NBA draft's Dazzling Dozen
Dick VitaleSPECIAL TO ESPN.COM
June 21, 2004
It's that special time of year when players young (high schoolers) and old (college seniors) get ready to live out their dreams of being drafted in the NBA. Over the past few months I've gone through and looked at these potential NBA diaper dandies to decide which players are in my Dazzling Dozen. This list isn't based on where these players will go in the draft, but how I rate them baby!
1. Emeka Okafor, UConn, 6-10, PF
2. Dwight Howard, 6-10, Southwest Atlanta Christian, PF
3. Luol Deng, 6-8, Duke, SF
4. Shaun Livingston, 6-7, Peoria Central, PG
5. Andre Iguodala, 6-7, Arizona, SG
6. Ben Gordon, 6-2, UConn, PG
7. Devin Harris, 6-3, Wisconsin, PG
8. Josh Childress, 6-7, Stanford, SF
9. Pavel Podkolzine, 7-5, Russia, C
10. Jameer Nelson, 6-0, St. Joe's, PG
11. Josh Smith, 6-8, Oak Hill Academy, SF
12. Luke Jackson, 6-7, Oregon, SG
Dick Vitale coached the Detroit Pistons and the University of Detroit in the 1970s before broadcasting ESPN's first college basketball game in 1979 (he has been an ESPN analyst ever since). Send a question for Vitale for possible use on ESPNEWS.  Send this story to a friend | Most sent stories
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