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2004 NBA Draft Lottery |
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Top 25 Player Profiles |
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How The Lottery Works |
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2004 NBA Mock Lottery: Version 2.0 July 3, 2003 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers | Dwight Howard |
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Insider: Howard adds an athletic inside/outside presence that will work nicely with Darius Miles at the SF/PF positions. |
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Denver Nuggets | Pavel Podkolzine
C, Russia, 19 years |
| Insider: The Nuggets need a center to go along with their 3 young forwards, and although still a major project, if healthy, Podkolzine gives them size right away. | ||
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Toronto Raptors | Hakim Warrick |
| Insider: Hakim Warrick provides the Raptors with another athletic, ready to contribute player to fill out their lineup. | ||
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Charlotte Bobcats | Emeka Okafor |
| Insider: A hard working, rugged, and talented PF is essential the growth of any young team hoping to be great. | ||
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Miami Heat | Ben Gordon |
| Insider: The Heat need a young runner to play the point next to Butler, and Gordon, Butler's ex-teammate, is the sensible choice at this point. | ||
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Los Angeles Clippers | Kosta Perovic |
| Insider: Kosta Perovic will be a reasonable replacement in case one of their big men look elsewhere. | ||
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Memphis Grizzlies | Josh Smith |
| Insider: Memphis has been looking for some young, athletic, swingmen, especially after missing out on Carmelo Anthony last year, and Smith is the closest to Anthony that they'll find in this draft. | ||
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Chicago Bulls | Darius Rice |
| Insider: Rice adds a solid swingman to the Bulls to provide depth behind the oft-injured Eddie Robinson. | ||
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Atlanta Hawks | Al Jefferson
PF, Prentiss High School, HSSR. |
| Insider: The Hawks need another forward, and Jefferson could provide an athletic scoring boost of the bench while he is groomed by Robinson and Abdur-Rahim. | ||
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New York Knicks | Tiago Splitter |
| Insider: The Knicks still need bangers insider, and Splitter is that type of player. He also would lineup nicely with Chris Kaman in the frontcourt for years to come if the Knicks land him, and at least he provides injury insurance to oft-injured Antonio McDyess. | ||
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Washington Wizards | Raymond Felton |
| Insider: The Wiz still need a PG, and Felton is the best one available at this point. | ||
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Golden State Warriors | Jameer Nelson
PG, St. Joseph's JR. |
| Insider: The Warriors will need a long-term replacement if Arenas bolts, and Nelson, who pulled out in 2003, is a solid fit. | ||
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Seattle Supersonics | Sebastian Telfair
PG, Lincoln High School, HSSR. |
| Insider: Sources close to Telfair say that although he may head to Syracuse for at least one year, many other believe that the Brooklyn product may be compelled to enter the draft if he feels that waters are right. | ||
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Houston Rockets | Anderson Varejao
PF, Brazil, 21 Years |
| Insider: Houston is looking for a power forward to lineup next to Yao, and Varejao completes the international front-court nicely. | ||
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Notes |
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| All entrants are either
international or underclassmen, except Miami's
Darius Rice, meaning that
they have not stated their intentions for the 2004 NBA Draft as of the
present date. For a list of entrants, chose one of the following links: College Seniors l Underclassmen l International |
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Draft Lottery History Book |
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By: Jordan Aibel |
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| A complete history of the NBA Draft Lottery, featuring year-by-year overviews, player rankings, and much more.... | ||
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Available May 2004 |
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Click HERE for details |
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