Draft Notes

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Centers
Patrick O'Bryant - Solid defender with some shot-blocking. Pretty good rebounder. Good strength but very slow. Not a scorer.

Joel Freeland - Solid inside. Good handles. So-so defense with good rebounding. Not much stocks.

Saer Sene - Blocks shots.

Ryan Hollins - Blocks shots at a pretty high-level but also makes a lot of mistakes on the court.

Power Forwards
PJ Tucker - Good jump shot and range. Takes care of the ball. Very good positional defender who should get some steals. Good strength and quickness. Solid rebounding.

Lou Amundson - Solid big body who will play good post defense and maybe get some stocks. Good defensive rebounder. Can't score.

Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Very good rebounder that may potentially get a steal and a block a game. Some inside scoring ability as well.

Leon Powe - Very solid all-around. Can score a little inside, decent jump shot, some blocks, some defense, some rebounding. Solid.

Tyrus Thomas - Pretty raw but shows flashes inside and on defense with his athleticism and quickness. Rebounding needs a lot of work. Good upside.

Shelden Williams - Can score a bit, takes care of the ball, and rebounds decently. Good post defense.

Craig Smith - Good inside scoring, strength, and rebounding.

Small Forwards
Rodney Carney - Good jump shot but his range needs some work. Pretty good handles and a capable defender who should get a steal or so. Above average rebounding with solid strength.

Steve Novak - A lot of range...and heart.

Shawne Williams - Kind of on the cusp of being useful. Scoring isn't far off. Little to no stocks. Good strength.

Chris Copeland - You're probably coping if you want much from him, but he might be somewhat stocky with some work.

Lior Eliyahu - Think of a much, much lesser Lamar Odom with less upside.

Shooting Guards
JJ Redick - One of the best pure shooters to enter the league. Decent handles and quickness.

Thabo Sefolosha - Most likely in that 3 and D mold. Should get some steals. Takes care of the ball.

Randy Foye - Good scoring. Very good jump shot. Good handles for a 2 guard, might get a little sloppy at the 1. Decent quickness and good strength. Can play PG.

James White - Amazing athlete. Decent inside, quickness, and rebounding but rest of his game needs work.

Shannon Brown - Growing outside game with some steals and defense. Decent handles and quickness. Rebounding is a little subpar.

Allan Ray - Pretty good scoring.

Point Guards
JJ Barea - Very good scoring to start for a PG. Very good quickness. Not a good defender. Pretty weak.

CJ Watson - Good outside, handles, and defense. Very quick. Should get steals. Not a good rebounder.

Daniel Gibson - Shoots the ball well with good range. Good quickness.

Jordan Farmar - Has some scoring and steals. Handles aren't great. Decent quickness.