1. Blake Griffin, Oklahoma --- Best case: A more athletic Karl Malone.
2. Ricky Rubio, Spain --- Best case: A bigger Steve Nash with the looks and flair of the Pistol.
3. Jrue Holiday, UCLA --- Best case: Gary Payton
4. DeMar DeRozan, USC --- Best case: David Thompson
5. Brandon Jennings, Italy --- Best case: Jason Williams meets Damon Stoudamire
6. Hasheem Thabeet, Connecticut --- Best case: Dikembe Mutombo
7. Jeff Teague, Wake Forest --- Best case: Devin Harris with a jump shot
8. Jordan Hill, Arizona -- Best case: A Brian Grant-type
9. Jonny Flynn, Syracuse --- Best case: Kevin Johnson
10. James Harden, Arizona State --- Best case: Manu Ginobili
11. Patty Mills, Saint Mary's
12. B.J. Mullens, Ohio State
13. Tyreke Evans, Memphis
14. Earl Clark, Louisville
15. Stephen Curry, Davidson
16. James Johnson, Wake Forest
17. Gerald Henderson, Duke
18. Toney Douglas, Florida State ("This year's Courtney Lee.")
19. Damion James, Texas
20. Gani Lawal, Georgia Tech
21. Darren Collison, UCLA
22. Derrick Brown, Xavier
23. Omri Casspi, Israel
24. Terrence Williams, Louisville
25. Sam Young, Pittsburgh
26. Eric Maynor, VCU
27. Wayne Ellington, North Carolina
28. Marcus Thornton, LSU
29. Ty Lawson, North Carolina
30. Austin Daye, Gonzaga
Should be somewhere on this list: DeJuan Blair, Pittsburgh
Not sure where to put him since some teams have raised some health red flags. One thing that is not in doubt: The man is a beast. Undersized but very long and fearless. He does play below the rim, has terrible footwork guarding ball screens and his shot needs some mechanical work, but he does comepete hard at both ends, can score over either shoulder and is a winner. Period.