June 28, 2012; Newark, NJ, USA; Harrison Barnes (North Carolina), right, is introduced as the number seven overall pick to the Golden State Warriors by NBA commissioner David Stern during the 2012 NBA Draft at the Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-US PRESSWIRE

It was a typical 2012 NBA Draft with a lot of surprises, some reaches and some picks that just have you scratching your head.

WINNERS

• PERRY JONES: Jones was an average college basketball player that got by with his sure talented at Baylor. That talent alone had some considering him a lottery pick. However, Jones dropped to Oklahoma City for a couple of reasons injuries and his attitude. He is one of the most talented player’s in the draft, but it won’t matter if he doesn’t improve his work ethic. Enter the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are coming off of an NBA Finals appearance and are the perfect place for an young, talented athlete to succeed – especially behind Kevin Durant. If Jones can’t succeed with the Thunder than he has not shot at making it in the NBA.
• GOLDEN STATE: The Warriors biggest need was at small forward. Before the draft they were trying to trade for Loul Deng, Andre Igoudala, Rudy Gay and Wilson Chandler. That was before Harrison Barnes dropped right into their laps. Barnes may not be the go-to scorer which many hoped the former Tar Heel would be, but he doesn’t have to be one in Golden State – which already has Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry. He’s a perfect fit for G.S., working off of his teammates and not being forced to be the team’s star. The Warriors also got Draymond Green, who is one of the more versatile players in the draft.
• HOUSTON: The Rockets were the most active team going into the draft, adding the 18th pick and trading up for the 12th. There were talks that they wanted to move further up in the draft in order to get pieces to trade for Dwight Howard, but that didn’t happen. Instead Houston landed three very talented players in the middle of the first round. Jeremy Lamb in time should be a starting shooting guard in the NBA, Royce White was the most versatile player in the draft and Terrence Jones had to be the most underrated rated player in the draft. Jones was Kentucky’s top on-on-one defender in the post and the squad’s most versatile player. All three players was drafted by the right team.
• CHARLOTTE: The Bobcats shocked the world last week when they signed Mike Dunlap to be their head coach. They then traded Corey Maggette for sharpshooter Ben Gordon and a 1st round pick. And on Thursday they added two hard working small forwards, Michael Kidd Gilchrist and Jeff Taylor. Kidd Gilchrist has a competitive streak that is matched by few in the game and Taylor is one of the few players in the draft that is ready to play from Day 1.  Both also have potentials to be lockdown defenders in the NBA and both have the drive to win. Charlotte is building something and the only question is how good?
• KENTUCKY: The Wildcats followed up winning the National Title by having six players drafted on (Anthony Davis, Kidd Gilchrist, Jones, Doron Lamb, Marquis Teague and Darius Miller), including the top two picks in the draft (Davis and Kidd Gilchrist) and four in the first round (Davis, Kidd Gilchrist, Jones and Teague).

Mar 18, 2012; Greensboro, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forwards Harrison Barnes (40) and John Henson (31) react in the second half. The Tar Heels defeated the Blue Jays 87-73 in the third round of the 2012 NCAA men

The NBA Draft Combine is a nice tool to test draft prospects physical tools and while some scouts tend to overrate the process – it doesn’t answer the question if the player can play in the NBA and how good they will be at the next level.

However, the Combine helps to answer questions about how big some prospects are and how agile and quick they are. This year it seems nobody’s stock really took a hit, but a number of players measured in bigger than advertised. Some quick facts:

• Meyers Leonard measured in as the tallest prospect at 7-foot-1 ¼ (with shoes). Tu Holloway was listed as the shortest after measuring in at 5-11 3/4 (with shoes). Top-5 prospect Thomas Robinson came in at 6-foot-8 ¾ with shoes. Last year, Kenneth Faried was listed at 6-7 ½ with shoes.
• UConn freshman Andre Drummond weighed in as the largest prospect at 278 pounds with 7.5 body fat. Other notable players were Jared Sullinger was at 268, Royce White was slightly above 260, Draymond Green was around 235 and Will Barton was at 174. Likely top-pick overall Anthony Davis was weighed at 221.8.
• Drummond also had the longest wingspan, 7-foot-6 ½, Davis hit 7-5 ½ and John Henson’s wingspan was 7-5.
• Texas point guard J’Covan Brown had the highest body fat percentage at 12.5, edging out Miles Plumless (11.4), Green (11.3), William Buford (11.3) and Kevin Jones (11.2). Sullinger was at 10.7.

Mar 8, 2012; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini center Meyers Leonard (12) dunks against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the first half of the first round of 2012 Big Ten Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-US PRESSWIRE

The Combine may have helped Leonard’s stock more than any other prospect. He measured in at 7-1 and 249 pounds. He also showed an extra bounce in his step, which had the building buzzing. It seems quite possible that he has moved past North Carolina’s Tyler Zeller in the draft just due to his potential. The biggest questions surrounding the sophomore center from Illinois is if he can play and how good of a motor does he have, which makes him a potential buss.  He showed ability in college to hit the mid-range jumper and he played well against Sullinger (17.5 points and 5 rebounds in 2 games) and Indiana’s freshman Cody Zeller (17 and 3), but is that enough to make him a Top-10 pick?

Damian Lillard was the best guard prospect at Combine and he didn’t disappoint. He showed off his sweet stroke and proved he was a far better prospect than of the other point guards.

UNC point guard Kendall Marshall was reportedly the first player in the gym and despite still dealing with a fractured elbow, he went through all the drills.

Henson is the poor man’s Anthony Davis. He size (6-10 ½, 216 pound and 7-5 wingspan) is similar to Davis (6-10 ½, 221.8 and 7-foot-5 ½). Both are elite shot blockers (Davis 4.7 and Henson 2.9) and are a force on defense and the glass (Davis 10.4, Henson 9.9). Davis is obviously more of a game-changer, but Henson could find a spot at the next level with his defense.

Arnett Moultrie (6-11, 233 and 7-2 wingspan) and Andrew Nicholson (6-9 ½, 234 and 7-4 wingspan) each helped their stock with their size, but can they be better than Jason Thompson or JaJuan Johnson at the next level?

Both are long and slim body with range on their jumper. Nicholson can even stretch out to the NBA 3, but there are questions about his lack of competition. Playing at St. Bonaventure, Nicholson never really saw NBA-type athletes and dominated against mid-major schools.

During the shooting guard drills, John Jenkins (6-4, 212) showed off his shooting stroke in front of a very intent Masai Ujiri and his scouting crew.