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Has There Ever Been a Better Draft Class than 2003?

by DanielDessinger on July 8, 2010

As we await LeBron’s decision, let’s take a quick look at the names that came out of the 2003 NBA Draft. You tell me if you think there’s ever been a better draft year.

LeBron James
Darko Milicic
Carmelo Anthony
Chris Bosh
Dwayne Wade
Chris Kaman
Kirk Hinrich
T. J. Ford

That’s just the top 8. Moving down the list we also have these gems:

David West
Sasha Pavlovic
Boris Diaw
Leandro Barbosa
Josh Howard
Luke Walton
Mo Williams
Kyle Korver

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Grading the 2009 Mavericks Draft Choices

by DanielDessinger on June 26, 2009

This is going to be brief, mostly because the Mavs didn’t draft anyone that is a given at the NBA level. They sure like their projects with potential, though.

Rodrigue Beaubois = C rodriguebeaubois
I’m giving the selection of Beaubois a C only because of where he was chosen and who was still left on the board. And this is what we’ll come back to in the future if this year’s picks don’t pan out. Dallas could have selected DeJuan Blair, Sam Young, or Chase Budinger.

These are the types of names Beaubois and GM Donnie Nelson will be compared to in the years to come. Nelson insists that Beaubois has stellar potential. Beaubois could really surprise us and put on a showtime clinic. I hope so.

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Take a Look at Ahmad Nivins

by DanielDessinger on June 26, 2009

Dallas picked Ahmad Nivins with the 56th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. Nivins is a 6’9″ 235lb power forward from St. Joseph’s whose strengths and weaknesses were detailed back in 2006, found at NBADraft.net:

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