<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Players are asked to bench press 185 pounds as many times as they can, test their vertical jump two ways (no step and maximum) and run several drills to measure speed and lateral quickness.</div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">North Carolina's David Noel tested as the top athlete in the draft. He was followed by Arkansas' Ronnie Brewer, Louisiana Lafayette's Dwyane Mitchell, Michigan's Daniel Horton, Memphis' Rodney Carney, Villanova's Randy Foye, Louisville's Taquan Dean, Georgetown's Brandon Bowman, Maryland's Nik Caner-Medley and UNLV's Louis Amundson.</div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Last year Joey Graham (Raptors) rated as the top athlete in the draft, boosting his draft stock. Rashad McCants (Timberwolves) and Luther Head (Rockets) also finished in the top 10 and saw a nice little bump to their stock, too.</div> Kind of a surprise, imo, that Noel is at the top.
Top athlete doesn't necessarily mean best player, however it certainly helps your stock since everyone wants athletes not basketball players. I think the best player in the draft is probably going to be Rodney Carney depending on where he goes.
