Aran Smith from nbadraft.net fills us in with who he thinks has helped and hurt their draft stock in the early going of the season.
The players that he believes have helped their stock:
- Wake Forest Sophomore SF/PF Al-Farouq Aminu
- Syracuse Junior SF Wesley Johnson
- Ohio State Junior SG Evan Turner
- Kansas Freshman SG Xavier Henry
- Oklahoma Junior SG James Anderson
- Tennessee Sophomore SG Scotty Hopson
The players that he believes have hurt their stock:
- Kentucky Freshman PF/C DeMarcus Cousins
- North Carolina Sophomore PF Ed Davis
- Georgetown Sophomore PF Greg Monroe
- UCLA Sophomore PG/SG Malcolm Lee
- Texas Freshman PG/SG Avery Bradley
I agree with Aran on just about everything that he says in the article, but I believe that it is still a tad early to say that someone has really helped or hurt their stock after roughly one week into the season. I’m not sure how much stock you can put into a few guys that are beating up on ‘cupcake’ teams. Once teams start to get about 10 or so games in, then I believe you can start to judge who’s helped or done damage to their draft stock.
Look for me to post scouting reports on all of the players listed above, along with many more over the next week or so.
Posted by Jack Kett 