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2008 MOCK NBA DRAFT





First Round

1 O.J. Mayo PG/SG
19 years old; 6'5"; 195 lbs.
Huntington HS, Freshman

2 Michael Beasley SF/PF
18 years old; 6'9"; 220 lbs.
Notre Dame Prep, Freshman

3 Derrick Rose PG
18 years old; 6'3"; 180 lbs.
Simeon HS, Freshman

4 Nicolas Batum SF
18 years old; 6'8"; 209 lbs.
Le Mans Sarthe Basket, International

5 Roy Hibbert C
20 years old; 7'2"; 272 lbs.
Georgetown, Senior

6 Chase Budinger SG/SF
19 years old; 6'7"; 190 lbs.
Arizona, Sophomore

7 Brook Lopez PF/C
19 years old; 6'11"; 230 lbs.
Stanford, Sophomore

8 Tywon Lawson PG
19 years old; 5'11"; 175 lbs.
North Carolina, Sophomore

9 Eric Gordon PG/SG
18 years old; 6'2"; 190 lbs.
North Central HS, Freshman

10 Danilo Gallinari SF
18 years old; 6'9"; 209 lbs.
Armani Jeans Milano, International

11 Darren Collison PG
19 years old; 6'1"; 165 lbs.
UCLA, Junior

12 Ante Tomic C
20 years old; 7'2"; 220 lbs.
KK Zagreb, International

13 DeAndre Jordan PF
19 years old; 6'11"; 225 lbs.
Christian Life Center Academy, Freshman

14 Darrell Arthur PF
19 years old; 6'9"; 215 lbs.
Kansas, Sophomore

15 Tyler Hansbrough PF
21 years old; 6'9"; 230 lbs.
North Carolina, Junior

16 Kevin Love PF/C
18 years old; 6'9"; 255 lbs.
Lake Oswego HS, Freshman

17 D.J. Augustin PG
19 years old; 5'11"; 175 lbs.
Texas, Sophomore

18 Taj Gibson PF
22 years old; 6'9"; 210 lbs.
USC, Sophomore

19 Omri Casspi SF/PF
19 years old; 6'8"; 220 lbs.
Galil Elyon, International

20 Hasheem Thabeet C
20 years old; 7'2"; 260 lbs.
Connecticut, Sophomore

21 DeVon Hardin C
20 years old; 6'11"; 225 lbs.
California, Senior


22 Paul Harris SF
20 years old; 6'4"; 220 lbs. hometown kid
Syracuse, Sophomore

23 Jamont Gordon SG
20 years old; 6'3"; 225 lbs.
Mississippi St., Junior

24 Rudy Mbemba PG
19 years old; 5'11"; 176 lbs.
Deutsche Bank Skyliners, International

25 Mario Chalmers PG
21 years old; 6'2"; 170 lbs.
Kansas, Junior

26 Jeff Pendergraph PF/C
20 years old; 6'9"; 230 lbs.
Arizona State, Junior

27 Tyrese Rice PG/SG
20 years old; 6'0"; 183 lbs.
Boston College, Junior

28 Richard Hendrix PF
20 years old; 6'9"; 250 lbs.
Alabama, Junior

29 Vladimir Dasic PF
19 years old; 6'9"; 225 lbs.
KK Buducnost Podgorica, International

30 Chris Lofton SG
21 years old; 6'2"; 200 lbs.
Tennessee, Senior

Paul Harris #22 will climb the charts and move up considerably by 2008 draft.

working on his jumper all summer.

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NBA Draft Stock Watch: Conference Tournament Week (Part Two)
March 13, 2007
A highly touted recruit and native New Yorker, expectations ran high for Paul Harris from the moment he stepped on campus. There were many highs and lows for him this season, but he went out on top with a strong performance against Notre Dame in the Big East tournament. In just 22 minutes, Harris had his best game of the season, while desperately trying to bring the Orangemen back from a late deficit.

Throughout much of the game, Harris wasn’t a primary scoring option, but would come through with an occasional strong drive to the hoop, or a big rebound in traffic. Late in the game, Harris’ intensity on both ends of the court shined through. With 6 minutes remaining and Syracuse down by 8, Harris took the ball the length of the court after rebounding the ball, and forced Notre Dame to foul him in transition. He missed a jumper the next time down the floor, but stole the ball and scored a layup in transition again on the next play to make up for it. Over the last 6 minutes Harris scored 14 points, mostly on transition drives to the basket.

Harris has as good of a body as any wing player in the country, and uses his powerful build to finish over anybody inside. He has great quickness getting to the basket off the dribble, and uses his 40+ inch vertical for highlight finishes at times. In just 21 minutes per game this season, Harris managed to average 7 rebounds a game, thanks to his leaping ability as well as his excellent positioning. Shooting has always been the weakest part of his game, and an improved stroke would help him greatly next season. He only made 1 three pointer the entire season, and this will be scrutinized by scouts unless he can improve in this area. In high school, Harris played point guard quite a bit, and displayed the ability to create well for teammates with the ball in his hands. His role throughout his freshman year at Syracuse didn’t allow him to do this, but he still appears to have combo guard potential for the next level. Harris was also known as a great lockdown defender, something that is hidden by the Syracuse zone.

Next season, Harris’ role should increase significantly, and it should allow him to become more comfortable on the court knowing he can play through his mistakes. If he can continue to score using his slashing skills, and improve his jumper during the offseason, he will have a chance to become a first round pick at some point over the next two seasons. Team success would help as well, and Syracuse has a strong class of recruits that will arrive on campus in fall of 2007.

They'll pick somewhere in the 10-15 range.

They're officially in purgatory, a 37-42 win team. Not anywhere near good enough to compete for championships and not bad enough to draft a franchise player that they still desperately need.