With more surprises than the prize at the bottom of a Cracker Jack box, the 2009 NBA Draft was anything but boring. Even though 75%of the 2009 draft class would yield nothing more than a 5 in Nielsen TV ratings,there were some diamonds in the rough sprinkled in the mix that will yield polished gems in the years to come. Picks such as fashionably late,Brandon Jennings, dynamic duo Wayne Wellington and Ty Lawson of the NCAA championship winning UNC Tarheels,Hasheem Thabet,Patty Mills,Earl Clark,Darren Collison and Jodie Meeks to name a few range from potential rookie phenoms to superstar in the makng sleeper picks.
NBA 2009 Draft - Round 1 (via NBA.com)
