Chris Denker 
19 Jan 2013 
6 commentsThis is our “Big Board” of NBA Draft Prospects ranked 1-60, the number of draft picks. 30 NBA teams each selecting twice, give or take a few due to trades. Feel free to comment below and we’ll be updating every week or two through the NBA Draft.
| # | Name | HT | WT | Pos | Age | School/From | Comments |
| 1 | Anthony Bennett | 6’8 | 240 | PF | 19 | UNLV (Canada) | Powerful young guy improving rapidly |
| 2 | Alex Len | 7’1 | 235 | C | 19 | Maryland (Ukraine) | Long, talented athlete, good upside |
| 3 | Cody Zeller | 6’11 | 215 | C | 19 | Indiana | Stronger & Better, needs face-up work |
| 4 | Nerlens Noel | 6’11 | 215 | C | 18 | Kentucky | If he’s the “best” prospect, why is his team average? |
| 5 | Ben McLemore | 6’5 | 200 | SG | 20 | Kansas | Athletic, skill level improving, good in open court |
| 6 | Otto Porter | 6’8 | 200 | SF | 19 | Georgetown | Good athlete with length, skilled all-around player |
| 7 | Shabazz Muhammad | 6’6 | 225 | SF | 19 | UCLA | Not as athletic as most think, -avg. body, others like him |
| 8 | Marcus Smart | 6’4 | 225 | PG | 19 | Oklahoma State | Competitive guy, leader, smart, tough, looks like LB |
| 9 | Mason Plumlee | 6’11 | 235 | C/PF | 22 | Duke | Good athlete, can rebound & run. Solid defender. |
| 10 | Isaiah Austin | 7’0 | 210 | PF | 19 | Baylor | Skilled big, needs physical maturity, good potential |
| 11 | Rudy Gobert | 7’1 | 218 | PF/C | 20 | Cholet (France) | 7’9 wingspan, athletically gifted LONG guy |
| 12 | Michael Carter-Williams | 6’5 | 180 | PG | 21 | Syracuse | Good length at PG, good transition passer, ? stroke |
| 13 | Dario Saric | 6’10 | 225 | SF | 18 | Cibona (Croatia) | Smart, son of a coach, big & skilled Euro |
| 14 | Jamaal Franklin | 6’5 | 195 | SF | 21 | San Diego State | Big time athlete, leaper, defender & transition finisher |
| 15 | C.J. McCollum | 6’3 | 190 | CG | 21 | Lehigh | Shooter/Scorer, smart player, a bit undersized SG |
| 16 | Archie Goodwin | 6’5 | 195 | SG | 18 | Kentucky | Explosive athlete, hops, slasher & transition scorer |
| 17 | Steven Adams | 6’11 | 245 | C | 19 | Pitt (New Zealand) | Big body, raw skills, good upside due to athletic size |
| 18 | Jeff Withey | 7’0 | 240 | C | 22 | Kansas | Good size, Defender & Shot blocker, smart. |
| 19 | C.J. Leslie | 6’9 | 210 | F | 21 | NC State | Long arms, Tweener. Josh Howard or David West? |
| 20 | Trey Burke | 6’1 | 180 | PG | 20 | Michigan | Winner, Leader…best days ahead of him |
| 21 | Kelly Olynyk | 7’0 | 240 | C/PF | 21 | Gonzaga (Canada) | Improved immensely, perimeter skilled big man |
| 22 | B.J. Young | 6’3 | 165 | PG | 19 | Arkansas | Scoring guard, thin, I’m still not sold… |
| 23 | Sergey Karasev | 6’7 | 205 | SF | 19 | BC Triumph (Russia) | Lefty, 3 shooter/range set, slashes & passes well |
| 24 | Victor Oladipo | 6’5 | 218 | SG | 20 | Indiana | High motor, athlete, strong & competes |
| 25 | Le’Bryan Nash | 6’7 | 228 | SF | 21 | Oklahoma State | Physical athlete, defender/rebounder at 3 spot |
| 26 | Gorgui Deng | 6’11 | 235 | C | 22 | Louisville (Senegal) | 7’5 wingspan, shot-blocker & rebounder, runs floor |
| 27 | Alex Poythress | 6’8 | 235 | PF | 19 | Kentucky | Talent, right now he’s good enough to get you beat |
| 28 | Glenn Robinson III | 6’6 | 215 | SF | 19 | Michigan | Athletic pedigree, good young body, skill improving |
| 29 | Tony Mitchell | 6’8 | 235 | SF | 20 | North Texas | Sliding…Needs to step up his game if he’s this good |
| 30 | Tim Hardaway Jr. | 6’5 | 195 | SG | 20 | Michigan | Scorer, good mid-range pull-up, some combo skills |
| 31 | Brandon Paul | 6’4 | 200 | SG | 21 | Illinois | Range, scorer, good athletic ability, some combo |
| 32 | James Michael McAdoo | 6’8 | 225 | PF | 20 | North Carolina | Undersized PF with no perimeter skill, Athlete/Hops |
| 33 | Mike Muscala | 6’11 | 230 | C/PF | 21 | Bucknell | Footwork & skill, scores inside, mid-range, good %’s |
| 34 | Lorenzo Brown | 6’4 | 185 | PG | 22 | NC State | Point Guard with size, solid athletically, sees floor |
| 35 | Myck Kabongo | 6’1 | 170 | PG | 20 | Texas (Canada) | QB type PG pass first, Good quicks, transition ability |
| 36 | Lucas Nogueira | 6’11 | 220 | PF/C | 20 | Estudiantes (Spain) | Brazilian, talented length, needs strength |
| 37 | Doug McDermott | 6’8 | 220 | F | 21 | Creighton | Scorer, skilled F (tweener?) who can pass, smart |
| 38 | Patric Young | 6’9 | 245 | C/PF | 20 | Florida | Big physical guy, defense & boards are his ticket |
| 39 | Andre Roberson | 6’7 | 205 | F | 21 | Colorado | Rebounder, skill set?, Wannabe Kenneth Faried |
| 40 | Bojan Dubljevic | 6’10 | 245 | PF/C | 21 | Valencia (Spain) | Via Montenegro, Big & rough, good shooter i.e. Garbo/Okur |
| 41 | Alex Abrines | 6’5 | 200 | SG | 20 | Barcelona (Spain) | ‘11 European U18 MVP, now playing on elite EL team |
| 42 | Russ Smith | 6’0 | 165 | PG | 21 | Louisville | Ultra quick, energy defender, needs to play PG |
| 43 | Allen Crabbe | 6’6 | 200 | SG | 20 | Cal | Scores efficiently, good G rebounder, solid athlete |
| 44 | Mouhammadou Jaiteh | 6’9 | 220 | PF/C | 18 | Boulogne (France) | Great frame, LONG, next INSEP guy to NBA, next Biyombo? |
| 45 | Nemanja Nedovic | 6’4 | 195 | PG | 21 | Rytas (Lithuania) | Serbian is one of the best athletes available, slasher |
| 46 | CJ Wilcox | 6’5 | 190 | SG | 22 | Washington | Shooter with range, not much of a creator for others |
| 47 | Dennis Schroeder | 6’2 | 160 | PG | 19 | Braunschweig, Germany | Quick, athletic, solid stroke, passes well. Needs maturity. |
| 48 | Leo Westermann | 6’7 | 190 | PG | 20 | Partizan (via France) | Big PG playing vs. very high EL competition right now |
| 49 | Gary Harris | 6’4 | 205 | SG | 19 | Michigan State | Young athlete/good body, slashes, stroke needs work |
| 50 | Cory Jefferson | 6’9 | 215 | PF | 22 | Baylor | Live bodied athlete, needs consistent approach |
| 51 | T.J. Warren | 6’9 | 225 | SF | 19 | NC State | Versatile with size, face-up game, scores in bunches |
| 52 | Deshaun Thomas | 6’7 | 220 | SF | 21 | Ohio State | Lefty, consistency has been issue, was over hyped |
| 53 | Willie Cauley | 7’0 | 240 | C | 19 | Kentucky | Not very good right now but big, young & would get drafted |
| 54 | Ray McCallum | 6’2 | 190 | PG | 21 | Detroit | We’d talk about him lots more if he was on top-15 club |
| 55 | Kyle Anderson | 6’8 | 225 | SF | 19 | UCLA | Talented, possesses G like hand-skills |
| 56 | Solomon Hill | 6’7 | 230 | SF | 21 | Arizona | Competes, strong, good defender with decent ability |
| 57 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 6’4 | 185 | SG | 19 | Georgia | Young shooter with potential, will he achieve? |
| 58 | Richard Howell | 6’8 | 260 | PF/C | 22 | NC State | Big strong guy, rebounds the ball. |
| 59 | Ryan Kelly | 6’11 | 240 | PF | 21 | Duke | Stretch 4, 3-shooter, smart D. Just look around NBA |
| 60 | Phil Pressey | 5’11 | 165 | PG | 21 | Missouri | Tiny PG, career backup, can get him in Free-Agency |
On The Bubble:
Elias Harris, 6’8 240 PF Gonzaga (via Germany) – wasn’t he supposed to be a lottery pick a few years ago?
Trevor Mbakwe, 6’8 245 PF Minnesota – NBA body, strong, very good rebounder but lacks offense, injury issues
Branden Dawson, 6’6 220 SF Michigan State – Stud body, athletic, needs to step up production vs. BigTen opponents
Isaiah Canaan, 6’0 190 PG Murray State – One of many small PG’s (Siva, Napier) hoping to be drafted with others already mentioned
Nate Wolters, 6’4 190 PG/SG South Dakota St. – Bigger guard option in down year for PG’s
Jared Berggren, 6’10 245 PF/C Wisconsin – Sneaky athletic. Fundamentally sound “Bo Ryan” big guy who can shoot face-up.
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Anthony Bennett is from Canada too, just like Olynyk and Kabongo. Next year’s number one, Wiggins, is also from Canada.
Mark
Hi Mark. There are over 100 Men’s NCAA D1 players now from Canada and, as you’ve mentioned, some of the top rated players. The level of Canadian play has greatly improved over the last half dozen years. There will be 3 Canadian Prep teams playing in our National Prep School invitational from January 31-February 3 in RI. We had a recent Basketball Times column about the surge of Canadian NCAA players: You can read it here
Carl Berman
Sorry Mark, you are right and I failed to give him proper Canadian credit, it has now been added. However, as you’ll note from the photo, we’ve got him in a Basketball Canada uniform.
Secondly, after yesterday’s games, #60 is coming out…who should take his place? A guy from our bubble list or someone else entirely?
Chris
Chris Denker
I would be interested to see any of these individuals’ transcripts…
Kevin Walsh
After Pressey’s game I feel Jackie Carmichael deserves some credit. He’s on a bad team put is putting up some pretty impressive numbers. Only thing that drops is stock is his age though.
Greg
Hi Greg, Thanks for the note. We generally are leery of players who do well on poor teams but will watch him closely when we see him next.
Carl Berman