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by Toronto Raptors |
October 26, 1985 (Rome, Italy) Compared to Dirk Nowitzki 8.5pts/3.9rbs/1.1stl/0.9blk Highlights: *2006 Rising Star Award *2nd international player ever to be 1st pick (Yao Ming, there's Tim Duncan but is not really international) *Competed on the World Select Team at the 2004 Nike Hoop Summit
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by Chicago Bulls |
LaMarcus Nurae Aldridge Hometown: Dallas,TX Power Forward/Center; 6-11 (2.11m) / 240 (109kg); Sophomore High School: Seagoville HS (Dallas) College: Texas Big Horns 12.4pts/8.2rbs/1.8blk/1.2ast Highlights: *Named 1st-Team All-Big 12 after his sophomore year *Earned 3rd-Team NABC All-America honors and Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America honors after his sophomore season *Named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2005-06. |
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by Charlotte Bobcats |
July 19, 1984 (Casper, WY) Hometown: Spokane, WA High School: Mead HS (Spokane, WA) College: Gonzaga 19.7pts/5.1rbs/2asts/0.7ast Highlights: *Shared NABC &USBWA National Player of the Year honors with Dukes J.J. Redick *Chevrolet Player of the Year by CBS Sports as a junior *1st Team All-American *West Coast Conference Player of the Year as a junior *1st Team All-Conference honors in his sophomore and junior seasons *3rd all-time leading scorer in Gonzaga history with 1,843 points *Gold Medalist of World University Games for USA in 2005 in Turkey Personal: *Plays with diaebitis |
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by Portland Trailblazers |
August 17, 1986 (Baton Rouge, La.) Compared to Shawn Marion High School: McKinley HS (Baton Rouge, LA) *Named District defensive MVP College: Louisiana State 12.3pts/9.2rbs/3.1blks/1.3ast Highlights: *Named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year *Unanimously selected to the leagues All-Freshman Team *Earned co-Defensive Player of the Year honors from the league coaches *Named 2nd Team All-Conference by The Associated Press and the league coaches *Named All-District 8 2nd Team by the NABC *Earned National All-Freshman Team recognition from The Sporting News Personal: *Favorite food is fried fish and potato salad. *Favorite NBA team is the Philadelphia 76ers and favorite player is Tracy McGrady. *Has worn the same uniform number (#12) since the eighth grade |
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by Atlanta Hawks |
Shelden "The Landlord" Williams October 21, 1983 (Oklahoma City, OK) Hometown: Forest Park, OK Compared to Emeka Okafor High School: Midwest City HS (Forest Park, OK) College: Duke 13.8pts/9.1rbs/3.0blks/1.2stl Highlights: *3rd player in NCAA history to record 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds, 350 blocks and 150 steals (along with David Robinson and Pervis Ellison) *Dukes career leader in blocked shots (422, 5th in ACC history), blocks per game (3.03, 6th), and rebounds (1,262; 6th) *5th all-time at Duke in career field-goal percentage (.572), and 12th in school history with 1,928 career points *Gold Medalist of World University Games for USA in 2005 in Turkey |
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by Minnesota Timberwolves |
July 23, 1984 (Seattle, WA) Guard; 6-6 (1.98m) / 215 (98kg); Senior Compared to Jalen Rose High School: Garfield HS (Seattle, WA) College: Washington 14.3pts/5.0rbs/3.0asts/1stl Highlights: *Named Pac-10 Player of the Year *Earned consensus 1st Team All-American honors as a senior *Finished collegiate career as Washingtons 10th all-time leading scorer with 1,477 points and ranked sixth in assists with 308. Personal: *Majored in American Ethnic Studies *Has 2 brothers and 1 sister *Originally an early entry candidate for the 2002 NBA Draft, before withdrawing his name from consideration |
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by Boston Celtics |
September 9, 1983 (Newark, N.J.) Compared to Chauncey billups High School: East Side HS (Newark, NJ) College: Villanova 14.9pts/4.8rbs/3.2asts/1.5stl Highlights: *Named to The Associated Press All-America *1st Team and to the Big East First Team as a senior *Averaged 13.5 points per game during the World University games and helped team to a gold medal; 3rd-team All-Big East as a junior Personal: *his father, Tony Zigelo, died when he was 3 in a motorbike accident *his mother Regina Foye walked on him *raised by his grandmothers Ruth Martin and Betty Foye *Has a younger brother *Listens to music in his spare time |
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by Houston Rockets |
August 17, 1986 (Baltimore, Md.) Compared to Scottie Pippen High School: Archbishop Spalding HS (Baltimore, MD) College: Connecticut 13.6pts/4.0rbs/1.8ast/1.7blk Highlights: 2006: All-Big East 1st Team selection; Named to the NABC and USBWA All-District 1st Team; NABC All-America 1st Team and Associated Press All-America 2nd Team choice; Named to the NCAA Washington, D.C. Regional All-Tournament Team; NCAA Elite 8 loss to George Mason 2005: Big East Rookie of the Year and a unanimous All-Rookie Team selection; Named National Freshman of the Year by The Sporting News; Named Big East Rookie of the Week 5 times. |
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by Golden State Warriors |
June 20, 1986 (Oskaloosa, IO) Compared to Brad Daugherty High School: Blaine HS, MD College: Bradley 11.6pts/7.8rbs/2.8blks/0.9stl Highlights: In just 2 seasons, climbed to 3rd place on Bradleys career blocks list with 147. Ranks 10th in Missouri Valley history in blocks. His career FG percentage (.554) ranks second in school history. Personal: Son of Patrick OBryant and Kim Gadison. Loves to cook & wants to be a chef. Completed an internship last spring by working in the kitchen at Johnnys Italian Steakhouse in Peoria, Ill. Favorite movies are The Shawshank Redemption and Finding Nemo. Favorite sports movie is Remember the Titans. Majoring in Family and Consumer Science |
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by Seattle Supersonics |
May 12, 1986 (Thies, Senegal) Hometown: Thies, Senegal Forward; 6-11 (2.11m) / 229 (104kg) Compared to Samuel Dalembert, Dikembe Mutombo Team: Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium) Highlights: Transferred to Verviers-Pepinster of the Belgium Division 1 League. Participated in the 2006 Nike Hoop Summit. Tallied 15 points, six rebounds and nine blocks in 27 minutes. Took part in Reebok Eurocamp in Treviso, Italy in 2004 and 2005. Participated in the Berlin Adidas Camp in 2004. Member of the Interhoop African All-Stars touring team, which played exhibition games against NCAA teams in November of 2004 Personal: Began playing at a playground near his house in Senegal. Originally went to a private school to become a mechanic, but his father pushed him toward basketball |
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by Orlando Magic |
Jonathan Clay "J.J." Reddick, Jr. June 24, 1984 (Cookeville, TN) High School: Cave Spring HS (Roanoke, VA) College: Duke 19.9pts/2.7rbs/2.2asts/1.1stl Highlights: Senior (2005-06): Holds Duke and ACC scoring record and is 16th in NCAA history with 2,769 points; Set NCAA record for career 3-pointers made (457) and finished 2nd in NCAA history in FT percentage (.912). Wooden, Naismith and Associated Press Player of the Year; Shared USBWA and NABC top player awards with Gonzagas Adam Morrison; ACC Player of the Year and ACC Tournament MVP; Named 1st Team All-America by AP, USBWA, NABC, The Sporting News and others... Junior (2004-05): Rupp National Player of the Year and ACC Player of the Year; Named 1st Team All-America by AP, USBWA, NABC, The Sporting News and others; Named ACC Tournament MVP after averaging 25.3 points and 2.7 assists in 3 games Sophomore (2003-04): All-ACC 1st team. Led Blue Devils in scoring (15.9 ppg, 3rd in ACC) and 3PT FG made (102). Led ACC and ranked 2nd in the nation in FT percentage (.953). Set ACC record with 54 consecutive FT made from 3/20/03-1/15/04 Freshman (2002-03): All-ACC 3rd team and All-ACC Freshman Team selection |
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by New Orleans Hornets |
November 11, 1984 (Peekskill, N.Y.) Compared to Ervin Johnson 4.7pts/3.9rbs/1.5blk/0.6ast Highlights: Averaged 4.7 points and 3.9 rebounds at Connecticut. Appeared in 131 games, starting 56. Personal: Majored in Political Science. Attended same high school as Elton Brand. |
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by Philadelphia 76ers |
Thabo Patrick Sefolosha Compared to Reece Gaines Team: Angelico Biella (Italy) Highlights: Participated in the 2005 French Pro A All-Star Game. A member of the Swiss National Team. Began his professional career is Switzerland's top domestic league, the LNA with Tege Riviera Basket in 2001-02. Spent the next 3 seasons competing in France for Chalon-Sur-Saone in France's top league. Signed with Italian Serie A club Angelico Biella this season (2005-06): Averaged 12.0 points and 6.4 rebounds in 29.4 minutes per game in his first season with Angelico Biella in Italy's Serie A. Personal: Parents left South Africa shortly before he was born. Mother is an accomplished artist and his father is an accomplished musician. Originally an early entry candidate for the 2005 NBA Draft before withdrawing his name from consideration |
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by Utah Jazz |
Ronnie Brewer Hometown: Fayetteville, ARK 15.7pts/5.0rbs/3.0asts/2.4stls Highlights: *1st Team All-SEC selection (coaches, Associated Press) after his junior year *Named AP Honorable Mention All-America, 1st-Team All-District 9 by the NABC and All-District 7 by the USBWA after his junior year *1st Team All-SEC selection (coaches) and 2nd Team All-SEC selection (AP) after his sophomore year *1st Team All-District 9 honors by the NABC and All-District 7 honors by the USBWA after his sophomore year. Personal: Son of Ron and Carolyn Brewer. His father teamed with Sidney Moncrief and Marvin Delph to form the famed Triplets, who led the Razorbacks to the 1978 Final Four. |
source: NBA.com
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