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          D.R.A.F.T. Initiative: Top-heavy

          Griffin is the consensus No. 1 pick, but the rest of the field is still up in the air. Joe Murphy/Getty Images
          • Elena Bergeron
          Jun 3, 2009, 02:32 PM ET

          Call them the combine all-stars. Or better yet, the All-World amateurs. In the past 20 years, the top five picks have so far outperformed the rest of the draft over their careers that the first handful of names should get used to rolling as an elite team. Even compared to the rest of the lottery, the top five picks make the draft as top-heavy as an OC Housewife.