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Saturday, July 7, 2012

NBA Draft analysis of players Royalty saw play in college this past season!

On Thursday, June 28th the NBA held its annual Draft at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.
The draft consisted of two rounds. 60 players were drafted including 9 from foreign countries. I wound up seeing 14 different players who were selected. 7 in the first round and 7 in the second round.

I'll go into further detail below.

1st Round Picks I saw play:

#8 Toronto Raptors Terrance Ross from University of Washington. I saw him score 19 points against Marquette at MSG in December at the Jimmy V Classic.

#15 Philadelphia 76ers Moe Harkless from St. John's University. I saw him play four times with the Red Storm at MSG.

#23 Atlanta Hawks John Jenkins from Vanderbilt. He scored 27 points against Harvard and he scored 13 points against Wisconsin at the Pit in Albuquerque during March Madness.

#25 Memphis Grizzlies Tony Wroten from University of Washington. I saw him score 13 points against Marquette at MSG in December at the Jimmy V Classic.

#27 Philadelphia 76ers (rights were traded from Miami Heat) Arnett Moultrie Mississippi State. I saw him score 8 points against Texas A & M at MSG in November.

#28 Oklahoma City Thunder Perry Jones from Baylor. He scored 2 points against South Dakota State and he scored 9 points against Colorado at the Pit in Albuquerque during March Madness.

#30 Golden State (Pick traded from San Antonio Spurs) Festus Ezeli from Vanderbilt. He scored 8 points against Harvard and he scored 14 points against Wisconsin at the Pit in Albuquerque during March Madness.

2nd Round Picks I saw play:

#31 Charlotte Bobcats Jeffery Taylor from Vanderbilt. He scored 15 points against Harvard and he scored 9 points against Wisconsin at the Pit in Albuquerque during March Madness.

#34 Dallas Mavericks Jae Crowder from Marquette. I saw him get 18 points including the game winning shot against the Washington Huskies as the Golden Eagles won, 79-77 at MSG in December at the Jimmy V Classic.

#38 Toronto Raptors Quincy Acy from Baylor. He scored 4 points against South Dakota State and he scored 7 points against Colorado at the Pit in Albuquerque during March Madness.

#39 Denver Nuggets Quincy Miller from Baylor. He scored 10 points against South Dakota State and he scored 8 points against Colorado at the Pit in Albuquerque during March Madness.

#44 Detroit Pistons Kim English from Missouri. I saw him score 15 points against Villanova at MSG in December at the Jimmy V Classic.

#55 Dallas Mavericks Darius Johnson-Odom from Marquette. I saw him score 23 points against Washington at MSG in December at the Jimmy V Classic.

#59 San Antonio Spurs Marcus Denmon from Missouri. I saw him score 28 points against Villanova at MSG in December at the Jimmy V Classic.

Thank you for reading and following along.

Yours truly,

Gary Herman

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