Insider- Chad Ford's - 2006 NBA Draft Prospects Ranking (1 to 100)

[sunsfn]

Seems early, but here it is.
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2006 NBA Draft Prospects Ranking (1 to 100)

RANK NAME HT WT AGE SCHOOL/COUNTRYPROJECTION

1Rudy Gay6-9 222 19ConnecticutTop 5Scouts have been high on Gay for the past two seasons, but he's not a...
2Andrea Bargnani7-0 225 20ItalyTop 10After an impressive season with Benetton, teams are expecting huge things this year. He's tall,... [Click for complete player card]
3Rajon Rondo6-2 17119KentuckyTop 10Rondo loves the up-tempo game, but what impressed scouts the most was his leadership and... [Click for complete player card]
4Daniel Gibson6-319019TexasTop 10If he can lead a talented Texas team deep into the Tournament, he could move... [Click for complete player card]5LaMarcus Aldridge6-10 24020TexasTop 15A potential breakout player. One NBA scout based in Texas told Insider that Aldridge would... [Click for complete player card]
6Tiago Splitter7-024020BrazilTop 15Placing Splitter isn't easy. After a solid season for TCB and the Brazilian national team,... [Click for complete player card]
7Ronnie Brewer6-722020ArkansasTop 10Brewer is drawing some LeBron James and Joe Johnson comparisons from scouts, which is a... [Click for complete player card]
8Adam Morrison6-820521GonzagaTop 15Morrison is one of the toughest guys to rank. A small handful of scouts have... [Click for complete player card]
9Al Horford6-923519FloridaTop 15Ranking Horford as a top-10 player is obviously a bit of a stretch. He's completely... [Click for complete player card]
10Josh McRoberts6-1023018DukeLate Lottery to Midfirst RoundMcRoberts is going to be an absolute stud at Duke and, in a couple of... [Click for complete player card]
11Malik Hairston6-620018OregonLate Lottery to Midfirst RoundJust about every scout in the league expects Hairston to bolt for the NBA if... [Click for complete player card]
12Shelden Williams6-925022DukeLate Lottery to Midfirst RoundSeveral NBA scouts who have watched him this summer believe Williams could be a lottery... [Click for complete player card
]13Julian Wright6-922018KansasMid- to Late First RoundWright flirted with coming out after his senior season and, if he has a great... [Click for complete player card]
14Josh Boone6-1023720ConnecticutLate Lottery to Midfirst RoundHe's one of the hardest guys in the draft to project. If he plays like... [Click for complete player card]
15Mardy Collins6-620521TempleMidfirst RoundScouts believe he could be a first-round sleeper. He kind of came out of nowhere... [Click for complete player card]
16Marko Tomas6-821020CroatiaLate lottery to Mid First RoundThe Croatian media are already calling him the next Drazen Petrovic. That's totally unfair. Now... [Click for complete player card]
17Guillermo Diaz6-3190MiamiMid to Late First RoundWith the success of combo guards such as Dwyane Wade, Gilbert Arenas and Ben Gordon,... [Click for complete player card]
18Rodney Carney6-720521MemphisMid to Late First RoundThe athleticism intrigues scouts and he had several impressive games for Memphis last season. But... [Click for complete player card]
19Gabriel Pruitt6-417019USCMid to Late First RoundA sleeper. A number of NBA scouts commented that they were very intrigued with his... [Click for complete player card]
20Corey Brewer6-818519FloridaMid to Late First RoundCategorize Brewer as an upside player. Scouts believe he has the tools to be an... [Click for complete player card]
21Marcus Williams6-320519ConnecticutMid to Late First RoundScouts like the talent. But the off-the-court issues combined with the turnovers have hurt his... [Click for complete player card]
22Taj Gray6-924021OklahomaMid to Late First RoundHe's a guy with a lot to gain by having a great season. There aren't... [Click for complete player card]
23Rudy Fernandez6-518520SpainMid to Late First RoundHe fell out of good graces with many GMs last season and will need to... [Click for complete player card]
24Sergio Rodriguez6-317019SpainLate Lottery to Mid First RoundTough call. His stock has been slipping over the past year. He needs to have... [Click for complete player card]
25Juan Palacios6-824520LouisvilleLate First Round, Early SecondLots of mixed opinions on Palacios right now. Some see him as a big, physical... [Click for complete player card]
26Darius Washington6-218519MemphisLate First Round, Early Second RoundWashington is itching to declare for the draft. Scouts are intrigued with the talent, but... [Click for complete player card]
27C.J. Giles6-1023520KansasLate First Round, Early SecondWith so few legit big men in the draft, scouts are keeping a close eye... [Click for complete player card]
28Nemanja Aleksandrov6-1022518YugoslaviaMid to Late First RoundWill the real Nemanja Aleksandrov please stand up? We've seen him look like a future... [Click for complete player card]
29Uros Tripkovic6-519019YugoslaviaMid to Late First RoundOne of the best young prospects in Europe. A few years ago, he'd be mentioned... [Click for complete player card]
30Jordan Farmar6-218018UCLALate First Round to Early SecondThere's nothing particularly flashy about the way Farmar plays, which puts him a step behind... [Click for complete player card]
31Dee Brown5-1017021Illinois
32Jawann McClellan6-5225Arizona
33Oleksiy Pecherov6-1122220UkraineMid First Round to Early Second
34Hassan Adams6-421221Arizona
35J.J. Redick6-419021DukeLate First Round to Early Second
36David Padgett6-1123020Louisville
37Terrell Everett6-418821OklahomaLate First to Second Round
38Brandon Rush6-720520KansasLate First to Second
39Steven Smith6-822522La Salle
40Ronald Steele6-218520AlabamaLate First Round to Second
41J.P. Prince6-6185Arizona
42Leon Powe6-824521CaliforniaLate First Round to Second
43Jeff Green6-8225GeorgetownLate First Round to Second
44Maurice Ager6-518021Michigan StateSecond round
45Eric Williams6-828021Wake ForestSecond Round
46Curtis Stinson6-320522Iowa State
47Brandon Roy6-519521WashingtonSecond round to undrafted
48Yi Jianlin7-023018ChinaLate First Round to Second
49Nick Fazekas6-1122520Nevada
50Paul Millsip6-723520Louisiana TechSecond round
51Ante Tomic 7-218Croatia
52Jared Dudley6-722020Boston College
53Lior Eliyahu 6-922520IsraelLate First Round to Second
54Richard Roby6-521020ColoradoSecond round to undrafted
55Kyle Lowry6-018519Villanova
56Jason Smith7-0215Colorado State
57Paul Davis6-1124021Michigan StateSecond round to undrafted
58Mustafa Shakur6-318321Arizona
59Ekene Ibekwe6-922020Maryland
60Shannon Brown6-319019Michigan State
61Pops Mensah-Bonsu6-824022Geo Washington
62Yemi Nicholson6-1024022Denver
63Marcus Slaughter6-821120San Diego State
64Matt Haryasz6-1023021StanfordSecond round to undrafted
65Davon Jefferson 6-8215Prep SchoolSecond round to undrafted
66Mario Chalmers6-217019KansasSecond round
67Kosta Perovic7-224220YugoslaviaSecond round
68Vasily Zavoruev 6-518518Russia
69Richard Hendrix6-8260AlabamaSecond round to undrafted
70Alando Tucker6-520521Wisconsin
71Craig Smith6-725022Boston College
72Torin Francis6-924022Notre Dame
73Damir Markota6-1022519Croatia
74Darian Townes6-1025021Arkansas
75Kevin Pittsnogle6-11250West Virginia
76Jermareo Davidson6-1021021Alabama
77Tyler Hansbrough6-922520North CarolinaSecond round to undrafted
78Vincent Grier6-520722Minnesota
79Vladimir Veremeenko6-1023021Russia
80Greg Paulus6-218019Duke
81Marco Belenelli6-620019Italy
82Peja Samaradziski7-124019MacedoniaSecond Round
83D.J. White6-723019Indiana
84Sean Williams6-1023019Boston College
85Viktor Keirou6-621521Russia
86Denham Brown6-522022Connecticut
87Terrence Roberts6-822821SyracuseSecond round to undrafted
88Yotam Halperin 6-520021IsraelSecond round to undrafted
89Justin Gray6-118021Wake Forest
90Brandon Bowman6-8219Georgetown
91Taquan Dean6-318522Louisville
92Juan Jose Barea6-017319Northeastern
93Allen Ray6-217521Villanova
94Luka Bogdanovic6-1022520Serbia
95Marko Lekic6-1126520SerbiaSecond round to undrafted
96Jason Fraser6-1022022Villanova
97James Augustine6-1023521Illinois
98Rashad Anderson6-519022Connecticut
99Curtis Withers6-823021Charlotte
100Alexis Ajinca 7-020517FranceSecond round to undrafted

 

[F-Dog]

It would have been hard to imagine before the season, but the Suns could really use Hassan Adams--especially if he improves his shot this year.


Other players I'm tracking include Bargnani, Aleksandrov, Josh Boone, Jordan Farmar, and Yi JianLian. When college basketball starts in earnest, I'll look around for a defensive-minded swingman with size and shooting range: maybe Mardy Collins or Rodney Carney might fit the bill there.

 

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[myrondizzo]

what does it say about splitter? ive wanted us to draft him like 2 years in a row now.

 

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what does it say about splitter? ive wanted us to draft him like 2 years in a row now.

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Tiago Splitter
Power Forward (Rank: #6) | 7-0, 240 | Age: 20 Brazil (Blumenau, Brazil )


Draft Projection: Top 15

Notes: A native of Brazil playing in Spain for one of the top teams in Europe, Tau Ceramica. Averaged 8.6 ppg and 4.3 rpg in ACB play last season. Averaged 7.4 ppg and 4.5 rpg in Euroleague play. Splitter was terrific this summer for the Brazilian national team. He scored 25 points for Brazil in the gold medal game of the 2005 FIBA Americas Men's World Championship Qualifying Tournament. Averaged 13.2 ppg and 8.6 rpg for the tournament. Splitter declared for the past two drafts. He withdrew in 2004 after he couldn't secure a promise in the lottery. In 2005, he received interest from lottery teams, but concerns about a massive buyout scared teams away from making a promise.

Positives: Splitter's got an NBA body, though he still needs to make it stronger. Most scouts agree that his defense is ahead of his offense right now. He's an excellent rebounder and shot blocker. He does have a nice handle and a good, but not great, jumper. He's very long and runs the floor well. He's a good, but not great, athlete. He's fearless and doesn't mind contact in the paint. Scouts say his athleticism and coordination are also improving. Despite his youth, scouts say Splitter plays like a 25 year old.

Negatives: Scouts just aren't sure what position he plays. Probably power forward, but he needs to improve his inside scoring if that's the case. Scouts feel he's probably a little too slow-footed to play the three, which hurts his cause a little.

Summary: Placing Splitter isn't easy. After a solid season for TCB and the Brazilian national team, his stock is on the rise. He's big, tough, experienced and is excellent on the defensive end. His offensive potential is still largely untapped, partly because of his role on Tau. Two big question marks for Splitter: Will he be able to get out of that atrocious buyout with Tau? The Spurs have been unsuccessful working out a buyout for teammate Luis Scola, therefore it's an issue. Second, with talented veteran big men like Scola and Peja Drobnjak on the roster, will Splitter get the playing time he needs to prove to scouts that he's ready for the NBA?

 

[hcsilla]

What does it say about Julian Wright, Adam Morrison and Jordan Farmar?

 

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What does it say about Julian Wright, Adam Morrison and Jordan Farmar?

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Adam Morrison
Small Forward (Rank: #8) | 6-8, 205 | Age: 21
Gonzaga (Spokane, WA)


Draft Projection: Top 15

Similarities: Larry Bird

Notes: The dude looks like he should be hosting a "Star Trek" convention. But when he gets on the court, there are very few people who can light it up the way Morrison can. Like every white player who can hit a jump shot, he is typically compared to Larry Bird. In some ways, the comparison is more justified with this kid. Morrison struggles with diabetes. Several times he's had to take insulin shots during games. Other players have gone on to have successful careers with the disease, but it's certainly a big question mark if you're thinking about handing him a three-year guaranteed contract.

Positives: His confidence in himself and his game is palatable. His ability to consistently make tough shots with a hand in his face might be his most appealing aspect. His knowledge of the game, his passing ability, his silky-smooth jumper and his fierce competitiveness all are Bird-esque.

Negatives: He has average (at best) athleticism, heavy legs, so-so defense, poor 3-point shooting (31 percent last season) and his struggle with diabetes scares some scouts.

Summary: Morrison is one of the toughest guys to rank. A small handful of scouts have him ranked in the top five. Others have him in the teens or early 20s. The scouts who have him ranked high emphasize his toughness, midrange shooting ability, versatility, basketball IQ and killer competitive instinct.

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Julian Wright
Power Forward (Rank: #13) | 6-9, 220 | Age: 18
Kansas (Chicago Heights, IL)

Draft Projection: Mid- to Late First Round

Notes: He had a so-so senior season for Flossmoor, playing out of position all year and, at one point, taking over point guard duties despite being 6-foot-9.

Positives: He plays with great energy, is a terrific defender and is an excellent passer for a player his size. He runs the floor very well, rebounds and just has a nose for the ball.

Negatives: If he had any range on his jumper, he'd be ranked much higher. Scouts wonder exactly what position he'll play in the pros.

Summary: Wright flirted with coming out after his senior season and, if he has a great year at Kansas, he'll flirt again. Some scouts are saying that he's a shorter version of a young Kevin Garnett. It's a little premature to make that comparison, but he does have a lot of talent.

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Jordan Farmar
Point Guard (Rank: #30) | 6-2, 180 | Age: 18
UCLA (Van Nuys, CA)

Draft Projection: Late First Round to Early Second

Positives: A pure point guard who sees the floor as well as anyone in college basketball. Loves to push the pace. Is an aggressive penetrator and has the ability to finish around the basket.

Negatives: Turnover prone. He can be borderline reckless which leads to lots of turnovers and some pretty poor shot selection. Not a stellar perimeter shooter.

Summary: There's nothing particularly flashy about the way Farmar plays, which puts him a step behind the top point guards available in the draft. He might be better off waiting at least one more season before declaring.