The Pac-10 may have morphed into the Pac-12 this offseason, but only two All-Pac-10 First Team members have returned as seven of the ten players left school early for the NBA and that means the conference is as young as ever. RealGM's Dan Hanner expects the conference to be another down year, though competitive at the top with Arizona, UCLA, Washington and Cal being fairly even.

There may be no guaranteed lottery picks like we will see from the ACC and Big East, but the following is a still intriguing watch list of potential NBA prospects.

Josiah Turner, Arizona: Turner is ranked as the 14th best prospect of the freshman class and could be a one-and-done playmaker at the point guard position in the spirit of Jerryd Bayless. Turner is a better pure point guard at this age with excellent passing ability and more inventiveness off the dribble. He still need to mature considerably physically, which may allow Sean Miller to keep him through his sophomore season.

Joshua Smith, UCLA: The center position remains one where offensive talent is rare and Smith is one of the best pure low-post prospects in the world. Smith averaged just over 18 points per 36 minutes last season with a usage rate of 25.7% that should increase toward 30% this season. Smith’s fitness is the only thing that would stand between him and the lottery.

Dwight Powell, Stanford: Like Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph, Powell is another bright prospect for Canada. Powell ranked third on Stanford in points and second in rebounds during his freshman season. As the 38th best prospect out of high school, Powell should be a double-double machine if he gets his efficiency from the floor above 50%.

Terrence Ross, Washington: Ross averaged 16.5 points per 36 minutes as a freshman, ranking him 12th in the Pac-10. Ross has already earned encouraging reviews on his improved defense.

Tony Wroten, Washington: Wroten is the 18th ranked incoming freshman, just a few slots behind Turner. Wroten could have the better season with more substance as a floor general and on defense.

Trent Lockett, Arizona State: Lockett’s NBA future is more of a utility wing if he can continue to improve his lockdown ability on defense and become more reliable from the perimeter with his jumper.

Abdul Gaddy, Washington: Gaddy arrived in Seattle as a local product that was also ranked as the 11th best member of the 2009 class. Gaddy is coming off surgery to replace a torn ACL, but we hear he is coming back with more maturity and an improved outside shot. He is capable of turning around his career in the way we saw Kemba Walker do a year ago. 

DeWayne Dedmon, USC: Dedmon is a legitimate seven-footer who will absolutely be an elite shotblocker and has enough talent potential offensively to sneak his way into the lottery depending on how the USC guards use him.

Reeves Nelson, UCLA: Nelson rebounds and makes all of those garbage buckets around the bucket and will showcase well as a dominant frontcourt with Smith and the Wear twins.

Andre Roberson, Colorado: Roberson will see his usage increase significantly as a sophomore with the departure of Alec Burks. He has elite ability in the air as a finisher and rebounder.

Tyler Lamb, UCLA: Lamb was the 39th ranked player in the 2010 class and will have more opportunities with the departures of Malcolm Lee and Tyler Honeycutt.

Allen Crabbe, California: Crabbe was a high usage wing who is capable of being the Klay Thompson of the conference this season.

Anthony Brown, Stanford: Like Powell, Brown was a highly coveted recruit that had a successful freshman season. Brown was limited to 21 games, but averaged 15 points per 36 minutes on a TS% of 59.6%. He also played for Team USA in the U-19 World Championships this past summer. 

Other Players To Watch

Nick Johnson, Arizona

Larry Drew, UCLA

Kevin Parrom, Arizona

Angelo Chol, Arizona

Jared Cunningham, Oregon State

Richard Solomon, California

Norman Powell, UCLA

Ari Stewart, USC

Chasson Rnadle, Stanford

Keala King, Arizona State

Travis Wear, UCLA

David Wear, UCLA