Draft Capsule: Kirk Hinrich

VITALS: 6-3, 190, senior, Kansas

OVERVIEW: Hinrich had an illustrious four-year career at Kansas, leading the Jayhawks to back-to-back Final Fours his last two years. Hinrich averaged 17.3 points and 3.5 assists last season for Kansas, which went 30-8. Hinrich was an All-Big 12 first team selection and was also named to the All-Final Four team. The Iowa native is a decent shooter who made 41 percent of his 3-pointers a year ago. He averaged 6.9 assists as a sophomore and his numbers went down in that department in his final two years of college as he took on more of a scoring load.

LIKELY DRAFT POSITION: The Bucks (8), Wizards (10) and Warriors (11) are the favorite to select Hinrich, but do not count out the Clippers (6) and Sonics (12, 14), who also are looking for a point guard. The Magic (15) are a candidate to try and trade up for Hinrich, and the Knicks (9) would pick Hinrich if they could deal one of their existing playmakers.

COMPARATIVE UPSIDE: Sam Cassell, Gilbert Arenas

COMPARATIVE DOWNSIDE: Rex Walters

ROLE PROJECTION: Future starter.

POSITIVES: Hinrich is a tough kid who knows the game. He does not often get credit for his athleticism, but he is quick with good hops. Furthermore, Hinrich has above-average size at point guard and makes people around him better. With a strong outside shot and all the attributes that one looks for in a floor general, it is hard to believe that Hinrich will fail at the next level.

SHORTCOMINGS: The biggest strength of Hinrich's game is his lack of weaknesses. Coaches will likely ask him to get stronger in order to improve defensively, but by no means is Hinrich a liability on that end of the floor.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: "Kirk Hinrich is a very solid player. He's got four years (in college), is a good defender, has good speed and quickness, shoots the outside shot real well, and comes from a great program." Milwaukee Bucks general manager Ernie Grunfeld