NBA Draft early entry analysis
The following is the final list of 49 college and high school players who have applied for early entry into the 2005 draft with commentary by CBS SportsLine.com senior writer Gregg Doyel.
| Complete Early Entry list |
| Player | School | Year | Pos. | Wt. | Ht. |
| Alex Acker | Pepperdine | Jr. | G | 190 | 6-5 |
| Can do a little of everything ... but needs to do it better. | |||||
| Deji Akindele | Chicago State | So. | C | 240 | 7-1 |
| You can't teach 7-1. | |||||
| Kelenna Azubuike | Kentucky | Jr. | F | 220 | 6-5 |
| It's a mistake, but he's doing it for Dad. | |||||
| Sean Banks | Memphis | So. | F | 210 | 6-8 |
| Great skill, bad attitude, no chance. | |||||
| Brandon Bass | LSU | So. | F | 246 | 6-8 |
| Turns down chance at Final Four for chance at second round. | |||||
| Jermaine Bell | Indian Hills CC (Iowa) | Fr. | F | 200 | 6-11 |
| So THIS is what happened to the former St. John's signee. | |||||
| Andray Blatche | South Kent (Conn.) Prep School | HS | C | 248 | 6-11 |
| Not quite Dwight Howard ... but not Sagana Diop, either. | |||||
| Andrew Bogut | Utah | So. | F | 233 | 6-10 |
| Is the real thing. Big man with wing's skills. | |||||
| Curtis Brown Jr. | Beach High (Ga.) | HS | F | 6-9 | |
| Your comment here. | |||||
| Andrew Bynum | St. Joseph's High | HS | C | 300 | 7-0 |
| Jumbo-sized prepster is better prospect than Randolph Morris. | |||||
| Ike Diogu | Arizona State | Jr. | F | 250 | 6-8 |
| Not sure he'll go first round -- but he should. | |||||
| Monta Ellis | Jackson Lanier (Miss.) | HS | G | 160 | 6-3 |
| Whatever happened to DeShawn Stevenson, anyway? | |||||
| Olu Famutimi | Arkansas | So. | G | 212 | 6-5 |
| Athletic ability galore. Too bad he can't, you know, shoot. | |||||
| Raymond Felton | North Carolina | Jr. | G | 200 | 6-1 |
| Will be a wonderful NBA point guard. | |||||
| Anderson Ferreira | Chippola JC (Fla.) | So. | F | 6-8 | |
| Someday he'll tell his kids he entered the NBA Draft. | |||||
| Francisco Garcia | Louisville | Jr. | G | 185 | 6-7 |
| Man among boys in college, but he needs a better jumper. | |||||
| John Gilchrist | Maryland | Jr. | G | 201 | 6-2 |
| He's tired of being in school. Could be a journeyman. | |||||
| Gerald Green | Houston Gulf Shores Academy | HS | G | 195 | 6-8 |
| Better prospect than J.R. Smith was a year ago. | |||||
| Jarrett Jack | Georgia Tech | Jr. | G | 202 | 6-3 |
| Big, strong point guard. He's ready. | |||||
| Amir Johnson | Westchester High (Calif.) | HS | F | 215 | 6-10 |
| Will stay in draft only if he doesn't qualify for Louisville. | |||||
| Dwayne Jones | St. Joseph's | Jr. | C | 250 | 6-11 |
| Can't score, but the NBA likes rebounders, shot-blockers. | |||||
| Linas Kleiza | Missouri | So. | F | 245 | 6-8 |
| Can make a lot of money, either here or in Lithuania. | |||||
| Julius Lamptey | Garden City CC (Kansas) | Fr. | C | 270 | 7-0 |
| Can't qualify for D-1, so why not? | |||||
| Darshan Luckey | St. Francis (Pa.) | Jr. | G | 185 | 6-5 |
| He'll be lucky if he's drafted in the second round. | |||||
| Kyle Luckett | South Side (Ind.) | HS | F | 230 | 7-0 |
| I'm sure his mother has heard of him. | |||||
| Sean May | North Carolina | Jr. | F | 266 | 6-9 |
| Great low-post scorer, but who will he defend? | |||||
| Rashad McCants | North Carolina | Jr. | G | 207 | 6-4 |
| Explosive scorer, a step above Joseph Forte. | |||||
| C.J. Miles | Skyline High (Texas) | HS | G | 210 | 6-6 |
| Tragic move for a kid with tons of potential in a few years. | |||||
| J.R. Morris | Seton Hall | Jr. | G | 206 | 6-5 |
| You're joking, right? | |||||
| Randolph Morris | Kentucky | Fr. | C | 265 | 6-11 |
| Big body, no skills. Someone will gamble. | |||||
| Chris Paul | Wake Forest | So. | G | 175 | 6-0 |
| An NBA star, if he can handle the pounding. | |||||
| Pierre Pierce | Iowa | Jr. | G | 195 | 6-4 |
| Big, intriguing point guard possibly headed to San ... Quentin. | |||||
| Shavlik Randolph | Duke | Jr. | F | 240 | 6-10 |
| Big and skilled, but he did nothing in college. | |||||
| Anthony Roberson | Florida | Jr. | G | 180 | 6-1 |
| A 6-1 shooting guard? Bad decision. | |||||
| Nate Robinson | Washington | Jr. | G | 170 | 5-9 |
| Family commitments pushed him into league. He can make it. | |||||
| Ray Rose | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | Jr. | G | 165 | 6-0 |
| NBA scouts weren't flocking to Olivet Nazarene. | |||||
| Ricky Sanchez | IMG Academy (Fla.) | HS | F | 205 | 6-11 |
| He's tantalizing (a 6-11 wing!) but skinny, inexperienced. | |||||
| Chris Taft | Pittsburgh | So. | F | 260 | 6-10 |
| High ceiling, but mediocre sophomore year will scare some teams. | |||||
| Charlie Villanueva | UConn | So. | F | 230 | 6-11 |
| Might be a step slow. Might not. Worth the risk to come out. | |||||
| Tiras Wade | Louisiana Lafayette | Jr. | G | 192 | 6-6 |
| Slashing wing, average shooter. | |||||
| Von Wafer | Florida State | So. | G | 210 | 6-5 |
| I'm speechless. | |||||
| Matt Walsh | Florida | Jr. | G | 205 | 6-6 |
| Speechless, I tell you. | |||||
| Martel Webster | Seattle Preparatory School | HS | G | 235 | 6-7 |
| Great body, great shot, great attitude. Great prospect. | |||||
| Deron Williams | Illinois | Jr. | G | 210 | 6-3 |
| An NBA star, if he can make the jumper. | |||||
| Louis Williams | South Gwinnett (Ga.) | HS | G | 180 | 6-2 |
| Sebastian Telfair sans ball skills ... i.e., a second-rounder. | |||||
| Marvin Williams | North Carolina | Fr. | F | 230 | 6-9 |
| Future NBA All-Star does everything, and is nice to boot. | |||||
| Kennedy Winston | Alabama | Jr. | G | 230 | 6-6 |
| Big, strong guard will make some -- not a lot -- of $$$. | |||||
| Antoine Wright | Texas A&M | Jr. | F | 195 | 6-7 |
| Slippery and smooth, he's going to be a good pro. | |||||
| Bracey Wright | Indiana | Jr. | G | 200 | 6-3 |
| Small and one-dimensional, he won't be a good pro. | |||||
