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2013 Positional Rankings

Updated: 3/6/13 10:38 pm

 Point GuardsComments
1.Marcus Smart 6-4 225 PG Oklahoma State Fr. Off the charts leadership/intangibles. Ability to impact as FR sets him apart.
2.Michael Carter-Williams 6-6 185 PG Syracuse So. 6'6 PG. One of nation's ast leaders. Older SO. Shoplifting incident might hurt.
3.CJ McCollum 6-3 197 PG/SG Lehigh Sr. Solidified himself in many scouts minds before season ending INJ.
4.Trey Burke 6-1 190 PG Michigan So. Small but scrappy, competitive leader. 6'5 wingspan helps offset lack of height.
5.Myck Kabongo 6-2 180 PG Texas So. Great quicks but struggled as a FR. Will have 1/3 of season to prove his talent.
6.Spencer Dinwiddie 6-5 190 PG/SG Colorado So. Combo guard similar to former Buff Alec Burks. Effective running the point.
7.Isaiah Canaan 6-0 190 PG Murray St. Sr. A tank with good leadership and scoring. Not a true PG, however.
8.Lorenzo Brown 6-5 189 PG/SG NC State Jr. Older JR. Came into season as many scout's top PG prospect. Slipped some.
9.Nate Wolters 6-5 196 PG South Dakota St. Sr. Getting comparisons to Pistol Pete from NBA scouts is never a bad thing.
10.Andre Hollins 6-1 200 PG Minnesota So. Bigtime scorer: put 41 on hometown Memphis early in yr. Likely to return.
Keith Appling 6-1 190 PG Michigan St. Jr., Ryan Boatright 6-0 160 PG UConn So., Deonte Burton 6-1 190 PG Nevada Jr., Jahii Carson 5-10 175 PG Arizona St. Fr., Will Cherry 6-1 181 PG Montana Sr., Semaj Christon 6-3 187 PG Xavier Fr., Bryce Cotton 6-1 165 PG Providence Jr., Aaron Craft 6-2 195 PG Ohio State Jr., Matthew Dellavedova 6-4 190 PG/SG St. Mary's Sr., Kevin Foster 6-2 210 PG/SG Santa Clara Sr., Jerian Grant 6-5 200 PG/SG Notre Dame So., Erick Green 6-3 180 PG/SG Virginia Tech Sr., Ryan Harrow 6-0 165 PG Georgia St. So., Pierre Jackson 5-10 176 PG Baylor Sr., Carl Jones 5-11 160 PG St. Joseph's Sr., Shane Larkin 5-11 171 PG Miami So., Mark Lyons 6-1 190 PG/SG Arizona Sr., Anthony Marshall 6-3 200 PG UNLV Sr., Ray McCallum 6-1 190 PG Detroit Jr., Shabazz Napier 6-1 182 PG UConn Jr., Phil Pressey 5-11 177 PG Missouri Jr., Nemanja Nedovic 6-3 190 PG/SG Lietuvos Rytas 1991, Chasson Randle 6-1 180 PG/SG Stanford So., Peyton Siva 6-1 181 PG Louisville Sr., Markel Starks 6-1 175 PG Georgetown Jr.
 Shooting GuardsComments
1.Ben McLemore 6-5 190 SG Kansas Fr. #1 pick/superstar potential. Sensational at times, still figuring out capabilities.
2.Victor Oladipo 6-4 213 SG/SF Indiana Jr. One of nation's top defenders. Has improved as much as anyone from soph yr.
3.Markel Brown 6-3 190 SG Oklahoma State Jr. Freakish ATH who has added a J this season. Must improve on ISO ability.
4.Tim Hardaway Jr 6-6 200 SG Michigan Jr. Plays with great intensity. Lacks a great first step but has good ATH, shooting.
5.Archie Goodwin 6-5 189 SG Kentucky Fr. Great ATH. Almost obligated to leave w/ UK recruiting class. Raw, not ready.
6.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 6-6 205 SG Georgia So. Not flashy but effective. Underrated ATH w/ length & smooth scoring ability.
7.Allen Crabbe 6-6 197 SG California Jr. Pure shooter. Decent ATH. Needs to continue developing strength, handle.
8.Gary Harris 6-4 205 SG Michigan St. Fr. Smooth 2-guard with advanced skills/scoring for a freshman. Solid athlete.
9.CJ Wilcox 6-5 195 SG Washington Jr. Bigtime shooter but being slowed down by a stress fracture in his foot.
10.Rodney Purvis 6-3 195 PG/SG UConn Fr. Undersized combo. Explosive scorer. Sort of a poor man's Gilbert Arenas.
Alex Abrines 6-6 190 SG Barcelona Regal 1993, Jordan Adams 6-5 220 SG/SF UCLA Fr., Wayne Blackshear 6-5 230 SG/SF Louisville So., Vander Blue 6-5 197 PG/SG Marquette Jr., Kenny Boynton 6-2 190 PG/SG Florida Sr., Jabari Brown 6-5 205 SG Missouri So., Reggie Bullock 6-7 200 SG/SF North Carolina Jr., Seth Curry 6-2 180 PG/SG Duke Sr., Fuquan Edwin 6-6 205 SG/SF Seton Hall Jr., PJ Hairston 6-4 220 SG/SF North Carolina So., Elijah Johnson 6-2 195 PG/SG Kansas Sr., Geron Johnson 6-3 200 SG Memphis Jr., Nick Johnson 6-3 200 SG Arizona So., Sergey Karasev 6-7 197 SG/SF BC Triumph 1993, Ricardo Ledo 6-6 197 SG Providence Fr., Sheldon McClellan 6-4 200 SG Texas So., Rodney McGruder 6-4 205 SG Kansas State Sr., Jordan McRae 6-5 180 SG Tennessee Jr., Brandon Paul 6-4 200 SG Illinois Sr., Norman Powell 6-4 215 SG UCLA So., Klemen Prepelic 6-3 180 PG/SG Union Olimpija 1992, Durand Scott 6-5 203 SG Miami Sr., Russ Smith 6-0 165 PG/SG Louisville Jr., Michael Snaer 6-5 200 SG Florida St. Sr., Rasheed Sulaimon 6-4 190 PG/SG Duke Fr.
 Small ForwardsComments
1.Otto Porter 6-9 200 SF Georgetown So. Defensive dynamo. outworks comp. Effective, unorthodox shot. Top 10 pick.
2.Shabazz Muhammad 6-6 225 SF UCLA Fr. Character/work ethic better than current perception. Needs to advance skill level.
3.Glenn Robinson III 6-6 210 SF Michigan Fr. Lil Big Dog has perimeter skills, pro ATH & bloodlines. Needs consistency.
4.Doug McDermott 6-7 225 SF Creighton Jr. Draws comparisons to Adam Morrison due to case of WMD. Shooter/competitor.
5.Rodney Williams 6-7 200 SF Minnesota Sr. Prototype SF ATH but lacks perimeter skills. Used mostly as 4 throughout career.
6.Jerami Grant 6-8 205 SF Syracuse Fr. Son of Harvey Grant. Just a freshman but shows a lot of long term potential.
7.CJ Fair 6-7 225 SF Syracuse Jr. Offensive game has shown solid development. Thick legs slow him some.
8.Branden Dawson 6-6 230 SF Michigan St. So. Bigtime ATH coming off a knee injury. Has some intriguing skills.
9.DeShaun Thomas 6-6 220 SF/PF Ohio State Jr. Just gets buckets. Lack of foot speed limits potential.
10.Kyle Anderson 6-9 235 SF UCLA Fr. Slo-mo has flashy ball skills, but lack of footspeed limits ability to utilize them.
Jordan Aboudou 6-6 210 SG/SF Chalon 1991, Giannis Adetokoubo 6-9 205 SF/PF Filathlitikos 1994, De'Mon Brooks 6-6 227 SF Davidson Jr., Linos Chrysikopoulos 6-9 210 SF PAOK 1992, Will Clyburn 6-7 210 SG/SF Iowa St. Sr., Robert Covington 6-7 209 SF Tennessee State Sr., DeAndre Daniels 6-8 195 SF UConn So., Daniel Diez 6-8 210 SF Lagun Aro GBC 1993, James Ennis 6-7 200 SG/SF Long Beach State Sr., Carrick Felix 6-6 203 SG/SF Arizona St. Sr., Eric Ferguson 6-8 210 SF/PF Georgia Southern Jr., Jamaal Franklin 6-5 191 SG/SF San Diego St. Jr., Solomon Hill 6-7 226 SF Arizona Sr., Rodney Hood 6-8 210 SF Duke So., Josh Huestis 6-7 230 SF Stanford Jr., Livio Jean-Charles 6-9 217 SF/PF ASVEL Villeubanne 1993, Oleksandr Lypovyy 6-8 192 SF BC Donetsk 1991, Amath Mbaye 6-9 215 SF Oklahoma Jr., Travis McKie 6-7 205 SF Wake Forest Jr., LeBryan Nash 6-7 230 SF Oklahoma State So., Kevin Parrom 6-6 220 SG/SF Arizona Sr., Andre Roberson 6-7 206 SF/PF Colorado Jr., LaQuinton Ross 6-7 220 SF Ohio State So., JaKarr Sampson 6-8 205 SF St. Johns Fr., Tony Snell 6-7 198 SG/SF New Mexico Jr.
 Power ForwardsComments
1.Nerlens Noel 6-11 206 PF/C Kentucky Fr. Dominant shot blocking makes him intriguing. ACL inj.puts status in question.
2.Anthony Bennett 6-7 240 SF/PF UNLV Fr. Legit NPOY candidate as FR. Massive hands/arms w/ skilled face up game.
3.Mason Plumlee 6-11 238 PF Duke Sr. Sr run/jump big w/ lotto potential. A little robotic especially his offensive game.
4.Dario Saric 6-10 225 SF/PF Cibona Zagreb 1994 Plays all 5 positions in Europe. Needs to evolve into NBA PF due to footspeed.
5.James McAdoo 6-9 230 SF/PF North Carolina So. Lacks a pos. but has talent. Fluidity, energy, intensity and focus disappointing.
6.Alex Poythress 6-8 240 SF/PF Kentucky Fr. Tweener w NBA frame and bigtime ATH. Needs better energy/consistency.
7.Tony Mitchell 6-9 236 SF/PF North Texas So. Beast athlete 6'8 but 7'3 wingspan. No improvement from FR a concern.
8.Isaiah Austin 7-0 205 PF/C Baylor Fr. Baylor's track record does no favors. Painfully skinny but long, quality shooter.
9.Lucas Nogueira 7-0 220 PF/C Estudiantes 1992 A 7-footer with a 7-6 wingspan and excellent fluidity. Heart and toughness?
10.CJ Leslie 6-9 209 SF/PF NC State Jr. Freakish ATH w/ 1st round buzz. Pos, skill dev. & body language all concerns.
Brandon Ashley 6-8 235 PF Arizona Fr., CJ Aiken 6-9 200 SF/PF St. Joseph's Jr., Chane Behanan 6-6 250 PF Louisville So., Khem Birch 6-9 220 PF/C UNLV So., Alec Brown 7-1 225 C Wisconsin Green Bay Jr., Clint Capela 6-9 220 SF/PF Chalon 1994, Jackie Carmichael 6-9 240 PF Illinois State Sr., Rakeem Christmas 6-9 240 PF Syracuse So., Bojan Dubljevic 6-9 235 PF/C Valencia 1991, Shaq Goodwin 6-9 246 PF Memphis Fr., Elias Harris 6-7 240 SF/PF Gonzaga Sr., Richard Howell 6-7 250 PF NC State Sr., Grant Jerrett 6-10 232 PF Arizona Fr., Cory Jefferson 6-9 235 PF Baylor Jr., Kenny Kadji 6-10 242 PF/C Miami Sr., Ryan Kelly 6-11 230 PF Duke Sr., Maximilian Kleber 6-10 212 SF/PF Brose Basket 1992, Joffrey Lauvergne 6-11 240 PF/C KK Partizan 1991, Augusto Lima 6-9 240 PF Unicaja Malaga 1991, Mike Moser 6-8 210 SF/PF Oregon Jr., Eric Moreland 6-10 215 PF Oregon St. So., , Erik Murphy 6-10 240 PF Florida Sr., Aaric Murray 6-10 250 PF/C West Virginia Jr., Derrick Nix 6-9 270 PF/C Michigan St. Sr.
 CentersComments
1.Cody Zeller 7-0 230 PF/C Indiana So. Not fiery/flashy. A gazelle in open floor & great feel/skill level. #1 pick potential.
2.Alex Len 7-1 255 C Maryland So. Has trailed off after great start. Bigs with his size/ agility aren't in abundance.
3.Willie Cauley-Stein 7-0 245 C Kentucky Fr. Shows high potential due to body / ATH. but very raw feel for the game.
4.Kelly Olynyk 7-0 234 PF/C Gonzaga Jr. One of biggest breakout surprises. Used red shirt yr to polish post skills. Slow.
5.Rudy Gobert 7-2 238 C Cholet 1992 7'9 wingspan. Lacks fluidity but 7's w/ touch are rare commodity. Project.
6.Kaleb Tarczewski 7-0 260 C Arizona Fr. Unlikely to leave this year but a future 1st rounder. Has emeged late in season.
7.Jeff Withey 7-0 222 C Kansas Sr. Potential 1st round due to shot blocking. Has 2 left feet. Future NBA back up.
8.Steven Adams 7-0 255 C Pittsburgh Fr. Still figuring things out but shows good size/ath and spirit. Needs time.
9.Gorgui Dieng 6-11 230 C Louisville Jr. Added noticeable strength this offseason. Legs are stiff but legit shot blocker.
10.AJ Hammons 7-0 280 C Purdue Fr. Appears a year away but has intriguing combo of size/ATH/strength and touch.
Jordan Bachynski 7-2 243 C Arizona St. Jr., Dewayne Dedmon 6-11 240 C USC Jr., Jordan Henriquez 6-11 240 PF/C Kansas State Sr., Prince Ibeh 6-11 245 PF/C Texas Fr., Colton Iverson 7-0 263 PF/C Colorado St. Sr., Mouhammadou Jaiteh 6-11 249 PF/C Boulogne 1994, Joel James 6-10 260 PF/C North Carolina Fr., Przemek Karnowski 7-1 305 C Gonzaga Fr., Mindaugas Kupsas 7-1 265 C Lietkabelis 1991, Rasmus Larsen 7-0 220 PF/C Manresa 1994, Zeke Marshall 7-0 235 C Akron Sr., AJ Matthews 7-1 220 C Farmingdale State Sr., Trevor Mbakwe 6-8 236 PF/C Minnesota Sr., Mitch McGary 6-10 260 PF/C Michigan Fr., Mike Muscala 6-11 230 PF/C Bucknell Sr., Aziz NDiaye 7-0 260 C Washington Sr., Chris Obekpa 6-9 223 PF/C St. Johns Fr., Cameron Ridley 6-9 270 C Texas Fr., Joshua Smith 6-10 305 C Georgetown Jr., Tony Woods 6-11 250 C Oregon Sr., Adam Woodbury 7-1 230 C Iowa Fr., Patric Young 6-8 250 PF Florida Jr., Wang Zhelin 7-0 251 C Fujian XX 1994