ROUND 1

No. TEAM: 1. Chicago

PLAYER: Elton Brand

HT.: 6-8

WT.: 275

YEAR: Soph.

COLLEGE: Duke

COMMENT: Tim Floyd wanted Lamar Odom or Steve Francis but learns what Phil Jackson meant about how Jerry Krause guards his prerogatives.

****

No. TEAM: 2. Vancouver

PLAYER: Steve Francis

HT.: 6-2 1/2

WT.: 195

YEAR: Jr.

COLLEGE: Maryland

COLLEGE: GM Stu Jackson intended to trade pick but fell in love.

****

No. TEAM: 3. Charlotte

PLAYER: Baron Davis

HT.: 6-2 1/2

WT.: 209

YEAR: Soph.

COLLEGE: UCLA

COMMENT: Davis didn’t want to go there, but what do Hornets care? They’ve got him for five years.

****

No. TEAM: 4. CLIPPERS

PLAYER: Lamar Odom

HT.: 6-10

WT.: 220

YEAR: Soph.

COLLEGE: Rhode Island

COMMENT: Could be best player in draft. Also could be biggest head case.

****

No. TEAM: 5. Toronto

PLAYER: Jonathan Bender

HT.: 6-10

WT.: 197

YEAR: Sr.

COLLEGE: Picayune (Miss.) Memorial HS

COMMENT: Big-time talent in still-twiggy body.

****

No. TEAM: 6. Minnesota

PLAYER: Wally Szczerbiak

HT.: 6-7

WT.: 244

YEAR: Sr.

COLLEGE: Miami (Ohio)

COMMENT: Great shooter with all-around game.

****

No. TEAM: 7. Washington

PLAYER: Richard Hamilton

HT.: 6-6

WT.: 185

YEAR: Jr.

COLLEGE: Connecticut

COMMENT: Wizards’ buzzard luck continues. Decent prospect, but there’s a falloff at this point.

****

No. TEAM: 8. Cleveland

PLAYER: Jason Terry

HT.: 6-1 1/2

WT.: 176

YEAR: Sr.

COLLEGE: Arizona

COMMENT: They want a better shooter than Brevin Knight.

****

No. TEAM: 9. Phoenix

PLAYER: Shawn Marion

HT.: 6-6 1/2

WT.: 220

YEAR: Jr.

COLLEGE: UNLV

COMMENT: Good athlete for team that needs several.

****

No. TEAM: 10. Atlanta

PLAYER: Andre Miller

HT.: 6-2

WT.: 199

YEAR: Sr.

COLLEGE: Utah

COMMENT: With pick they acquired by trading Mookie Blaylock to Golden State, the Hawks take this poised point guard.

****

No. TEAM: 11. Cleveland

PLAYER: Ron Artest

HT.: 6-6

WT.: 244

YEAR: Jr.

COLLEGE: St. John’s

COMMENT: Body like tank, great ballhandler and has some shooting range.

****

No. TEAM: 12. Toronto

PLAYER: Alek Radojevic

HT.: 7-2 1/2

WT.: 242

YEAR: Soph.

COLLEGE: Barton (Kan.) CC

COMMENT: On chance Charles Oakley walks, they invest in this Euro-prospect.

****

No. TEAM: 13. Seattle

PLAYER: Corey Maggette

HT.: 6-6

WT.: 218

YEAR: Fresh.

COLLEGE: Duke

COMMENT: Great athlete who dropped when pros discovered he can’t shoot or handle the ball yet.

****

No. TEAM: 14. Minnesota

PLAYER: William Avery

HT.: 6-2

WT.: 197

YEAR: Soph.

COLLEGE: Duke

COMMENT: Last of top point guard prospects, tumbled on doubts about ball handling ability. Timberwolves don’t expect Terrell Brandon back.

****

No. TEAM: 15. New York

PLAYER: Frederic Weis

HT.: 7-1

WT.: 249

COLLEGE: L’Insepp College, France

COMMENT: Or as they’re calling him in the NBA, Frederic the Not So Great. He’s tall, though.

****

No. TEAM: 16. Chicago

PLAYER: James Posey

HT.: 6-7

WT.: 215

YEAR: Sr.

COLLEGE: Xavier

COMMENT: Late bloomer who can defend.

****

No. TEAM: 17. Atlanta

PLAYER: Jumaine Jones

HT.: 6-7 1/2

WT.: 218

YEAR: Soph.

COLLEGE: Georgia

COMMENT: Athlete who slid. Local draw for team that needs several.

****

No. TEAM: 18. Denver

PLAYER: Evan Eschmeyer

HT.: 6-11 1/2

WT.: 261

YEAR: Sr.

COLLEGE: Northwestern

COMMENT: Backup center type for team with no centers at all.

****

No. TEAM: 19. Utah

PLAYER: Quincy Lewis

HT.: 6-6

WT.: 215

YEAR: Sr.

COLLEGE: Minnesota

COMMENT: Could back up Shandon Anderson when Jeff Hornacek goes.

****

No. TEAM: 20. Atlanta

PLAYER: Trajan Langdon

HT.: 6-2

WT.: 195

YEAR: Sr.

COLLEGE: Duke

COMMENT: Too small for starting two-guard but a deadeye shooter who could become a Dell Curry.

****

No. TEAM: 21. Golden State

PLAYER: Calvin Booth

HT.: 6-11

WT.: 241

YEAR: Sr.

COLLEGE: Penn State

COMMENT: Insurance in case Erick Dampier leaves.

****

No. TEAM: 22. Houston

PLAYER: Lee Nailon

HT.: 6-8

WT.: 234

YEAR: Sr.

COLLEGE: TCU

COMMENT: Pros think he’s a too small for an inside player, but we’re plumb out of future stars at this point.

****

No. TEAM: 23. LAKERS

PLAYER: Cal Bowdler

HT.: 6-10

WT.: 253

YEAR: Sr.

COLLEGE: Old Dominion

COMMENT: If they sign Oakley, they may want a kid to develop behind him.

****

No. TEAM: 24. Utah

PLAYER: Tim James

HT.: 6-6

WT.: 200

YEAR: Sr.

COLLEGE: Miami

COMMENT: Late-blooming athlete who was Big East player of year with Hamilton.

****

No. TEAM: 25. Miami

PLAYER: Kris Clack

HT.: 6-3 1/2

WT.: 236

YEAR: Sr.

COLLEGE: Texas

COMMENT: Hard-nosed defender, even if what Pat Riley really needs are some soft-nosed scorers.

****

No. TEAM: 26. Indiana

PLAYER: Laron Profit

HT.: 6-4 1/2

WT.: 204

YEAR: Sr.

COLLEGE: Maryland

COMMENT: Athlete for aging team, but what’s his pro position?

****

No. TEAM: 27. Atlanta

PLAYER: Andrei Kirilenko

HT.: 6-9

WT.: 205

COLLEGE: CSKA, Russia

COMMENT: Good way to park a pick: talented prospect who’s tied up on the Red Army team for next year or two.

****

No. TEAM: 28. Utah

PLAYER: Todd MacCulloch

HT.: 6-11

WT.: 280

YEAR: Sr.

COLLEGE: Washington

COMMENT: They’re always looking for a hulk who can make a jumper, and he qualifies.

****

No. TEAM: 29. San Antonio

PLAYER: Devean George

HT.: 6-7

WT.: 220

YEAR: Sr.

COLLEGE: Augsburg

COMMENT: Unknown from tiny Division III school in Minnesota before he made all-tournament team at Portsmouth.

ROUND 2

No. Team

30. LAKERS

31. CLIPPERS

32. Chicago

33. Denver

34. New Jersey

35. Washington

36. Dallas

37. Vancouver

38. Orlando

39. Cleveland

40. Dallas

41. Denver

42. Minnesota

43. Charlotte

44. Houston

45. Sacramento

46. New York

47. Philadelphia

48. Milwaukee

49. Chicago

50. Houston

51. Vancouver

52. Atlanta

53. Miami

54. Detroit

55. Boston

56. Golden State

57. San Antonio

58. Utah