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NBA Early Entrants And My Comment
Thanks to NBA.com and myself (comments in parentheses)......
Player School Height Status
Chris Alexander Iowa State 7-1 Junior (Missed a large part of last
season.
Has some talent. Late second to FA.)
Carmelo Anthony Syracuse 6-7 Freshman (Pick Number 3, unless Milicic
slips.)
Mario Austin Mississippi State 6-9 Junior (This draft's Carlos
Boozer.)
Ronald Blackshear Marshall 6-5 Junior (Not thought of highly, late
second
maybe.)
Chris Bosh Georgia Tech 6-10 Freshman (Likely 4th pick.)
Lamar Castile CC of Beaver County (PA) 6-2 Sophomore
(The World B Free of NJCAA basketball, Has a chance to be a
second round steal perhaps.)
Ndudi Ebi Westbury Christian HS (Texas) 6-9 HS Senior
(Mid first to early second. Good shotblocker; needs to grow into
a position.)
Rod Edwards Ouachita Baptist (Arkansas) 6-1 Junior
(Will be Hot Rodding right to free agency.)
Andre Emmett Texas Tech 6-5 Junior (Early second sleeper.
Problems with Bob.)
Carl English Hawaii 6-5 Junior (Late first, early second - teams
think he might
play point.)
T.J. Ford Texas 5-10 Sophomore (First PG chosen.)
Zac Fray Santa Ana College (CA) 6-6 Sophomore
(His first name is the best thing about him.)
Jonathan Hargett West Virginia 5-11 Freshman ( Just showing himself
off
at Chicago.)
David Hamilton Salem International 6-9 Junior (Ummmm undrafted.)
Jarvis Hayes Georgia 6-7 Junior (Anywhere from lottery to mid-first,
terrific shooter.)
Sani Ibrahim College of Southern Idaho 6-10 Freshman (Nigerian who's
a fine
rebounder/shot-blocker - might sneak into first round.)
Maurice Jackson Texas-Permian Basin 6-9 Junior (Looks undrafted.)
LeBron James St. Vincent-St. Mary (Ohio) 6-8 HS Senior (Haven't heard
much about him.)
Richard Jeter Atlanta Metropolitan College 6-6 Sophomore (One of the
best JUCO players in the country; could be a mid-second.. Athletic
drifter.)
Chris Kaman Central Michigan 7-0 Junior (First true center in
draft.)
James Lang Central Park Christian (Alabama) 6-10 HS Senior (
Talented, but
raw; wide-bodied Lang going in the early second round.)
Antonio Lawrence San Jose State 6-4 Freshman (Undrafted.)
Erazem Lorbek Michigan State 6-10 Freshman (He's a sleeper, but not
NBA ready - 2nd
rounder steal, and stash him in Slovenia.)
Ricky Minard Morehead State 6-4 Junior (Might be a second
round sleeper.)
Marcus Moore Washington State 6-6 Junior (Early to Mid Second
second for Big PG.)
Simeon Naydenov Louisville 6-6 Junior
(Simeon says this Bulgarian is a late second to free agent;
possibly could be a sleeper, played well back in the Old World.)
Jameer Nelson St. Josephs 6-0 Junior (A sleeper PG, early two)
Travis Outlaw Starkville HS (Mississippi) 6-9 HS Senior
Mid First to Early Second, needs a position.)
Jason Parker Tulsa 6-2 Junior (Undrafted.)
Kendrick Perkins Clifton J. Ozen HS (Texas) 6-10 HS Senior
(Heading for Memphis, the college that is.)
Brian Polk Temple 6-4 Junior (Not sure he's going to be drafted.)
Josh Powell North Carolina State 6-9 Sophomore
(Early second for promising ACC PF; should go back to NC St.)
Rick Rickert Minnesota 6-11 Sophomore (Getting up to 227;
workouts will determine where in the first round.)
Luke Ridnour Oregon 6-2 Junior (Personal favorite;
could be great, could bust however; late lot. to mid first.)
Robert Smith North Carolina Wesleyan 6-7 Junior (Played center;
I'll be surprised he's drafted.)
Mike Sweetney Georgetown 6-8 Junior (Fine, solid NBA Low Post
scorer/rebounder. Late lot. to mid first.)
Chris Thomas Notre Dame 6-1 Sophomore (Anywhere from 20 to early 2nd;
defense a worry.)
Charlie Villanueva Blair Academy (NJ) 6-10 HS Senior
(Late first to early second.)
Dwyane Wade Marquette 6-4 Junior (Like a bigger Joe Dumars.
Anywhere from 7 to 20.)
Maurice Williams Alabama 6-1 Sophomore (Early 2 PG sleeper.)
Doug Wrenn Washington 6-6 Junior (Late second maybe.)
Nick Zachery Arkansas-Little Rock 6-3 Junior (Seems undrafted.)
The following is the list of international players who have applied for
early entry into NBA Draft 2003:
Player School Height Status
Mauricio Aguiar Cordon (Uruguay) 6-6 1983 DOB
(Uruguayan swingman and member of National Team. Not sure
he'll be drafted, late second if he is.)
Pero Antic AEK (Greece) 6-10 1982 DOB
(Macedonian developing into a small forward. Late second, if drafted.)
Malick Badiane Langen (Germany) 6-10 1984 DOB (Could sneak into the
first round, he's an athletic Senalgese PF.)
Leandro Barbosa Bauru Tilibra (Brazil) 6-3 1982 DOB (Lottery talent,
but needs to
learn English to effectively run an NBA offense.)
David Brkic Virtus Bologna (Italy) 6-11 1982 DOB
(Yugo-Italian combo forward with extended shooting range;
average athleticism. Could blossom; late second if drafted.)
Carlos Delfino Skipper Bologna (Italy) 6-6 1982 DOB (Compared to
Ginobilli, and that makes him a mid to late first.)
Boris Diaw-Riffiod Pau Orthez (France) 6-7 1982 DOB (Bigger version
of Joe Johnson, somewhere from 15 to 23.)
Aleksandar Djuric Kapfenberg (Austria) 6-11 1982 DOB
(Yugo-Austrian PF who can score; rebounding and defense needs
improvement. This Mountain Bear goes Late Second to free agency.)
Viktor Khryapa CSKA Moscow (Russia) 6-9 1982 DOB (On same club
as Songalia, and a better NBA talent. Very aggressive - Mid to Late
first.)
Maciej Lampe Universidad Complutense (Spain) 6-11 1985 DOB (The
Polish Nowitzki may interest the Pistons.)
Kresimir Loncar Benetton Treviso (Italy) 6-10 1983 DOB (Great
offensive mobile center; defense needs lots of work. Likely
to pull out.)
Darko Milicic Hemofarm Vrsac (Serbia/Monten.) 7-0 1985 DOB (First
furreigner taken)
Misan Nikagbatse Snaidero Udine (Italy) 6-5 1982 DOB (Chris Wallace
called Nikagbatse a great talent - likely mid 2nd or pulls out.)
Zaur Pachulia Ulker (Turkey) 6-11 1984 DOB (From Georgia,
late first or early second)
Aleksandar Pavlovic Buducnost (Serbia/Montenegro) 6-7 1983 DOB
(Whispers that he'll be drafted between 13 and 19.)
Mickael Pietrus Pau Orthez (France) 6-6 1982 DOB (Anywhere from 7
to 14).
Zoran Planinic Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) 6-7 1982 DOB (Big PG,
may sneak into late first.)
Pavel Podkolzine Varese (Italy) 7-4 1985 DOB (A top Celtics draft
priority;
anywhere from 9 to 16.)
Alassane Savadogo Kadiogo Bulls (Burkina Faso) 6-10 1982 DOB
(Off the radar screen.)
Sofoklis Schortsanitis Iraklis (Greece) 6-9 1985 DOB (Appears to be
slipping - mid first likely destination.)
Blagota Sekulic Partizan (Serbia/Montenegro) 6-9 1982 DOB (Second
round sleeper.)
Nedzad Sinanovic Zenica Celik (Bosnia-Herzegovina) 7-1 1983 DOB
(Likely to go undrafted; inactive on their junior team.)
Luka Sjekloca Buducnost (Serbia/Montenegro) 6-11 1984 DOB
(Very athletic small forward type. Maybe mid-second.)
Jon Stefansson TBB Trier (Germany) 6-4 1982 DOB
(Icelandic combo guard with NBA talent. Somewhere in the
second.)
Szymon Szewczyk Braunschweig (Germany) 6-10 1982 DOB
(Talented Pole who needs work on defense; 2nd round sleeper)
Christos Tapoutos AEK (Greece) 6-7 1982 DOB (Great talent;
second round sleeper.)
Remon Van de Hare F.C. Barcelona (Spain) 7-2 1982 DOB
(From the Netherlands, and farmed out by Barcelona.
Maybe late first.)
Anderson Varejao F.C. Barcelona (Spain) 6-10 1982 DOB
(Will likely pull out of the draft.)
Slavko Vranes Buducnost (Serbia/Montenegro) 7-4 1983 DOB
(Was suppose to be 7-6; late first to mid second, a ways away.)
Aleksander Vujacic Snaidero Udine (Italy) 6-6 1984 DOB
Fine shooting, big Slovenian combo guard with decent PG skills.
(Early to mid second.)
Xue Yuyang Hong Kong Flying Dragons (China) 7-0 1982 DOB
(Says he's pulling out of the draft, if he isn't a first-rounder. Big
mobile PF.)