TSN's mock draft

Sporting News, The, June 25, 2001

TSN's mock draft

An updated look at how we expect the first round
of the June 27 draft to shake down:

 1. Washington      PF Eddie Griffin, 6-9, 222, Fr., Seton Hall
 2. L.A. Clippers   PF Kwame Brown, 6-10, 243, Glynn Academy (Ga.)
 3. Atlanta         SF Shane Battier, 6-8, 229, Sr., Duke
 4. Chicago         C Eddy Curry, 6-11, 301, Thornwood (III.) H.S.
 5. Golden State    PF Tyson Chandler, 7-0, 224, Compton (Calif.) H.S.
 6. Vancouver       SF Pau Gasol, 7-1, 220, F.C. Barcelona
 7. New Jersey      SG Jason Richardson, 6-5, 213, So., Michigan State
 8. Cleveland       C DeSagana Diop, 6-10, 314, Oak Hill (Va.) Academy
 9. Detroit         SF Joe Johnson, 6-7, 226, So., Arkansas
10. Boston          PF Rodney White, 6-8, 243, Fr., Charlotte
11. Boston          PF Troy Murphy, 6-10, 230, Jr., Notre Dame
12. Seattle         C Brendan Haywood, 7-0, 266, Sr., North Carolina
13. Houston         PF Vladimir Radmanovic, 6-10, 235, FMP Zeleznik
14. Golden State    SF Richard Jefferson, 6-7, 223, Jr., Arizona
15. Orlando         PG Jamaal Tinsley, 6-1, 199, Sr., Iowa State
16. Charlotte       C Loren Woods, 7-1, 246, Sr., Arizona
17. Toronto         PF Zach Randolph, 6-9, 270, Fr., Michigan State
18. Houston         PF Michael Bradley, 6-10, 227, Jr., Villanova
19. Portland        PG Omar Cook, 6-0, 189, Fr., St. John's
20. Cleveland       SG Joseph Forte, 6-4, 193, So., North Carolina
21. Boston          SG Gilbert Arenas, 6-2, 199, So., Arizona
22. Orlando         C Steven Hunter, 6-10, 224, So., DePaul
23. Houston         C Jason Collins, 6-10, 251, So., Stanford
24. Utah            SG Jeff Trepagnier, 6-4, 195, Sr., USC
25. Sacramento      SF Kedrick Brown, 6-7, 225, So., Okaloosa-Walton
                     C.C.
26. Philadelphia    PF Brian Scalabrine, 6-9, 241, Sr., USC
27. Vancouver       SF Gerald Wallace, 6-7, 210, Fr., Alabama
28. San Antonio     SG Trenton Hassell, 6-4, 205, Jr., Austin Peay
                     --Stan McNeal

29. Chicago; 30. Golden State; 31. Orlando; 32. Vancouver; 33. Atlanta;
34. New Jersey; 35. Cleveland; 36. L.A. Clippers; 37. Detroit; 38. New
York; 39. Seattle; 40. Indiana; 41. Seattle; 42. New York; 43. Dallas;
44. Charlotte; 45. Minnesota; 46. Denver; 47. Vancouver;, 48. Miami;
49. Portland; 50. Phoenix; 51. Milwaukee; 52. Utah; 53. Dallas;
54. Sacramento; 55. San Antonio; 56. Philadelphia; 57. San Antonio.

There are only 28 picks in the first round because Minnesota forfeited
its first-round choice. For analysis of the top players in this year's
draft, go to www.sportingnews.com/nba/draft.