28 June 2007 | 2:46 am
NBA draft preview
In our final edition of “Where will Gabe and Nick go?”, we collect the experts’ predictions for USC’s two potential first-round draftees. If the mock drafts are to be believed, Nick Young will be joining Reggie Bush in New Orleans. If the Hornets look elsewhere, expect the hometown Clippers to grab him. As for Gabe Pruitt, he could land anywhere from mid first round (he’s stock has reportedly been rising lately) to early second round. The full list of predictions (and other draft news) can be found on the next page.
Nick Young
11 votes for 13th (New Orleans): ESPN/Chad Ford, SI/Chris Ekstrand, SF Chronicle/Janny Hu, Dime/Patrick Cassidy, Scout/Frank Burlison, Fox/Jeff Goodman, Fox/Peter Schrager, LA Times/Mark Heisler, USA Today/Roscoe Nance, Rivals, CBS SportsLine/Tony Mejia
2 votes for 14th (LA Clippers): Sporting News/Sean Deveney, InsideHoops.com/Jeff Lenchiner
2 votes for 15th (Detroit): CBS SportsLine/Gary Parrish, CBS SportsLine/TSX
1 vote for 19th (LA Lakers): NBCSports.com/Rich Zuckerman
Gabe Pruitt
1 vote for 18th (Golden State): ESPN/Chad Ford
2 votes for 19th (LA Lakers): SI/Chris Ekstrand, USA Today/Roscoe Nance
2 votes for 20th (Miami): LA Times/Mark Heisler, CBS SportsLine/Gary Parrish
2 votes for 21st (Philadelphia): Scout/Frank Burlison, Fox/Jeff Goodman
1 vote for 26th (Houston): SF Chronicle/Janny Hu
1 vote for 27th (Detroit): Fox/Peter Schrager
1 vote for 29th (Phoenix): NBCSports.com/Rich Zuckerman
1 vote for 30th (Philadelphia): InsideHoops.com/Jeff Lenchiner
Chad Ford’s Mock Draft Version 5.0 (ESPN, $)
NBA Mock Draft (Sports Illustrated)
A Day For Dealing? (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dime Mock Draft (Dime Magazine via FoxSports.com)
Whom Should Each Team Pick? (Scout via FoxSports.com)
Goodman’s Mock (Fox Sports)
Schrager: Mock Draft 4.0 (Fox Sports)
NBA Mock Draft (Los Angeles Times)
2007 NBA Mock Draft (USA Today)
NBA Mock Draft (Rivals)
NBA Mock Draft III (Sporting News)
NBA Basketball 2007 Draft (CBS SportsLine)
NBA Mock Draft (InsideHoops.com)
2007 NBA Mock Draft (NBCSports.com)
Fox Sports also has a “what-if” mock draft that includes high school seniors (who are not eligible to be drafted under new NBA rules). They have incoming Trojan freshman OJ Mayo going 6th to Milwaukee under this scenario.
What Lottery Would Have Looked Like (Fox Sports)
In other draft-related news, Hoopsworld reports that the Boston Celtics recently had Nick Young in for a workout. Presumably, they would only be interested in him if they traded down in the first round (they currently pick 5th).
Does Young’s Workout with C’s Signal a Trade is Near? (Hoopsworld.com)
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