2001 Draft Preview

[ib4]

Undecided (Wildcard):
Alton Ford, Houston Fr.
Corey Maggette, Duke Jr. - UPDATE: KEEPING NAME IN DRAFT
DeSagana Diop, Oak Hill Academy HS (VA) HS Sr.
DeShawn Stevenson, Kansas Fr.
Eddie Griffin, Seton Hall Fr.
Eddy Curry, South Holland HS (IL) HS Sr.
Fred Jones, Oregon Jr.
Gerald Wallace, Alabama Fr.
Gilbert Arenas, Arizona So.
Jamal Crawford, Michigan So. - UPDATE: KEEPING NAME IN DRAFT
Jason Richardson, Michigan State So.
Joe Johnson, Arkansas So.
Joel Pryzbilla, Minnesota Jr. - UPDATE: RETURNING TO SCHOOL
Juan Dixon, Maryland Jr.
Kwame Brown, Glynn Academy HS (GA) HS Sr.
Melvin Ely, Fresno State Jr.
Omar Cook, St. John's Fr.
Ousmane Cisse, St. Jude (AL) HS Sr.
Rodney White, Charlotte Fr.
Tayshaun Prince, Kentucky Jr. - UPDATE: RETURNING TO SCHOOL
Tyson Chandler, Compton HS (CA) HS Sr.
Zachary Randolph, Michigan State Fr.

Declared, but still under contract with Euro team:
Mehmet Okur, Efes Pilsen (Turkey) until 2002
Robertas Javtokas, Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania) until 2006
Raul Lopez, Real Madrid (Spain) until 2002

Declared:
Alvin Jones, Georgia Tech Sr.
Andre Hutson, Michigan State Sr.
Andres Nocioni, Argentina
Bobby Simmons, DePaul Jr.
Brandon Armstrong, Pepperdine Jr.
Brendan Haywood, North Carolina Sr.
Brian Scalabrine, USC Sr.
Bryan Bracey, Oregon Sr.
Carlos Arroyo, Florida International Sr.
Charlie Bell, Michigan State Sr.
Damone Brown, Syracuse Sr.
Earl Watson, UCLA Sr.
Eric Chenowith, Kensas Sr.
Horace Jenkins, William Patterson Sr.
Jamaal Tinsley, Iowa State Sr.
Jamario Moon, Meridian CC Sr.
Jamison Brewer, Auburn So.
Jarron Collins, Stanford Sr.
Jason Collins, Stanford Sr.
Jeff Trepagnier, USC Sr.
Jeryl Sasser, SMU Sr.
Joseph Forte, North Carolina So.
Kedrick Brown, Okaloosa-Walton CC So.
Ken Johnson, Ohio State Sr.
Kenny Satterfield, Cincinnati So.
Kirk Haston, Indiana Jr.
Kyle Hill, Eastern Illinois Sr.
Loren Woods, Arizona Sr.
Maurice Evans, Texas Sr.
Maurice Jeffers, St. Louis Sr.
Michael Bradley, Villanova Sr.
Michael Wright, Arizona Jr.
Mike Wilks, Rice Sr.
Pau Gasol, Spain
Paul Shirley, Iowa State Sr.
Richard Jefferson, Arizona Jr.
Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje, Georgetown Sr.
Samuel Dalembert, Seton Hall So.
Sean Lampley, California Sr.
Shane Battier, Duke Sr.
Steven Hunter, DePaul So.
Terence Morris, Maryland Sr.
Tony Parker, France
Trenton Hassell, Austin Peay Jr.
Troy Murphy, Notre Dame Jr.
Vladimir Radmanovic, Yugoslavia
Willie Solomon, Clemson Jr.

[Akomplice]

Some good what if players in the declared. Joe Forte, Kedrick Brown, Michael Bradley.
Nice to see Gasol and Parker declare.
I'm hoping for a good turnout in the wildcard.

[slash]

How are the Collins different years? Weren't they twins?

[Guest]

inb4Maggette never comes into the league and goes to play in Europe

[ib4]

Sept 1, 2010 21:32:45 GMT -5 slash said:

How are the Collins different years? Weren't they twins?

good catch. Excel must have auto-spelled when I hit the letter 's'

yeah they're both Seniors

[ib4]

i'm going to do the wildcard a bit differently starting this year. Instead of all at once (all decisions made in one day during playoffs), players will make their decision along the course of the season (I'll still use the RNG method of the players' "decisions").

Therefore, some may declare earlier than expected, some may decide to return to school earlier than expected, and if that is the case, some names can be added to the wildcard

[Akomplice]

RNG method?

[nick24]

Have a feeling this draft won't be good at all.

I like the idea of doing the WC that way.

[ib4]

Sept 2, 2010 14:13:42 GMT -5 Akomplice said:

RNG method?

random number generator...

brian did the aim chatroom dice thing...essentially the same thing

[jcarter17]

Sept 2, 2010 14:17:23 GMT -5 @nick24 said:

Have a feeling this draft won't be good at all.

I like the idea of doing the WC that way.

It certainly lacks star power, but it seems like there are a fair amount of serviceable players.

[ib4]

here's a fun fact: The real life Spurs own the draft rights to Robertas Javtokas till this day. Dude is like 31 years old and the Spurs can bring him over whenever they want


I feel like they stock up on foreign guys every single draft

[GhostOfBrian]

Two words for ya... El Chapu! He will be a Laker, oh yes, he will be a Laker.

[mikedacroat]

looks like ( if all or most players declare ) it will be a great draft . good players and some more serviceable ones