PLEASE DON'T DRAFT ME looks at prospects whose draft stocks are high and/or rising... but probably shouldn't be.Remember Fran Vasquez? He was the Muresan look-a-like Magic GM Otis Smith spent a lottery pick on two years ago. Vasquez, a Spaniard, decided he didn't want to play for an NBA rookie paycheck and took $10 million for four years with FC Barcelona. Orlando looked like idiots, Vasquez looked shady, European prospects earned another perception hurdle... a lose-lose for everyone involved.
Rudy Fernandez is different than Vasquez. He's not a lottery pick, for one thing -- probably owing to his age (22) and position (shooting guard). He's talented as hell (ask everyone who played Spain at the 2006 Worlds) and filled with vim and vigor, all the traits you could want but usually don't get with these (typically raw and unsure) hot Euro prospects. With mocks placing Rudy #20 and beyond, you think he'd be a value pick, a safe bet.
Capitalism has other ideas.
