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CHAD FORD'S BIG BOARD
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| 1. Blake Griffin | PF | Oklahoma |  |
Reminds us of a young Carlos Boozer.
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| 2. Hasheem Thabeet | C | Connecticut | |
| Thabeet is finally living up to hype. Watch |
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| 3. James Harden | SG | Arizona State | |
| He isn't flashy, but is lethally effective. Watch |
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| 4. Ricky Rubio | PG | Spain | |
| Will his game translate to the NBA? Watch |
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| 5. Tyreke Evans | SG | Memphis | |
| Reminds scouts of Jerry Stackhouse. Watch |
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| 6. Jonny Flynn | PG | Syracuse | |
| Explosive athlete with lateral quickness. Watch |
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| 7. Jordan Hill | PF | Arizona | |
| Needs strength but has explosiveness. Watch |
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| 8. Stephen Curry | PG | Davidson | |
| Scoring machine can play the point, too. Watch |
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| 9. DeMar DeRozan | SG | USC | |
| Size and skill draw Kobe comparisons. Watch |
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| 10. Brandon Jennings | PG | Italy | |
| A risk, but in this draft, a good one. | |||
FORD'S PRE-DRAFT WORKOUT TOUR
Chad Ford caught up with some of the top prospects in the 2009 NBA draft to see what they were doing to prepare for life in the big leagues.
PREVIOUS NBA DRAFTS
2008
2007
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- Coming Home
- Chicago native Derrick Rose was selected with the first overall draft pick by the Bulls.
- 2008 draft coverage »
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- Oden's The One
- Greg Oden and Kevin Durant went 1-2 in what could go down as one of the best drafts ever.
- 2007 draft coverage »
INSIDER
Insider digs deep with the D.R.A.F.T. Initiative. Check out our hubs for pick-based and team-based analysis and our research methods.
- June 2: Draft impact overrated
- June 3: Top-5 vs. 6-10 a huge difference
- June 5: Crapshoot after 10th pick
- June 8: Youths safer than college seniors
- June 11: The best talent-producing colleges
- June 11: Prospects hurt/helped by colleges
- June 15: Clippers' draft day woes
- June 16: San Antonio's secrets to success
- June 17: Warriors' picks thrive ... for others
- June 19: Is Isiah a draft day genius?
- June 22: Ranking the past 20 drafts
- June 23: Best/worst draft picks
- June 24: Hollinger's lessons learned
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DRAFT CONVERSATIONS
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THE ROOKIE RETURNS
Wonder what projected No. 1 pick Blake Griffin is doing in preparation for the pros?
The Rookie
Episode 3 | 2 | 1 | Blake's blog 3
- Clips pick Griffin No. 1 in NBA draft | Trades
- Grizzlies' Milicic traded to Knicks for Richardson
- Lakers sell draft's 29th pick Douglas to Knicks
- Blazers deal 3 picks to Mavs for No. 22 in draft
- Wolves still eye moves after first trade official
- Griffin not worried about Clippers' sad past
- Ainge: Celtics unlikely to move up in draft
- Clippers insist No. 1 pick not going anywhere
- Warriors GM talks to PG Ellis about future, draft
- Thabeet (shoulder injury) nixes Griz workout
DRAFT INFORMATION
- What: 2009 NBA draft
- When: June 25, 2009
7 p.m.-12 a.m. ET - Where: Madison Square Garden, N.Y.
- Rounds: Two rounds
