Ready for the 2009-2010 NBA season? Many of these players may be. Here is a list of the top 30 NBA draft prospects if the college season ended today. We could call it a mock draft but not knowing which teams will get what picks it makes it rather hard. But I digress, here is the list and maybe some of your favorite college teams have a few players you should be looking for to play in the NBA in the coming years.
30. Dejuan Blair- Pittsburgh Power Forward
29. James Johnson-WakeForest Small Forward
28. Josh Heytvelt- Gonzaga Power Forward
27. Wayne Ellington- North Carolina Shooting Guard
26. Sam Young- Pittsburgh Small Forward
25. Austin Daye- Gonzaga Small Forward
(30-25) The best pro out of the group could turn out to be James Johnson with all his athletic ability and court vision but he is still a raw talent that needs to improve his game
24. Tyler Hansbrough- North Carolina Power Forward
23. Tywon Lawson- North Carolina Point Guard
22. Omri Casspi- Israel Small Forward
21. Darren Collison- UCLA Point Guard
20. Eric Maynore- VCU Point Guard
19. Stephen Curry- Davidson Shooting Guard
(24-19) Are you a believer in Stephen Curry? I am the best pro out of this group will be Stephen Curry who should turn out to be a star in the NBA with his character and shooting ability.
18. Patrick Mills- St. Mary's Point Guard
17. Tyler Smith- Tennessee Small Forward
16. Gerald Henderson- Duke Shooting Guard
15. Demar Derozen- USC Shooting Guard
14. Jeff Teague- Wake Forest Point Guard
13. Patrick Patterson- Kentucky Power Forward
(18-13) Watch out for Jeff Teague who is bound to be a star in the NBA. Teague is the next great point guard to come out of Wake Forest and could end up being a great NBA point guard just like Chris Paul.
12. Chase Budinger- Arizona Small Forward
11. Earl Clark- Louisville Small Forward
10. Dajuan Summers- Georgetown Small Forward
9. Greg Monroe- Georgetown Power Forward
8. Damion James- Texas Small Forward
7. Gani Lawal- Georgia Tech Power Forward
(12-7) Budinger has not done much in college to improve his game but was once a lottery pick in the NBA. Look for him to improve his game in the NBA and rival Greg Monroe for the best out of this l ist.
6. Al-Farouq Aminu- Wake Forest Small Forward
5. Jordan Hill- Arizona Power Forward
4. Hasheem Thabeet- Connecticut Center
3. Brandon Jennings- International Point Guard
2. James Harden- Arizona State Shooting Guard
1. Blake Griffin- Oklahoma
(6-1) Blake Griffin can dominate a basketball game in college and will eventually do the same in the NBA. Thabeet and Jennings will have a lot of growing pains if they leave for the NBA early and James Harden should be ready to play right away.
