Draft & Camps

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

http://espnet.sportszone.com/nba/features/00508012.html has some good info 
on the pre-draft camps and player ratings. Although it does not include 
some of the recent players declaring for the draft.  There is a good story 
on this at :  http://www.collegeinsider.com/hoops/

An interesting piece on Dirk Nowitski


If you saw the Nike Hoop Summit game, you saw the true best young player in 
the world today. Forget Korleone Young, forget Al Harrington, forget 
anybody else. The MAN these days is Germany's Dirk Nowitzki, the 6'10 
forward who may yet play college ball in the US. Nowitzki put on a show in 
leading the world team to victory, and in the process showed he is 
everything that Chris Burgess was SUPPOSED to be this year, but isn't. 
Nowitzki will be in the NBA sooner than later, but whichever college team 
gets him will certainly be getting the top prospect in the entire world. 
Nowitzki displayed a nice touch with free throws when fouled in the post, 
and a nice touch with English at the post-game interview. Both qualities 
should come in handy as he takes his one-man-show to its next stop



Early entries who have declared:


Corey Benjamin Sophomore 6-6  205 Oregon State
Mike Bibby Sophomore 6-2  180 Arizona
Ricky Davis Freshman 6-6 190 Iowa
Tremaine Fowlkes Junior 6-8 215 Fresno State
Larry Hughes Freshman 6-5 185 Saint Louis
Randell Jackson Junior 6-9 200 Florida State
Rashard Lewis HS Senior 6-10 220 Elsik High School
Tyronn Lue Junior 6-0 170 Nebraska
Paul Pierce Junior 6-6 215 Kansas
Robert Traylor Junior 6-9 290 Michigan
Korleone Young HS Senior  6-8 225