The NBA draft is history, the annual player dstribution starting with "you know who" (LeBron James) and ending with "who"s he?" (Andreas Glyniadakis).

Somewhere in between, fans are hoping there"s a player with the potential to change things for their team immediately. But most of the players scooped up Thursday night fall into the project category simply because the age of draftees has dropped so sharply. And, despite the college hoops chest-pounders who did their best to turn ESPN"s windy draft coverage into a "listen to me shout" evening, the guys who stuck around four seasons in college are question marks until they demonstrate otherwise.

This week, however, the NBA player shuffling will get serious. Starting at midnight Tuesday, teams can officially start talking with free agents. On July 16, free agents can sign contracts. According to Jim Gray"s report Thursday night on ESPN, that is the day when Jason Kidd will announce where he plans to play next season.