PICK TEAM PLAYER HT. POS. COLLEGE COMMENT
1. Rockets Yao Ming 7-5 C China Can't pass on a guy this big and athletic.
2. Bulls Jay Williams 6-2 PG Duke Need a ringmaster to run Krause's circus.
3. Warriors Mike Dunleavy Jr.6-9 SF Duke Team is desperate for perimeter scoring.
4. Grizzlies Drew Gooden 6-10 PF Kansas Young team needs some rebounding, muscle.
5. Nuggets Caron Butler 6-7 SF UConn Who they pick will have big impact on rest of draft.
6. Cavaliers DaJuan Wagner 6-2 PG Memphis Will backup — maybe someday replace — Andre Miller.
7. Knicks Curtis Borchardt 7-0 C Stanford Because Scott Layden is obsessed with height.
8. Clippers Qyntel Woods 6-8S F NE Mississippi CC Clipper-type player could make Odom expendable.
9. Suns Maybyner Hilario 6-10 PF Brazil Reportedly can rebound, defend, block shots.
10. Heat Chris Wilcox 6-10 PF Maryland One rumor has Knicks taking him at No. 7.
11. Wizards Jared Jefferies 6-10 SF Indiana Will be ecstatic if he's still around at this point.
12. Clippers Nikoloz Tskitishvili6-11 F Benetton Treviso Probably will play another season in Europe.
13. Bucks Marcus Haislip 6-10 PF Tennessee Darkhorse has had great pre-draft workouts.
14. Pacers Frank Williams 6-3 PG Illinois Isiah takes Big Ten guy over Gonzaga's Dickau.
15. Rockets Bostjan Nachbar 6-8 SF Slovenia Another pick that might stay in Europe for a season.
16. Sixers Melvin Ely 6-10 PF Fresno State Need a big guy to rebound for gunner Al.
17. Hornets Amare Stoudemire6-10 PF Cypress Creek HS Could be a factor in the post — someday.
18. Magic Dan Gadzuric 6-11 C UCLA Because their centers are Ewing and DeClercq.
19. Jazz Carlos Boozer 6-9 PF Duke Because someone has to play the position after this season.
20. Raptors Dan Dickau 6-1 PG Gonzaga Can shoot, handle the ball but plays little 'D.'
21. Blazers Kareem Rush 6-6 SG Missouri Could make moving Bonzi Wells a little easier.
22. Suns Jiri Welsch 6-6 SG Czech Republic Combo guard might push Anfernee Hardaway for minutes.
23. Pistons Tayshaun Prince 6-8 SF Kentucky Either very versatile or doesn't do any one thing great.
24. Nets Juan Dixon 6-3 G Maryland Good defender who will have to learn to play point.
25. Nuggets Rod Grizzard 6-8 SG Alabama Simply because he'll be the best guy still around.
26. Spurs Roger Mason 6-5 G Virginia Can play at both guard positions.
27. Lakers Jason Jennings 7-0 C Arkansas State Big body will give Shaq occasional breather .
28.Kings Luis Scola 6-9 PF Argentina They've had good luck with foreign players lately.
Note: There are only 28 first-round picks because Minnesota lost its pick.