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Get ready for the first and second rounds of NBA draft picks announced live from Madison Square Garden on June 26, 2008.

ESPN will air TV coverage of the event beginning Thursday afternoon.

Dominating the field in 2008 are Derrick Rose (Memphis), O.J. Mayo (USC) and Michael Beasley (Kansas State) each appearing to have a firm lock on either of the top three positions.

Other college greats on most expert mock drafts this year include, in varying order: Eric Gordon (Indiana), DeAndre Jordan (Texas A&M), Kosta Koufos (Ohio State), Chase Budinger (Arizona), Darrell Arthur (Kansas) and Marreese Speights (Florida).

NBA Draft On the Web

Elsewhere on the Web, keep up-to-date with the latest predictions and rumors and get consensus opinion from inside the NBA - along with scouting reports from the field, and expert tips from sports reporters who live and breath NBA draft picks season by season ....

ESPN 2008 Draft - The latest from insider expert Chad Ford on his daily blog with complete analysis including who's hot and who's not, plus major news headlines & feature stories, player profiles & photos.

College Hoops.net - NBA Draft - 2008 NBA mock draft, player profiles and rankings, top ten prospects, plus plus regular updates in the Daily Dribble, detailed overviews of NBA draft history and how the draft lottery works, top ten draft picks dating back to 1978. And lots more ...

NBADraft.net - Get the full rundown with the updated news & predictions, online message boards, mock draft by team or player with profiles & rankings, plus an archive of draft picks from 1947 to the present.

HoopsHype NBA Draft Rumors - Daily reports on who said what, with links to major news stories, gossip and predictions.

Draft Express - Surf around for weekly reports on top performers with in-depth analysis of first round picks, the lastest news headlines plus NCAA and international coverage.

NBA Draft Blog - NBA Fanhouse - Regular postings on opinon, rumors and draft analysis with featured links to major news stories and related video clips.

The Draft Review - History, great trivia, plus everything else you ever wanted to know at the virtual encyclopedia of NBA draft facts & infornation, including current scouting reports and a busy message board.

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