durrell Summers - Michigan St (19)
6. Corey Stokes - Villaova (22)
7. Chris Allen - Michigan St (23)
8. Craig Austrie - UCONN (26)

Small Forwards
1. Danny Green - UNC (11)
2. Stanley Robinson - UCONN (12)
3. Dwayne Anderson - Villanova (14)
4. Raymar Morgan - Michigan St (24)

Power Forwards
1. Tyler Hansbrough - UNC (5)
2. Jeff Adrien - UCONN (10)
3. Shane Clark - Villanova (20)
4. Tyler Zeller - UNC (27)
5. Delvon Roe - Michigan St (28)
6. Draymond Green - Michigan St (29)
7. Antonio Pena - Villanova (32)
8. Marquise Gray - Michigan st (NA)

Centers
1. Hasheem Thabeet - UCONN (2)
2. Dante Cunningham - Villanova (6)
3. Goran Suton - Michigan St (9)
4. Ed Davis - UNC (17)
5. Deon Thompson - UNC (21)
6. Gavin Edwards - UCONN (25)

Disagree with this ranking? post your thoughts in the comments section.

Question of the Week: Who is UNC's Best NBA Prospect?

Shawn Siegel — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:22:03 -0800

Each week, I pose a Question of the Week for you the reader to chew on and digest..

This Week's Question: Who is North Carolina's Best Pro Prospect?

While Tyler Hansbrough is UNC's leader and expected National Player of the Year, he isn't necessarily their best NBA prospect. That title could go to point guard Ty Lawson, shooting guard Wayne Ellington, emerging forward Deon Thompson, or even a stud freshman like Ed Davis or Tyler Zeller. Not too mention they have a 6-6 wing in Danny Green shooting almost 50% from three. So the question remains, who is North Carolina's best NBA Prospect? Or in other words, which current Tar Heel will have the best NBA carreer?

Lets hear what you have to say.. Post your comments below!

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