Posted May 24 2011 7:00AM - Updated Jun 23 2011 10:08AM
 POINT GUARDS | SHOOTING GUARDS | SMALL FORWARDS | POWER FORWARDS | CENTERS |
A note on the rankings:
This is not a predictor of when these players will be taken. These rankings, based on discussions with dozens of NBA and college coaches, and NBA college scouts and team executives, address the question of how ready players are to play the position which they are assigned: in other words, if there was a game tonight, who would play better at that position tonight, not in three years. Players are ranked based on the position that the coaches and scouts believe is their best NBA position, and even then, there is always disagreement between teams.
"Sleepers" are players almost certain to go in the second round but who may have first-round talent or otherwise have an impact on the teams that select them if they overcome perceived shortcomings.
Players listed as "Some Scouts Like" category are those who are not certain to declare, but are viewed as potentially draftable if they do -- with an emphasis on "potentially."
All measurements are taken from the official numbers at the Chicago pre-Draft combine in early June. The measurements of those who were not in Chicago are taken from the player's college or pro team website.
NOTE: Point guard rankings updated as of June 14, 2011
| POINT GUARDS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | School/Team | Class/Age | Height | Weight | Wingspan |
| 1 | Kyrie Irving | Duke | Freshman | 6-4 | 191 | 6-4 |
| 2 | Kemba Walker | Connecticut | Junior | 6-1 | 184 | 6-4 |
| 3 | Brandon Knight | Kentucky | Freshmen | 6-3 | 177 | 6-7 |
| 4 | Jimmer Fredette | BYU | Senior | 6-3 | 196 | 6-5 |
| 5 | Nolan Smith | Duke | Senior | 6-4 | 187 | 6-6 |
| 6 | Darius Morris | Michigan | Sophomore | 6-5 | 190 | 6-8 |
| 7 | Iman Shumpert | Georgia Tech | Junior | 6-6 | 221 | 6-10 |
| 8 | Demetri McCamey | Illinois | Senior | 6-3 | 204 | 6-6 |
| 9 | Norris Cole | Cleveland St. | Senior | 6-2 | 174 | 6-2 |
| 10 | Isaiah Thomas | Washington | Junior | 5-10 | 186 | 6-2 |
| SHOOTING GUARDS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | School/Team | Class/Age | Height | Weight | Wingspan |
| 1 | Alec Burks | Colorado | Sophomore | 6-6 | 193 | 6-10 |
| 2 | Klay Thompson | Washington State | Junior | 6-7 | 206 | 6-9 |
| 3 | Malcolm Lee | UCLA | Junior | 6-6 | 198 | 6-10 |
| 4 | Travis Leslie | Georgia | Junior | 6-4 | 205 | 6-11 |
| 5 | Josh Selby | Kansas | Freshman | 6-3 | 195 | 6-5 |
| 6 | MarShon Brooks | Providence | Senior | 6-5 | 195 | 7-1 |
| 7 | LaceDarius Dunn | Baylor | Senior | 6-4 | 187 | 6-6 |
| 8 | Jon Diebler | Ohio State | Senior | 6-7 | 197 | 6-6 |
| 9 | David Lighty | Ohio State | Senior | 6-7 | 216 | 6-8 |
| 10 | Charles Jenkins | Hofstra | Senior | 6-3 | 216 | 6-8 |
| SMALL FORWARDS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | School/Team | Class/Age | Height | Weight | Wingspan |
| 1 | Kawhi Leonard | San Diego St. | Sophomore | 6-7 | 227 | 7-3 |
| 2 | Chris Singleton | Florida St. | Junior | 6-9 | 230 | 7-1 |
| 3 | Jordan Hamilton | Texas | Junior | 6-9 | 228 | 6-10 |
| 4 | Tobias Harris | Tennessee | Freshman | 6-8 | 223 | 6-11 |
| 5 | Tyler Honeycutt | UCLA | Sophomore | 6-8 | 187 | 6-9 |
| 6 | Marcus Morris | Kansas | Junior | 6-9 | 230 | 6-10 |
| 7 | Kyle Singler | Duke | Senior | 6-9 | 228 | 6-10 |
| 8 | Jimmy Butler | Marquette | Senior | 6-8 | 222 | 6-8 |
| 9 | Bojan Bogdanovic | Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) | 22 | 6-8 | 218 | TBA |
| 10 | Chandler Parsons | Florida | Senior | 6-10 | 221 | 6-10 |
| POWER FORWARDS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | School/Team | Class/Age | Height | Weight | Wingspan |
| 1 | Derrick Williams | Arizona | Sophomore | 6-9 | 248 | 7-2 |
| 2 | Jan Vesely | Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) | 20 | 6-10 | 240 | TBA |
| 3 | Tristan Thompson | Texas | Freshman | 6-9 | 227 | 7-1 |
| 4 | Bismack Biyombo | Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (Spain) | 18 | 6-9 | 243 | TBA |
| 5 | Donatas Motiejunas | Benetton Treviso | 20 | 6-11 | 222 | TBA |
| 6 | Trey Thompkins | Georgia | Junior | 6-10 | 239 | 7-1 |
| 7 | Markieff Morris | Kansas | Junior | 6-9 | 241 | 6-11 |
| 8 | Kenneth Faried | Morehead St. | Senior | 6-8 | 225 | 7-0 |
| 9 | Malcolm Thomas | San Diego St. | Senior | 6-9 | 223 | 7-1 |
| 10 | JaJuan Johnson | Purdue | Senior | 6-10 | 220 | 7-2 |
| CENTERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | School/Team | Class/Age | Height | Weight | Wingspan |
| 1 | Jonas Valanciunas | Lietuvos Rytas | 19 | 6-11 | 240 | TBA |
| 2 | Enes Kanter | Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey) | 18 | 6-11 | 259 | 7-2 |
| 3 | Nikola Vucevic | USC | Junior | 7-0 | 260 | 7-5 |
| 4 | Jordan Williams | Maryland | Sophomore | 6-9 | 247 | 7-0 |
| 5 | Jeremy Tyler | Tokyo Apache | 19 | 6-11 | 262 | 7-5 |
| 6 | Keith Benson | Oakland | Senior | 6-11 | 217 | 7-4 |
| 7 | Rick Jackson | Syracuse | Junior | 6-9 | 216 | 7-2 |
| 8 | Josh Harrellson | Kentucky | Senior | 6-10 | 275 | TBA |
| 9 | Greg Smith | Fresno State | Sophomore | 6-9 | 253 | 7-3 |
| 10 | Michael Dunigan | Kalev/Cramo Estonia | 21 | 6-10 | 238 | 7-3 |
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