1. Eddy Curry 6-11/285 (Thornwood High-High School)
2. Eddie Griffin 6-9/205 (Seton Hall-Freshman)
3. Kwame Brown 6-11/250 (Glynn Academy High School, GA)
4. Shane Battier 6-8/215 (Duke-Senior)
5. Jason Richardson 6-6/220 (Michigan State-Sophomore)
6. Rodney White 6-8/230 (Charlotte-Freshman)
7. Tyson Chandler 7-1/230 (Compton, CA--High School)
8. Troy Murphy 6-11/240 (Notre Dame-Junior)
9. Joe Johnson 6-8/225 (Arkansas-Sophomore)
10. Loren Woods 7-1/225 (Arizona-Senior)
11. Michael Bradley 6-10/245 (Villanova-Junior)
12. Pau Gasol 7-0/220 (Spain)
13. De Sagana Diop 7-0/305 (Oak Hill Academy, Virginia-High School)
14. Joseph Forte 6-4/185 (UNC-Sophomore)
15. Brendan Haywood 7-0/270 (UNC-Senior)
16. Zach Randolph 6-9/270 (Michigan State-Freshman)
17. Jamaal Tinsley 6-3/185 (Iowa State-Senior)
18. Vladimir Radmanovic 6-9 (Yugoslavia)
19. Richard Jefferson 6-7/222(Arizona-Junior)
20. Jason Collins 6-11/255 (Stanford-Sophomore)
21. Alvin Jones 6-11/265 (Georgia Tech-Senior)
22. Omar Cook 6-1/189 (St. Johns-Freshman)
23. Steven Hunter 6-11/224 (DePaul-Sophomore)
24. Trenton Hassell 6-5/205 (Austin Peay-Junior)
25. Gerald Wallace 6-7/210 (Alabama-Freshman)
26. Gilbert Arenas 6-3/188 (Arizona-Sophomore)
27. Samuel Dalembert 6-11/230 (Seton Hall-Sophomore)
28. Kirk Haston 6-9/242 (Indiana-Junior)
29. Kedrick Brown 6-7/220 (Okaloosa-Walton Community College, FL-Sophomore)
30. Jeff Trepagnier 6-4/195 (USC-Senior)
31. Michael Wright 6-8/235 (Arizona-Junior)
32. Ousmane Cisse 6-8/240 (St. Jude High School in Alabama)
33. Ken Johnson 6-11/227 (Ohio State-Senior)
34. Kenny Satterfield 6-2/176 (Cincinnati-Sophomore)
35. Antonis Fotsis 6-9/210 (Greece)
36. Tony Parker 6-2/170
37. Martin Rancik 6-10/230 (Iowa State-Senior)
38. Sean Lampley 6-7/213 (California-Senior)
39. Terence Morris 6-9/215 (Maryland-Senior)
40. Jeryl Sasser 6-7/194 (SMU-Senior)
41. Jamario Moon 6-8/185 (Meridian C.C., Miss.-Sophomore)
42. Charlie Bell 6-1/200 (Michigan State-Senior)
43. Maurice Evans 6-5/221 (Texas-Junior)
44. Damone Brown 6-9/202 (Syracuse-Senior)
45. Calvin Bowman 6-9/214 (West Virginia-Senior)
46. Rashad Phillips 5-10/166 (Detroit-Senior)
47. Benjamin Eze 6-10/235 (Southern Idaho-Freshman)
48. Tony Key 7-1/230 (Compton Central HS, CA)
49. Brian Scalabrine 6-10/240 (USC-Senior)
50. Brandon Wolfram 6-9/230 (UTEP-Senior)
51. Casey Calvary 6-8/235 (Gonzaga-Senior)
52. Eric Chenowith 7-2/264 (Kansas-Senior)
53. Jamison Brewer 6-4/178 (Auburn-Sophomore)
54. Kaspars Kamballa 6-9/250 (UNLV-Senior)
55. Horace Jenkins 6-1/171 (William Patterson-Senior)
56. Jarron Collins 6-10/252 (Stanford-Senior)
57. Kimani Ffriend 6-10/228 (Nebraska)
58. Kenny Gregory 6-5/200 (Kansas-Senior)
59. Earl Watson 6-1/184 (UCLA)
60. Brandon Armstrong 6-4/188 (Pepperdine-Junior)
61. Cookie Belcher 6-4/206 (Nebraska-Senior)

1. 
   Shane Battier 6-8/215 (Duke)
   He is the best senior college player, but not necessarily the top prospect. Just because you are the player of the year, doesn't mean you are the number on pick. Hopefully he will stick in the lottery. Last year I liked Morris Peterson as a better pick and college player than Battier this year. Morris slipped in the draft but had a great rookie year. Whoever gets Battier should get some help right away whether its at 3 or 10.
   
2. 
   Loren Woods 7-1/225 (Arizona)
   The NBA loves to draft tall guys...go figure. I think he has the best skills of the two senior centers who could be lottery picks. He has also bulked up.
   
3. 
   Brendan Haywood 7-0/270 (UNC)
   You can't teach height, see Loren Woods above. Haywood and Woods will switch back and forth during this draft season as the best senior center prospect...I think Woods will come out on top. It appears that Haywood has really hurt his chances by chooses to not attend the Phoenix camp. Remember when many thought that Todd Macculloch would be a top ten pick and then he didn't even show up in camps and had nonspectacular workouts few and faw between. He fell like a rock into the second round and don't be surprised if Haywood doesn't nosedive too unless he has workouts that would keep Shaq hoppin'.
   
4. 
   Jamaal Tinsley 6-3/185 (Iowa State)
   Tinsley will probably be THE point guard that will be sought after in this draft. That means he will be in the lottery somewhere. He will go to the first team looking for a PG who thinks he's better than what they have. He has slipped quite a bit lately, and it looks like a PG might not even be drafted until 20 or so!
   
5. Alvin Jones 6-11/265 (Georgia Tech)
   There's a chance that Jones could make it to the lottery. He might even leapfrog over Haywood. Its still a little early to say for sure.
6. Jeff Trepagnier 6-4/195 (USC)
   Jeff did really well at Nike and have some people seeing big things for him. I say he's still a stretch for the first round and should go in the 30s. He is one of the more athletic players in the draft.
7. Ken Johnson 6-11/227 (Ohio State)
   He has been compared to Theo Ratliff...and thats a good thing these days. He has an outside shot at the lottery but should be around 20 or so.
8. Martin Rancik 6-10/230 (Iowa State)
   His Portsmouth performance will get him a little ways...will it get him all the way to the NBA? He picked up where he left off in Phoenix and is now looking like a solid second rounder. He measured a couple of inches taller in Chicago, and with solid, if not spectacular play, he should be an early second rounder.
9. Sean Lampley 6-7/213 (California)
   Following the Chicago Camp, Lampley has come out a little bit ahead of the rest of the second round crop of seniors.
10. Terence Morris 6-9/215 (Maryland)
    Two years ago Morris might have had lottery consideration...now he might get overlooked altogether. He is a huge unknown...which Morris will the NBA draft?
11. Jeryl Sasser 6-7/194 (SMU)
    He is still an enigma, even after looking at him coming out early the past few years. The best thing that he has going for him is that he might be able to play PG.
12. Charlie Bell 6-1/200 (Michigan State)
    You have to give him a lot of credit for Michigan State's success, but he might not translate even into a first rounder come draft day, and there has been talk lately if he will be drafted at all.
13. Damone Brown 6-9/202 (Syracuse)
    There might be questions about his size, but he's a hard worker and impressed in Phoenix. He has emerged as one of the better senior PF prospects and should go in the 30s.
14. Rashad Phillips 5-10/162 (Detroit)
    His height could hurt him but he still has a fairly good chance of getting drafted. He did exceptional at the Portsmouth Tournament, being named the MVP.
15. Calvin Bowman 6-9/214 (West Virginia)
    His stock continues to rise following the end of the NCAA season. Nobody would have thought much of him a few months ago, but he is working his way up the draft boards and should go in the low 30s. He didn't help himself in Chicago like he did in the other two camps, so his future is uncertain again.
16. Brandon Wolfram 6-9/230 (UTEP)
    He averaged 22.5 points and 7.6 boards a game as a senior. That was the sixth best scoring in the nation.
17. Brian Scalabrine 6-10/240 (USC)
    He did excellent in Phoenix, getting plenty of looks. He should be at least a lock for getting drafted.
18. Eric Chenowith 7-2/264 (Kansas)
    Chenowith is truly on the bubble and probably won't get the call on draft day, but who knows you can never count out height.
19. Jarron Collins 6-10/252 (Stanford)
    He's not as good as his brother, but still a solid pick in the late first or more likely early second round.
20. Kaspars Kamballa 6-9/250 (UNLV)
    He has the NBA body that teams crave, even at his height of 6-9. He has been slipping a lot lately, and now there is a slight chance he won't even make the cut!
21. Kenny Gregory 6-5/200 (Kansas)
    Players with his size and skills usually get overlooked, but he might come through as a first round pick still.
22. Horace Jenkins 6-1/171 (William Patterson)
    He will get a pretty decent look come draft time because he's the cream of the crop in this year's weak PG field. Unfortunately he bombed in the camps.

• Carlos Arroyo 6-2/202 (Florida International)
• Cookie Belcher 6-4/206 (Nebraska)%
• Rouben Boumtje-Boumtje 7-1/245 (Georgetown)%
• Bryan Bracey 6-7/210 (Oregon)
• Andre Hutson 6-7/244 (Michigan State)
• Casey Calvary 6-8/235 (Gonzaga)
• Joe Crispin 6-1/177 (Penn State)
• Eugene Edgerson 6-6/230 (Arizona)
• Melvin Ely 6-11/240 (Fresno State)%
• Anthony Evans 6-7/267 (Georgia)
• Kimani Ffriend 6-10/228 (Nebraska)
• Donald Hand 5-11/193 (Virginia)%
• Donald Hand 5-11/193 (Virginia)%
• Tony Harris 6-0/165 (Tennessee)
• Jason Heide 6-9/260 (Oregon State)
• Chris Heinrich 6-11/255 (St. Louis)
• Kyle Hill 6-2/180 (Eastern Illinois)
• Andre Hutson 6-8/240 (Michigan State)
• Nate James 6-6/196 (Duke)%
• Nolan Johnson 6-4/215 (Oklahoma)
• Darren Kelly 6-3/178 (Texas)
• Jody Lumpkin 6-8/250 (College of Charlston)%
• Terrell Lyday 6-3/190 (BYU)
• Monty Mack 6-3/200 (Massachusetts)
• Marques Maybin 6-3/185 (Louisville)
• Brian Merriweather 6-4/200 (Texas-Pan American)
• Dean Oliver 5-11/175 (Iowa)
• Troy Ostler 6-10/200 (Hawaii)%
• Lee Scruggs 6-11/209 (Georgetown)%
• Karim Shabazz 7-2/235 (Providence)%
• Gregory Stevenson 6-5/215 (Richmond)
• Damon Thornton 6-8/235 (NC State)
• Isiah Victor 6-9/220 (Tennessee)
• Brian Wardle 6-5/205 (Marquette)
• Earl Watson 6-1/184 (UCLA)

  %=Did not get an invite to the Nike Camp.

The Portsmouth Tournament was held from April 4-7. Sixty-four seniors showed their stuff, hoping to make it to the next step...an invite to the next camp (which happens to be the Nike Phoenix Camp held the first week in May)!!! Very few of these players will actually get drafted...maybe 3 or 4 tops...but its always fun to guess who! The players who made the next step and got a Nike invite are: Martin Rancik (Iowa State), Rashad Phillips (Detroit), Horace Jenkins (William Paterson), Anthony Evans (Georgia), Darren Kelly (Texas), Isiah Victor (Tennessee), Kyle Hill (Eastern Illinois), Damon Thornton (NC State), Calvin Bowman (West Virginia), Dean Oliver (Iowa), Greg Stevenson (Richmond) and Brian Wardle (Marquette). Players who did well in the tourney but failed to get the call: Marcus Griffin, Mike Mardesich, Donald Hand, Nate James, Greg Stempin, Victor Thomas, Sergio McClain, Cookie Belcher, Ronnie McCollum, Souleymane Wane, Jamahl Mosley and Darrell Johns. Hand and Belcher are kind of a surprise as I figured both would be in contention for getting drafted in the late second round, but this means that they will probably have to go international.

These are the players who were invited to the Phoenix Nike Camp: Carlos Arroyo, Charlie Bell, Calvin Bowman, Bryan Bracey, Damone Brown, Casey Calvary, Zarko Carbarkapa, Eric Chenowith, Jarron Collins, Joe Crispin, Eugene Edgerson, Anthony Evans, Kimani Ffriend, Kenny Gregory, Tony Harris, Jason Heide, Chris Heinrich, Kyle Hill, Andre Hutson, Horace Jenkins, Ken Johnson, Nolan Johnson, Kaspars Kambala, Darren Kelly, Sean Lampley, Terrell Lyday, Monty Mack, Marques Maybin, Brian Merriweather, Terrence Morris, Dean Oliver, Rashad Phillips, Martin Rancik, Jeryl Sasser, Brian Scalabrine, Gregory Stevenson, Damon Thornton, Jeff Trepagnier, Isiah Victor, Brian Wardle, Earl Watson and Brandon Wolfram. The top invitees declined including: Battier, Alvin Jones, Loren Woods, Brian Haywood and Jamaal Tinsley.

• Gilbert Arenas 6-3/199 (Arizona-Sophomore)
  He his holding on to his status as a first rounder, but will need to demonstrate more in workouts.
• Brandon Armstrong 6-4/188 (Pepperdine-Junior)
• Malcolm Battles 6-7 (New Mexico-Junior)
• Tavorris Bell 6-6 (Rhode Island-Junior)
• Preston Bennett 6-6 (Grayson C.C., Texas-Freshman)
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  Michael Bradley 6-10/245 (Villanova-Junior)
  His body and skills will attract NBA teams, leading to a possibly lottery selection. When all is said and done he should be in the top 3 PFs in this year's draft class. He has decent outside range for a big man that might set him apart from the rest.
  
• Jamison Brewer 6-4/178 (Auburn-Sophomore)
  He has hired an agent and decided to stay in the draft. I just don't see him going very high if at all.
• 
  Kwame Brown 6-11/250 (Glynn Academy High School, GA)
  He could legitmately go at #1 if he outplays Curry in his workouts. He should probably be gone by #3 though. Can you believe that we might have 4 highschoolers in the lottery?
  
• Sir Valiant Brown 6-1/176 (George Washington-Sophomore)
• Kedrick Brown 6-7/220 (Okaloosa-Walton Community College, FL-Sophomore)
• Nick Burwell (Orange Coast Community College,CA-Sophomore)
• 
  Tyson Chandler 7-1/230 (Compton, CA--High School)
  His size and potential will be too much for the NBA to pass up. As a center he wsa a top 5 candidate, but now teams are looking at him as a small forward....maybe Kevin Garnett frame...and he's slipping into the middle of the lottery
  
• Ousmane Cisse 6-8/240 (St. Jude High School in Alabama)
  Cisse has slipped a lot in the rankings recently because people just don't know what he can do. See him going in the second round to someone that gets a good workout out of him.
• Jason Collins 7-0/265 (Stanford-Sophomore)
  Its official he's finally declared! He could be a top 15 or 20 pick, but probably not lottery.
• Omar Cook 6-1/189 (St. Johns-Freshman)
  He's one of the top PGs in the country in thie weak PG class. He's a lock in the first round, and he's hired an agent so he's definately in.
• 
  Eddy Curry 6-11/285 (Thornwood High-High School)
  He has committed to DePaul and also said he will enter the NBA draft as of now....guess which one he will pick? If you had a chance to draft Shaq out of high school would you do it? Not that I'm saying he's as good as Shaq or anything...just something to think about.
  
• Samuel Dalembert 6-11/230 (Seton Hall-Sophomore)
  Again...big guys get drafted...its true.
• Edwin "Greedy" Daniels 6-0 (Texas Christian-Junior)
• 
  De Sagana Diop 7-0/305 (Oak Hill Academy, Virginia-High School)
  His surprise decision to come out has vaulted him probably into the lottery and ahead of Tyson Chandler. If he gets the right workout for the right team he could go real high. Recently, teams have lost interest in him as he has not been real available for workouts. If he works out and does well in either GS or for the Griz he could go there.
  
• Maurice Evans 6-5/221 (Texas-Junior)
  Evans has worked his way into the draft as a solid second rounder, but don't see him going too high.
• Benjamin Eze 6-10/235 (Southern Idaho-Freshman)
• Alton Ford 6-9/271 (Houston-Freshman)
• 
  Joseph Forte 6-4/185 (UNC-Sophomore)
  Well he's put all the debate to rest about if he would become a pro. I thought he was initially a lottery lock, but now it looks like he will be drafted in the teens.
  
• Jerry Green 6-3/179 (Cal-Irvine-Junior)
• 
  Eddie Griffin 6-9/205 (Seton Hall-Freshman)
  Eddie is the number one college prospect who is definately going to be in the draft. Things can change though. He has a good shooting range and does what he needs to do for his size...rebound and block shots.
  
• Rob Griffin 6-6 (Iowa-Junior)
• Rashid Hardwick 7-0 (Eastern Oklahoma State-Freshman)
• Trenton Hassell 6-5/205 (Austin Peay)
  There was a question if he was a junior or senior, but he has declared so we'll call him a junior...okay....He's definately got a shot at the first round, but he didn't do much in Chicago, but it also probably didn't hurt his chances that much either.
• Kirk Haston 6-9/242 (Indiana-Junior)
  He has solidified his draft position and has a good chance of going in the first round. He has decided that he is in for sure, and thinks he will go in the top 28. I think he has a pretty good chance of doing just that.
• Draper Housley 6-4 (Lee College-Sophomore)
• Steven Hunter 6-11/224 (DePaul-Sophomore)
  He had a terrific Chicago Camp and that means he'll be drafted in the 20s probably.
• Richard Jefferson 6-7/222 (Arizona-Junior)
  He will have impressive workouts. If he can prove he has a perimeter game, then he will be one of the top SF prospects in this class.
• Joe Johnson 6-8/225 (Arkansas-Sophomore)
  He wants to play guard, and if he can, then thats a whole lotta guard to defend. He could go anywhere from lottery to the 20s.
• Tony Key 7-1/230 (Compton Central HS, CA)
  Someone will gamble on his raw talent and height and bring him along slowly.
• D.A. Layne 6-0/190 (Georgia-Junior)
• Zach Marbury 6-3/183 (Rhode Island-Junior)
• Jamario Moon 6-8/185 (Meridian C.C., Miss.-Sophomore)
• Troy Murphy 6-11/240 (Notre Dame-Junior)
  He might just be a lottery pick.
• Zach Randolph 6-9/270 (Michigan State-Freshman)
  Randolph is getting a lot of interest right now and due to his untapped potential, scouts are liking him as one of the top PF prospects in this draft.
• Jason Richardson 6-6/220 (Michigan State-Sophomore)
  Richardson is the top swing man in the draft and he has both a legitimate inside and outside game. There is no question that he can play either the 2 or 3 spot. He can hit the three and grab some boards. He should be a lock at this early stage to go in the 5 to 8 range.
• Kenny Satterfield (Cincinnati-Sophomore) 6-2/176
  He was a big time prospect last year, but I'm not quite sure where he falls yet this year....
• Bobby Simmons 6-7/235 (DePaul-Junior)
• Will Solomon 6-1/172 (Clemson-Junior)
• Clifton Terry 6-7 (Kennedy-King College-Sophomore)
• Gerald Wallace 6-7/210 (Alabama-Freshman)
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  Rodney White 6-8/230 (Charlotte-Freshman)
  Many think he is a legitimate lottery choice. If he can prove he can play both PF positions then I think he can go really high. He has recently done really well in workouts and could go as high as #5.
  
• Michael Wright 6-8/235 (Arizona-Junior)
  Is he a (shhhh) tweener?

Underclassmen had until May 13th to declare for the draft and then until June 20th to withdraw. There were 58 underclassmen that declared this year, compared to 29 in 2000, 29 in 1999, 33 in 1998 and 40 in 1997. Of those 58, 11 changed their minds and returned to school to bring the total to 47. Of those 47, six are high school players. Of the underclassmen that have previously declared, Keith Bogans, Sam Clancy, Patrick Doctor, Corsley Edwards, Jason Gardner, Reo Logan, Tito Maddox, Tayshaun Prince, Jawan Simpsons, Derick Singleton and Damien Wilkins have withdrawn their names from the draft. Melvin Ely, a senior who was thought to be in the draft this year, has decided to exercise his option to have one more year of college eligibility so he will also return to Fresno State.

• Denis Ershov (Russia) 7-1 1981
• Antonis Fotsis (Greece) 6-9 1981
• Pau Gasol (Spain) 7-0/220 1980
• Robertas Javtokas (Lithuania) 6-10 1980
• Raul Lopez (Spain) 6-0/180 1980
• Tony Parker (France) 6-2/170 1982
• Vladimir Radmanovic (Yugoslavia) 6-9 1980