Three Kansas Jayhawks are about to get paid. Tonight is the NBA Draft in which pro basketball's bottom feeders attempt to retool and the contenders dig for diamonds in the rough.
Cole Aldrich and Xavier Henry look like likely lottery picks while Sherron Collins could be a late first round or, more likely, late second round pick (so could Kansas State's Denis Clemente). Here's where the various draft sites have the KU trio headed.
Cole Aldrich, Kansas center
No. 14 to the Houston Rockets
No. 7 to the Detroit Pistons
No. 14 to the Houston Rockets
No. 13 to the Toronto Raptors
Dime: No. 9 to the Utah Jazz
InsideHoops.com:
No. 14 to the Houston Rockets
No. 14 to the Houston Rockets
No. 18 to the Miami Heat
CollegeHoopsNet.com: No. 11 to the New Orleans Hornets
NBA Fanhouse: No. 15 to the Milwaukee Bucks
Highest pick:
No. 7 to the Pistons
Lowest pick:
No. 18 to the Heat
Consensus:
No. 14 to the Rockets
Best guess:
Aldrich goes to the Rockets, who could use insurance with the oft-injured Yao Ming in the middle. Aldrich provides some insurance, although at least one writer is already pegging him as this draft's bust.
Xavier Henry, Kansas guard
Yahoo Sports.com:
No. 13 to the Toronto Raptors
NBC Sports.com:
No. 14 to the Houston Rockets
DraftExpress.com:
No. 11 to the New Orleans Hornets
NBADraft.Net:
No. 15 to the Milwaukee Bucks
Dime: No. 10 to the Indiana Pacers
InsideHoops.com:
No. 13 to the Toronto Raptors
RealGM.com:
No. 15 to the Milwaukee Bucks
HoopsWorld.com:
No. 14 to the Houston Rockets
CollegeHoopsNet.com:
No. 10 to the Indiana Pacers
NBA Fanhouse: No. 11 to the New Orleans Hornets
Highest pick:
No. 10 to the Pacers
Lowest pick:
No. 15 to the Bucks
Consensus: No. 13 to the Raptors
Best guess: The Jazz may need to replace Carlos Boozer at forward. The Bucks just traded for a couple of guards. The Pacers need a point guard and are trying to trade the No. 10 pick. The Hornets have good young guards, and could use front court help. So could the Rockets and Raptors. All this is to say, Henry slips to the Minnesota Timberwolves at No. 16, and he's a great pick that late.
Sherron Collins, Kansas guard and Subway dieter
Yahoo Sports.com:
Undrafted
NBC Sports.com:
N/A
DraftExpress.com:
Undrafted
NBADraft.Net:
No. 54 to the Los Angeles Clippers
Dime: N/A
InsideHoops.com: N/A
RealGM.com:
Undrafted
HoopsWorld.com:
No. 54 to the Los Angeles Clippers
CollegeHoopsNet.com: No. 55 to the Utah Jazz
NBA Fanhouse: N/A
Highest pick:
No. 54 to the Clippers
Lowest pick: Undrafted
Consensus: Undrafted
Best guess: Collins signs as a free-agent with an pro team.
Denis Clemente, Kansas State guard
Yahoo Sports.com: No. 59 to the Orlando Magic
NBC Sports.com:
N/A
DraftExpress.com:
Undrafted
NBADraft.Net:
No. 59 to the Orlando Magic
Dime: N/A
InsideHoops.com:
Undrafted
RealGM.com:
Undrafted
HoopsWorld.com:
Undrafted
CollegeHoopsNet.com:
Undrafted
NBA Fanhouse: N/A
Highest pick:
No. 59 to the Magic
Lowest pick: Undrafted
Consensus:
Undrafted
Best guess: Clemente finds himself on a summer league team trying to play his way into the league.
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