The NBA Draft is just a week away (if you're reading this on June 21, that is) and here is my next-to-last projection on how the first round will turn out.
1. Portland: Greg Oden (6-11, Ohio State)
2. Seattle: Kevin Durant (6-9, Texas)
3. Atlanta: Mike Conley (5-11 ¾, Ohio State)
4. Memphis: Al Horford (6-8 ¾, Florida)
5. Boston: Jeff Green (6-7 ¾, Georgetown)
6. Milwaukee: Brandan Wright (6-8 ¾, North Carolina)
7. Minnesota: Joakim Noah (6-10 ½, Florida)
8. Charlotte: Corey Brewer (6-6 ¾, Florida)
9. Chicago: Spencer Hawes (6-10 ½, Washington)
10. Sacramento: Yi Jianlian (7-0, China)
11. Atlanta: Julian Wright (6-8 ¾, Kansas)
12. Philadelphia: Al Thornton (6-5 ¾, Florida State)
13. New Orleans: Nick Young (6-5, USC)
14. L.A. Clippers: Acie Law (6-2, Texas A&M)
15. Detroit: Rodney Stuckey (6-3 ¾, Eastern Washington)
16. Washington: Josh McRoberts (6-8 ¾, Duke)
17. New Jersey: Sean Williams (6-8, Boston College)
18. Golden State: Jason Smith (6-10 ¾, Colorado State)
19. L.A. Lakers: Thaddeus Young (6-5 ¾, Georgia Tech)
20. Miami: Kyrlo Fesenko (7-0, Ukraine)
21. Philadelphia: Gabe Pruitt (6-4, USC)
22. Charlotte: Javaris Crittenton (6-3, 194, Georgia Tech)
23. New York: Marco Belinelli (6-5, Italy)
24. Phoenix: Rudy Fernandez (6-6, Spain)
25. Utah: Morris Almond (6-6, Rice)
26. Houston: Aaron Gray (7-0, Pittsburgh)
27. Detroit: Tiago Splitter (6-10, Brazil)
28. San Antonio: Daequan Cook (6-3 ¾, Ohio State)
29. Phoenix: Petteri Koponen (6-4, Finland)
30. Philadelphia: Marc Gasol (7-0, Spain)
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