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Re: 1998 N.B.A. Draft Prospects




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A couple of surprises for me on this list.  First is TCU standout Lee
Nailon.  Lee played for Randy Smithson his freshman year at Butler Co
Community College.  Lee had a real attitude problem and ended up quiting
the team.  I had a friend who with him on the team and always told me
that Lee would go pro someday.  The next year he came back to play for
Butler under their new coach Steve Eck.  Steve Eck was the former Wichita
Southeast high coach and concidentally coached another player on the list
Korleone Young.  Young was one of the top five players in Parade's top
high school basketball players.  Amazingly he was only a junior in high
school.  Everyone thought Kobe was so talented by skipping  college,
Korleone will probably out play most of the College seniors on the list. 
I'll predict he will be the steal of the in the draft.


Ritesh wrote:

>     Top 50 Overall
>1. Raef LaFrentz          PF   6-11  240  Sr.  Kansas
>2. Paul Pierce            SF   6-7   220  Jr.  Kansas
>3. Mike Bibby             PG   6-1   180  So.  Arizona
>4. Keon Clark             PF   6-11  220  Sr.  Nevada-Las Vegas
>5. Antawn Jamison          F   6-8   220  Jr.  North Carolina
>6. Pat Garrity             F   6-9   230  Sr.  Notre Dame
>7. Brian Skinner        C-PF   6-10  240  Sr.  Baylor
>8. Ansu Sesay              F   6-9   220  Sr.  Mississippi
>9. Richard Hamilton       OG   6-6   180  So.  Connecticut
>10.Miles Simon             G   6-5   200  Sr.  Arizona
>11.Mike Jones              G   6-3   210  Sr.  Texas Christian
>12.Charles Jones           G   6-3   180  Sr.  Long Island
>13.Bonzi Wells          OG-SF  6-5   210  Sr.  Ball State
>14.Anthony Carter         PG   6-1   185  Sr.  Hawaii
>15.Lee Nailon             PF   6-9   235  Jr.  Texas Christian
>16.Kenny Thomas           PF   6-8   260  Jr.  New Mexico
>17.Cory Carr              OG   6-4   200  Sr.  Texas Tech
>18.Matt Harpring          SF   6-7   225  Sr.  Georgia Tech
>19.J.R. Henderson          F   6-9   220  Sr.  UCLA
>20.Tim James              SF   6-7   205  Jr.  Miami (Florida)
>21.Elton Brand            PF   6-8   245  Fr.  Duke
>22.Korleone Young          F   6-7   220  Sr.  Hargrave Mil. Aca.
>23.Rashard Lewis           F   6-10  225  Sr.  Alief-Elsik H.S.
>24.Lamar Odom             SF   6-9   220  Fr.  No College
>25.A.J. Guyton            PG   6-1   175  So.  Indiana
>26.Tyronn Lue             PG   6-0   170  Jr.  Nebraska
>27.Corey Benjamin         OG   6-5   200  So.  Oregon State
>28.Dion Glover          OG-SF  6-5   220  Fr.  Georgia Tech
>29.Vince Carter         OG-SF  6-6   210  Jr.  North Carolina
>30.Laron Profit           OG   6-6   180  Jr.  Maryland
>31.Larry Hughes            G   6-5   190  Fr.  St. Louis
>32.Robert Traylor         PF   6-8   300  Jr.  Michigan
>33.Michael Doleac          C   6-11  270  Sr.  Utah
>34.Michael Olowokandi      C   7-0   265  Sr.  Pacific
>35.Brad Miller          C-PF   6-11  240  Sr.  Purdue
>36.Bryant Smith           OG   6-5   180  Jr.  Auburn
>37.Vonteego Cummings      PG   6-4   185  Jr.  Pittsburgh
>38.Todd MacCulloch         C   7-0   280  Jr.  Washington
>39.Baron Davis            PG   6-2   190  Fr.  UCLA
>40.Shane Battier           F   6-8   230  Fr.  Duke
>41.Michael Dickerson      OG   6-5   190  Sr.  Arizona
>42.Norman Nolan           PF   6-8   245  Sr.  Virginia
>43.Clayton Shields        SF   6-8   210  Sr.  New Mexico
>44.Tim Young               C   7-1   250  Jr.  Stanford
>45.Lari Ketner             C   6-10  270  Jr.  Massachusetts
>46.Vladimir Stepanija      C   7-0        21   Slovenia
>47.Mirsad Turkcan         PF   6-9   225  21   Turkey
>48.Loren Woods             C   7-1   250  So.  Wake Forest
>49.Mike Chappell        SF-OG  6-8   190  So.  Duke
>50.Shawn Merion         SF-OG  6-7   210  So.  Vincennes J.C.
>Honorable Mention:
>                  Louis Bullock, G 6-2 175 Jr. Michigan;
>                  Wang Zhizhi, C 19 China; Sam MacKinnon,
>                  OG-SF 21 Australia; Dan Gadzuric, C-PF
>                  6-11 240 Sr. Gov Dummer Academy; Corey
>                  Hightower, OG 6-6 Sr. Mount Zion Academy.
>