Article:NBA Draft 2008 Early Top 30

Here is my early big board for the 2008 NBA Draft.

1. Michael Beasley-Kansas State 2. Derrick Rose-Memphis 3. Eric Gordon-Indiana 4. OJ Mayo-USC 5. Jerryd Bayless-Arizona 6. Blake Griffin-Oklahoma 7. Brook Lopez-Stanford 8. Danilo Gallinari-Italy 9. DJ Augustin-Texas 10. DeAndre Jordan-Texas A&M 11. Kevin Love-UCLA 12. Marreese Speights-Florida 13. Chase Budinger-Arizona 14. Russell Westbrook-UCLA 15. Kosta Koufos-Ohio State 16. Nicolas Batum-France 17. Donte Greene-Syracuse* 18. JJ Hickson-NC State 19. Tywon Lawson-North Carolina 20. Nick Calathes-Florida 21. Roy Hibbert-Georgetown 22. Hasheem Thabeet-UConn 23. Courtney Lee-Western Kentucky 24. Darrell Arthur-Kansas 25. Darren Collison-UCLA 26. Bill Walker-Kansas State 27. Tyler Smith-Tennessee 28. Chris Douglas-Roberts-Memphis 29. Richard Hendrix-Alabama 30. Brandon Rush-Kansas

Just missed the cut: DeVon Hardin-California, Eric Maynor-Virginia Commonwealth, Tyler Hansbrough-North Carolina, John Riek-Prep, Shan Foster-Vanderbilt, Sam Young-Pittsburgh


 * -Greene announced he would return to Syracuse this season

Let the discussion begin