Friday, January 18, 2013

NBA Mock Draft 1.0

The NBA is at midseason.  Half the season has been played, and half to go.  I have posted my big board various times (and another post is coming later this week!), but, often the best players aren't drafted in that exact order.  Team needs and NBA readiness are only two of the many examples why mock drafts don't look like big boards.  For example, if the Blazers were picking first, a point guard wouldn't be the pick, as we just took Lillard in the last draft.  I am using the current standings to do the mock.
  1.  Washington- Shabazz Muhammad SG-SF/UCLA
  2.  Charlotte- Ben McLemore SG/Kansas
  3.  Cleveland- Alex Len C/Maryland
  4.  Phoenix- Nerlens Noel PF/Kentucky
  5.  New Orleans- Cody Zeller C/Indiana
  6.  Toronto- Anthony Bennett PF/UNLV
  7.  Detroit- Archie Goodwin SG/Kentucky
  8.  Orlando- Isaiah Austin PF/Baylor
  9.  Sacramento- Alex Poythress SF/Kentucky
  10.  Philadelphia- Willie Cauley-Stein C/Kentucky
  11.  Dallas- Michael Carter-Williams PG/Syracuse
  12.  Phoenix (from LA Lakers)- Otto Porter SF/Georgetown
  13.  Minnesota- CJ McCollum G/Lehigh
  14.  Charlotte (from Portland)- James McAdoo PF/North Carolina
  15.  Atlanta (from Houston)- Marcus Smart PG/Oklahoma State
  16.  Utah- Rudy Gobert C/France
  17.  Boston- Trey Burke PG/Michigan
  18.  Milwaukee- Brandon Paul SG/Illinois
  19.  Atlanta- CJ Leslie F/North Carolina State
  20.  Denver- Russ Smith G/Louisville
  21.  Brooklyn- Sergey Karasev SF/Russia
  22.  Chicago- Jeff Withey C/Kansas
  23.  Indiana- Myck Kabongo PG/Texas
  24.  Utah (from Golden State)- Victor Oladipo SG/Indiana
  25.  Memphis- Dario Saric F/Croatia
  26.  New York- Mason Plumlee PF/Duke
  27.  Cleveland (from Miami)- Tony Mitchell PF/North Texas
  28.  San Antonio- Nemanja Nedovic SG/Serbia
  29.  LA Clippers- LeBryan Nash SF/Oklahoma State
  30.  Oklahoma City- Jamaal Franklin SF/SDSU
    Others to Watch?  Steven Adams/Pitt, Andre Roberson/Colorado, Ricky Ledo/Providence, Kelly Olynyk/Gonzaga, Glenn Robinson III/Michigan, Gorgui Dieng C/Louisville
Round 2:  Portland has 2 picks from the T-Wolves and Celtics (ours is owned by Denver) these picks would be (with a potential prospect):

43: Isaiah Canaan PG/Murray State
47: Richard Howell PF/North Carolina State

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