By Brandon Pemberton

The NBA Draft Lottery was last Tuesday night (May 17) and the Cleveland Cavaliers ended up winning the lottery and have the 1st and 4th picks in the draft.  I’m officially in draft geek mode right now and here are the top 30 draft prospects, in my opinion.  The list has been put together on something I call the “Brandon Pemberton Eye Test”.  Potential, and how the player’s game translates to the NBA.  These are American born college players, as I have watched the Euro leagues, I don’t possess the knowledge on these players like I do college players in the U.S.  Also, let me remind you that the 2011 draft class is a weak class due to potential lottery picks returning to school because of the looming NBA lockout.  The 2011 NBA Draft will take place on June 23rd.

1. Kyrie Irving PG
19 years old, Freshman
6′ 3″ 185lbs.
Duke2. Derrick Williams PF/SF
19 years old, Sophomore
6′ 8″ 235lbs.
Arizona

3. Enes Kanter PF/C
19 years old, Freshman
6’11″ 261lbs
Kentucky

4. Alec Burks SG
19 years old, Sophomore
6′ 6″ 200lbs.
Colorado

5. Tristan Thompson PF
20 years old, Freshman
6′ 9″ 235lbs.
Texas

6. Brandon Knight PG/SG
19 years old, Freshman
6′ 3″ 185lbs.
Kentucky

7. Kemba Walker PG
21 years old, Junior
6′ 0″ 180lbs.
Connecticut

8. Kawhi Leonard SF
19 years old, Sophomore
6′ 7″ 225lbs.
San Diego State

9. Marcus Morris SF/PF
21 years old, Junior
6′ 8″ 225lbs.
Kansas

10. Jordan Hamilton SF/SG
20 years old, Sophomore
6′ 7″ 210lbs.
Texas

11. Markieff Morris PF
21 years old, Junior
6′ 19″ 245lbs.
Kansas

12. Klay Thompson SG/SF
21 years old, Junior
6′ 6″ 187lbs.
Washington State

13. Reggie Jackson PG
21 years old, Junior
6′ 3″ 208lbs.
Boston College

14. Tyler Honeycutt SF
20 years old, Sophomore
6′ 8″ 200lbs.
UCLA

15. Jimmer Fredette PG
22 years old, Senior
6′ 2″ 195lbs.
BYU

16. Tobias Harris SF/PF
18 years old, Freshman
6′ 8″ 210lbs.
Tennessee

17. Chris Singleton SF/PF
21 years old, Junior
6′ 8″ 210lbs.
Florida State

18. Kenneth Faried PF
21 years old, Senior
6′ 8″ 225lbs
Morehead State

19. Trey Thompkins PF
20 years old, Junior
6′ 9″ 245lbs.
Georgia

20. Josh Selby PG/SG
20 years old, Freshman
6′ 2″ 190lbs
Kansas

21. Travis Leslie SG
21 years old, Junior
6′ 4″ 202lbs
Georgia

22. Justin Harper PF/SF
21 years old, Senior
6′ 10″ 225lbs
Richmond

23. Darius Morris PG/SG
20 years old, Sophomore
6′ 4″ 190lbs
Michigan

24. Nolan Smith PG/SG
22 years old, Senior
6′ 3″ 185lbs.
Duke

25. JaJuan Johnson PF
22 years old, Senior
6′ 10″ 215lbs.
Purdue

26. Jimmy Butler SF/SG
21 years old, Senior
6′ 7″ 220lbs.
Marquette

27. Norris Cole PG
22 years old, Senior
6′ 2″ 185lbs.
Cleveland St.

28. E’Twaun Moore SG
22 years old, Senior
6′ 4″ 191lbs.
Purdue

29. Kyle Singler SF/PF
23 years old, Senior
6′ 8″ 210lbs.
Duke

30. Shelvin Mack PG
21 years old, Junior
6′ 3″ 215lbs.
Butler

Brandon Pemberton, Blogger for War Room Sports