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Kwame's stock may actually be rising
By Chad Ford

While every player in the postseason is battling hard for the ultimate prize – an NBA championship – it's no secret that many have multiple agendas this time of year.

For the handful of players heading into free agency, the playoffs are the ultimate showcase for leadership, heart and the ability to make clutch shots.

Remember Austin Croshere's inspired performance against the Lakers in the 2000 Finals? He got a $60 million contract off that, even though he averaged just 10.3 points per game and 6.4 rebounds per game that season for Indiana. He hasn't come close to those numbers since.

Also, poor performance can hurt you. No one wants to be labeled as a guy who can't put up numbers when it really matters.

With that in mind, which players have helped or hurt their free-agent stock this year? Here is Insider's first free-agent stock watch:

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Kwame Brown, F, Wizards

Playoff averages: 3 games, 5 ppg, 5 rpg

The skinny: Getting kicked off the Wizards' roster was the best thing that could have happened to Brown – short of his averaging 20 and 10 in the playoffs. The chances of that happening were slim, which means he would have stumbled into free agency in the absolute worst position possible.

Brown would have been one of those restricted free agents with upside but not enough production to warrant a team's sticking its neck out to offer him a big contract. That means Brown likely would have been in the same boat that Stromile Swift was in last year.

The Wizards would have offered Brown a low-ball, long-term deal with the caveat that they would match any offer sheet he might get from another team. No other team would have been willing to offer Brown huge dollars to scare the Wizards away from matching. And no one would have wanted to tie up a chunk of its cap room or its full mid-level exception while the Wizards took the full 15 days to contemplate matching a more reasonable offer.

At the end of the day, like Swift, Brown would have been forced to take the Wizards' one-year tender offer and hope his fortunes improved before he became an unrestricted free agent in 2006.

That route hasn't worked out for free agents who have taken it in the recent past. It becomes a wasted year. The pressure is too intense on the player, and the team loses interest knowing the player likely will bolt after the season, anyway. But it would have been especially disastrous for Kwame.

He needs to get out of Washington. There was a time when Brown looked like he had the talent and the mental makeup to be a superstar. Many more general managers than Michael Jordan believed that. But the constant pressure of playing with Jordan in his first two years, combined with injuries and chemistry issues his past two, have poisoned the well in Washington.

When Brown actually was healthy enough to play this year, he was frustrated with the lack of touches he'd get. When Gilbert Arenas, Larry Hughes and Antawn Jamison – three of the NBA's biggest gunners – are on your team, you're not going to get a lot of shots. That wasn't going to change, no matter how much Brown matured.

Now he has a free ticket out the door. The minute the Wizards suspended him, the signal was sent. Kwame is available. The Wizards may pound their chest and say they intend to keep him, but no one will believe them now. What kind of message does it send to the rest of the team to reward a guy you kicked off the team by signing him to a fat, long-term, guaranteed deal? It's not going to happen.

That frees up teams like the Hawks, Hornets, Cavaliers and possibly the Sonics and Bucks to make a strong run at Brown. While most teams understand his flaws, they still look at him as a 23-year-old, 7-foot, 265-pounder with amazing athleticism and skills for his size. Every team can rationalize signing a guy like that to a deal for $5 million or $6 million per year. Every team believes it has the right coaching staff and supporting players to bring out the best in a kid with that much upside.

What Brown did was stupid (and par for the course). But in the long run, he actually will benefit from it. The Wizards? The best they can hope for at this point is a sign-and-trade with a team already over the cap. That's a possibility now that it's clear he won't be back in Washington next season.

Ray Allen, SG, Sonics

Playoff averages: 7 games, 27.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 4 apg, 51 percent shooting from the field, 44 percent from 3

The skinny: While Brown's upside is purely contractual, Allen has been playing like a superstar. He was arguably the best player in the first round of the playoffs, averaging a stunning 32.4 points, 5.2 assists and 4.6 rebounds while shooting 45 percent on 3-pointers against the Kings. An ankle injury (and Bruce Bowen's defense) has slowed him down thus far against the Spurs, but his PER (player efficiency rating) for the playoffs is off the charts at 30.1.

What's even more remarkable is that Brown, who has done nothing, has more free-agent buzz than Allen at the moment. The problem for Allen is age (he turns the dreaded 30 in July) and contract demands. Allen wants a big contract, something the Sonics have balked at. If Allen doesn't get Seattle to pony up the cash, he's going to struggle to find it in the open market. Most teams with cash are so bad (Atlanta, Charlotte, New Orleans) that they won't want to spend all their money on one veteran. It's beside the point, anyway. Allen doesn't want to play for a bad team.

That leaves the Cavs, Bucks (if Michael Redd leaves) and Clippers. All three are possibilities, but none has the championship aspirations Allen does. That leaves him with a tough decision. Does he sign for less and stay in Seattle? Or does he try to force a sign-and-trade? That might be Allen's best shot at bringing home a big payday. A team with championship aspirations might be willing to fork over the cash (and the compensation to Seattle) that it takes to bring him in. The way Allen has played so far, he's proving he still might be worth it.

Joe Johnson, SG, Suns

Playoff averages: 6 games, 19 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 3.2 apg; 52 percent shooting from the field, 56 percent from 3

The skinny: With the years that Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire and Shawn Marion are having, Johnson has been the forgotten one. He doesn't do the spectacular things those three do, but he did rank second in the league in 3-point field-goal percentage this year, shooting nearly 48 percent from behind the arc.

He actually has improved his percentage in the playoffs, hitting a stunning 56 percent on 3s. When you factor in that Johnson takes nearly four 3s a game, that's remarkable. He fractured the orbital bone in his face Wednesday night and will miss Game 3, but the injury has a positive free-agency spin. Not only did his absence in the second half prove that the Suns struggle without him on the floor – it also reminded all of us that Johnson hasn't missed a game in the past three years. It's rare to find that kind of durability these days.

Johnson will be a restricted free agent this summer and should generate enormous interest. Given his age (23), size, versatility and shooting acumen, he should be near the top of the second tier of free agents. The Suns have to be kicking themselves a bit for passing up a chance to sign him to an extension last fall for a little more than the mid-level. Look for teams such as the Bobcats, Hornets and Cavs to show serious interest. If they offer him a big deal, the Suns might not match.

Jerome James, C, Sonics

Playoff averages: 7 games, 14 ppg, 8 rpg, 2 bpg on 53 percent shooting

The skinny: James would have topped this list had we made it last week. Against the Kings, he averaged a stunning 17.2 points and 9.4 rebounds and shot 58 percent. Considering he averaged 4.9 points and three rebounds for the year, there was no one who turned it on more during the playoffs.

Did James suddenly get motivated because it's a contract year? Or was the Kings' porous defense the real issue?

It might have been some of both. While James still is playing hard, his numbers against the Spurs (6 ppg on 35 percent shooting and 4.5 rpg) are much closer to what we're used to seeing from him.

Still, the die already has been cast. He has shown enough of a pulse in the playoffs that someone will throw him a multi-year contract worth something close to the mid-level exception this summer. James has enough talent to warrant the optimism. But, as many Sonics fans will attest, his heart just isn't up to the task on an 82-game basis.

Tyson Chandler, PF, Bulls

Playoff averages: 6 games, 11.7 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 2.2 bpg, 47 percent shooting

The skinny: After being slowed by a bum ankle in the first two games of the playoffs, Chandler really came on the last four. He has turned into an elite rebounder, especially on the offensive glass. He averaged 4.8 offensive rebounds per game against Washington. He also showed a little bit of offense, going off for 22 points on 9-for-11 shooting in Game 4. Overall, his PER came out to an impressive 19.7 in the playoffs.

Bulls GM John Paxson loves Chandler. He has a great work ethic that Paxson admires. But what will Paxson pay him? Chandler's history with injuries and his limited offensive potential may keep Paxson from throwing the bank at Chandler. That leaves an opening for a team such as Cleveland or Atlanta to think about throwing a max-type deal his way.

In the end, however, it probably would be fruitless. Paxson has said he'll match any offer for Chandler, and I believe it. He's too important to the Bulls' future and has the potential to turn into a Ben Wallace-type defensive force (only 5 inches taller) as long as he remains healthy.

Samuel Dalembert, C, Sixers

Playoff averages: 5 games, 11.6 ppg, 12.8 rpg, 1.4 bpg, 55 percent shooting

The skinny: NBA GMs in the know have been watching Dalembert closely all year. There are very few big men available with his athleticism, size and talent. Head coach Jim O'Brien never used him the right way during the season, but he seemed to become a convert in the playoffs.

Dalembert was the leading rebounder in the first round of the playoffs, which is pretty remarkable considering that he did it against the Pistons, who happen to have Wallace anchoring the best front line in the East.

He's going to get major interest from the Hawks and possibly the Cavs in free agency. Other teams will work hard to get him via sign-and-trade. Sixers GM Billy King told Insider several weeks ago the team already has the green light from ownership to match any offer. Of course, that could be a scare tactic to push potential suitors away. Expect the Hawks to try anyway.

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Antoine Walker, F, Celtics

Playoff averages: 6 games, 16.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 3 tpg, 41 percent shooting.

The skinny: It's not Walker's fault the Celtics lost to the Pacers (though he had a pretty bad PER of 13.89). However, all the euphoria surrounding the trade that brought him back to Boston in February is gone. The Walker-Celtics reunion looks like it's going to be a brief one. Had Walker helped lead the Celtics into the second round or deeper in the playoffs, maybe things would be different. GM Danny Ainge might have felt pressure from Boston fans to bring him back permanently. But after the disappointing loss to the Pacers, no one in Boston will blame Ainge if he goes back to the drawing board.

The Celtics love their young players and won't jeopardize their development just to make Walker, or Paul Pierce for that matter, happy. That puts Walker in a difficult position. There isn't much of a market for him right now. None of the bad teams with cap room want him. The only potential playoff teams with cap room – the Cavs and the Sonics – aren't interested. That leaves a bunch of teams with the mid-level exception. Walker could make more if the Celtics are willing to do a sign-and-trade (a real possibility), but any dreams Walker had of cashing in this summer are over.

Larry Hughes, SG, Wizards

Playoff averages: 8 games, 21.6 ppg, 7 rpg, 3.8 apg, 38 percent shooting.

The skinny: Hughes has had an incredible year and will be a highly sought-after free agent. But his performance in the playoffs, while not terrible, has been a little disappointing.

His shot hasn't been falling at all. He's shooting just 18 percent from 3-point range during the playoffs, but is still chucking up nearly four a game. That's partly because the Wizards have no low-post game, thanks in part to Brown, which has forced Hughes and Arenas (also shooting 38 percent from the field) to put up bad shots.

Hughes' playoff PER is a slightly above-average 17.4, but is about four points off what he did in the regular season.

Bonzi Wells, G/F, Grizzlies

Playoff averages: 2 games, 7 ppg, 2 rpg, 44 percent shooting

The skinny: Wells actually was a scoring machine in the 25 minutes he played. But his very public falling out with head coach Mike Fratello is going to come back to haunt him this summer.

The Grizzlies aren't going to pick up their team option, and Wells, given his fiery reputation, is going to struggle to find a team willing to put up with him, regardless of his ability to score in bunches.

He wasn't the only Grizzlies free-agent-to-be to get the shaft by Fratello. Swift had an amazing 25.3 PER, but could only get 16 minutes per game. His per 40-minute averages were 23 ppg and 17 rpg. Earl Watson didn't get any love either, though his play didn't do much to warrant it. He shot just 33 percent from the field.

Kyle Korver, F, Sixers

Playoff averages: 5 games, 5 ppg, 28 percent shooting

The skinny: The sharpshooter is heading into free agency with one of his worst shooting performances ever fresh in everyone's mind. Korver made more 3s than anyone in the NBA this season, then the Pistons' stifling defense gave him a world of problems in the playoffs.

There's no telling how much that will haunt him come free agency, but you can bet teams will watch the tapes closely to make sure Korver can get his shot off – and make it – when the stakes are this high.

Vladimir Radmanovic, F, Sonics

Playoff averages: 7 games, 5.3 ppg, 37 percent shooting

The skinny: Radmanovic was the leading candidate for sixth man of the year before breaking his leg six weeks before the end of the season. He came back in time for the playoffs but was pretty rusty. He injured his ankle Tuesday and now likely is out the rest of the series.

That's unfortunate for Radmanovic. An excellent postseason might have raised his stock to the point he could have gotten a team to bid more than Seattle was willing to pay. Radmanovic would prefer to leave Seattle and get a starting role somewhere else. Given his problems at the end of the season, that no longer looks likely.

NBA trying to decide who it wants there
By Andy Katz

The NBA is attempting to whittle down the Chicago pre-draft list while determining what the teams really want to see in the Windy City.

Does the league want players who are legitimate draft picks for the camp June 7-11? Does it care to placate players who just want to see if they're going to get an invitation to the camp? How does it handle seniors who have been seen and scouted over four years?

NBA front office members like Matt Winick and Stu Jackson, in conjunction with scouting directors Marty and Ryan Blake, are compiling multiple lists. One could have early-entry players for Chicago, excluding lottery picks, and players who are going to just get physicals.

Winick said there are roughly 65 spots and somewhere around 15 to 20 will come in for physicals and not be required to play.

Blake said there have been a few players who might be in the first round who have said they want to play, such as Gonzaga senior Ronny Turiaf, UCLA senior Dijon Thompson and Missouri sophomore Linas Kleiza.

The NBA doesn't expect players such as the North Carolina foursome (Sean May, Rashad McCants, Raymond Felton and potential top pick Marvin Williams), Kansas senior Wayne Simien, Arizona senior Channing Frye, Wake Forest sophomore Chris Paul or Utah sophomore Andrew Bogut to play in Chicago.

They're not sure what to do with the high school seniors, though, since there isn't a Dwight Howard or LeBron James in the group. Gerald Green, the Oklahoma State signee, and Martell Webster, inked by Washington, probably are the most likely high school seniors to land in the lottery. The other five so far could all range from first round to undrafted.

George Washington's Mike Hall and the like won't get invites if the league doesn't see them as draft picks. Cincinnati's James White might not get one either since he's considered a borderline second-round pick. That could be good news for GW and Cincinnati, which were hoping that both players would return for their senior seasons.

Winick said if an underclassman doesn't get an invitation, that should be a strong indication to go back to school. But not securing an invite for a senior doesn't mean he won't get drafted. It could mean scouts have seen enough in college.

Meanwhile, there is some chatter among general managers to offer up a tweaking of the draft process during the collective bargaining negotiations.

Blake said there could be a change to move the early-entry deadline to two days after the Final Four and the withdrawal deadline to two days after the Chicago pre-draft camp. Presently, the deadline is May 14 for entry and June 21 for withdrawal.

College coaches and those in the NBA would love to get the deadline earlier, because it would whittle down the list and put only those serious about the draft in the process.

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2005 NBA Draft Top 10s
By Chad Ford

With the first NBA draft camp in Portsmouth, the Euroleague Final Four, Nike Hoop Summit and the McDonald's All-American game behind us, it's time to do another comprehensive update of our Top 10 rankings by position.

The consensus top five? Marvin Williams, Paul and Bogut are clearly the top three. Deron Williams, Raymond Felton, Fran Vasquez, Danny Granger and Gerald Green are somewhere in the next group. A few players like Martynas Andriuskevicius and Monta Ellis are watching their stock fall while a few darkhorses in Portsmouth including Cincinatti's Jason Maxiell, North Carolina's Jackie Manuel and UT-Chatanooga's Mindaugas Katelynas helped their stock.

TOP 10 POINT GUARDS

1. Chris Paul 6-1, 195 lbs - Sophomore Wake Forest
2. Deron Williams 6-3, 210 lbs - Junior Illinois
3. Raymond Felton 6-0, 180 lbs - Junior North Carolina
4. Jarrett Jack 6-3, 200 lbs - Junior Georgia Tech
5. Monta Ellis 6-3, 175 lbs - HS Senior Lanier High School (MS)
6. John Gilchrist 6-3, 200 lbs - Junior Maryland
7. Roko Leni Ukic 6-5, 185 lbs - 20 yrs Croatia
8. Nate Robinson 5-9, 190 lbs - Junior Washington
9. Dee Brown 5-11, 185 lbs - Junior Illinois
10. Luther Head 6-3, 200 lbs - Senior Illinois

Best of the rest: Daniel Ewing, Duke; Will Conroy, Washington; Filiberto Rivera, UTEP; Chris Thomas, Notre Dame; Travis Diener, Marquette; Carl Krauser, Pittsburgh; Anthony Roberson, Florida; Aaron Miles, Kansas; Orien Green Louisiana-Lafayette; Jose Juan Barea, Northeastern; Chris Hernandez, Stanford; David Logan, Indianapolis; Bryan Hopkins, SMU; Ivan Koljevic, Serbia; Ender Arslan, Turkey; Marcelo Huertas, Brazil

Wait until next year: Daniel Gibson, Texas; Ronnie Brewer, Arkansas; Mardy Collins, Temple; Guillermo Diaz, Miami; Uros Tripkovic, Serbia; Rajon Rondo, Kentucky; Marcus Williams, UConn; Curtis Stinson, Iowa State; Jordan Farmar, UCLA; Mustafa Shakur, Arizona; Justin Gray, Wake Forest; Jeff Horner, Iowa; Taquan Dean, Louisville; Darius Washington Jr., Memphis; Tim Smith, East Tennessee State; Churchill Odia, Xavier; Sergio Rodriguez, Spain; George Tsintsadze, Russia; Cenk Akyol, Turkey

TOP 10 SHOOTING GUARDS

1. Gerald Green 6-7, 210 lbs - HS Senior Gulf Shores Academy (TX)
2. Antoine Wright 6-7, 210 lbs - Junior Texas A&M
3. Martell Webster 6-7, 235 lbs - HS Senior Seattle Prep (WA)
4. Marko Tomas 6-8, 210 lbs - 19 yrs Croatia
5. Rudy Fernandez 6-5, 200 lbs - 19 yrs Spain
6. Rashad McCants 6-4, 200 lbs - Junior North Carolina
7. Francisco Garcia 6-7, 190 lbs - Junior Louisville
8. Julius Hodge 6-7, 205 lbs - Senior North Carolina State
9. Salim Stoudamire 6-1, 185 lbs - Senior Arizona
10. Louis Williams 6-2, 165 lbs - HS Senior South Gwinnet Academy (GA)

Best of the rest: Von Wafer, Florida State; Brandon Rush, HS senior; Thabo Sefolosha, Switzerland; Kelenna Azubuike, Kentucky; Bracey Wright, Indiana; Tiras Wade, Louisiana-Lafayette; Nikolaos Zissis, Greece; Alex Acker, Pepperdine; Jackie Manuel, Kansas; B.J. Elder, Georgia Tech; Romel Beck, UNLV; Keith Langford, Kansas; Alan Anderson, Michigan State;

Wait until next year: Malik Hairston, Oregon; Hassan Adams, Arizona; Jawann McClellan, Arizona; J.R. Giddens, Kansas; J.J. Redick, Duke; Roy Bright, Cincinnati; Rashad Anderson, UConn; Brandon Roy, Washington; CJ Miles, HS senior; Costas Vassiliadis, Greece; Marko Belinelli, Italy; Vasily Zavoruev, Russia; Marcus Vieira de Souza, Brazil

TOP 10 SMALL FORWARDS

1. Marvin Williams 6-9, 230 lbs - Freshman North Carolina
2. Danny Granger 6-8, 235 lbs - Senior New Mexico
3. Nemanja Aleksandrov 6-10, 220 lbs - 17 yrs Serbia
4. Joey Graham 6-7, 220 lbs - Senior Oklahoma State
5. Ersan Ilyasova 6-9, 220 lbs - 18 yrs Turkey
6. Kennedy Winston 6-6, 230 lbs - Junior Alabama
7. Linas Kleiza 6-8, 233 lbs - 21 yrs Missouri
8. Mickaël Gelebale 6-7, 210 lbs - 22 yrs France
9. Matt Walsh 6-7, 205 lbs - Junior Florida
10. Ryan Gomes 6-7, 245 lbs - Senior Providence

Best of the rest: Mindaugas Katelynas, UT-Chattanooga; Milan Majstorovic, Serbia; Luka Bodganovic, Serbia; Shawne Williams, HS Senior;Dijon Thompson, UCLA; Rawle Marshall, Oakland; Jawad Williams, North Carolina; Eddie Basden, Charlotte; Sean Banks, Memphis; Quemont Greer, DePaul; Steven Smith, LaSalle; Marcus Slaughter, San Diego; Brandon Bowman, Georgetown; Mike Hall, George Washington; Mike Bell, Florida Atlantic; Carlos Powell, South Carolina; Omar Thomas, UTEP; Dusan Sakota, Greece; Stefano Mancinelli, Italy; Zhu Fangyu, China

Wait until next year: Rudy Gay, UConn; Andrea Bargnani, Italy; Yaroslav Korolev; Russia; Adam Morrison, Gonzaga; Jared Dudley, Boston College; Rodney Carney, Memphis; Jeff Green, Georgetown; Juan Diego Palacios, Louisville; Corey Brewer, Florida; Keith Brumbaugh, HS Senior; Vladimir Veremeenko, Belarus; Damir Omerhodzic, Croatia; Regis Koundjia, LSU; Damjan Rudez, Croatia; Ricky Sanchez, Puerto Rico; Ivan Chiriaev, Russia;

TOP 10 POWER FORWARDS

1. Chris Taft 6-10, 250 lbs - Sophomore Pittsburgh
2. Fran Vazquez 6-10, 230 lbs - 21 yrs Spain
3. Martynas Andriuskevicius 7-3, 230 lbs - 19 yrs Lithuania
4. Tiago Splitter 6-10, 240 lbs - 19 yrs Brazil
5. Hakim Warrick 6-8, 218 lbs - Senior Syracuse
6. Sean May 6-9, 260 lbs - Junior North Carolina
7. Andray Blatche 6-11, 230 lbs - HS Senior South Kent (CT)
8. Charlie Villanueva 6-11, 240 lbs - Sophomore UConn
9. Wayne Simien 6-9, 255 lbs - Senior Kansas
10. Ike Diogu 6-8, 255 lbs - junior Arizona State

Best of the rest: Ronny Turiaf, Gonzaga; David Lee, Florida; Axel Hervelle, Belgium; Erazem Lorbek, Skipper Bologna (Italy); Angelo Gigli, Italy; Lawrence Roberts, Mississippi State; Jason Maxiell, Cincinnati; Pops Mensah-Bonsu, George Washington; Kevin Pittsnogle, West Virginia; Torin Francis, Notre Dame;Michael Harris, Rice; Chevon Troutman, Pittsburgh; Ivan McFarlin, Oklahoma State; Jeremiah Massey, Kansas State; Chuck Hayes, Kentucky; Taylor Coppenrath, Vermont; Juan Mendez, Niagara; Yiannis Bouroussis, Greece; Drago Pasalic, Croatia; Uros Slokar, Slovenia;

Wait until next year: Shelden Williams, Duke; Taj Gray, Oklahoma; Al Horford, Flordia; Josh McRoberts, HS Senior; Julian Wright, HS Senior; Tyler Hansbrough, HS Senior; Amir Johnson, HS Senior; Oleksiy Pecherov, Ukraine; James Augustine, Illinois; Nick Fazekas, Nevada; Ekene Ibekwe, Maryland; Paul Davis, Michigan State; Brandon Bass, LSU; Craig Smith, Boston College; Glen Davis, LSU; LaMarcus Aldridge, Texas; Vilmantas Dilys, Lithuania; Ian Mahinmi, France; Miguel Marriaga, Venezuela

TOP 5 CENTERS

1. Andrew Bogut 6-10, 240 lbs - Sophmore Utah
2. Johan Petro 7-1, 250lbs - 19 yrs France
3. Randolph Morris 6-11, 250lbs - Freshman Kentucky
4. Peja Samardziski 7-1, 255lbs - 19 yrs Macedonia
5. Channing Frye 6-11, 250 lbs - senior Arizona
6. Deji Akindele 7-0, 240 lbs - sophomore Chicago State
7. Jared Homan 6-10, 250 lbs - senior Iowa State

Others to watch: Dwayne Jones, Saint Joseph's; Marcin Gortat, Poland; Mustafa Al-Sayyad, Fresno State; D'or Fischer, West Virginia; Mohammed Kone, Southern Idaho (juco); Edu Hernandez-Sonseca, Spain; Luke Schenscher, Georgia Tech; Matt Nelson, Colorado State; Ioannis Bourousis, AEK (Greece); Lucas Tischer, Brazil; Moussa Badiane, East Carolina; Rob Rothbart, France; Ante Tomic, Croatia

Wait until next year: Josh Boone, UConn; Kosta Perovic, Serbia; Andrew Bynum, HS senior (UConn); Semih Erden, Turkey; Mile Ilic, Serbia; Martin Iti, Charlotte; Dimitri Soklov, Russia; Pavel Mroz, Poland; Tan Zhendon, China.