Posted by Knixkik:

Tennessee's Haislip Enters the Draft
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Date: March 15, 2002

6-10 power forward, Marcus Haislip of Tennessee, has decided to enter the draft this year. He hasn't made up his mind if he'll sign with an agent, so he could change his mind, if he feels he isn't drafted as high as expected, but that isn't likely. He is expected to stay in the draft and be a sure-fire first round pick. Haislip is clearly a high prospect, he has good size, great mobilty and athleticism, a 40-inch vertical leap, and can run the floor. He can also play defense and is a decent rebounder.

At the moment, he is being looked upon as possibly being drafted from the 5th pick to the 20th pick, but that could change depending on who else comes out and how well he plays in the workouts. He improved drastically from last season and throughout this year, but his team didn't play well. His potential is as great as anyone's his size and that could mean he could battle for a to pick in the draft, if he plays his cards correctly.

I saw a Haislip article - a different one - online a day or so ago - about how his coach polled 10 NBA GMs and they all said Haislip is going to go from 10-20 in the first round if he comes out this year.