Myth
With the NBA and NCAA seasons getting ready to wrap up, it is time to start talking NBA draft 2005.
First topic: Who will go #1? If you follow only college, it seems that Andrew Bogut is the obvious choice. However, it also depends on what positions are needed by the teams and you can't overlook high school and international. However, with that said, I do not know of any worthy high schoolers from this year. There may be some good ones but I'm guessing that because of lack of publicity, this will not happen this year. I only know of one other guy who could slip by Bogut for #1: The 7'2" Lithuanian known as Martynas Andriuskevicius (aka Euro-Shaq). However, this is very doubtful. I only mention him because of some mock drafts that have him ranked #1, which would not be my first choice. He would only be picked by a team if they don't need immediate contribution because his avgs are low even in Europe. I would consider him a major gamble. So with that I predict Hawks to get the first pick and select Bogut despit needing a center more. I say that because Bogut is expected to play PF by many but I wouldn't expect that to last long since he is 7' as well.
First topic: Who will go #1? If you follow only college, it seems that Andrew Bogut is the obvious choice. However, it also depends on what positions are needed by the teams and you can't overlook high school and international. However, with that said, I do not know of any worthy high schoolers from this year. There may be some good ones but I'm guessing that because of lack of publicity, this will not happen this year. I only know of one other guy who could slip by Bogut for #1: The 7'2" Lithuanian known as Martynas Andriuskevicius (aka Euro-Shaq). However, this is very doubtful. I only mention him because of some mock drafts that have him ranked #1, which would not be my first choice. He would only be picked by a team if they don't need immediate contribution because his avgs are low even in Europe. I would consider him a major gamble. So with that I predict Hawks to get the first pick and select Bogut despit needing a center more. I say that because Bogut is expected to play PF by many but I wouldn't expect that to last long since he is 7' as well.