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Posted: Friday June 21, 2002 12:31 AM
Updated: Tuesday June 25, 2002 2:08 AM
| Danny Ainge's NBA Mock Draft |
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Turner Sports' NBA analyst Danny Ainge breaks down the 2002 NBA Draft.
You can watch the draft Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET live on TNT.
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Houston Rockets -- Yao Ming, C, Shanghai Sharks (China) |
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Chicago Bulls -- Jay Williams, PG, Duke |
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Golden State Warriors -- Mike Dunleavy, SF, Duke |
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Memphis Grizzlies -- Drew Gooden, PF/SF, Kansas |
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Denver Nuggets -- Caron Butler, SF/SG, Connecticut |
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Cleveland Cavaliers -- Chris Wilcox, PF, Maryland |
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New York Knicks -- Curtis Borchardt, C/PF, Stanford |
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L.A. Clippers -- Amare Stoudamire, PF, Cypress Creek (Fla.) HS |
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| 9 |
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Phoenix Suns -- Maybyner "Nene" Hilario, PF/C, Vasco de Gama (Brazil) |
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| 10 |
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Miami Heat -- Dajuan Wagner, SG, Memphis |
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Washington Wizards -- Qyntel Woods, SF, NE Mississippi C.C. |
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L.A. Clippers -- Jared Jeffries, PF/SF, Indiana |
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Milwaukee Bucks -- Nikoloz Tskitishvili, PF/SF, Benetton Treviso (Italy) |
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Indiana Pacers -- Kareem Rush, SG, Missouri |
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Houston Rockets -- Jiri Welsch, SG/PG, Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia) |
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Philadelphia 76ers -- Melvin Ely, PF/C, Fresno State |
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New Orleans Hornets -- Dan Dickau, PG, Gonzaga |
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Orlando Magic -- Marcus Haislip, PF, Tennessee |
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Utah Jazz -- Carlos Boozer, PF, Duke |
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Toronto Raptors -- Juan Dixon, SG, Maryland |
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Portland Trail Blazers -- Dan Gadzuric, C, UCLA |
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Phoenix Suns -- Freddie Jones, G, Oregon |
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Detroit Pistons -- Bostjan Nachbar, SF, Benetton Treviso (Italy) |
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New Jersey Nets -- Casey Jacobsen, SG, Stanford |
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Denver Nuggets -- Rod Grizzard, SG/SF, Alabama |
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San Antonio Spurs -- Ronald Murray, PG, Shaw University |
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L.A. Lakers -- Sam Clancy, PF, Southern California |
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Sacramento Kings -- Nenad Krstic, C, Partizan Beograd (Yugoslavia) |
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Overall on the draft: This is one of the strangest drafts. The middle of the draft is pretty strong. Jiri Welsch, Kareem Rush, Melvin Ely, Jared Jeffries, Dan Dickau and Juan Dixon could all be good impact players right away.
On Yao Ming: It is a little troubling that he is 7-foot-5 and not a shot blocker, though he has great presence and a great touch.
Draft sleeper: Amare Stoudamire. He could be the best player of the draft when all is said and done in their NBA careers.
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