Sonics draft picks

RUSSELL WESTBROOK (First round, No. 4)

Position: Guard
Height/weight: 6-3/187
Born: Nov. 19, 1988
College: UCLA

Stats: Averaged 12.7 points and a team-best 4.3 assists last season. He played a school-record 1,318 minutes. Shot 46.5 from the field, 71.3 from the line last season; 46.4 from the field and 68.5 from the line in his two-year career.

The skinny: Considered a good defender – Westbrook was named Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year last season – he’s also a good athlete with an upside. … Offense needs some polishing, but has good explosiveness and leaping ability.

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SERGE IBAKA (First round, No. 24)

Position: Forward/center
Height/weight: 6-10/220
Born: Sept. 18, 1989
Team: C.B. L’Hospitalet (Spain)

Stats: Playing in the Spanish LEB Gold League, Ibaka averaged 11.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game. He shot 53.3 from the field and 62.1 from the line.

The skinny: Most accounts say Ibaka, who has yet to turn 19, is a physical specimen with tremendous leaping ability but has raw skills and needs to add bulk. He’s a native of the Congo who has played only 30 professional games.

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D.J. WHITE (First round, No. 29)

Position: Forward
Height/weight: 6-9/251
Born: Aug. 31, 1986
College: Indiana

Stats: Led the Big Ten in rebounding (10.3), scored 17.4 points per game and earned conference player of the year honors last year as a senior. Also led the Big Ten in shooting at 60.5 from the field (made 68.9 from the line). Shot over 51 percent from the field in all four years.

The skinny: A skilled post player with an impressive wingspan who is also an energetic rebounder. Injuries are a concern; he missed all but five games as a sophomore because of broken left foot.

DeVON HARDIN (Second round, No. 50)

Position: Center
Height/weight: 6-11/250
Born: June 3, 1986
College: California

Stats: Ranked fifth in the Pac-10 with 1.2 blocks per game and seventh in rebounds at 7.4 while scoring 9.3 points per game as a senior. Finished as Cal’s second all-time leader in blocked shots (132) and seventh all-time in career field-goal percentage (51.7).

The skinny: Strong build, athletic and can run the floor. Never a big scorer in college, Hardin, who average 7.4 points in his 101 games, needs work on that part of his game.

SASHA KAUN (Second round, No. 56)

Position: Center
Height/weight: 6-11/250
Born: May 8, 1985
College: Kansas

Stats: Started only six games as a senior, but played in all 40 games, averaging 7.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 17.7 minutes. Shot a career-best 61.9 percent from the floor and finished career shooting 56.8 from the floor but just 51.2 from the free-throw line. Played in 135 games, averaging 6.1 points.

The skinny: The Russian-born Kaun is a physical, inside presence who plays with aggression and passion. Also smart; Kaun was a three-time Academic All-Big 12 first team pick.