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1. Michael Beasley PF 6-9 235 KSU Fr.
2. Derrick Rose PG 6-4 195 Memphis Fr.
3. Eric Gordon SG 6-4 220 Indiana Fr.
4. OJ Mayo SG/PG 6-5 210 USC Fr.
5. Blake Griffin PF 6-10 243 Oklahoma Fr.
6. Jerryd Bayless PG 6-2 182 Arizona Fr.
7. Brook Lopez C 7-0 260 Stanford So.
8. Danilo Gallinari SF 6-8 210 Italy
9. Kevin Love PF/C 6-9 260 UCLA Fr.
10. Nicolas Batum SG/SF 6-8 210 France
11. Hasheem Thabeet C 7-4 260 UConn So.
12. Darren Collison PG 6-1 170 UCLA Jr.
13. Donte Greene PF 6-11 226 Syracuse Fr.
14. DeAndre Jordan C 7-0 240 TX AM Fr.
15. Anthony Randolph SF/PF 6-10 220 LSU Fr.
16. Russell Westbrook SG 6-4 187 UCLA So.
17. JaVale McGee C 7-0 237 Nevada So.
18. Joe Alexander SF 6-8 200 W. Virgina So.
19. D.J. Augustin PG 5-11 175 Texas So.
20. Darrell Arthur SF/PF 6-9 230 Kansas So.
21. Roy Hibbert C 7-2 270 Georgetown Sr.
22. Tyler Smith SF 6-7 220 Tenn. So.
23. Robin Lopez PF/C 7-0 255 Stanford So.
24. Raymar Morgan SG/SF 6-7 210 Mich. St. So.
25. Ryan Anderson PF 6-10 235 Cal. So.
26. Serge Ibaka PF 6-10 220 Congo
27. Alexis Ajinca PF/C 7-1 225 France
28. Brandon Rush SG/SF 6-6 210 Kansas Jr.
29. Bill Walker SG 6-6 230 KSU So.
30. Nathan Jawai PF/C 6-10 280 Aus.
31. Jason Thompson PF/C 6-11 245 Rider Sr.
32. Courtney Lee SG 6-5 200 W. Kent. Sr.
33. DJ White PF 6-8 242 Indiana Sr.
34. Omri Casspi SF 6-8 220 Israel
35. DeVon Hardin PF/C 6-11 225 Cal Sr.
36. Kyle Weaver SG/SF 6-6 200 Wash. St. Sr.
37. Sonny Weems SG 6-6 201 Arkansas Sr.
38. Richard Roby SG 6-6 205 Colorado Sr.
39. Will Daniels SF 6-8 225 Rhode Island Sr.
40. J.R. Giddens SG 6-5 200 New Mex. Sr.
41. Omer Asik C 6-11 230 Turkey
42. Shan Foster SG 6-6 205 Vandy Sr.
43. Derrick Caracter PF 6-8 270 L-ville So.
44. Nemanja Aleksandrov PF 7-0 225 Serbia
45. Sean Singletary PG 6-0 180 Virgina Sr.
46. Joey Dorsey PF 6-9 260 Memphis Sr.
47. Nikola Pekovic C 6-11 243 Serbia
48. James Gist SF/PF 6-8 223 Maryland Sr.
49. Anton Ponkrashov SG/PG 6-7 205 Russia
50. Bryce Taylor SG 6-4 205 Oregon Sr.
51. Goran Dragic PG 6-4 200 Slovenia
52. Peja Samardziski C 7-0 245 Macedonia
53. DeMarcus Nelson SG 6-3 195 Duke Sr.
54. David Padgett PF/C 6-11 240 L-ville Sr.
55. Joe Ingles SF 6-8 195 Australia
56. Leonard Houston SG/PG 6-3 175 Drake Sr.
57. Mantas Kalnietis PG 6-5 185 Lithuania
58. Charles Rhodes PF 6-8 240 Miss. St. Sr.
59. Rob Mckiver PG 6-2 195 Houston Sr.
60. Derrick Low PG 6-1 186 Wash St. Sr
Blaze Focus: Leonard Houston Drake
Houston, a Drake Senior, had an outstanding season under first year coach Keno Davis. Like other Drake players, Houston's production dramatically increased his senior season leaving him off all major mock drafts. Assuming he gets invited, expect Houston to shine at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament for college seniors. Averaging 14.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.4 steals, Houston has earned a spot at Portsmouth.
This draft does not take into account team need. Stay tuned for future updates.
