Mario Chalmers of the Kansas Jayhawks has all the tools to be a solid backup point guard in the NBA for a long time. In the 2008 NBA Draft, Chalmers would likely get picked in the beginning of the second round. If he were to get lucky, he might crack the end of the first round.
NBA scouts like a lot about Chalmers’ game. He’s a very active and dedicated defender who is great at coming up with steals. He has good size to defend against point guards and knows how to use his quickness to his …read more

With the Memphis Tigers in the 2008 National Championship game, Chris Douglas-Roberts has seen his 2008 NBA Draft stock rise and rise. Coming into the tournament, Douglas-Roberts was seen as a second round pick. Currently, the shooting 6-foot-7 guard is being projected by NBA scouts to be picked in the mid to late first round.
When looking at him, scouts have tended to let the negatives outweigh the positives. Douglas-Roberts is skinny, not very strong and his outside shot isn’t especially deadly. Many scouts have wondered whether Douglas-Roberts has the body to be an NBA player.
However, now …read more

Yet another Rush is going to be in the NBA soon. Following his older brothers JaRon Rush and Kareem Rush, Brandon Rush will make his NBA dream come true soon. Currently a member of Kansas’ Final Four team, Rush is projected to be a late first round pick or an early second round pick in the 2008 NBA Draft.
At the end of his sophomore season, Brandon Rush was expecting to jump to the NBA. However, a torn ACL delayed his plans. He rehabilitated his knee and now his NBA stock is rehabilitated as well. With …read more

When it comes to pure point guards, few in the 2008 NBA Draft class can match Darren Collison’s skills. Collison, who currently has UCLA in the Final Four, is a team-first point guard who can do it all.
His ballhandling is very solid. He can pass the ball. He’s an accomplished scorer. Shooting-wise, he’s one of the best in the nation – from the field, from beyond the arc and from the free throw line. Defensively, he has the potential to be a lockdown defender.
The main knock on him is his size. At 6-feet and …read more