Sunday, June 25, 2000

Enquirer's mock NBA draft

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By Mike DeCourcy
The Cincinnati Enquirer

        The following projects the selections to be made in the 2000 NBA Draft, which will be Wednesday at the Target Center in Minneapolis:

        1. New Jersey Nets: Kenyon Martin, 6-foot-9 power forward, Cincinnati.

        2. Vancouver Grizzlies: Stromile Swift, 6-9 power forward, LSU.

        3. Los Angeles Clippers: Darius Miles, 6-8 small forward, East St. Louis (Ill.) High.

        4. Chicago Bulls: Chris Mihm, 7-foot center, Texas.

        5. Orlando Magic: DerMarr Johnson, 6-9 shooting guard, Cincinnati.

        6. Atlanta Hawks: Mike Miller, 6-8 small forward, Florida.

        7. Chicago Bulls: Courtney Alexander, 6-6 shooting guard, Fresno State.

        8. Cleveland Cavaliers: Joel Przybilla, 7-1 center, Minnesota.

        9. Houston Rockets: Marcus Fizer, 6-7 power forward, Iowa State.

        10. Orlando Magic: Jamal Crawford, 6-6 point guard, Michigan.

        11. Boston Celtics: Iakovos Tsakalidis, 7-2 center, Greece.

        12. Dallas Mavericks: Olumide Oyedeji, 6-11 power forward, Nigeria.

        13. Orlando Magic: Jerome Moiso, 6-11 power forward, UCLA.

        14. Detroit Pistons: Mateen Cleaves, 6-2 point guard, Michigan State

        15. Milwaukee Bucks: Quentin Richardson, 6-5 shooting guard, DePaul.

        16. Sacramento Kings: Morris Peterson, 6-6 shooting guard, Michigan State.

        17. Seattle Sonics: Mamadou N'diaye, 7-foot center, Auburn.

        18. Los Angeles Clippers: Keyon Dooling, 6-3 point guard, Missouri.

        19. Charlotte Hornets: DeShawn Stevenson, 6-4 shooting guard, Washington High, Fresno, Calif.

        20. Philadelphia 76ers: Desmond Mason, 6-6 small forward, Oklahoma State.

        21. Toronto Raptors: Erick Barkley, 6-0 point guard, St. John's.

        22. New York Knicks: Ernest Brown, 7-0 center, Indian Hills (Iowa) C.C.

        23. Utah Jazz: Jamaal Magloire, 6-11 center, Kentucky.

        24. Chicago Bulls: Speedy Claxton, 5-11 point guard, Hofstra.

        25. Phoenix Suns: Donnell Harvey, 6-8 power forward, Florida.

        26. Denver Nuggets: Soumaila Samake, 7-2 center, Cincinnati Stuff.

        27. Indiana Pacers: Etan Thomas, 6-8 power forward, Syracuse.

        28. Portland Trail Blazers: Dalibor Bagaric, Croatia.

        29. Los Angeles Lakers: JaRon Rush, 6-6 shooting guard, UCLA.

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