"This is going to be a draft that is pretty weak compared to previous drafts," said Dave Telep, director of basketball recruiting for Scouts.com.
Were it not for the new restriction on high school players, it might have been a very strong draft -- one that likely would have been anchored by center Greg Oden of Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis.
"I think six to eight high school players would have been chosen in the lottery," Telep said. "This draft would have been much stronger if the new agreement had not been in place."
With Oden headed to Ohio State instead of the NBA, the draft lacks a consensus top pick. But one scout argues it possesses solid depth.
"There's not a definitive No. 1," said Ryan Blake, a NBA scout for Marty Blake and Associates. "But there's going to be opportunities to draft impact players all the way through the second round."

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