The Underclassmen; where will they go?

(Un post fatto per un mio amico, credo di aver coperto tutti gli underclassmen)…

Once again updating the underclassmen going in the National Basketball Association draft I tried to make sure I had who has an agent as of right now and who does not. I also put a small comment and where I think they will land (broad range). There is a ton of players as you can see right now, and this list does not include the seniors that have a shot at the NBA, nor the international players, that right now amount to about a dozen players. I would not be surprised if close to half of the players that are without an agent go back to college for one more year. I also would not be surprised if a lot of them stay in. What I can say is this, if any of the players that do not have an agent right now have doubts, they should just go right back to school. This is a very talented draft and to lose out on improving and going into a weaker draft next year would be very foolish.

Signing with agents:

D.J. Augustin (Texas). Lottery pick without a doubt, might break the top ten. He is the second best point guard in this draft I believe.

Jerryd Bayless (Arizona). He has not been talked about as much as other frosh in this draft, but he will be called before the tenth pick in the draft.

Michael Beasley (Kansas State). If not number one in the draft, he will be number two.

Derrick Caracter (Louisville). I will be surprised if his name is called in the draft and if he makes a team. He does not have the skills nor the mindset to play at the next level.

Chris Douglas-Roberts (Memphis). Still not sure if he is a wonderful player or a one wonder type of player. He should be picked just in the end of the first round.

C.J. Giles (Oregon State). His talents are great, his character not so good. I think that he will get some team to take him in the late second round, but wouldn’t be surprised if he goes undrafted.

Eric Gordon (Indiana). He has the talent to play in the NBA. I am just not sure if the drop off in the last part of the season will hurt his stock. I still see him as a lottery pick

Davon Jefferson (USC). If he breaks the first round I would be surprised.

Brook Lopez (Stanford). Of the two twins he should be the one going in the NBA this year since he will definitely be a Top 10 pick (and the best big man of the draft).

Robin Lopez (Stanford). Should be not coming out of college this year, but you can not teach height and so I am sure a team will take him in the first round.

O.J. Mayo (USC). Top ten for sure, maybe top five.

JaVale McGee (Nevada). He could be the surprise of the draft in five years, being the player that all passed and shouldn’t have. I see him going in the high teens/low 20’s, but could be a lottery pick if a team wants height.

Anthony Randolph (LSU). Another player that should be called before double digits and could break into the Top 5 if a team is looking for a big and Brook Lopez is gone.

Derrick Rose (Memphis). Either number one or number two in the draft. If he goes lower than that he is a steal!

Brandon Rush (Kansas). He has the tools, the one draw back on this young man is if he has the will. That has made him slide down, I see him going just past the lottery picks.

Not signing with agents yet:

A.J. Abrams (Texas). I don’t see him getting drafted, and if he does hear his name it will be very late in the second round.

Joe Alexander (WVU). I like Alexander, I would like him better in a year (after more work in college). However if he does stay in the draft I see him going in the low to mid 20’s.

Antonio Anderson (Memphis). He should not be here, he will not hear his name getting called if he makes the mistake of staying the draft.

Ryan Anderson (Cal). One of the many tweeners that do so good in college and struggle at the next level. He will be drafted late in the first round or at the beginning of the second.

Darrell Arthur (Kansas). He is going to be one of those players that in the mid teens will still be around and be a steal for the team that takes him.

Chase Budinger (Arizona). Will need to toughen up at the next level, but that will not ruin his lottery pick status.

DeMarre Carroll (Missouri). Another one of those players that did good in college and in the NBA, a bit because of the size and a bit because of the much better competition, will not make it. I see him as an undrafted player if he stays in.

Josh Carter (Texas A&M). I am not sure about this young man, he does have skills, but maybe not enough for the NBA. I see him late in the second round, but, like others, would not be surprised to see him go undrafted.

Mario Chalmers (Kansas). The shine of the shot that gave Kansas the possibility to win the national title has worn off, and by the time the draft comes around he will be a second rounder that will need to hustle hard to make it in the NBA.

Lee Cummard (BYU). Has a good shot, plays his position well, yada yada yada, like a lot of others, if he stays in the draft he will not be drafted.

Robert Dozier (Memphis). A player that could do well, needs to work on certain skills at the next level. Late second rounder.

Wayne Ellington (UNC). A mid second rounder and could drop if he has a bad workout session, college should be his only option.

Jamont Gordon (Miss. St.). Combo player that has the built for the NBA, but has not convinced all. I think a late first rounder, that could slip into the second if no one is interested late.

Danny Green (UNC). Another good player that is borderline second and not being drafted, being good this year just isn’t good enough.

Donte Greene (Syracuse). He has the potential to be a lottery pick, the play in the second half of the season might make him slide to low 20’s.

Richard Hendrix (Alabama). One of those players that will benefit the most from the pre draft camp. With a good showing he could be a mid 20’s pick, with a bad one he goes back to college.

J.J. Hickson (N.C. State). He should not be in the draft cause he is not ready. He will be taken by a team as a project, probably in the second half of the first round.

Shawn James (Duquesne). Good player, with some up side, but much down. I do not see him being drafted.

DeAndre Jordan (Texas A&M). A dow joners (to steal a Dickie V saying), up and down all season, but again not being able to teach size will make him a lottery pick.

Kosta Koufos (Ohio State). A seven footer with good offensive skills and so-so defensive ones. He might be a lottery pick because you can’t teach size.

Ty Lawson (UNC). If healthy he is a mid to high 20’s pick. If not, he should be back in school and try next year.

Kevin Love (UCLA). He is going to be a lottery pick, and then he is going to have to work hard to show that he was worth that type of pick.

Leo Lyons (Missouri). Thanks to a better second half of the season he might sneak in the second round, but he should be sneaking back into college in my opinion.

Jemel McNeal (Marquette). He will go late in the second round, but another year in college would help him.

Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (UCLA). He could be a great player, but still needs to build on many things. Right now he is an early second rounder at best.

Jeremy Pargo (Gonzaga). Yet another player that has a lot riding on the pre draft camp. With a good one he could get into the first round, with a decent one he would stay in the second and in my opinion, with a so-so one he will go back to college, which would be the best bet for him.

Trent Plaisted (BYU). He has the build for the NBA, the question is does he have the skills. I think that he will make it in the first round on the “potential” and the fact you can’t teach height.

Josh Shipp (UCLA). A tweener that might just be smart to go back to college for one more year. He needs to show that his falling off at the end of the season was an anomily and not a problem.

Marreese Speights (Florida). A good player that will go probably in the last picks of the lottery pick or just after that.

Ronald Steele (Alabama). Another player that we could say stayed a year too many in college. Because of that he should go back one more to improve, cause if he stays in this draft he will not hear his name called.

Robert Vaden (UAB). A good shooter in a draft full of them, he should go back to school if he wants to get a shot at the guaranteed contracts next year. If he stays in this one, look for him mid to late second round.

Bill Walker (Kansas State). If a team goes on what he can do if healthy he will go in the last part of the first round, if teams wonder if he will be back from his injuries he will go in the last part of the second round.

Russell Westbrook (UCLA). A lottery pick, if not, he is a steal for whomever takes him.

And there you have it, the underclassmen that right now are in the mix (with or without an agent) to go and impress scouts and teams. Lots of them, as I said prior to this, should return to school. Some will have great careers, and some I am shock to even see on this list because they have no business on it. As more and more moves are made I will update it all.