Anthony Davis #23 of the Kentucky Wildcats reacts late in the second half against the Louisville Cardinals during the National Semifinal game of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on March 31, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Austin Rivers during the second round of the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum on March 16, 2012 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
John Henson during the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional Final at Edward Jones Dome on March 25, 2012 in St Louis, Missouri.
Damian Lillard of Weber State’s drives past California’s Jorge Gutierrez during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Berkeley, Calif., Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Dion Waiters during the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball East Regional Final at TD Garden on March 24, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Michael Kidd Gilchrist during the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball South Regional Final at the Georgia Dome on March 25, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Bradley Beal during the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball West Regional Semifinal game at US Airways Center on March 22, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Andre Drummond #12 of the Connecticut Huskies looks on during a quaterfinal game against the Syracuse Orange at the 2012 Big East Men’s Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 2012 in New York, New York. The Orange won 58-55. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
Harrison Barnes during the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional Final at Edward Jones Dome on March 25, 2012 in St Louis, Missouri.
Thomas Robinson during the National Semifinal game of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on March 31, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The 2011-12 NBA season got off to a rough start. A lockout may have delayed the season opener until Christmas day — but once the action started, ratings and fan interest picked up. The Miami Heat have been crowned champions and now everyone’s attention turns to tonight’s NBA Draft. Kentucky standout freshman Anthony Davis is the clear-cut prize at number one, but there are other prospects who will make immediate contributions to teams picking in the top ten. Among the talented ten include Kansas forward Thomas Robinson, North Carolina swingman Harrison Barnes and Florida do-it-all guard Bradley Beal.
TheGrio lists the top ten NBA draft prospects who you will see not only tonight on stage, but in the highlight reels when next season begins this fall.
