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While I was digging through my files, I found some interesting things. These player rankings were done in the late summer and early fall by two of the most viewed draft websites around for the 2001 draft.
NBA Draft Report by John Thompson Top Player Rankings
1. Jason Williams
2. Yao Ming
3. Amare Stoudemire
4. Lenny Cooke
5. Jared Jefferies
6. Shavlik Randolph
7. Drew Gooden
8. Chris Duhon
9. Chris Marcus
10. Carlos Boozer
11. Rod Grizzard
12. Julius Hodge
13. Brett Nelson
14. Tito Maddox
15. DaJuan Wanger
16. Kareem Rush
17. Caron Butler
18. Brian Cook
19. Darius Rice
20. Marcus Taylor
21. Frank Williams
22. Dan Gadzuric
23. Altron Jackson
24. Kelly Wise
25. Melvin Ely
Other Noteworthy players
28. Kris Lang
30. Tayshaun Prince
31. Casey Jacobsen
32. Maurice Baker
39. Jamal Sampson
46. Vincent Yarbrough
47. Tamar Slay
51. Udonis Haslem
52. Lonny Baxter
55. Mike Dunleavy, Jr.
56. Bostjan Nachbar
57. Sam Clancy
NBADraft.Net's Player Rankings
1. Yao Ming
2. Amare Stoudemire
3. Jason Williams
4. Chris Duhon
5. DaJuan Wagner
6. James White
7. Drew Gooden
8. Carmelo Anthony
9. Jared Jefferies
10. Mike Dunleavy, Jr.
11. David Lee
12. Chris Marcus
13. Kareem Rush
14. Lenny Cooke
15. Rod Grizzard
16. Chris Wilcox
17. Kelvin Tolbert
18. Raymond Felton
19. Jawad Williams
20. Carlos Boozer
21. Darius Rice
22. Nickoloz Tskitishvili
23. Troy Bell
24. Julius Hodge
25. Rolando Howell
Other Noteworthy Players
27. Caron Butler
33. Chris Jefferies
36. Tayshaun Prince
38. Maurice Baker
39. Vincent Yarbrough
41. Marcus Taylor
42. Frank Williams
43. Jamal Sampson
44. Casey Jacobsen
53. Dan Gadzuric
62. Melvin Ely
67. Tito Maddox
86. Roger Mason, Jr.
95. Juan Dixon
I think this once again proves that conducting a rankings this early may be exciting but not accurate. It's interesting seeing how high Shavlik Randolph and Lenny Cooke were ranked and I have to wonder if Kendrick Perkins and Nbudi Ebi will suffer similar fates in terms of rankings (Thompson has both in his top 5 and NBAdraft.net has Perkins - I believe neither are top 5 picks and I don't think Ebi is even first round material). It is also interesting to see how Caron Butler, Melvin Ely and Juan Dixon moved up in the rankings while Carlos Boozer and Maurice Baker fell. Who are this year suprises going to be?
Nene Hilario and Marcus Haslip are nowhere to be found on either lists. NBADraft.net did a good job of scouting on Dunleavy, Tskitishvili and Wilcox while one has to be wondering what made John think Dunleavy should be ranked 55th. Anyway, I found this interesting and just thought I would pass it along. Both draft sites do a good job and I will continue to support them.
NBA Draft Report by John Thompson Top Player Rankings
1. Jason Williams
2. Yao Ming
3. Amare Stoudemire
4. Lenny Cooke
5. Jared Jefferies
6. Shavlik Randolph
7. Drew Gooden
8. Chris Duhon
9. Chris Marcus
10. Carlos Boozer
11. Rod Grizzard
12. Julius Hodge
13. Brett Nelson
14. Tito Maddox
15. DaJuan Wanger
16. Kareem Rush
17. Caron Butler
18. Brian Cook
19. Darius Rice
20. Marcus Taylor
21. Frank Williams
22. Dan Gadzuric
23. Altron Jackson
24. Kelly Wise
25. Melvin Ely
Other Noteworthy players
28. Kris Lang
30. Tayshaun Prince
31. Casey Jacobsen
32. Maurice Baker
39. Jamal Sampson
46. Vincent Yarbrough
47. Tamar Slay
51. Udonis Haslem
52. Lonny Baxter
55. Mike Dunleavy, Jr.
56. Bostjan Nachbar
57. Sam Clancy
NBADraft.Net's Player Rankings
1. Yao Ming
2. Amare Stoudemire
3. Jason Williams
4. Chris Duhon
5. DaJuan Wagner
6. James White
7. Drew Gooden
8. Carmelo Anthony
9. Jared Jefferies
10. Mike Dunleavy, Jr.
11. David Lee
12. Chris Marcus
13. Kareem Rush
14. Lenny Cooke
15. Rod Grizzard
16. Chris Wilcox
17. Kelvin Tolbert
18. Raymond Felton
19. Jawad Williams
20. Carlos Boozer
21. Darius Rice
22. Nickoloz Tskitishvili
23. Troy Bell
24. Julius Hodge
25. Rolando Howell
Other Noteworthy Players
27. Caron Butler
33. Chris Jefferies
36. Tayshaun Prince
38. Maurice Baker
39. Vincent Yarbrough
41. Marcus Taylor
42. Frank Williams
43. Jamal Sampson
44. Casey Jacobsen
53. Dan Gadzuric
62. Melvin Ely
67. Tito Maddox
86. Roger Mason, Jr.
95. Juan Dixon
I think this once again proves that conducting a rankings this early may be exciting but not accurate. It's interesting seeing how high Shavlik Randolph and Lenny Cooke were ranked and I have to wonder if Kendrick Perkins and Nbudi Ebi will suffer similar fates in terms of rankings (Thompson has both in his top 5 and NBAdraft.net has Perkins - I believe neither are top 5 picks and I don't think Ebi is even first round material). It is also interesting to see how Caron Butler, Melvin Ely and Juan Dixon moved up in the rankings while Carlos Boozer and Maurice Baker fell. Who are this year suprises going to be?
Nene Hilario and Marcus Haslip are nowhere to be found on either lists. NBADraft.net did a good job of scouting on Dunleavy, Tskitishvili and Wilcox while one has to be wondering what made John think Dunleavy should be ranked 55th. Anyway, I found this interesting and just thought I would pass it along. Both draft sites do a good job and I will continue to support them.