ESPN The Magazine's 2009 NBA Draft Content

Here are an assortment of videos and pieces related to 2009 NBA draftees from ESPN's bi-weekly sports magazine.

by Mag.Com Staff and various athletes

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In late June, a board like this will be filled with different names. Don't you want to know more about those names? Yea ya do. So look at this content.

Here is a list of Chad Ford's top 100 prospects for the 2009 NBA Draft. Know what's funny? We've made videos and written articles about several of them. Technically, that's not "ha ha" funny, given that we are a national sports magazine, and that's what we should be doing, right? Wow, openly questioning roles. OK, so here's some of that: everything below contains both text and video. Enjoy.

Many NBA-bound '09 Tar Heels hang out with Obama at the White House
When UNC got the call for the traditional White House visit they asked us to tag along (of course). We charged four-year senior point guard Bobby Frasor with documenting the historic event. The President scrimmaged with the Heels just over a year ago and, after being held scoreless, smartly picked the team to win it all. Here's an inside look at a once in a lifetime event.
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Blake Griffin's Video Diary
To read an article (and see a video) with fellow top-two seed team anchor Hasheem Thabeet of UConn, please click here. Quick: list the most interesting Sweet 16 games. (We'll wait.) Even if you transferred colleges and went to two or three of the schools remaining in the Dance, you probably didn't get four games in to your thinking without mentioning Oklahoma vs. 'Cuse: the hottest team vs. the best player in da land. You ever stop and think, though: what is Blake Griffin really like? You're in luck. We gave him a camcorder last fall and here's the video product that was created. It's a portrait of laid-back superstardom. Hopefully Eric Devendorf and company are ready for 'dis.
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Eric Maynor: The Video Diary
Eric Maynor is probably best known for this shot to eliminate Duke from the NCAA Tournament in the first round a few years back (great Kevin Harlan "IS THIS THE DAGGER?" call there) or just going off against George Mason in the CAA Tourney. Dude is a very legit basketball player, though: he's averaging over 24 PPG. In keeping with what we did with Blake Griffin, we gave Maynor a video camera and asked him to document his life. Fun times. You'll enjoy it.
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Hasheem Thabeet graces the Magazine's college hoops preview issue
If you're interested in seeing a video diary of Blake Griffin's life, please click here. They're tall, tall enough to see into the future. They peeked over their ivy-covered walls and made their decisions. Not now, they said. Not yet.
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Meet Ricky Rubio, basketball's best-kept secret
The best point guard you've never heard of walks through the streets of El Masnou, a seaside village 10 miles outside of Barcelona. His dark eyes hide behind a mop of black hair. He rocks Tupac on the Nano, but his drooping shorts are more skater than hip-hop. At 6'3", Ricky Rubio is tall enough to stand out in Spain, but this spring morning, among the whitewashed walls of his hometown, he's just another 17-year-old high school senior on his way to take final exams.
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Brandon Jennings skipped college, but he's getting an education overseas
Everything is tiny. The bed looks like it could be palmed by Shaq. The room is the size of a Hummer. The hotel looks like a town house. So this is where Brandon Jennings' professional basketball career begins, in a room where his 31-year-old Spanish roomie's bunk is a sneaker's length away from his. Welcome to Folgaria, a pristine little ski village high in the mountains of northern Italy. It's a place where couples walk hand in hand by quaint pizzerias, and artisan shops line cobblestone streets.
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