By Adam Zagoria of ZagsBlog There may not be any NBA basketball this season, but it’s never too early to look ahead to the 2012 NBA Draft (however it will play out) and the potential stars of the future. With that in mind, here’s a look at how five projected top picks have done in the early part of the college season and how they are viewed by NBA scouts. **Anthony Davis, PF, Kentucky Through his first two college games under John Calipari, the 6-foot-10 Davis is
Zagoria Column: College, Pro Career of Maryland’s Len In Doubt
By Adam Zagoria of ZagsBlog Mark Turgeon’s near-term prospects as the head coach at Maryland — as well as the order of the 2012 NBA Draft — could hang on what the NCAA decides about a 7-foot-1, 225-pound man from the Ukraine. Olexiy “Alex” Len enrolled at Maryland in August and then made an impressive 10-minute appearance during Maryland’s March Madness Oct. 14. But at midnight that night, his 45-day window for practicing with the team expired and he is now waiting for the NCAA to rule on
Zagoria Column: Should Andre Drummond Come Out After One Year?
By Adam Zagoria of ZagsBlog Everything is all set up for Andre Drummond to be one-and-done at the University of Connecticut. The 6-foot-11, 277-pound center was named the Big East Preseason Rookie of the Year. He has been named to the Wayman Tisdale Award Preseason Watch List for the nation’s top freshman. And he is projected as the No. 2 overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft by DraftExpress.com. But just because Drummond can go as a lottery pick in next year’s draft, does that mean he should? “He has transcendent athletic ability and
Zagoria Column: After Long Road, Karron Johnson Hoping for 2012 NBA Draft
By Adam Zagoria of ZagsBlog No one has ever doubted Karron Johnson’s basketball talent. At 6-foot-8, 240 pounds, Johnson, of Division II Shaw University, has drawn comparisons to Tracy McGrady and Marquis Daniels. Johnson’s father was murdered when Karron was 5, and a series of academic and off-the-court issues prevented the Richmond, Va., native from ever making it into the Division 1 basketball ranks. “Karron’s talent has never been an issue,” said James Black, Johnson’s North Carolina-based mentor. “He does have NBA talent. But his path is going to be
Zagoria Column: Featured Future Pro, Kentucky’s Anthony Davis
By Adam Zagoria of ZagsBlog PISCATAWAY, N.J. — John Calipari has had a slew of one-and-done players during his tenures at Memphis and Kentucky. But he has to go back to his UMass days to find a proper comparison for 6-foot-10, 220-pound Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis. “Marcus Camby,” Calipari said Friday at Rutgers at the first annual clinic to benefit The Brayden Carr Foundation. “Marcus Camby, same. [Davis] shoots it better. Marcus was bigger, but they’re both really good.” Calipari said Davis has worked especially well in tandem
Zagoria Column: Featured Future Pro, UCLA’s Kyle Anderson
By Adam Zagoria of ZagsBlog Kyle Anderson isn’t on DraftExpress.com’s 2013 Mock Draft board just yet, but the talented point guard could end up in the NBA by 2014. The 6-foot-8 Anderson out of Jersey City (N.J.) St. Anthony has an extremely high basketball IQ and has drawn comparisons to Magic Johnson, Jalen Rose and a young Lloyd Daniels. “He’s got a chance to be one-and-done, but he’s gotta play with some good players,” said one Division 1 assistant coach who recruited Anderson. “He’s gotta
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