Brandon Jennings is a man of firsts. He's the first player to forego a college basketball career for a stint in the Euroleague. He's the first basketball shoe endorser for Under Armour, signing a multi-year contract with the clothing company in 2008.

Where Will He Land?

It's still anybody's guess, but Brandon will most likely get picked by a lottery team and has an outside chance at being selected in the Top 10 of this year's class. Here are the latest predictions: DraftExpress — No. 17 Sports Illustrated — No. 13 Yahoo! Sports — No. 15 NBADraft.net — No. 14 HoopsHype — No. 13

He's also the first to tell you that he's one of the best, if not the best point guard in this year's NBA Draft. In fact, after facing the presumed No. 1 PG Ricky Rubio, Jennings called out his counterpart, saying, "I think the dude is just all hype." Those are fighting words.

But, the best prospective college freshman of 2008 has since focused on getting his professional career started on America soil. Finishing off a season with Lottomatica Roma in the Italian Lega A, Jennings is poised to bring his talent on the court to one of last year's worst basketball teams. If he is selected near the top of the draft board, he may even start what his advisor, powerbroker Sonny Vaccaro, calls a "revolution": Forcing the NBA higher-ups to revisit their minimum age requirement implemented after the 2005 draft, the same one which would've forced the likes of Kobe Bryant to wait it out on the sidelines for a year or two. Gee, that worked out OK, huh?

The 19-year-old is holed up in a hotel somewhere in New York City today, making last minute preparations for his big night, doing the requisite media to get the word out about his game, and perhaps even convincing basketball executives to not make the mistake of overlooking him. Whatever the case may be, Brandon has a lot going on, and he's on Maxim.com to tell you about it. —Gerasimos Manolatos

Brandon meets up with David Stern at a noon meeting on Draft Day.

5:00 PM: "Grabbing some new york city chinese food! Only a few more hours to go"

4:04 PM: “Taking a break from hotel life and getting some fresh air.”

3:55 PM: "I just got word that Jessica White will be at the draft party that under armour is throwing me tonight. we are going to celebrate and it should be a good time…Other than that I am still hangin out with my family and friends in my hotel room."

2:59 PM: "Still in my room, hanging out with my agent (Bill Duffy) now. He is working the phones trying to get a sense of where I'm going to be selected tonight. I'm just relaxing watching the soccer game — brazil, south africa"

2:03 PM: "What's up. I just got back to my room, relaxing with my family. My Mom is here, my little brother Terrence and my Grandma. It feels good to have some down time. I've been all over the place the last few days.... We are all telling stories from when I was little"

12:58 AM: "What up everyone. Just had lunch with all of the Rookies and Commisioner (David Stern), he is really cool. Just taking it all in now, not much I can do at this point. The click is tickin.... Hit you guys back in a few with an update from my day."

10:38 AM: "About to be in a meeting with a bunch of draft picks to find out what we have to do today"

9:41 AM: "Heading down to breakfast - hope they got some good options for me!"

8:23AM: "Still lying in bed.....crazy day ahead. Yesterday was jam packed too. I had so many media interviews my head was spinning. I'm trying not to be nervous—but I can't lie!"



Check back throughout today, Draft Day, to see what Brandon is up to. The NBA Draft begins at 7PM EDT tonight.

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Special thanks to Under Armour. Brandon Jennings provides Under Armour with a platform and spokesperson to bring their basketball shoe to market. Read Brandon's UA Blog from Rome and beyond or check out UnderArmour's Web site for more on their athletic gear.