Complete list: Who's In, who's out of 2007 draft?
By Chad Ford
ESPN.com
This is the time of year when college players begin to declare their intentions for the NBA draft.
For the most part, information received at this time of year is fairly unreliable.
Two years ago at this time, both Chris Paul and Marvin Williams were saying they wanted to return to school. We all know how that went.
But Joakim Noah, Al Horford, Corey Brewer and Josh McRoberts all decided to stay in school last season, and there seems to be a growing desire among players to stick around college for another season, even when their draft stock is high.
College underclassmen as well as international players who don't turn 22 this year have until April 29 to declare themselves eligible for the NBA draft.
Last year, 94 underclassmen and international players declared for the draft. However, 47 withdrew before the deadline, leaving 37 college underclassmen and 10 international players under the age of 22.
Who's in and who's out this year? To find out, I spoke with a number of NBA executives, scouts, NBA player agents and individuals close to players making the decision.
We'll update the list over the course of the next six weeks.
IN THE DRAFT
Players who have officially declared for the 2007 NBA draft:
Chris Daniels, C, Texas A&M-Corpus Cristi*
Glen Davis, F, LSU
Dominic McGuire, F, Fresno State*
Josh McRoberts, F, Duke
Jason Smith, PF, Colorado State*
* To preserve college eligibility, player has not hired an agent
ONE FOOT IN THE DOOR
Players who are leaning toward declaring for the draft but haven't officially announced their intentions:
Arron Afflalo, SG, UCLA
Corey Brewer, SG, Florida
Kevin Durant, F, Texas
Taurean Green, PG, Florida
DeVon Hardin, C, California
Spencer Hawes, C, Washington
Josh Heytvelt, PF, Gonzaga
Al Horford, PF, Florida
Marcelus Kemp, SG, Nevada
Ty Lawson, PG, North Carolina
Joakim Noah, F/C, Florida
Greg Oden, C, Ohio State
Gabriel Pruitt, PG, USC
Brandon Rush, SG, Kansas
Rodney Stuckey, SG, Eastern Washington
Marcus Williams, SF, Arizona
Sean Williams, C, Boston College
Brandan Wright, PF, North Carolina
Nick Young, SG, USC
50-50
Players who are still deciding about whether to declare for the draft:
Ryan Anderson, PF, California
Darrell Arthur, PF, Kansas
Chase Budinger, SG, Arizona
Earl Clark, SG, Louisville
Sherron Collins, PG, Kansas
Darren Collison, PG, UCLA
Daequan Cook, SG, Ohio State
Javaris Crittenton, PG, Georgia Tech
JamesOn Curry, SG, Oklahoma State
Stephen Curry, SG, Davidson
Wayne Ellington, SG, North Carolina
Jeff Green, SF, Georgetown
Malik Hairston, SG, Oregon
Tyler Hansbrough, PF, North Carolina
Paul Harris, SG, Syracuse
Gerald Henderson, SG, Duke
Richard Hendrix, PF, Alabama
Roy Hibbert, C, Georgetown
Dominic James, PG, Marquette
Chris Lofton, SG, Tennessee
Eric Maynor, PG, Virginia Commonwealth
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, F, UCLA
Jawann McClellan, SG, Arizona
Tasmin Mitchell, SF, LSU
Tyrese Rice, PG, Boston College
Richard Roby, SG, Colorado
Sean Singletary, PG, Virginia
Tyler Smith, SF, Iowa
Ronald Steele, PG, Alabama
Bryce Taylor, SG, Oregon
Hasheem Thabeet, C, UConn
D.J. White, PF, Indiana
Thaddeus Young, SF, Georgia Tech
INTERNATIONAL
International players under 22 years old who have declared or who are likely to declare:
Alexis Ajinca, PF, France
Stanko Barac, C, Bosnia
Nicolas Batum, SF, France
Marco Belinelli, SG, Italy
Vladimir Dasic, PF, Serbia
Goran Dragic, PG, Slovenia
Kyrylo Fesenko, C, Ukraine
Danilo Gallinari, SF, Italy
Vladimir Golubovic, C, Serbia
Yi Jianlian, F, China
Anton Ponkrashov, PG, Russia
Ante Tomic, C, Croatia
Artem Zabelin, C, Russia
OUT
Players who have officially announced they will return to college next year:
D. J. Augustin, PG, Texas
Mario Chalmers, PG, Kansas
Mike Conley, PG, Ohio State
Brook Lopez, C, Stanford
Robin Lopez, C, Stanford
Julian Wright, F, Kansas
SOURCE: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2...had&page=InOut
Complete list: Who's In, who's out of 2007 draft?
