| CHU Mock 2009 NBA Draft (v2) |
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After getting off to a torrid start in 2008-09, Oklahoma's Blake Griffin
appears a goot choice to go first in next Spring's NBA Draft. |
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After the deep and talented NBA Drafts of 2007 and 2008, most anticipate a drop off in 2009. The depth of freshman talent the past two years certainly appears likely to take a break next year, with only a handful of first year players projected to be ready for the pros. It's also difficult to gauge how the foreigners will impact the draft, outside of Spain's mercurial Ricky Rubio - assuming he declares.
The 2009 NBA Draft does, however, appear to have quality through the Lottery and it will be interesting to see who rises over the next year and conversely, who drops off. If early season play in 2008-09 is any indication, Oklahoma's Blake Griffin is a good bet to hear his name first, while Demar DeRozan, James Harden, Brandon Jennings and Hasheem Thabeet seem Lottery locks.
Who will be the darkhorses who emerge over the next seven or so months?
Stay updated through the 2008-09 season right here for the latest 2009 NBA Draft information. |
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| CHU Top 25 2009-10 Incoming Classes |
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| 1 |
North Carolina |
John Henson, Leslie McDonald, Dexter Strickland, David Wear, Travis Wear |
| 2 |
Texas |
Avery Bradley, Jordan Hamilton, Shawn Williams |
| 3 |
Florida |
Kenny Boynton, Erik Murphy, Vernon Macklin, Deshawn Painter |
| 4 |
Kansas |
Elijah Johnson, Thomas Robinson |
| 5 |
Villanova |
Isaiah Armwood, Taylor King, Maalik Wayns, Mouphtauo Yarou |
| 6 |
Duke |
Ryan Kelly, Mason Plumlee |
| 7 |
Memphis |
William Coleman, Nolan Dennis, Darnell Dodson, Xavier Henry |
| 8 |
Washington |
Abdul Gaddy, Charles Garcia, Clarence Trent, C.J. Wilcox |
| 9 |
Indiana |
Bobby Capobianco, Maurice Creek, Derek
Elston, Jordan Hulls, Bawa Munuri, Jeremiah Rivers, Christian Watford |
| 10 |
UCLA |
Tyler Honeycutt, Brendan Lane, Reeves
Nelson, Anthony Stover |
| 11 |
Illinois |
Joseph Bertrand, Tyler Griffey, Brandon Paul, D.J. Richardson |
| 12 |
Marquette |
Dwight Buycks, Junior Cadougan, Jeronne Maymon, Liam McMorrow, Brett Roseboro, Erik Williams |
| 13 |
Kentucky |
Jon Hood, Daniel Orton, Matt Pilgrim, G.J. Vilarino |
| 14 |
Connecticut |
Jamal Coombs, Alex Oriakhi |
| 15 |
Minnesota |
Justin Cobbs, Trevor Mbakwe, Royce White, Rodney Williams |
| 16 |
UAB |
Armon Bassett, Adrien Coleman, DeMarcus Cousins, Dexter Fields, Elijah Millsap |
| 17 |
Louisville |
Rakeem Buckles, Mike Marra, Peyton Siva, Stephan Van Treese |
| 18 |
Oklahoma |
Andrew Fitzgerald, Keith Gallon, Kyle Hardrick, Tommy Mason-Griffin, Steven Pledger |
| 19 |
Miami |
Garrius Adams, Malcolm Grant, Donnovan Kirk, Lisandro Ruiz Moreno, Durand Scott |
| 20 |
Pittsburgh |
Lamar Patterson, J.J. Richardson, Dante Taylor, Talib Zanna |
| 21 |
Oklahoma St. |
Teeng Akol, Reger Dowell, Roger Franklin, Fred Gulley, Karron Johnson, Ray Penn, Torin Walker |
| 22 |
Clemson |
Devin Booker, Donte Hill, Milton Jennings, Mbai Oliver |
| 23 |
Notre Dame |
Mike Broghammer, Joey Brooks, Jack Cooley, Ben Hansbrough, Tom Knight, Scott Martin |
| 24 |
Kansas St. |
Jordan Henriquez, Wally Judge, Curtis Kelly, Rodney Magruder, Devon Peterson, Nick Russell |
| 25 |
Georgia Tech |
Kammeon Holsey, Brian Oliver, Glen Rice, Mfon Udofia |
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