Thursday, April 29th, 2010 at 1:24 pm  |  33 responses

Early Entry Candidates for 2010 NBA Draft

Simple math. Sixty players will be selected in the 2010 NBA Draft. Thirty players will receive guaranteed contracts. One-hundred and three early entry players officially declared their names for the Draft. Add a number of Draft-worthy seniors to the mix, and the odds are slim for most guys. Logic, therefore, says at least 60 of these candidates should notify the NBA of their decision to return to college no later than May 8 (or June 14 for international players).

But math, of course, is entirely logical, emotionless. People, on the other hand, are not…

EARLY ENTRY CANDIDATES FOR 2010 NBA DRAFT
PLAYER SCHOOL HEIGHT STATUS
Solomon Alabi Florida State 7-1 Sophomore
Cole Aldrich Kansas 6-11 Junior
Lavoy Allen Temple 6-9 Junior
Al-Farouq Aminu Wake Forest 6-9 Sophomore
James Anderson Oklahoma 6-6 Junior
Kevin Anderson Richmond 6-0 Junior
Luke Babbitt Nevada 6-9 Sophomore
Armon Bassett Ohio 6-2 Junior
Talor Battle Penn State 6-0 Junior
Keith Benson Oakland 6-11 Junior
Eric Bledsoe Kentucky 6-1 Freshman
Anatoly Bose Nicholls State 6-6 Junior
Dee Bost Mississippi State 6-2 Sophomore
Craig Brackins Iowa State 6-10 Junior
Avery Bradley Texas 6-2 Freshman
Carlon Brown Utah 6-5 Junior
Derrick Caracter UTEP 6-9 Junior
DeMarcus Cousins Kentucky 6-11 Freshman
Jordan Crawford Xavier 6-4 Sophomore
Ed Davis North Carolina 6-10 Sophomore
Mike Davis Illinois 6-9 Junior
Paul Davis Winston-Salem State 6-9 Junior
Malcolm Delaney Virginia Tech 6-3 Junior
Devin Ebanks West Virginia 6-9 Sophomore
Kenneth Faried Morehead State 6-8 Junior
Derrick Favors Georgia Tech 6-10 Freshman
Courtney Fortson Arkansas 5-11 Sophomore
Jimmer Fredette BYU 6-2 Junior
Keith “Tiny” Gallon Oklahoma 6-9 Freshman
Charles Garcia Seattle 6-10 Junior
Paul George Fresno State 6-8 Sophomore
Anthony Gurley Massachusetts 6-3 Junior
Manny Harris Michigan 6-5 Junior
Gordon Hayward Butler 6-9 Sophomore
Jeremy Hazell Seton Hall 6-5 Junior
Xavier Henry Kansas 6-6 Freshman
Darington Hobson New Mexico 6-7 Junior
Adnan Hodzic Lipscomb 6-8 Junior
Armon Johnson Nevada 6-3 Junior
JaJuan Johnson Purdue 6-10 Junior
Ravern Johnson Mississippi State 6-7 Junior
Wesley Johnson Syracuse 6-7 Junior
Cameron Jones Northern Arizona 6-4 Junior
Dominique Jones South Florida 6-4 Junior
Mac Koshwal DePaul 6-10 Junior
Sylven Landesberg Virginia 6-6 Sophomore
Gani Lawal Georgia Tech 6-9 Junior
Kenny Lawson Creighton 6-9 Junior
Tommy Mason-Griffin Oklahoma 5-11 Freshman
Demetri McCamey Illinois 6-3 Junior
Elijah Millsap Alabama-Birmingham 6-6 Junior
Greg Monroe Georgetown 6-10 Sophomore
E’Twaun Moore Purdue 6-4 Junior
Arnett Moultrie UTEP 6-11 Sophomore
AJ Ogilvy Vanderbilt 6-11 Junior
Daniel Orton Kentucky 6-10 Freshman
Patrick Patterson Kentucky 6-9 Junior
Rico Pickett Manhattan 6-4 Junior
Eniel Polynice Mississippi 6-5 Junior
Herb Pope Seton Hall 6-8 Sophomore
Jeff Robinson Seton Hall 6-6 Junior
Samardo Samuels Louisville 6-9 Sophomore
Larry Sanders Virginia Commonwealth 6-11 Junior
John Sloan Huntingdon (AL) 5-11 Junior
Tracy Smith North Carolina 6-8 Junior
Lance Stephenson Cincinnati 6-5 Freshman
Lazar Trifunovic Radford 6-8 Junior
Evan Turner Ohio State 6-7 Junior
Alex Tyus Florida 6-8 Junior
Ekpe Udoh Baylor 6-10 Junior
John Wall Kentucky 6-4 Freshman
Willie Warren Oklahoma 6-4 Sophomore
Quinton Watkins San Diego State 6-3 Freshman
CJ Webster San Jose State 6-9 Junior
Terrico White Mississippi 6-5 Sophomore
Hassan Whiteside Marshall 7-0 Freshman
Elliot Williams Memphis 6-5 Sophomore
Stevy Worah-Ozimo Slippery Rock 6-8 Junior
Chris Wright Dayton 6-8 Junior
Jahmar Young New Mexico State 6-5 Junior

The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into the 2010 NBA Draft:

INT’L EARLY ENTRY CANDIDATES FOR 2010 NBA DRAFT
PLAYER TEAM/COUNTRY* HEIGHT DOB
Pablo Aguilar Granada (Spain) 6-8 1989
Andrew Albicy Paris-Levallois (France) 5-10 1990
Robin Benzing Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany) 6-10 1989
Stefan Bircevic Metalac (Serbia) 6-10 1989
Bojan Bogdanovic Cibona (Croatia) 6-8 1989
Sarra Camara Le Havre (France) 6-9 1989
Antoine Diot Le Mans (France) 6-3 1989
Bangaly Fofana ASVEL (France) 7-0 1989
Miralem Halilovic Sloboda Dita (Bosnia) 6-9 1991
Thomas Heurtel Strasbourg (France) 6-2 1989
Edwin Jackson Rouen (France) 6-3 1989
Dusan Korac Centar (Montenegro) 6-11 1991
Mindaugas Kuzminskas Siauliai (Lithuania) 6-9 1989
Luc Louves Maurienne (France) 6-10 1989
Uros Lukovic Radnicki Basket (Serbia) 7-0 1989
Donatas Motiejunas Benetton Treviso (Italy) 7-0 1990
Tomasz Nowakowski Luka Koper (Slovenia) 6-10 1990
Tibor Pleiss Brose Baskets (Germany) 7-0 1989
Xavier Rabaseda FC Barcelona (Spain) 6-7 1989
Fernando Raposo Pau Orthez (France) 6-9 1989
Ryan Richards Gran Canaria (Spain) 7-0 1991
Kevin Sèraphin Cholet (France) 6-9 1989
Semen Shashkov Ural Ekaterinburg (Russia) 6-7 1989
*Country indicates where team plays, not country of nationality.
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  • http://slamonline.com/ Ryne Nelson

    Um… that means you, Quinton Watkins!

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  • http://www.bulls.com Enigmatic

    More than half these cats ain’t getting drafted. Hope you didn’t sign an agent!

  • http://slamonline.com/ Ryne Nelson

    Can me ignorant, but have French leagues always sent this much talent to the NBA?

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  • henry

    wtf is a John Sloan?

  • http://hibachi20.blogspot.com/ Moose

    Gordon Hayward…..BAD decision. Butler was looking great for next year.

  • http://slamonline.com/ Tzvi Twersky

    Two points: A kid born in 1991 is entering the Draft? WTF. I feel ancient right about now. And, if your name is Ravern, you shouldn’t be on this list. Thanks for the post, Ryne.

  • http://www.hoopsvibe.com/features/overdribbling chiqo

    mr. shashkov cannot come to america and expect to be taken seriously. i know nothing about his game or his personality/character, but i don’t think he could survive the ridicule.

  • Chad

    Looked up the John Sloan kid. Pre-Pharmacy/Biochemistry major at his school and also played ball. I guess a team wouldn’t have to worry about character issues by taking him.

  • Coach Lee

    Listen up out there here’s a question for ALL hoop heads, within the last five years of the NBA draft who do you think should have went to college or stayed there ASS in school? Will call this one the top 25 NBA draft duds. I’ll start with number one 1.Sebastain Telfier, yes he’s quick but what else can he do?

  • http://www.nba.com/suns Dacre

    The last player on the list is named Semen.

  • ai come back

    these ppl are hilarious……

  • kriz

    tracy smith from ncsu (not north carolina as posted) is not even going to the nba draft. based on that i bet a lot of these guys arent planning on staying in. smith never declared in the 1st place

  • http://www.nba.com/suns Dacre

    wtf…?
    WHY THE FACE?

  • kriz

    nvm my B. smith declared today apparently lol. way to keep up to date slam! but he is still returning. just getting info and advice

  • http://www.yougotdunkedon.com LilKDub503

    Most of the college guys just entered their names so they can test the waters and see if they would get drafted. Most aren’t going to keep their names in because they want to stay in college. It’s just a draft evaluation, calm down.

  • http://www.stonesthrow.com/madlib Michael NZ

    Moose, how is it a BAD decision?? Unless you’re a Butler fan of course.
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    Can’t wait to see Monroe in the League.
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    Go back to school Willie Warren. You too Eric Bledsoe (to a lesser degree).
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    All those international birth dates: rough estimates.

  • MikeC.

    Ever type out an awesome post, thinking to yourself “this is so awesome, and lots of people are going to enjoy talking about it because of how awesome it is”, and then your post just disappears? Frig!

  • http://www.stonesthrow.com/madlib Michael NZ

    MikeC: if you write something long (or awesome) copy it before postimg – if it disappears? Paste it and post again.

  • MikeC.

    @Michael NZ – I typed it all out again, and it disappeared again. This time, I followed your advice. The Interwebs will not eat this post because it is too awesome to not share. This post will see the light of Interweb-day.

  • http://thetroyblog.com Teddy-the-Bear

    @ Coach Lee: Good question. From what I’ve seen, Telfair also has good court vision to go along with his quickness. I’m really not too sure why he hasn’t been able to be more effective in the league. A few years of college definitely would have helped mould him into a better NBA-level point guard. He has steadily been improving every year though… Maybe he’ll find a niche on a team some day.

  • Jer Boi

    hope Lance stays in Cincinnati for his own good.

  • DrJ

    Last on the list dude’s name should be Semion, but that’s how they write it in Russian – Semen. Still, funny as hell:D By the way, who do you all consider top international prospect for this year?

  • Coach Lee

    @jer Boi I thought I was the only one who feels that way no way is he even ready for the league I would give him 2 more years. he has the size but not yet the skill level.

  • Hussman25

    This list is sad… as a whole. There are some players, but overall the list is suspect

  • http://slamonline.com/ Ryne Nelson

    Top international prospect: Donatas Motiejunas

  • mattyp32

    Please go to the Huntington player bio’s and look at Chris Huckle

  • MikeC.

    @Coach Lee – I like where you’re going with your idea, but I suggest we expand it a bit and go as far back as the modern era of preps to pros(KG in 95-Stern’s age limit). I submit my top 5, with my reasons: 1) Kobe – nothing to do with talent, but a couple years in college might have taught him how to not be a huge doucher, and with his commitment to Duke, he would have learned how to rape as a team, and not rape as an individual. 2) Korleone Young – who? Exactly. Dude killed his career by ditching a team meeting during the playoffs so he could go bang groupies. Shoulda gone to college and got all his banging out of his system so he could focus on ball, then bang groupies in the off-season. 3) Kwame Brown – he might have picked up an offensive move, any offensive move in college. He might have learned to rotate on D without fouling. He might not have been subjected to the teammate-of-MJ experience, which destroyed much tougher men than him. 4) Shaun Livingston – no jokes here. He just needed a couple years of playing shorter seasons and hitting the weights to get his body ready for the grind of the L. 5) Dajuan Wagner – either the college diet of chicken wings and beer ruined his poop-factory, or his body was so used to the college diet that a proper pro diet caused his doodoo-maker to revolt and explode. Either way, the NBA was not for him. Anybody know what Juanny Wags is up to nowadays?

  • http://deleted Coney Islander

    The D-League is gonna be bursting at the seams next year! smh

  • http://www.facebook.com Attack13

    The Mid Major kids shouldn’t go, nobody knows who they are. Orton form UK shouldn’t either. Dmitri McCamey made a bad decision…… Illinois will be very good next year.

  • http://slamonline.com/ Ryne Nelson

    Attack…. I’m not sure Illinois will be good without Davis and McCamey.

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