Ranking the 2008 NBA Draft
Prospects
minimum 500 minutes played in college in 2007-08
Statistics are per 48 minutes played
Win Score = PTS
+ REB + STL + ½*BLK + ½*AST – FGA – ½*FTA – TO – ½*PF
WS40 = Win Score
per 40 minutes
Relative WS40 =
WS40 – Average WS40 at position played in NBA
|
Win Score Rank |
Pick |
Draft Rank |
Player |
NBA Team |
College |
WS40 |
Relative WS40 |
|
1 |
2 |
2 |
Michael
Beasley |
Miami |
Kansas
State |
19.52 |
7.04 |
|
2 |
5 |
5 |
Kevin
Love |
Minnesota |
UCLA |
18.65 |
6.17 |
|
3 |
26 |
22 |
George
Hill |
San
Antonio |
Indiana
Purdue |
12.59 |
5.29 |
|
4 |
54 |
43 |
Maarty Leunen |
Houston |
Oregon |
14.97 |
5.05 |
|
5 |
30 |
26 |
J.
R. Giddens |
Boston |
New
Mexico |
13.34 |
4.91 |
|
6 |
49 |
39 |
Richard
Hendrix |
Golden
State |
Alabama |
16.47 |
3.99 |
|
7 |
12 |
11 |
Jason
Thompson |
Sacramento |
Rider |
16.30 |
3.82 |
|
8 |
33 |
27 |
Joey
Dorsey |
Portland |
Memphis |
16.28 |
3.80 |
|
9 |
16 |
15 |
Marreese Speights |
Philadelphia |
Florida |
16.22 |
3.74 |
|
10 |
34 |
28 |
Mario
Chalmers |
Miami |
Kansas |
10.38 |
3.08 |
|
11 |
51 |
41 |
Shan
Foster |
Dallas |
Vanderbilt |
11.30 |
2.87 |
|
12 |
29 |
25 |
D.J.
White |
Seattle |
Indiana |
15.10 |
2.62 |
|
13 |
21 |
19 |
Ryan
Anderson |
New
Jersey |
California |
14.47 |
1.99 |
|
14 |
22 |
20 |
Courtney
Lee |
Orlando |
Western
Kentucky |
9.86 |
1.43 |
|
15 |
52 |
42 |
Darnell
Jackson |
Miami |
Kansas |
13.70 |
1.22 |
|
16 |
1 |
1 |
Derrick
Rose |
Chicago |
Memphis |
8.51 |
1.21 |
|
17 |
40 |
33 |
Chris
Douglas-Roberts |
New
Jersey |
Memphis |
9.54 |
1.11 |
|
18 |
19 |
18 |
J.
J. Hickson |
Cleveland |
North
Carolina State |
13.24 |
0.76 |
|
19 |
17 |
16 |
Roy
Hibbert |
Indiana |
Georgetown |
12.89 |
0.59 |
|
20 |
48 |
38 |
Malik Hairston |
San
Antonio |
Oregon |
8.85 |
0.42 |
|
21 |
50 |
40 |
DeVon Hardin |
Oklahoma |
California |
12.52 |
0.23 |
|
22 |
38 |
31 |
Kyle
Weaver |
Charlotte |
Washington
State |
8.42 |
-0.01 |
|
23 |
13 |
12 |
Brandon
Rush |
Indiana |
Kansas |
8.32 |
-0.11 |
|
24 |
42 |
34 |
Sean
Singletary |
Sacramento |
Virginia |
6.51 |
-0.79 |
|
25 |
35 |
29 |
DeAndre Jordan |
LA
Clippers |
Texas
A&M |
10.90 |
-1.40 |
|
26 |
4 |
4 |
Russell
Westbrook |
Oklahoma |
UCLA |
5.81 |
-1.48 |
|
27 |
43 |
35 |
Patrick
Ewing Jr. |
Sacramento |
Georgetown |
8.43 |
-1.50 |
|
28 |
10 |
9 |
Brook
Lopez |
New
Jersey |
Stanford |
10.76 |
-1.54 |
|
29 |
11 |
10 |
Jerryd Bayless |
Portland |
Arizona |
5.73 |
-1.57 |
|
30 |
9 |
8 |
D.J.
Augustin |
Charlotte |
Texas |
5.72 |
-1.58 |
|
31 |
18 |
17 |
JaVale McGee |
Washington |
Nevada |
10.71 |
-1.77 |
|
32 |
8 |
7 |
Joe
Alexander |
Milwaukee |
West
Virginia |
8.14 |
-1.78 |
|
33 |
47 |
37 |
Bill
Walker |
Boston |
Kansas
State |
8.04 |
-1.89 |
|
34 |
28 |
24 |
Donte Greene |
Memphis |
Syracuse |
8.01 |
-1.91 |
|
35 |
58 |
47 |
James
Gist |
San
Antonio |
Maryland |
10.55 |
-1.93 |
|
36 |
46 |
36 |
Trent
Plaisted |
Detroit |
Brigham
Young |
10.23 |
-2.07 |
|
37 |
23 |
21 |
Kosta Koufos |
Utah |
Ohio
State |
10.27 |
-2.21 |
|
38 |
37 |
30 |
Luc
Richard Mbah a Moute |
Milwaukee |
UCLA |
7.66 |
-2.26 |
|
39 |
39 |
32 |
Sonny
Weems |
Chicago |
Arkansas |
5.94 |
-2.49 |
|
40 |
3 |
3 |
O.J.
Mayo |
Memphis |
USC |
5.82 |
-2.61 |
|
41 |
56 |
45 |
Sasha
Kaun |
Oklahoma |
Kansas |
9.50 |
-2.79 |
|
42 |
27 |
23 |
Darrell
Arthur |
Memphis |
Kansas |
9.63 |
-2.85 |
|
43 |
7 |
6 |
Eric
Gordon |
LA
Clippers |
Indiana |
5.44 |
-2.99 |
|
44 |
15 |
14 |
Robin
Lopez |
Phoenix |
Stanford |
9.22 |
-3.08 |
|
45 |
59 |
48 |
Deron Washington |
Detroit |
Virginia
Tech |
6.32 |
-3.61 |
|
46 |
14 |
13 |
Anthony
Randolph |
Golden
State |
Louisiana
State |
8.80 |
-3.68 |
|
47 |
57 |
46 |
Joe
Crawford |
LA
Lakers |
Kentucky |
4.32 |
-4.11 |
|
48 |
55 |
44 |
Mike
Taylor |
LA
Clippers |
Iowa
State |
0.45 |
-6.84 |