NBA Draft refugees who could be heading to Europe

¹²³ · Jul 16, 2009

Remember those experts who proclaim that “The 2009 Draft is one of the worst since 2001 and Kwame Brown,” and/or “There are no players worth mentioning.” No, we are not in the same situation of 2003 (the year of LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh), neither 2004 (with Dwight Howard, Ben Gordon, Devin Harris, Loul Deng, Andre Iguodala, Al Jefferson, Jameer Nelson), but we cannot say a Blake Griffin as first overall pick is far from Andrea Bargnani at number one.

At the moment, the 2009 class boasts few stars but many good players, with some left undrafted; a standing of “average” in this draft class, though, might not be as bad as the experts would have us believe. There is a plethora of unselected seniors, as well as quite a few second-round picks sure not to make their prospective squads and soon to be directed to Europe, which they will understand may be the best solution for their development, albeit not necessarily for their wallets. So let’s take a look at a list of the American unwanted whom European clubs might consider useful.
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