[tdizzle]

2008 NBA Draft Early Entries

Juniors:

Joe Alexander (F) (West Virginia)
16.9 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 2.4 APG, 0.7 SPG, 1.5 BPG

Mario Chalmers (G) (Kansas)
12.8 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 4.3 APG, 2.5 SPG, 0.6 BPG

Chris Douglas-Roberts (G) (Memphis) *
18.1 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 1.8 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.5 BPG

C.J. Giles (C) (Oregon State) *
6.3 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 0.4 APG, 0.3 SPG, 1.6 BPG

Jamont Gordon (G) (Mississippi State)
17.2 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 4.9 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.6 BPG

Richard Hendrix (F) (Alabama) *
17.8 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 1.6 APG, 1.3 SPG, 2.0 BPG

George Hill (G) (IUPUI) *
21.5 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 4.3 APG, 1.8 SPG, 0.4 BPG

Reggie Huffman (F) (UAB)
7.7 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 0.3 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.5 BPG

Shawn James (F) (Duquesne)
12.6 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 1.1 APG, 0.4 SPG, 4.0 BPG

Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (F) (UCLA)
8.8 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 1.5 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.5 BPG

Kojo Mensah (G) (Duquesne) *
12.1 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 3.4 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.0 BPG

Trent Plaisted (F) (BYU)
15.6 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.4 SPG, 1.0 BPG

Bruce Price (G) (Tennessee State)
17.6 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 5.0 APG, 2.2 SPG, 0.1 BPG

Brandon Rush (F) (Kansas) *
13.3 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 2.1 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.8 BPG


Sophomores:

Ryan Anderson (F) (California)
21.1 PPG, 9.9 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.5 BPG

Darrell Arthur (F) (Kansas)
12.8 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 0.8 APG, 0.5 SPG, 1.3 BPG

D.J. Augustin (G) (Texas)
19.2 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 5.8 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.0 BPG

Brook Lopez (C) (Stanford) *
19.3 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.6 SPG, 2.1 BPG

Robin Lopez (C) (Stanford) *
10.2 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 0.6 APG, 0.5 SPG, 2.3 BPG

JaVale McGee (C) (Nevada) *
14.1 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 0.6 APG, 0.8 SPG, 2.8 BPG

Walter Sharpe (F) (UAB)
14.2 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 1.7 APG, 1.2 SPG, 1.8 BPG

Marreese Speights (C) (Florida)
14.5 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 0.9 APG, 0.4 SPG, 1.4 BPG

Russell Westbrook (G) (UCLA) *
12.7 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 4.3 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.2 BPG


Freshmen:

Jerryd Bayless (G) (Arizona) *
19.7 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 4.0 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.1 BPG

Michael Beasley (F) (Kansas State) *
26.2 PPG, 12.4 RPG, 1.2 APG, 1.3 SPG, 1.6 BPG

Eric Gordon (G) (Indiana) *
20.9 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 2.4 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.6 BPG

Donte Greene (F) (Syracuse)
17.7 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.3 SPG, 1.6 BPG

J.J. Hickson (F) (North Carolina State)
14.8 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.7 SPG, 1.5 BPG

Davon Jefferson (F) (USC)
12.1 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 0.8 APG, 0.8 SPG, 1.0 BPG

DeAndre Jordan (C) (Texas A&M)
7.9 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 0.4 APG, 0.2 SPG, 1.3 BPG

Kosta Koufos (F) (Ohio State) *
14.4 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 0.5 APG, 0.4 SPG, 1.8 BPG

O.J. Mayo (G) (USC) *
20.7 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 3.3 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.4 BPG

Anthony Randolph (F) (LSU) *
15.6 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 1.2 APG, 1.1 SPG, 2.3 BPG

Kevin Love (F) (UCLA)
17.5 PPG, 10.6 RPG, 1.9 APG, 0.7 SPG, 1.4 BPG

Derrick Rose (G) (Memphis) *
14.9 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 4.7 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.4 BPG

Bill Walker (F) (Kansas State)
16.1 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 1.9 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.5 BPG


* Signed with an agent, foregoing remaining eligibility

Key Dates

April 27: Early-entry eligiblity deadline

May 27-29: NBA Predraft Camp - Orlando, Florida

June 16: Early-entry withdrawal deadline

June 26: NBA Draft - WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City

[HB]

Good work tdizzle, at Caracter. You could just tell he was waiting for the season to be over with so he could bolt from Louisville.

[bball2223]

Originally Posted by HB

Good work tdizzle, at Caracter. You could just tell he was waiting for the season to be over with so he could bolt from Louisville.

Yeah Caracter has no business being in the draft. Looking at the current situations they are in I cannot believe caracter was ranked ahead of Oden at one point.

[TM]

You people should have listened to Gottlieb on yesterday's ESPNU podcast talking about Caracter. Not very nice and pretty funny. Unfortunately, all true. I wouldn't be surprised if EVERY team passes on the kid.

[luther]

I apologize for being anal, but can somebody change "entires" to "entries"? I'm really a geek, I know. But it's killing me.

Now ... Caracter. Bah. I'm only surprised he made it to his sophomore year. I wonder if he's going to be willing to put in the kind of consistent--including in the offseason--work required to produce at the NBA level. As talented a post player as he is, he's going to have to get in and stay in great shape.

[HB]

You people should have listened to Gottlieb on yesterday's ESPNU podcast talking about Caracter. Not very nice and pretty funny. Unfortunately, all true. I wouldn't be surprised if EVERY team passes on the kid.

True. Pitino has clout amongst scouts and such, I still think he is partly responsible for Garcia ending up in Sacramento. Caracter making enemies with Pitino is dumb on his part

[luther]

JaVale McGee surprises me a little bit, too, in that I can't imagine him being remotely productive next year, anyway, and has the potential to climb the draft board quite a bit with a big season next year.

EDIT: I've found the answer to my question, in that he has hired an agent. A little surprising to me.

[HB]

All in. He signed with an agent

[HKF]

Caracter didn't want to go to school anymore and stopped going to classes weeks ago. Say what you want about him, but h only seems to want to play basketball and not attend classes. If that's what he wants, more power to him. I hope he shows wells in workouts and makes a team. He obviously has ability.

[HKF]

Oh shoot, Ryan Anderson declared? That's interesting. He can play and I wonder if he will be going in the teens.