Chad Ford's Top 100 - 2011
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| RK | PLAYER | NAME | POS | HT | WT | AGE | RD | PK(OVR) | SCHOOL/COUNTRY | TEAM |
| 1 |  | Kyrie Irving | PG | 6-4 | 191 | 21 | 1 | 1(1) | Duke | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| May 23 Update: Is Kyrie Irving a lock for the No. 1 pick? No, ... more | ||||||||||
| 2 |  | Derrick Williams | PF | 6-9 | 248 | 22 | 1 | 2(2) | Arizona | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| May 26 Update: Williams tested well but not off the charts at the NBA ... more | ||||||||||
| 3 |  | Enes Kanter | C | 6-11 | 260 | 21 | 1 | 3(3) | Turkey | Utah Jazz |
| June 7 Update: So far, Kanter has been working out against proverbial chairs. His ... more | ||||||||||
| 4 |  | Jonas Valanciunas | C | 7-0 | 245 | 21 | 1 | 5(5) | Lithuania | Toronto Raptors |
| June 9 Update: This is an NBA draft that is devoid of big men, ... more | ||||||||||
| 5 |  | Brandon Knight | PG | 6-4 | 177 | 21 | 1 | 8(8) | Kentucky | Detroit Pistons |
| May 23 Update: NBA execs seem to be leaning toward Brandon Knight over Kemba ... more | ||||||||||
| 6 |  | Kawhi Leonard | SF | 6-7 | 228 | 21 | 1 | 15(15) | San Diego State | Indiana Pacers |
| June 7 Update: Leonard started working out for the first time on Sunday. He ... more | ||||||||||
| 7 |  | Tristan Thompson | PF | 6-9 | 227 | 22 | 1 | 4(4) | Texas | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| June 7 Update: Still trying to figure out the draft range for Tristan Thompson. ... more | ||||||||||
| 8 |  | Klay Thompson | SG | 6-7 | 206 | 23 | 1 | 11(11) | Washington State | Golden State Warriors |
| June 3 Update: Thompson closely. He has already had two high-profile workouts with the ... more | ||||||||||
| 9 |  | Kemba Walker | PG | 6-1 | 184 | 23 | 1 | 9(9) | Connecticut | Charlotte Bobcats |
| May 23 Update: NBA execs seem to be leaning toward Brandon Knight over Walker ... more | ||||||||||
| 10 |  | Kenneth Faried | PF | 6-8 | 225 | 23 | 1 | 22(22) | Morehead State | Denver Nuggets |
| Mar 16 Update: For the past two years, we've listed Faried in the "sleeper" ... more | ||||||||||
| 11 |  | Jan Vesely | SF | 6-11 | 240 | 23 | 1 | 6(6) | Czech Republic | Washington Wizards |
| Mar 17 Update: Vesely is a terrific athlete who has played major minutes on ... more | ||||||||||
| 12 |  | Jimmer Fredette | PG | 6-3 | 196 | 24 | 1 | 10(10) | BYU | Milwaukee Bucks |
| June 3 Update: Fredette had big workouts this week in Indiana and New York. ... more | ||||||||||
| 13 |  | Alec Burks | SG | 6-6 | 193 | 21 | 1 | 12(12) | Colorado | Utah Jazz |
| May 13 Update: I got the chance to check out Colorado's Alec Burks on ... more | ||||||||||
| 14 |  | Bismack Biyombo | PF | 6-9 | 243 | 20 | 1 | 7(7) | Congo | Sacramento Kings |
| June 13 Update: Biyombo was the main attraction at this year's Eurocamp in Treviso, ... more | ||||||||||
| 15 |  | Marshon Brooks | SG | 6-5 | 195 | 24 | 1 | 25(25) | Providence | Boston Celtics |
| June 2 Update: Sometimes a player in the draft just has that look. Not ... more | ||||||||||
| 16 |  | Nikola Mirotic | SF | 6-10 | 226 | 22 | 1 | 23(23) | Serbia | Houston Rockets |
| Apr 17 Update: On talent, Mirotic is a likely late lottery to mid-first round ... more | ||||||||||
| 17 |  | Nikola Vucevic | C | 7-0 | 260 | 22 | 1 | 16(16) | USC | Philadelphia 76ers |
| June 3 Update: Vucevic continues to impress NBA teams with some excellent workouts, including ... more | ||||||||||
| 18 |  | Tobias Harris | PF | 6-8 | 223 | 20 | 1 | 19(19) | Tennessee | Charlotte Bobcats |
| May 26 Update: Harris looks like a much better athlete than he's given credit ... more | ||||||||||
| 19 |  | Jordan Hamilton | SF | 6-9 | 228 | 22 | 1 | 26(26) | Texas | Dallas Mavericks |
| May 23 Update: I expect we'll be seeing Hamilton rising on boards in the ... more | ||||||||||
| 20 |  | Iman Shumpert | PG | 6-6 | 222 | 22 | 1 | 17(17) | Georgia Tech | New York Knicks |
| June 20 Update: Shumpert has been rising on draft boards every since he had ... more | ||||||||||
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