2006 NBA Draft Prep [J. Mark English]

• Ian Thomsen thinks Andrea Bargnani will the first pick.
• Chad Ford offers up a mock draft of his own.
• Jeff Goodman on why the Raptors hold all the cards.

As you are you doing your prep work, let it be known that rookies as well as the vets will get to play with a new game ball next year. It is the NBA's first adjustment to the game ball in 35 years. It will no longer have leather, but instead will be a composite of non-animal materials.