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Bogut was a large part of an "A" draft for the Bucks.
Big winners? Celtics and Pacers. Less successful? Try the Raptors. Chad Ford grades all 30 teams' drafts. Story
In the end, the Bucks thought big and took Andrew Bogut No. 1. Story
Chad Ford's final mock draft: Story![]()
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Ford: Draft Rumors ![]() Will the Hawks trade No. 2? Will the Blazers and Lakers swap picks? ESPN Insider Chad Ford breaks down the latest trade rumors. |
Ford: Top 10 by position ![]() ESPN Insider Chad Ford breaks down the top 10 at each position. |
Ford: 2005 Mock Draft III ![]() Now that we know who's in the draft for sure, here's how ESPN Insider Chad Ford sees the first round unfolding. |
Fraschilla: Revised international top 20 ![]() Spanish 7-footer Fran Vazquez still is the cream of an intriguing but raw international crop. |
Ford: Who's the best PG in the draft? ![]() Chris Paul, Deron Williams or Raymond Felton? The Bobcats' Bernie Bickerstaff breaks them down. |
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Katz: How high? Ike Diogu and Jarrett Jack are likely first-rounders, but how high they'll go may dictate whether they stay in the draft. |
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Bogut looks like a pro even before the draft Andrew Bogut is dressed -- and poised -- for success and he wants everyone to know it. |
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Buck shot: Williams auditions to be the No. 1 pick The Bucks are bringing two players in to audition for the No. 1 pick. Marvin Williams had his shot on Sunday. |
Katz: Early entrant status check ![]() There are still dozens of unsigned underclassmen waiting to make a draft decision. |
![]() Now that the Chicago predraft camp is over, here's how ESPN Insider Chad Ford sees the first round unfolding. |
Ford: Chicago pre-draft camp rumors ![]() Lots of draft rumors were flying around the Chicago predraft camp Tuesday. |
Fraschilla: International Top 20 ![]() Spanish 7-footer Fran Vazquez is the cream of the international crop. |
Ford: Chicago predraft camp Day 3 ![]() Who was hot and who fizzled on the third day of the Chicago predraft camp? |
Ford: NBA Draft Rumors ![]() The Blazers are willing to deal the No. 3 pick in the draft. Will the Lakers, Jazz or Bobcats get their hands on it? |
![]() Even with a couple of the top prospects curiously absent, there were a couple of international bigs worth watching. |
![]() After Roko Ukic, the best prospects at the Eurocamp will be in next year's draft. |
Ford: Size matters ![]() Per usual, the official NBA measurements tell a short story about the Chicago camp participants. |
Ford: Strong statements ![]() The Chicago camp combine proved that Joey Graham is a tremendous athlete and a bunch of other prospects aren't. |
Gottlieb: Pointed conclusionForget all the draft hype. The best way to improve your team is to take an elite point guard, writes Doug Gottlieb. |
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Travis Diener draft diary, Part II Travis Diener is providing ESPN.com with a regular journal as he works through the draft process. |
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Final list of early entrants and draft withdrawals Final list of early entrants and draft withdrawals |
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Travis Diener draft diary, Part I Travis Diener is providing ESPN.com with a regular journal as he works through the draft process. |
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Former Wake guard Paul works out for Hawks Former Wake Forest point guard Chris Paul showed off his 3-point shooting Monday for Hawks general manager Billy Wright at the team's predraft workout. |
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Diogu works out for Suns, still turning pro? Pac-10 player of the year Ike Diogu worked out for the Phoenix Suns on Friday, then said he probably will wait until just before next week's deadline to decide whether he will make himself available for the NBA draft. |
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Wafer's tie to Florida State thins as he gets agent Florida State sophomore wing Von Wafer will stay in the NBA draft and not return to the Seminoles after signing with an agent. |
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You blind? Bogut eyes NBA future despite sightly rumors Andrew Bogut is not in danger of losing his eyesight, as his former coach Rick Majerus of Utah might have suggested. Bogut says he sees himself in a Hawks or Bucks uniform come draft time. |
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Karl says he was at practice session to help son Denver Nuggets coach George Karl says he was only trying to help his son when he attended a series of workouts that got him suspended and his team fined $200,000 by the NBA. |
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Ford: Chicago pre-draft camp list A list of the scheduled participants for the Chicago pre-draft camp. |
NBA Draft: 49 players for 30 slots ![]() The draft is flooded with underclassmen, meaning some will miss the boat. Chad Ford breaks down who's in and who's out. |
NBA Draft: So, who's No. 1? ![]() Here's Insider's take on where each team stands in the Williams vs. Paul vs. Bogut debate. |
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Katz: Halftime show Between games at the draft camp, uninvited players such as Jermareo Davidson are showing their wares. |
Ford: Chicago predraft camp Day 2 ![]() Who was hot and who fizzled on the first full day of the Chicago predraft camp? |
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Katz: What can Brown do? The hopes of Illini Nation are on hold while Dee Brown tries to generate enough interest to stay in the draft. |
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Katz: One-time engagement Kentucky and Louisville fans likely missed their chance to see Randolph Morris battle Amir Johnson. |
Ford: Chicago predraft camp preview ![]() Gonzaga's Ronny Turiaf and Kentucky's Randolph Morris headline this year's Chicago predraft camp. |
Katz: Chicago camp primer ![]() With so many underclassmen still eligible to return to college, there's a lot to watch this week in Chicago. |
Ford: Diogu and Simien get big news ![]() Have we been all wrong about Ike Diogu and Wayne Simien? |
Gottlieb: Tween angst ![]() There is a place in today's NBA for tweener guards, but how do you know which ones will be a success? |
Ford: NBA Draft trade talk ![]() Who's willing to sell draft picks? Who's willing to buy? Chad Ford breaks down the trade market. |
Ford: NBA draft stock watch ![]() Chad Ford says Channing Frye might be displacing Chris Taft as the coveted athletic big man in the draft. |
![]() Now that Milwaukee has won the lottery and the draft order has been set, here's how ESPN Insider Chad Ford sees things unfolding. |
Ford: Lottery winners and losers ![]() NBA Insider Chad Ford follows the lottery's bouncing ball and says a couple of southern teams have reason to frown. |
NBA Draft: Team Needs ![]() NBA Insider Chad Ford breaks down the needs of every team with a first-round pick. |
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Katz: Clarifying the NBA Draft rules Now that the NBA early-entry list has been published, we can clarify a few of the rules pertaining to the draft. |
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Gottlieb: Drafting preps a bad gamble Today's prep early entrants are less talented. History shows NBA teams rarely get a good return on them. So why would you draft one? |
NBA draft: Who's In, Who's Out? ![]() NBA Insider Chad Ford breaks down who's in and out of the 2005 NBA Draft. (Updated May 14, 2005) |
Ford: NBA Draft Stock Watch ![]() Gerald Green and Hakim Warrick have both seen their stock in the draft rise, writes Chad Ford. |
Katz: Double shotLSU's Brandon Bass and others are stuck now after using their one free draft declaration prematurely. |
NBA Draft: Underclassmen flood ![]() There isn't going to be room to accommodate all of the underclassmen who have hopes of being drafted in the first round. |
Ford: He got game ![]() Chad Ford says Sarunas Jasikevicius is one European player who could make a difference in the NBA next season. |
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Ford: Embracing contradiction Chad Ford explores the state of hoops in the Muslim world. (FREE) • Day 1 | Day 2 |
Ford: Scouting in Turkey, Day TwoInternational scouting sounds glamorous, but traveling halfway around the world to watch your prospect wave a towel can be frustrating. |
Ford: Turkey, Day OneChad Ford looks for the next Andrei Kirilenko -- 17-year-old forward Ersan Ilyasova. (FREE) • Journey: Day Two |
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Scores of underclassmen declare every year. You know some are bound to miss. |
NBA draft: High hopes for high schoolers ![]() High school big man Andray Blatche and sharpshooter Martell Webster impressed scouts at the last all-star game of the year, the Jordan Classic. |
NBA draft: Little hope at Hoop Summit ![]() This year's Nike Hoop Summit produced a nice game, but few NBA prospects for the draft. |
NBA draft: PIT Top 12 ![]() Insider Chad Ford ranks the top 12 players at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. |
NBA draft: PIT Day two mundane sequel ![]() On day two of the PIT, UNC's Jackie Manuel emerged as a standout. But NBA scouts still are not impressed with this talent pool. |
![]() Lots of seniors who shunned Portsmouth are getting bad advice. But some of their agents claim this scouting trip is worthless. |
NBA draft: McDonald's AA Game Preview ![]() The McDonald's All-American game normally produces two or three of the top prospects in the NBA draft. This year, the pickings are slim. |
NBA draft: McDonald's AA Stock Watch ![]() Indiana's Josh McRoberts and Houston's Gerald Green were among the stars at the McDonald's All-American Game. |
NBA draft: March Madness Stock Watch ![]() Sean May and Raymond Felton not only helped the Tar Heels to an NCAA Championship, they also dramatically improved their NBA draft stock. |
NBA draft: March Madness Stock Watch ![]() Illinois' Deron Williams and Louisville's Francisco Garcia helped their draft stock during the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament. |
NBA draft: Top 10 power forwards ![]() Scouts are all over the draft board on prospects such as Pitt's Chris Taft and Syracuse's Hakim Warrick, Insider Chad Ford writes. |
Ford: The Quest for No. 1 ![]() The Hawks, Bobcats and Hornets are among the teams playing for lottery balls. Which team has the best shot at the No. 1 draft pick? |
NBA draft: March Madness Stock Watch ![]() UNC's Marvin Williams and Gonzaga's Adam Morrison helped their draft stock on the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament. |
NBA Draft: Austin Bracket ![]() ESPN Insider takes a look at the top five NBA prospects scouts will be watching in each NCAA region. |
NBA draft: Chicago Regional ![]() ESPN Insider takes a look at the top five NBA prospects scouts will be watching in each NCAA region. |
NBA draft: Albuquerque Regional ![]() ESPN Insider takes a look at the top five NBA prospects scouts will be watching in each NCAA region. |
NBA draft: Top 10 small forwards ![]() NBA Insider Chad Ford has the lowdown on the top 10 small forwards in this year's draft. |
NBA draft: Top 10 shooting guards ![]() Chad Ford has the lowdown on the top 10 shooting guards in this year's draft. |
NBA Draft: Syracuse Bracket ![]() ESPN Insider takes a look at the top five NBA prospects scouts will be watching in each NCAA region. |
NBA draft: Top 10 point guards ![]() NBA Insider Chad Ford has the lowdown on the top 10 point guards in this year's draft. |
![]() This group of college underclassmen is the draft's lifeline. NBA scouts reveal who should declare, and who should stay in school. |
NBA draft: Top 10 international players ![]() Projecting international players these days is bound to provoke a backlash. Despite skeptics, NBA scouts are raving about foreign prospects. |
NBA draft: Top 5 freshmen ![]() Freshmen Marvin Williams and Rudy Gay have top-five potential, but is there another player out West who could go first overall? |
NBA draft: Top 5 high school seniors ![]() There are no LeBrons or Amares. But that won't stop high schoolers from trying to make similar leaps to the NBA. |
NBA Draft: Top 10 sophomores ![]() Chris Paul, Chris Taft and Josh Boone lead a talented sophomore draft class. |
NBA Draft: Scouting thin senior class ![]() NBA scouts are looking for qualified college seniors for the next draft. It's slim pickings. |
NBA Draft: A guard-heavy junior class ![]() This year's college junior class, led by Illinois' Deron Williams, has a lot of talent but little size. |
NBA Draft: Who's No. 1? ![]() Chris Paul, Chris Taft and Lithuanian Martynas Andriuskevicius are the leading contenders to become the 2005 draft's first overall pick. |
![]() Despite scouts' raves about the 2005 international draft crop, many GMs are very skeptical. |
Ford: The passion of Maccabi ![]() Insider's Chad Ford traveled to Tel Aviv, Israel, to see home team Maccabi in the Euroleague Final Four. |
Ford: The passion of Maccabi, part 2 ![]() In Tel Aviv, Insider's Chad Ford watched home team Maccabi win the Euroleague amid tumultuous times. |
Ford: The Euro Diaries ![]() Guess who's back in Europe searching for that elusive commodity, the NBA Draft "sleeper." |
Ford: The Yugo Diaries ![]() NBA Insider Chad Ford spent a week wandering through Eastern Europe in search of the next international phenom. Check out his daily reports from Germany, Yugoslavia and Croatia. |
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