From Deseret News archives:
Inside the NBA draft Shooters
TOP OF THE DRAFT
A point guard and a power forward, Memphis' Derrick Rose and Kansas State's Michael Beasley, will go 1-2 in Thursday's draft, in one order or another. But a shooter could follow, and the first likely will be Southern Cal's O.J. Mayo, who may go No. 3 though it may not be to Minnesota, which could move down from that spot.
Indiana shooting guard Eric Gordon, Italian small forward Danilo Gallinari (who may go to New York at 6 or New Jersey at 10), West Virginia small forward Joe Alexander (perhaps to Milwaukee at 8) all should fall sometime in lottery range (through 14). Mayo may develop into a combo guard, and Gordon supposedly is the total package offensively. LSU small forward Anthony Randolph is another possible lottery pick.
UTAH NOW
JAZZ TIME
If any of them still happens to be on the board when the Jazz pick 23rd in Thursday's first round, Kansas' Brandon, Western Kentucky's Courtney Lee and Memphis' Chris Douglas-Roberts all would be considered by Utah. If one is tapped, Miles might be gone and Almond really would be pressed to perform. Rush and Lee may not, but Douglas-Roberts the glue behind Memphis' Final Four run could still be around that late in the draft.
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