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The "one year out of high school" requirement is ''in addition to'' the age requirement. For example, highly-touted [[USC Trojans men's basketball|USC]] freshman [[O.J. Mayo]] will be eligible for the first time with this draft, even though he turned 19 in November [[2006]], six months before his high school graduation. |
The "one year out of high school" requirement is ''in addition to'' the age requirement. For example, highly-touted [[USC Trojans men's basketball|USC]] freshman [[O.J. Mayo]] will be eligible for the first time with this draft, even though he turned 19 in November [[2006]], six months before his high school graduation. |
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NBA Mock Draft 2008: |
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==NBA Mock Draft 2008:== |
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{| class="wikitable sortable sortable" |
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! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="10%"| Pick |
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! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="18%"| Player |
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! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="15%"| Nationality |
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! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="30%"| NBA Team |
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! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="33%"| School/Club Team |
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! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="33%"| Reason |
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|align=center| 1 |
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| [[Micheal Beasley]] (PF/SF) |
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| {{USA}} |
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| [[Miami Heat]] |
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| [[Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball|Kansas State]] |
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| Potential Superstar;Grat with Marion and Wade |
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|align=center| 2 |
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| [[Derrick Rose]] (PG) |
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| {{USA}} |
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| [[Seattle SuperSonics]] |
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| [[Memphis Tigers men's basketball|Memphis]] |
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| Seattle needs a PG and Rose is an exellent one |
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|align=center| 3 |
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| [[OJ Mayo]] (SG) |
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| {{USA}} |
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| [[Memphis Grizzlies]] |
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| [[USC Trojans men's basketball|USC]] |
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| great scorer; Memphis chould take Lopez here, if they don´t trade Miller |
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|align=center| 4 |
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| [[Brook Lopez]] (C) |
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| {{USA}} |
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| [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] |
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| [[Stanford Cardinals men's basketball|Stanford]] |
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| Will help Jefferson in the paint |
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|align=center| 5 |
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| [[Jerryd Bayless]] (PG) |
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| {{USA}} |
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| [[New York Knicks]] |
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| [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona]] |
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| NY has no real playmaker |
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|align=center| 6 |
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| [[Eric Gordon]] (SG) |
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| {{USA}} |
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| [[Los Angeles Clippers]] |
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| [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana]] |
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| they can´t pass on him with maggette likely to go |
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| [[Danilo Gallinari]] (SF) |
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| {{ITA}} |
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| [[Milwaukee Bucks]] |
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| [[Armani Milan]] <small>([[Italian Basketball Association|Italia]])</small> |
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| Bucks need a SF; May pick Green if he declares |
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|align=center| 8 |
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| [[Anthony Randolph]] (PF) |
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| {{USA}} |
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| [[Charlotte Bobcats]] > |
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| [[LSU Tigers men's basketball|LSU]] |
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| Need help for Okafor |
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|align=center| 9 |
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| [[Blake Griffin]] (PF) |
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| {{USA}} |
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| [[Chicago Bulls]] |
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| [[Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball|Oklahoma]] |
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| [[D.J Augustin]] (PG) |
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| {{USA}} |
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| [[Indiana Pacers]] |
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| [[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Texas]] |
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| Jamaal Tinslay best days are over |
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| [[DeAndre Jordan]] (C) |
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| {{USA}} |
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| [[New Jersey Nets]] |
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| [[Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball|Texas A&M]] |
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| Since the departure of Kneyon Martin theyare in need for the big guys |
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|align=center| 12 |
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| [[Darrell Arthur]] (PF) |
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| {{USA}} |
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| [[Sacramento Kings]] |
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| [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|Kansas]] |
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| With Garcia, Udrih, Hawes and Martin only the PF position is unclear (Artest??) |
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|align=center| 13 |
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| [[Chase Budinger]] (SG) |
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| {{USA}} |
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| [[Portland Trail Blazers]] |
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| [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona]] |
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| tall guard, who can score, exactly what the Blazers need |
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|align=center| 14 |
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| [[Ty Lawson]] (PG) |
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| {{USA}} |
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| [[Denver Nuggets]] |
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| [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]] |
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| the PG is Denver´s biggest issue |
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==Traded picks== |
==Traded picks== |
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*The [[New Jersey Nets]] received a first-round draft pick from the [[Dallas Mavericks]] in a trade involving [[Jason Kidd]]. |
*The [[New Jersey Nets]] received a first-round draft pick from the [[Dallas Mavericks]] in a trade involving [[Jason Kidd]]. |
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* On [[July 20]] [[2007]], the Sonics received a 2008 first-round draft pick and 2010 first-round draft pick from the [[Phoenix Suns]] in a trade involving [[Kurt Thomas (basketball)|Kurt Thomas]].[http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2943588] They also acquired Boston or Portland's (whichever is better) 2008 second round pick in the exchange that sent [[Ray Allen]] to Boston. |
* On [[July 20]] [[2007]], the Sonics received a 2008 first-round draft pick and 2010 first-round draft pick from the [[Phoenix Suns]] in a trade involving [[Kurt Thomas (basketball)|Kurt Thomas]].[http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2943588] They also acquired Boston or Portland's (whichever is better) 2008 second round pick in the exchange that sent [[Ray Allen]] to Boston. |
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==Mock drafts== |
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Mock drafts are available online on sites such as draftexpress.com and nbadraft.net. Virtually all mock drafts have Kansas State forward [[Michael Beasley]] as the first pick in the draft. |
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Revision as of 17:12, 27 March 2008
Template:Future sport The 2008 NBA Draft will be held on June 26, 2008 at the Washington Mutual Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The draft will be broadcast in the United States on ESPN.
Eligibility rules
The current collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and its players union, which took effect with the 2005-06 season, established eligibility rules that ended the former practice of jumping from high school to the NBA. These rules, first used in the 2006 draft, affect players of all nationalities.
- All drafted players must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In terms of dates, players eligible for the 2008 draft must be born on or before December 31, 1989.
- Any player who completed basketball eligibility at a United States high school must be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class.
The "one year out of high school" requirement is in addition to the age requirement. For example, highly-touted USC freshman O.J. Mayo will be eligible for the first time with this draft, even though he turned 19 in November 2006, six months before his high school graduation.
Traded picks
- The Seattle SuperSonics received a conditional second-round draft pick from the Orlando Magic in exchange for Rashard Lewis on July 11, 2007. [1]
- The Memphis Grizzlies received a first-round draft pick from the Los Angeles Lakers in a trade involving all-star Pau Gasol and the former number one draft pick in Kwame Brown.
- The New Jersey Nets received a first-round draft pick from the Dallas Mavericks in a trade involving Jason Kidd.
- On July 20 2007, the Sonics received a 2008 first-round draft pick and 2010 first-round draft pick from the Phoenix Suns in a trade involving Kurt Thomas.[2] They also acquired Boston or Portland's (whichever is better) 2008 second round pick in the exchange that sent Ray Allen to Boston.
Mock drafts
Mock drafts are available online on sites such as draftexpress.com and nbadraft.net. Virtually all mock drafts have Kansas State forward Michael Beasley as the first pick in the draft.