CNNSI Look At Y2K NBA Draftees

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 NBA Draft projections 

Posted: Monday April 17, 2000 06:42 PM

ATLANTA (CNNSI.com) -- With the NBA regular season coming to a close,
and events like the Desert Classic and Portsmouth Invitational already
complete, CNNSI.com gives an early look at the June 28 draft. Over the
next months, we'll track who is rising and falling and assess NBA teams'
needs. 

Lottery Lot 
An early look at the top 13 prospects for the June 28 NBA Draft:  
Player  Height  Pos.  School  
1. Kenyon Martin   6-9  PF  Cincinnati  
Which is worse -- senior season-ending injury or going to the Clippers?  
2. Marcus Fizer   6-8  PF  Iowa St.  
Came out after a monster junior year but could get even stronger.  
3. Chris Mihm*   7-0  C  Texas  
Hard to pass up if he comes out, but skills are still raw by NBA
standards.  
4. Darius Miles*   6-9  PF  East. St. Louis, Ill. (HS)  
Freakishly athletic, Miles signed at St. John's but still needs the test
score.  
5. Courtney Alexander   6-5  SG  Fresno St.  
The pure scorer will endure some 1-for-10 nights but pour in 30 on
others.  
6. Morris Peterson   6-6  SG  Michigan St.  
Swingman could excel in his old college role as 6th-man sparkplug.  
7. Mateen Cleaves   6-2  PG  Michigan St.  
Floor general may have erased some doubts with gutsy Final Four.  
8. Etan Thomas   6-9  C  Syracuse  
Prolific college shot-blocker may have to adjust pro game to his size.  
9. DerMarr Johnson   6-9  SG  Cincinnati  
A possible star who can shoot and rebound but will need a couple years.  
10. Erick Barkley   6-0  PG  St. John's  
A superb athlete and combo guard, but maturity will come into
question.   
11. Quentin Richardson*   6-6  SF  DePaul  
Still debating whether to stay one more year and restore higher stock.   
12. Joel Przybilla   7-1  C  Minnesota  
A project after quitting mid-sophomore year, but with tremendous
upside.  
13. Mike Miller*   6-8  SF  Florida  
Disappointing Final Four only thing delaying an announcement by sure
star.  
* -- underclassman yet to declare  
  
Filling out the first 
An alphabetical listing of 16 prospects for the rest of the first
round:  
Player  Height  Pos.  School  
Ernest Brown  7-0  C  Indian Hills (Iowa) CC  
Jason Collier  7-0  C  Georgia Tech  
A. J. Guyton  6-1  PG  Indiana  
Ken Johnson  6-11  C  Ohio St.  
Mark Karcher  6-5  SG  Temple  
Dan Langhi  6-11  SF  Vanderbilt  
Jamaal Magloire  6-10  C  Kentucky  
Desmond Mason  6-6  SF  Oklahoma St.  
Jerome Moiso*  6-11  PF  UCLA  
Hanno Mottola  6-9  PF  Utah  
Eduardo Najera  6-7  SF  Oklahoma  
Scoonie Penn  5-10  PG  Ohio St.  
Chris Porter  6-7  SF  Auburn  
JaRon Rush*  6-7  SF  UCLA  
Pepe Sanchez  6-3  PG  Temple  
Jabari Smith  6-11  C  LSU  
* -- underclassman yet to declare  
  


Best of the Rest: Harold Arceneaux, SG, Weber State; Brian Cardinal, PF,
Purdue; Chris Carrawell, SG, Duke; Ed Cota, PG, North Carolina; Eric
Coley, PF, Tulsa; Khalid El-Amin, PG, UConn; Johnny Hemsley, SG, Miami;
Brandon Kurtz, C, Tulsa; Lamont Long, SG, New Mexico; Mark Madsen, PF,
Stanford; Dan McClintock, C, N. Arizona; Pete Mickeal, SF, Cincinnati;
Mamadou N'diaye, C, Auburn; Lavor Postell, SG, St. John's; Michael Redd,
SG, Ohio St.*; Soumailia Samake, C, Cincinnati Stuff (IBL); Matt
Santangelo, PG, Gonzaga; Mike Smith, SF, La.-Monroe; Jarrett Stephens,
PF, Penn State; Bootsy Thornton, SG, St. John's. 
* -- Underclassman yet to declare