Every year, as the NBA Draft approaches, we, like everyone else, try to wrap our heads around all of the talented young man who are about to become filthy rich young men. We've seen most of them play, but we yearn to understand them more as human beings, to know them as we know our friends. With this in mind, we set out to figure out the best way to get across our thoughts on some of the premier players in this year's draft while helping our readers better understand the personalities behind the prospects. And what better way is there to understand a young person than to look at their yearbook? It is in there that we see how they wish to portray themselves, and more importantly, how others see them. Specifically, it is the class superlatives that reveal the real nature of many. Here are some that we've assigned to this year's draft class. Rookies—they're just like us!
Most Likely to Succeed Blake Griffin as League's Poster Boy: Derrick Williams
Williams, next to Kemba Walker, may be the prospect who increased his stock the most in the NCAA tournament. And he did so by throwing basketballs through rims with a violence that should be making Blake Griffin shake in his Kia-sponsored boots. In leading Arizona to the Elite Eight, he displayed a kind of freakish athleticism that can make him seem like the only grown man in a class full of pubescent boys. Derrick Williams: Coming soon to your nephew's wall.
Yearbook Quote: "One defends when his strength is inadequate, he attacks when it is abundant."- Sun Tzu
