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May 18, 2005

NBA Draft Nuggets

Filed under: Uncategorized — Chas @ 6:43 am

Not much really. Taft is still being projected as a top-10 draftee. Likely around #7-9. Troutman is still on the outside looking in. No word if he will even get a free agent deal at this point.

The big question regards Carl Krauser. He’s definitely not a 1st rounder. The question becomes whether anyone might pick him in the second round. He still has until mid-June to withdraw from the draft. Andy Katz at ESPN.com seems to think Krauser is not coming back to Pitt.

Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon isn’t expecting to hear whether junior point guard Carl Krauser will return to school until June. Krauser turns 24 this month and is ready to graduate, making it harder to persuade him to return, even if he isn’t a likely first- or second-round pick.

Andy Katz also lists Krauser as one of those players who, by leaving early, really will impact their team.

The Panthers would still have their toughness quotient. Sure, they’re losing Chevy Troutman inside as well as underclassman Chris Taft, but Krauser is the heart of this team — the player who can make the big-time 3-pointer, the defensive stand and also get in the grill of a teammate. Krauser gives the Panthers the edge they have had for three years.

Without:
The rebuilding will begin in earnest. Losing Troutman, Mark McCarroll and Taft is a hit in the paint. But the Panthers can absorb that with more PT for Aaron Gray and John DeGroat. Rising sophomore Ronald Ramon would take over for Krauser. He has moxie but he’s not as experienced and not as explosive a scorer.

Chad Ford, ESPN.com’s NBA guy, has rough numbers for the NBA draft. He includes Krauser as part of 31 underclassmen who have declared for the draft who fit the category of “Second Round to Undrafted” status.





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