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Posted: Tuesday June 20, 2000 05:39 PM

By Ian Thomsen

Will the ever-troubled Nets trade the No. 1 pick? How high will high school phenom Darius Miles go? Pending changes in the order, here is how the June 28 draft is shaping up.

1 Nets Kenyon Martin PF, 6'10", 234 Cincinnati/Sr. Surest thing in the draft. Will help replace Jayson Williams, who may never play because of broken right leg. 2 Grizzlies Stromile Swift PF, 6'10", 220 LSU/Soph. With Swift and Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Vancouver could have the makings of a tremendous frontcourt. 3 Clippers Marcus Fizer PF, 6'9", 262 Iowa State/Jr. Dependable low-post scorer with superior shooting range, he hit 58.2% of his shots last season. 4 Bulls Darius Miles SF, 6'9", 202 East St. Louis (Ill.) High G.M. Jerry Krause has secretly lusted after Miles, perhaps the most exciting player in the draft. 5 Magic Chris Mihm C, 7'0", 265 Texas/Jr. Some doubt his toughness; will have something to prove after slipping to No. 5. 6 Hawks Courtney Alexander SG, 6'6", 205 Fresno State/Sr. Atlanta needs an athletic scorer after experiment with Isaiah Rider blew up last year. 7 Bulls Joel Przybilla C, 7'1", 243 Minnesota/Soph. With this shot blocker in the fold, all Chicago needs is Tracy McGrady to be back in business. 8 Cavaliers Iakovos Tsakalidis C, 7'3", 283 AEK (Greece) Cleveland will jump at Big Jake, 21, if it's clear by draft day that he's not contractually bound to AEK. 9 Rockets Olumide Oyedeji PF, 6'10", 240 DJK Würzburg (Germany) A 20-year-old rebounding whiz gets a chance to play alongside fellow Nigerian Hakeem Olajuwon. 10 Magic DerMarr Johnson SG, 6'9", 200 Cincinnati/Fr. If it fails to land McGrady, Orlando will need an athletic guard, and Johnson's size is a plus. 11 Celtics Etan Thomas PF, 6'10", 260 Syracuse/Sr. Rick Pitino hopes he has finally landed a big-time interior defender and shot blocker. 12 Mavericks Jerome Moiso PF, 7'0", 232 UCLA/Soph. Don Nelson must light a fire under this occasionally passive Parisian; will give Dallas four foreign players. 13 Magic Mike Miller SF, 6'9", 211 Florida/Soph. With flashy Miller still available, Orlando chooses not to go for a backup point guard. 14 Pistons Jamal Crawford PG, 6'5", 175 Michigan/Fr. Team president Joe Dumars takes a raw Wolverine over Michigan State's Mateen Cleaves. 15 Bucks Morris Peterson SF, 6'7", 218 Michigan State/Sr. Bucks go for a "veteran" collegian with three-point range from reigning NCAA champs. 16 Kings Quentin Richardson SG, 6'6", 223 DePaul/Soph. Another strong offensive option (17.9 ppg in two college seasons) for fast-breaking team. 17 Sonics Mamadou N'Diaye C, 7'0", 246 Auburn/Sr. Durable and explosive, this Senegalese is Auburn's alltime top shot blocker (241). 18 Clippers Erick Barkley PG, 6'1", 177 St. John's/Soph. Barkley is reunited with former high school teammate Lamar Odom. 19 Hornets Chris Carrawell SG, 6'6", 221 Duke/Sr. Solid team player (16.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 3.2 apg as senior) helps replace the late Bobby Phills. 20 76ers Marko Jaric SG, 6'7", 198 Fortitudo Bologna Not a huge surprise: Skilled, smart, 21-year-old Serb played well in Chicago predraft camp. 21 Raptors Keyon Dooling PG, 6'3", 184 Missouri/Soph. Fills a need at point guard while providing decent scoring ability (15.3 ppg in 1999-2000). 22 Knicks Donnell Harvey PF, 6'8", 220 Florida/Fr. Should have stayed in school, but New York bets he will eventually become an inside force. 23 Jazz Mateen Cleaves PG, 6'3", 210 Michigan State/Sr. Too good to be true? Utah lands heady successor to John Stockton, who will retire after this season. 24 Bulls Speedy Claxton PG, 5'11", 166 Hofstra/Sr. His nickname is no joke: If his jumper improves, Chicago will have found its playmaker. 25 Suns Jason Collier C, 7'0", 260 Georgia Tech/Sr. Averaged 14.6 points and 7.2 rebounds after escaping from Bob Knight in 1998. 26 Jazz Hidayet Turkoglu SF, 6'8", 202 Efes Pilsen (Turkey) Fantastic Turkish shooter could be a steal if he decides not to withdraw from the draft. 27 Pacers Soumaila Samake C, 7'1", 224 Cincinnati Stuff/IBL Native of Mali, played in Slovenia for three seasons; led IBL in blocks last year (2.7 per game). 28 Blazers Brad Millard C, 7'3", 360 St. Mary's/Sr. Portland gambles that bad feet will heal enough to fill Arvydas Sabonis's shoes in two years. 29 Lakers DeShawn Stevenson SG, 6'5", 210 Washington Union High Senior from Fresno almost attended Kansas; L.A. happy to school him for next three or four years.

 

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