2013 NBA Draft Preview - International Prospects

Here is a list of the top international prospects in this year’s draft.

Top International Prospects

1.    PG Dennis Schroeder, 6’2” 168, Intl. '93, Germany

2.    SG/SF Sergey Karasev, 6’7” 197, Intl.-’93, Russia

3.    SF Giannis Adetokoubo, 6’9” 196, Intl.-’94, Greece

4.    C Lucas Nogueira, 7’0” 220, Intl.-’92, Brazil

5.    PF Livio Jean-Charles, 6’9” 217, Intl.-’93, France

6.    C Rudy Gorbet, 7’2” 238, Intl.-’92, France

7.    SG Alex Abrines, 6’5” 190, Intl.-’93, Spain

8.    C/PF Marko Todorovic, 6’11” 240, Intl.-’92,  Montenegro

9.    SG/PG Nemanja Nevodic, 6’4” 200, Intl.-‘91, Serbia

10.  PF Bojan Dubljevic, 6’10” 242, Intl.’ 91, Montenegro

11.  PF Augusto Lima, 6’10” 234, Intl.’ 91, Brazil

12.  PF Joffrey Lauvergne, 6’11” 225,  Intl.’ 91, France

13.  SF Oleksander Lypovyy, 6’8” 200, Intl.-’91, Ukraine

14.  C Vitalis Chikoko, 6’10” 219, Intl.-’91, Zimbabwe

15.  C Dejan Musli, 7’0” 262, Intl.-’91, Serbia

Mock draft coming next

2013 NBA Draft Preview - Centers

Here is a list of the top center prospects in this year’s draft. 

Top Center Prospects

1.   Alex Len, 7’1” 255, So., Maryland

NBA Comparison: A more athletic Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Strength: Extremely quick for his size

Weakness: Durability issues

2.   Cody Zeller, 7’0” 230, So., Indiana

NBA Comparison: Pau Gasol

Strength: Ridiculous athlete for a 7-footer

Weakness: Not a dominant shot-blocker

3.   Nerlens Noel, 6’11” 206, Fr., Kentucky

NBA Comparison: Theo Ratliff

Strength: Defensive ability

Weakness: Extremely thin

4.   Steven Adams, 7’0” 255, Fr., Pitt

NBA Comparison: A stronger Robin Lopez

Strength: Offensive rebounding

Weakness: Still a work in progress

5.   Mason Plumlee, 7’0” 238, Sr., Duke

NBA Comparison: Jeff Foster

Strength: Running the floor

Weakness: Post-game needs work

6.   Kelly Olynyk, 7’0” 234, Jr., Gonzaga

Strength: Ability to score in the post

Weakness: Short arms for his height

7.   Gorgui Dieng, 6’11” 230, Jr., Louisville

Strength: His mobility

Weakness: Lack of post-up moves

8.   Lucas Nogueira, 7’0” 220, Intl.-’92, Brazil

Strength: Moving without the ball

Weakness: Extremely raw

9.   Mike Muscala, 6’11” 230, Sr., Bucknell

Strength: Great defensive rebounder

Weakness: Low level of competition

10. Rudy Gorbet, 7’2” 238, Intl.-’92, France

Strength: Super-long wingspan

Weakness: Extremely efficient on offense

11. Jeff Withey, 7’0” 222, Sr., Kansas

Strength: Good-timing when blocking shots

Weakness: Lacks lateral quickness

12. Marko Todorovic, 6’11” 240, Intl.-’92,  Montenegro

Strength: Very versatile

Weakness: Might be better suited to play PF

13. DeWayne Dedmon, 6’11” 238, So., USC

Strength: Aggressive defender

Weakness: Foul-prone

14. Colton Iverson, 7’0” 260, Sr., Colorado State

Strength: Playing in a half-court set

Weakness: Needs to be more consistent on offense and defense

15. Zeke Marshall, 7’0” 235, Sr., Akron

Strength: Great shot-blocking ability

Weakness: Lacks aggressiveness on offense

Top international prospects coming tomorrow