Kawhi Leonard vs. Lavoy Allen
Lavoy Allen is a deep fringe NBA prospect, while Kawhi Leonard is a lottery pick but when they're matched up, it should be a good battle. Allen is a good college scorer who can beat you in a couple ways and it will be up to Leonard to slow him down, while also winning that battle on offense and on the glass. Leonard has the obvious advantage in talent, and is coming off a great performance in round 1 (21 pts on 9-14 shooting and 1o rebounds) while Allen struggled, scoring only 3 points in 40 minutes. Allen will be looking to bounce back and it's rare that he'd put together two bad games in a row.
Tristan Thompson vs. Derrick Williams
This could be the best matchup of the whole Tournament. Both Tristan Thompson and Derrick Williams are projected lottery picks in the 2011 draft, neither guy has great size for a frontcourt player (they're both about 6-8) but they get by with their length, muscle, motor, and bounce. Williams will be more of a combo forward in the NBA, while Thompson is a pure 4. They'll be matched up in this game however. Williams is a top 5 pick, while Thompson is more late lottery, but they could move closer if Thompson has a dominant performance. Williams also may be matched up some with Jordan Hamilton, another lottery pick.
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