It is about a month and some change until Greg Oden officially finds out he will be drafted by the Portland Trailblazers. This year's draft is allegedly packed with star potential, with two probable cornerstones going to two mid-major market teams in desperate need of star power. With Kevin Durant and Oden ready to garner many endorsements from the likes of Rain-X, Columbia Sportswear, Starbucks and Nintendo, one has to wonder who else gets NBA-type endorsements.

Or better yet: who gets drafted at picks 3-30?

1st Pick: Portland Trailblazers – Greg Oden, C, Ohio State

Capsule: No need to breakdown. Take the gift horse and don't look
back. Create a Northwestern version of twin towers to go along with
Rookie Of the Year Brandon Roy, and become one of three teams to have the Rookie of Year award in consecutive years.

2nd Pick: Seattle Supersonics- Kevin Durant, G-F, Texas

Capsule: Rashard Lewis' opt out made this even more inevitable.

3rd Pick: Atlanta Hawks- Corey Brewer, G-F, Florida

Capsule: The Hawks have the # 3 and 11 picks, which means they'll take the best player available or draft for need. Taking Brewer allows the Hawks to ship malcontent Josh Smith out of town and select Acie Law IV or Mike Conley Jr. at 11. Now, the Trailblazers are trying to pull off the best magic trick since that fool almost killed himself in an
oversized fishbowl and somehow get Conley Jr. too. If Portland pulls
this off then Atlanta needs to gut it out with the Brewer pick or go
ahead and pick up Law. However, the probability of Portland pulling
off this trick is worse than David "Flounder" Blaine's chances of
growing some gills at the time; it will probably drown.

4th Pick: Memphis Grizzlies- Al Horford, F, Florida

Capsule: The Grizzlies already have Pau Gasol and Rudy Gay. Drafting Horford gives Gasol a low-post partner with the blue collar work ethic that is needed when the 7-foot center prefers to play like a small forward.

5th pick: Boston Celtics- Julian Wright, F, Kansas

Capsule: The Celtics need to trade this pick to the Sacramento Kings
or Portland Trailblazers for one of their malcontent veterans. Ron
Artest would look great in Celtic green. The most important objective
for the Celtics: get better. However, since Boston probably will not
pull the trigger on a deal that would secure a veteran, drafting Wright will at least add decent size and potential to a frontcourt
that includes Al Jefferson and Gerald Green.

6th pick: Milwaukee Bucks- Brandan Wright, F, North Carolina

Capsule: The Bucks need to draft John "Scalpel" Andrews, world-renowned surgeon from Birmingham, Ala. The Bucks rarely fielded their projected preseason starting lineup, because every player missed games due to injury. Milwaukee will be ok with a season to heal, so the Bucks can take the best player available or a player for depth. Grabbing B. Wright here will kill two birds with one stone.

7th pick: Minnesota Timberwolves- Yi Jianlian, C, China

Capsule: With Kevin Garnett rumors looming large, the Timberwolves
need to draft smart. That is why 7-foot center Yi Jianlian is a very viable option at number seven. If Garnett decides to ask for a trade then Jianlian could fill in and offset Garnett's departure. Not replace. On the other hand, if Garnett stays, the Timberwolves have an immediate upgrade over Mark Blount.

8th pick: Charlotte Bobcats- Jeff Green, F, Georgetown

Capsule: Whether Gerald Wallace opts out of his contract or not, Green
is a good pick up from two standpoints: He's a solid all-around player
and good college player. The Bobcats have used those two standpoints
to build an evolving expansion team that has gotten better each year of their existence.

9th pick: Chicago Bulls- Spencer Hawes, C, Washington

Capsule: The Bulls are still a back to the basket scorer away from
reaching full potential. Until a player on the Bulls can command
attention on the blocks, which would make room for the perimeter guys,
Chicago will continue to fall short of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Hawes is just a freshman and his lack of athleticism should be considered a plus since the Bulls offense knows only one speed: transition.

10th pick: Sacramento Kings- Al Thornton, F, Florida State

Capsule: Mike Bibby wants out and the Kings want Ron Artest out.
Either way Sacramento needs a solid player that is ready to contribute
immediately. Taking the senior out of Florida State gives you a player
who could at least play right away and play Ron Artest's position.

11th pick: Atlanta Hawks- Mike Conley Jr., PG, Ohio State

Capsule: After years of ignoring the point guard spot; look for the Hawks to redeem themselves and take the best distributor in the draft.
Conley is young but the tenacity to run a team was shown in his lone
year in college. While Law is enticing and might be the safer pick,
Conley is the purer point guard of the two.

12th pick: Philadelphia 76ers- Josh McRoberts, F, Duke

Capsule: The 76ers need to figure out players' roles. McRoberts is a
safe pick that won't hurt the team. With Joe Smith not getting any
younger, why not get a solid post player to learn under his wing.

13th pick: New Orleans Hornets- Nick Young, G, USC

Capsule: The Hornets need to recover from their injuries and develop
team chemistry. Adding a swingman to the young nucleus would only set the team up for the future.

14th pick: Los Angeles Clippers- Acie Law IV, G, Texas A&M

Capsule: Shaun Livingston is out for the year, Sam Cassell is getting
older, and Cuttino Mobley is the only other guard with experience. Law
would learn from one of the best combo guards and gives the Clippers
plenty of options when Livingston returns. In two years the Clippers
could be very scary team.

15th pick: Detroit Pistons- Jason Smith, C, Colorado State

Capsule: Smith was a solid college player. At 7 feet, Smith should be
a nice bench player to develop because Antonio McDyess, Chris Webber, and Rasheed Wallace are not getting any younger.

16th pick: Washington Wizards- Joakim Noah, F, Florida

Capsule: The Wizards need defense. Noah can play right away and
provide a spark of the bench. Besides, Noah doesn't need to drop any
further.

17th pick: New Jersey Nets- Thaddeus Young, F, Georgia Tech

Capsule: Whether Vince Carter opts out or not, picking up Young as an
insurance policy is the safe bet. Young is only a freshman, but at 6-8, he could fill in nicely on the wing.

18th pick: Golden State Warriors- Tiago Splitter, C, Brazil

Capsule: Besides losing their cool in the playoff series against the Utah Jazz, the Warriors lost the rebounding edge. Drafting a foreign player with size turned out OK for coach Don Nelson last time.

19th pick: LA Lakers- Sean Williams, F, Boston College

Capsule: The Lakers need a solid rebounder. Williams has some emotional baggage but Phil Jackson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar should help put Williams on the right track.

20th pick: Miami Heat- Jared Dudley, F, Boston College

Capsule: The team needs a perimeter defender and young player to
couple with Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem. However, the player needs to be able to play as soon as last year. Pat Riley understands that
his window is closing with Shaquille O'Neal. The best options available: Alando Tucker and Jared Dudley. Tucker is the better
defender, but Dudley is the better shooter. Either way the perimeter
defense would improve ten-fold. Dudley gets the nod because he is the
better perimeter shooter.

21st pick: Philadelphia 76ers- Javaris Crittenton, G, Georgia Tech

Capsule: This is purely a luxury pick, so taking Crittenton helps prepare the team for the future.

22nd pick: Charlotte Bobcats- Alando Tucker, G, Wisconsin

Capsule: Tucker meets their criteria: solid all-around player and good
college player.

23rd pick: New York Knicks- Nick Fazekas, F, Nevada

Capsule: The Knicks need another guard just like primetime television
needs another reality show. At 6-11, Fazekas would spell Eddie Curry
and give the Knicks a new wrinkle in the offense since Fazekas can
shoot the 3.

24th pick: Phoenix Suns- Marco Belinelli, G, Italy

Capsule: The Suns don't need that much, so adding a shooter wouldn't
hurt. With Steve Nash distributing, there will plenty of shots to go around.

25th pick: Utah Jazz- Rudy Fernandez, G, Spain

Capsule: At 6-6 Fernandez can actually provide much needed depth at
the shooting guard position.

26th pick: Houston Rockets- Glen Davis, F, LSU

Capsule: The Rockets need two things: a point guard and a power forward. Since Law and Conley would definitely be gone, Davis would
fill the other void at the forward spot.

27th pick: Detroit Pistons- Gabe Pruitt, G, USC

Capsule: Pruitt was a solid college player who can succeed in the
right settings. Detroit is one the best teams to use combo guards effectively.

28th pick: San Antonio- Marcus Williams, G, Arizona

Capsule: The Spurs need to start a youth movement on their perimeter.
Michael Finley and Brent Barry are getting up there in age and Manu
Ginobli isn't that far behind.

29th pick: Phoenix Suns- Taureen Green, G, Florida

Capsule: The Suns have yet to find Nash an efficient backup. Green has
won two national championships and can shoot lights out from 3-point
range.

30th pick: Philadelphia 76ers- Ante Tomic, C, Croatia

Capsule: 7-feet, 2-inches. With that kind of size the 76ers could find
away to put his size to good use.