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NBA teams hope to hit Jackpot in ’95 draft
□ Early entries may dominate
the first round of picks.
By Nick Georgandis
The Battalion
For the 29 teams of the NBA, the gi
ant roulette wheel spins again tonight
in Toronto at the 1995 NBA Draft.
The question teams face as they de
cide on what players to pick is: Will
they strike the jackpot or will their for
tunes come up craps?
In a poll of Southwest Conference
coaches, Maryland’s sophomore center
Joe Smith was the consensus No. 1 draft
pick. The Golden State Warriors hold the
first pick in the draft entering today.
“Joe (Smith) can play either the four
(power forward) or five (center) posi
tion,” Texas A&M head basketball
coach Tony Barone said. “He has great
quickness and superior leaping ability.
He can become a great shot-blocker.”
Texas Tech Head Coach James
Dickey was more concise in his analy
sis of Smith.
“Joe Smith is my No. 1 pick because
he can do it all,” Dickey said.
Youth is a major theme in this year’s
crop of talent. Fifteen underclassmen
have declared themselves eligible for
the draft. Among them are North Car
olina sophomore teammates Rasheed
Wallace and Jerry Stackhouse.
Rice University Head Basketball
Coach Willis Wilson said he tabs Stack-
house as the top pick in the draft be
cause 6-foot-11-inch center is the com
plete package.
“Stackhouse has athleticism, power.
understanding of the game and a very
competitive nature,” Wilson said.
Perhaps the most intriguing entry
in this season’s draft is also its
youngest. Kevin Garnett, who recently
graced the cover of Sports Illustrated,
is a recent high school graduate from
Chicago who has decided to skip col
lege and make the jump straight to
the professional ranks.
Garnett, a 6-foot-10-inch forward,
averaged 25 points and 17 rebounds per
game during his senior season, but
could not make the minimum score on
either the SAT or the ACT to gain ad
mittance to any university.
Dickey tabbed Garnett as his fifth
pick in the draft, but rumors have per
sisted in the past week that both the
Toronto Raptors and the Portland Trail
Blazers are attempting to trade up to the
No. 4 pick to select the 18-year-old star.
The SWC, in its last year, may have
more than one first-round selection for
the first time since 1992, when
Arkansas standouts Lee Mayberry,
Oliver Miller and Todd Day were all se
lected among the top 24 picks.
Texas Christian University’s Kurt
Thomas, who led all Division I players
in scoring and rebounding last season —
only the third player ever to do so — has
seen his draft stock rise significantly in
the past few weeks during various
workout camps.
Thomas, a 6-foot-9-inch forward has
been mentioned as being as high as
10th in the draft.
Another SWC player who looks like
a first-round selection is University of
Texas guard Terrence Rencher.
Rencher, who became the all-time SWC
leading scorer during his final game,
has impressed many of the teams he
has worked out for with his three-point
shooting accuracy.
“Terrence Rencher will be a first-
round pick and may go as high as the
12th pick,” Barone said.
Other SWC players who have been
mentioned as second-round draft picks
are UT point guard Roderick Anderson
and Texas Tech forward Mark Davis.
Former Texas A&M standout Joe
Wilbert, who signed a contract to play
pro basketball in France last month,
has worked out for a handful of NBA
teams, including the Rockets.
Although it is doubtful that the 6-
foot, 6-inch forward from Bryan will be
selected in the two-round draft, he may
receive a free agent tryout before next
season begins.
1995 NBA
1. Golden State
2. LA Clippers
3. Philadelphia
4. Washington
5. Minnesota
6. Vancouver
7. Toronto
8. Portland
9. New Jersey
10. Miami
11. Milwaukee
12. Dallas
13. Sacramento
14. Boston
15. Denver
16. Atlanta
17. Cleveland
18. Detroit
19. Detroit
20. Chicago
21. Phoenix
22. Charlotte
23. Indiana
24. Dallas
25. Orlando
26. Seattle
27. Phoenix
28. Utah
29. San Antonio
Draft Order
30. Detroit
31. Chicago
32. Washington
33. Boston
34. Golden State
35. Toronto
36. Vancouver
37. Washington
38. Milwaukee
39. Miami
40. Golden State
41. Houston
42. Atlanta
43. Milwaukee
44. Denver
45. Atlanta
46. Cleveland
47. Sacramento
48. Minnesota
49. Minnesota
50. Golden State
51. Sacramento
52. Indiana
53. Los Angeles Clippers
54. Seattle
55. Golden State
56. Phoenix
57. Atlanta
58. Detroit
SWC potential draft picks
KURT THOMAS
Center 6’9” 225 pounds Texas Christian University
1994-95: Led NCAA in scoring (28.4 ppg) and re
bounding (14.3 rpg). Only third player ever to ac
complish this. Consensus SWC Player of the Year.
Consensus third-team All-American.
Career: Missed all of 1992-93 season due to in
juries. In 1994 match-up against Oklahoma State
star center Bryant Reeves, scored 30 points and
grabbed 13 rebounds. Holds TCU career records
for rebounds, blocked shots and scoring average.
Thomas
TERRENCE RENCHER
Guard 6’3” 185 pounds University of Texas
1994-95: Averaged 20.8 points per game to lead
the Longhorns to the SWC Championship. Led
conference in steals, averaging 2.3 per game.
Career: Is SWC’s all-time leading scorer and
third all-time in the NCAA. Ranks first all-time
at UT in scoring and steals, and is fourth all-
time in assists.
Rencher
trio seeks frontcourt help, young talent
NBAs Texas
□.The Dallas Mavericks hold the high
est draft pick of the three at No.12.
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks would
love to find a big man in Wednesday’s NBA draft,
even though they realize it is unlikely.
The San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets
would love to draft anyone who could contribute next
year, even though they also know it is unlikely.
That is pretty much the case throughout the
NBA going into this year’s draft, which is heavy on
underclassmen and light on impact players.
Few of the soon-to-be rookies appear to have the
apparent pizazz of last year’s co-Rookies of the
Year, Grant Hill of Detroit and Jason Kidd, who
made a 23-victory difference to the Mavericks.
Drafting Kidd with the second-overall pick in
last year’s draft capped a three-year stretch in
which Dallas built its foundation. Jim Jackson was
first with the fourth pick in 1992 and Jamal Mash-
bum went fourth in 1993.
This year, the Mavericks are picking 12th,
giving them little opportunity to choose an im
mediate starter.
They also have the 24th pick and hope to find
another role player. They used the 19th choice
last year to take Tony Dumas, who didn’t earn
many minutes.
The best chance Dallas has to find an impact
player would be making a trade. As bait, player
personnel manager Keith Grant is dangling six
more first-round picks over the next three years
and Roy Tarpley, if anyone would take him and his
huge contract.
“If you look at our club, we need help in the
front court,” Grant said. “If we can get a major
contributor, that’s great. But a team isn’t going to
give up the opportunity to get a major contributor
just because they can have multiple picks. Quanti
ty does not equal quality, especially in the draft.”
Most mock drafts have the Mavericks taking
Arizona State forward Mario Bennett, a junior
from nearby Denton for whom Mashburn has
lobbied. Another name on many lists is TCU’s
Kurt Thomas, who last year became only the
third person ever to lead the NCAA in rebound
ing and scoring.
With their second pick, Dallas likely will look
for someone who can fill the lane.
Some of the names to watch here include
Kansas’ Greg Ostertag, a Duncanville native and a
personal favorite of Mavericks owner Donald
Carter, or maybe UCLA center George Zedek.
Should Dallas move up, there’s speculation that
Grant is after high school phenomenon Kevin Qar-
nett. Garnett will need several years of seasoning,
and the Mavericks could provide it as they are still
several years from being top contenders.
“I’m working the phone every day trying to do
things to make our club better,” Grant said. “Keep
in mind, the ultimate goal is a couple of years
down the road to become an elite team.”
Houston and San Antonio have already moved
into the elite class. The Rockets are the two-time
defending NBA champs, and the Spurs had the
best regular-season record last year.
But both are bottom-dwellers in this draft. San
Antonio picks 29th and Houston does not have a
choice until the 41st overall pick, midway through
the second round.
The Spurs likely are looking to fill several holes
on their bench. Seldom used guard Willie Ander
son was lost in the expansion draft, management
made forward Terry Cummings a free agent and
Moses Malone likely is not the answer as David
Robinson’s backup.
Houston became an elite team because coach
Rudy Tomjanovich found future stars Robert Horry
and Sam Cassell late in the first round. Both con
tributed immediately and became big-game players.
But even Tomjanovich is hard-pressed to do
anything with the 41st pick. Just in case, Houston
has hosted workouts for several players.
“Going as far as we did in the playoffs puts
a dent in the amount of time you can devote to
the draft,” Tomjanovich said. “It’s a good oppor
tunity to see some of these guys play. But a lot of
them probably won’t be around when it’s our
turn to pick.”
1995 NBA DRAFT PREDICTIONS
Southwest Conference coaches and The Battalion's own "draft experts" give their views on who will go where in the NBA's draft Wednesday night
Lottery teams
Tony Barone
Texas A&M
Tom Penders
UT
Alvin Brooks
UH
Robert Linsburg
SMU
Willis Wilson
Rice
James Dickey
Texas Tech
Nick Georgandis
Sports Editor
David Winder
Sportswriter
Rob Clark
Managing Editor
1 .Golden State
Joe Smith
Rasheed Wallace
Joe Smith
Joe Smith
Jerry Stackhouse
Joe Smith
Joe Smith
Jerry Stackhouse
Joe Smith
2.LA Clippers
Antonio McDyess
Joe Smith
Ed O'Bannon
Jerry Stackhouse
Antonio McDyess
Jerry Stackhouse
Jerry Stackhouse
Joe Smith
Jerry Stackhouse
3.Philadelphia
Rasheed Wallace
Jerry Stackhouse
Rasheed Wallace
Rasheed Wallace
Joe Smith
Rasheed Wallace
Antonio McDyess
Rasheed Wallace
Antonio McDyess
4.Washington
Ed O'Bannon
Ed O'Bannon
Antonio McDyess
Antonio McDyess
Rasheed Wallace
Antonio McDyess
Kevin Garnett
Kevin Garnett
Kevin Garnett
5.Minnesota
Bryant Reeves
D. Stoudamire
Bryant Reeves
Ed O'Bannon
Shawn Respert
Kevin Garnett
Rasheed Wallace
Antonio McDyess
Rasheed Wallace
6.Vancouver
Kevin Garnett
Corliss Williamson
Cherokee Parks
Bryant Reeves
D. Stoudamire
Ed O'Bannon
Bryant Reeves
Bryant Reeves
Ed O'Bannon
7.Toronto
Corliss Williamson
Shawn Respert
Rashard Griffith
Cherokee Parks
Kevin Garnett
Bryant Reeves
Ed O'Bannon
Cherokee Parks
Corliss Williamson
8.Portland
Jerry Stackhouse
Cherokee Parks
Mario Bennet
Shawn Respert
Rashard Griffith
Cherokee Parks
Corliss Williamson
D. Stoudamire
Bryant Reeves
9.New Jersey
Shawn Respert
Bryant Reeves
R. Childress
Corliss Williamson
Lawrence Moten
Shawn Respert
Shawn Respert
Corliss Williamson
Shawn Respert
10.Miami
Cherokee Parks
Allan Henderson
Shawn Respert
Allan Henderson
Ed O'Bannon
Corliss Williamson
Kurt Thomas
Alan Henderson
Cherokee Parks
11 .Milwaukee
Bob Sura
Junior Burrough
Corliss Williamson
Mario Bennett
Bryant Reeves
D. Stoudamire
D. Stoudamire
Mario Bennett
D. Stoudamire