The second part of STF’ s Summer Outlook series takes a look at this year's very deep and very talented crop of NBA Draft Early Entries. We here at STF claim to know absolutely nothing about how certain college player will perform in the NBA (I had high hopes for Adam Morrison) , but since early entries will have such a dramatic impact on the 08-09 season, we need to cover it. A staggering 69 collegiate players have entered their names so far, a number that is clearly inflated thanks to the new rules that allows players to return back to school if they don't sign with an agent. Expect this list to be cut in half or even two-thirds by the time the June 14th deadline rolls around.
The Early Entry List
Rock Solid Lottery Picks
Jerryd Bayless,
Michael Beasley,
Eric Gordon, Indiana
DeAndre
Brook Lopez, Stanford
Robin Lopez, Stanford
Kevin Love*, UCLA
O.J. Mayo, USC
Anthony Randolph, LSU
Derrick Rose,
Darrell Arthur*,
D.J.
Chase Budinger*,
Mario Chalmers*, Kansas
Brandon Rush,
Bill Walker*,
Russell Westbrook*, UCLA
The Battle for the Three Year Guarantee (Late First, Early Second Round)
Joe Alexander*,
A.J. Abrams*,
Jamont Gordon*,
Richard Hendrix*,
J.J. Hickson*,
George Hill*, IUPUI
Davon Jefferson*USC
Ty Lawson*North Carolina
Jerel McNeal* Marquette
Trent Plaisted*BYU
Marreese Speights*Florida
Danny Green* North Carolina
Donte Green, *^ Syracsue
One-Dimensional Stars, Stay in School In Hopes of Becoming Multi-Dimensional
Josh Carter* Texas A&M (shooting)
Lee Cummard*BYU (shooting)
Wayne Ellington*North Carolina (shooting)
Lester Hudson*Tennessee-Martin (scoring)
Stefon Jackson*UTEP (scoring)
Shawn James Duquesne (shot blocking)
Jeremy Pargo*Gonzaga (passing/ball-handling)
Josh Shipp*UCLA (shooting)
Ronald Steele*Alabama (getting injured)
Robert Vaden*UAB (shooting)
Tremendous Athletes, But Need Isiah to be Re-Hired if They Want to be Drafted
Josh Akognon*
Antonio Anderson*Memphis
Derrick Caracter, Louisville
Robert Dozier*Memphis
Michael Podobinski# Penn State
Alonzo Gee* Alabama
C.J. Giles Oregon State
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute*UCLA
DeMarre Carroll*Missouri
Reggie Huffman*UAB
Leo Lyons*Missouri
Kalen Grimes* Missouri
Kojo Mensah*Dubuque
Courtney Pigram*
Lorrenzo Wade*San Diego State
Gordon WattHouston Baptist
Eric Angevine# Old Dominion
Walter Sharpe*UAB
* - did not hire an agent
# - not a real college basketball player
^ - Player lost in the shuffle of tranfering this list from a word doc while at work
*Just wanted to make an observation that somehow, Missouri coach Mike Anderson has an influence on six(!) players making terrible decision to possibly enter the draft. Three from current Missouri team and three from his former team UAB. It should also be noted that neither team made the NCAA Tournament last season.
Random, gut feeling on boarderline players.....
Staying
Abrams
Gordon
Hill
McNeal
Going
Green
Alexander
Hickson
Jefferson





