PLEASE DRAFT ME: Nick Young

Some prospects aren't getting enough respect on draft boards. PLEASE DRAFT ME aims to change that.

Perhaps I'm the only one, but I think USC guard Nick Young should definitely be a Top 10 NBA lottery pick. Many have him falling into the 11-14 range, or perhaps drifting even further. How can this be? Has anyone examined Young's career at USC?

For starters, his core numbers (points, shooting percentage, three-point shooting) increased each year. His junior stats were eye-popping for a shooting guard in one of the three best conferences in the country: 52 percent shooting, 44 percent from three.

Here's how he stacks up against some shooting guards in the draft:

Corey Brewer: 47% FG, 33% three's
Rodney Stuckey: 45% FG, 26% three's (playing for Eastern Washington against inferior competition)
Morris Almond: 48% FG, 45% three's (playing for Rice, in pathetic Conference USA)
Aaron Afflalo: 46% FG, 37% three's (Pac-10 Player of the Year)
Daequan Cook: 44% FG, 41% three's

Boston needs a shooting guard at No. 5, and it is likely to take Brewer. Can't argue with that. Love Brewer. Milwaukee (Redd) and Minnesota (Foye) don't need shooting guards, but Charlotte at No. 8 could desperately use one. How can the Bobcats, the 6th worst shooting team in the NBA last year, pass on a scorer like Young? Let's not forget - Charlotte's best player, Gerald Wallace, is testing the free agent market, and if he goes elsewhere, the Bobcats will have no perimeter punch.

If Young somehow falls past the Bobcats, I can't imagine the Bulls (Gordon) or Kings (Martin) taking him, nor the Hawks (Johnson) at 11. He'd be a perfect fit in Philadelphia at 12. Too bad people in Philly seem set on FSU's Al Thornton, paying no mind to the fact that he plays small forward ... like the 76ers best player, Andre Iguodala. There's always the chance that New Orleans takes Young at 13 to play small forward - he's a wiry 6-foot-7, but could easily fill the shoes of Desmond Mason.