Apr 30, 2004 10:24 AM EST
Delonte West will declare for this June's NBA draft at a 3 p.m. news conference today but he will not hire an agent, reserving the right to withdraw from the draft and return to Hawk Hill for his senior season if he chooses.
"We just want him to be in the best situation possible," Hawks coach Phil Martelli said.
Via Philadelphia Daily News
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6-8 Syracuse power forward Hakim Warrick has decided to return for his senior year at Syracuse.
Warrick spent most of his time this year in the post, showing off his excellent footwork and shot blocking abilities, but probabaly not convincing enough people that he has what it takes to make the transition to the 3 spot in the NBA. He did not make any three pointers over the past two seasons and displayed average ball handling skills.
"I thought this would be the best decision for me,'' Warrick told ESPN.com Thursday. "I can come back and graduate and we've got a good shot at winning the national title again.
Warrick cited Jameer Nelson as an example of a senior who can come back for his final year of college and elevate his stock. Nelson declared for the 2003 draft and later withdrew after hearing from scouts that he is a borderline 1st round pick. Nelson improved his outside shooting and most importantly lead his team to a 27-0 regular season record.
Warrick was ranked 12th in our 2004 mock draft. Syracuse lost in the second round of the tournament to Alabama after an up and down season.
Via ESPN
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High school point guard Sebastian Telfair will reportedly declare his intention to enter the NBA draft at a press conference early next week, along with news of a shoe contract. "All I know is something's going off next week," Sebastian's father, Otis, said last night.
Telfair, unanimously one of the top two high school point guards in the country this season, has been expected to declare for quite some time. He lives in a very rough area and would obviously like to get his family a house in a less dangerous neighborhood. A guaranteed first round contract, worth anywhere from roughly one to three million dollars, combined with the shoe contract rumored anywhere from ten to twenty million dollars would most assuredly do the trick. RealGM's affiliate draft site, www.draftcity.com, currently has the 6'0" Louisville commit going 13 in their 2004 NBA Mock Draft.
Telfair is currently in Greece working out with his older brother Jamel Thomas, who played at Providence and now plays professionally in Europe.
Via Newsday w/ DraftCity Commentary
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Apr 2004 Archive
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Daily Herald with Draftcity.com Commentary | Apr 29, 2004
High flying high school star SG/SF
Draftcity | Apr 26, 2004
RealGM.
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Boston Globe with commentary from Draftcity.com | Apr 25, 2004
7-4, 280 pound Puerto Rican teenager Peter John Ramos, who was introduced to the world exclusively by RealGM affiliate Draftcity.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Apr 25, 2004
Dwight Howard, the high schooler Southwest Christian Academy who has declared for the NBA Draft, has hired Aaron Goodwin, the same agent as Lebron James, in a hope of following in the same successful steps.
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Steve Luhm of the Salt Lake Tribune | Apr 24, 2004
Utah coach Ray Giacoletti has denied an ESPN.
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Memphis Commercial Appeal | Apr 24, 2004
Darius Washington Jr will be attending the University of Memphis, not declaring for the NBA draft as reported by the Orlando Sentinel, according to his father.
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Orlando Sentinel | Apr 24, 2004
Following the recent success of the NFL in court, expect NBA Commissioner David Stern to try to add a minimum age of 20 for players coming into the league as part of the next Collective Bargaining Agreement.
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David Scott of the Charlotte Observer | Apr 23, 2004
Duke basketball recruit Shaun Livingston will make his decision on whether or not to enter the Juune 24 NBA Draft within a matter of days.
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New York Post | Apr 23, 2004
It looks like Lincoln high school star Sebastian Telfair will announce that he is declaring for the 2004 NBA Draft the week of May 3 with a shoe deal from one of the big companies like that could be worth $10 million, this according to sources.
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Italian A League News | Apr 21, 2004
Pavel Podkolzine has suffered an intra-articular (within the joint) fracture in his right hand, which will sideline him for at least a month and possibly even longer.
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Denver Post | Apr 20, 2004
The David Harrison era at the University of Colorado has ended.
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Bill Cole of the Winstom Salem-Journal | Apr 19, 2004
North Carolina basketball recruit J.
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Baltimore Sun | Apr 18, 2004
The Jordan Capital Classic's national game has gone from being a "Who's Who" contest showcasing America's best college-bound senior high school basketball recruits to a star-studded affair of "Who's bypassing college to go straight to the NBA?"
Last night's 31st annual classic at the University of Maryland's Comcast Center featured 19 of the country's top prep basketball players performing before celebrities such as Red Auerbach, John Thompson, Michael Jordan, Morgan Wootten, LeBron James and Terrell Owens.
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Hartford Courant | Apr 15, 2004
UConn center Emeka Okafor will hold a press conference Friday at Gampel Pavilion to announce that he will forgo his final season of eligibility and make himself available for the NBA draft.
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The Hartford Courant | Apr 14, 2004
By MATT EAGAN, The Hartford Courant
STORRS -- As UConn junior guard Ben Gordon was cutting down his strand of net, after the Huskies had defeated Georgia Tech for the national championship, UConn fans in the Alamodome began chanting "One more year.
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Chicago Tribune | Apr 12, 2004
Donyell Marshall took some good-natured ribbing Sunday for standing so close to Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun after the Huskies won the NCAA championship that it appeared as if he were part of the team.
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Pittsburg Post-Gazette | Apr 7, 2004
Connecticut junior guard Ben Gordon was cutting the nets Monday night after the Huskies had beaten Georgia Tech for the national championship at the Alamodome when a cheer from the Connecticut fans came cascading down from the stands.
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The Tennessean | Apr 3, 2004
Jackie Butler, a 6-foot-11 basketball prospect, has signed with an agent and thus forfeited his collegiate eligibility, meaning he will never suit up for the University of Tennessee.
