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Gain an Edge in Recruiting

Since the NBA Draft Lottery expanded in 1990, teams have selected 218 players from NCAA colleges. Their statistics prove invaluable for evaluating the draft potential of current college players.

At The Sports Resource, we focus more on age than the player’s year in school. For example, Washington’s Quincy Pondexter will be 22.3 years old on draft night 2010. A total of 26 lottery picks since 1990 – projected as small forwards or shooting guards – fell within one year of Pondexter’s age range (six months younger to six months older).

Comparing the players’ final college seasons, the athletic Pondexter has posted 2009-10 statistics above the lottery average in vital categories like points, rebounds and free throw attempts per 40 minutes (through February 23).

Pondexter also surpassed his age group’s lottery average in two-point shooting percentage and free throw percentage. His three-point percentage trailed the average by a narrow margin.

When it comes to getting the most efficiency from his field goal attempts, Pondexter stood alone. His 1.55 points per field goal attempt and .51 free throw attempts per field goal attempt led all 26 of the same age lottery picks.

A number of factors influence this research, such as the varying strength of different draft classes. It still provides tremendous insight for agents as part of The Sports Resource’s player recruitment and draft packages.

The Next European Lottery Pick?

Should he elect to enter the 2010 NBA Draft, Donatas Motiejunas will draw his share of comparisons to current NBA players.

Like the Lithuanian-born Motiejunas, Andrea Bargnani played for Italy’s Benetton Treviso, and was about the same size when the Raptors chose him in 2006.

Compared to Motiejunas’ Italian League numbers through February 22, Bargnani played more minutes per game – and performed slightly better per minute – in his final season with Benetton (2005-06). But this ignores a key detail: Motiejunas is a year younger than Bargnani was that season.

Comparing Bargnani’s 2004-05 season to Motiejunas’ current campaign provides more insight on how they match up at the same age.

Motiejunas has delivered similar numbers in more action per game. He has gotten to the line more and hit the offensive boards better. Their shooting percentages nearly match as well. Bargnani shot more threes as a 19-year-old, but both players made about the same percentage.

For agents trying to land international players as clients – or prepare for the draft – The Sports Resource has a package to help make that happen.