The Grandstand

NBA Draft: Who's In & Who's Out?

OK with the deadline to officially declare upon us I thought we should speculate on who's in and who's returning to school. Sadly, I think it's fair to say there is almost no discussion regarding this matter, because virtually everyone who has declared is going pro. Here's a few of the guys who are up in the air:

Antoine Wright, SG, Jr., Texas A&M
Von Wafer, G, So., Florida State
Shavlik Randolph, F, Jr., Duke
Anthony Roberson, PG, Jr., Florida
Randolph Morris, C, Fr., Kentucky
CJ Miles, SG, HS Sr., TX
Ike Diogu, PF, Jr., Arizona State
Brandon Bowman, F, Jr., Georgetown
Jarrett Jack, PG, Jr., Georgia Tech
Dee Brown,PG, Jr., Illinois
Linas Kleiza, So., Missouri
Andrew Bynum, St. Joseph High
Torin Francis, Jr., Notre Dame
Carl Krauser, Jr., Pittsburgh
Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Jr., George Washington

I guess the biggest questions are Diogu and Bynum, but with both near locks for the first-round [Diogu particularly] I don't see either withdrawing. Shavlik and Francis will probably return, as will Dee Brown since he broke his foot or whatever last week. Kleiza will likely go to Europe if he doesn't enter the draft, and I guess Miles could go to Texas. I think it's worth mentioning that these kids are getting some poor advice from agents-to-be who lose nothing if they are not selected, and don't really invest much in the process, particularly when they have other clients going through the same thing who they have to file paperwork for, attend meetings with, etc. I don't even know why I put Wright, Schemes, JJ, Roberson on the list, because those guys are gone....

posted by -dig- @ 5:49 PM