Here is the breakdown of the 2008 picks who will go where and why, I’ll continue to re-post Mock’s as things change leading up to draft.
1. Chicago Bulls~ Derrick Rose, PG, Memphis; I posted yesterday that Beasley was the pick here as the Bulls needed low post scoring but things change scouts love Rose ” a combo of Chris Paul and Deron Williams” one scout told me “a better combo of decision making and scoring than Deron”. He’s en vogue right now because teams, like fans have fallen for CP3 and Deron, who have had instant success very early in their careers.
2. Miami Heat~ Michael Beasley, PF, Kansas State; explosive scorer, immediate impact, Gives the Heat a nice trio of Wade, Marion, Beasley but probably makes Haslem expendable. My early favorite for “ROY”
3. Minnesota T-Wolves ~ Brooks Lopez, C, Stanford; Minnesota need front court help for Jefferson, this pick fills the need plus this team has a ton of young guards.
4. Seattle Supersonics~ Jerryd Bayless, PG, Arizona; again fills the need gives them a nice young trio of Bayless, Durant, Green plus allows them to deal one of their current pg’s Watson, Ridnour who still have value to teams looking for an experienced backup.
5. Memphis Grizzlies~ Eric “Air” Gordon G, Indiana; this pick is problematic for Memphis as they need a big man they have drafted the ‘best player available’ almost to a fault, but their are too many potential superstar guards left to pass one up, the pick here is Gordon or Mayo I flipped a coin but I like Gordon here as the youth & size of Conley, Gordon, Gay makes a nice back-court to build on.
6.New York Knicks~ Danilo Galliarni SF, Italy; Is a point forward, think Toni Kukoc at 6-9 can handle and shoot the ball, a perfect fit for what Dantoni wants to do; that being said with Mayo left on the board I might expect boos here.
7. La Clippers~ Oj Mayo G, Usc; perfect marriage OJ stays in Cali, team has a need at PG will fit in nicely with this teams Run ‘n’ gun style.
8. Milwaukee Bucks~ Deandre Jordan C, Texas; Prediciting the first shocker here the Bucks have a lot of questions, Redd, Villanueva may both be available for trade, so this pick could really be at any position but they locked up Mo Williams PG last year and Bogut has been a nice suprise and Deandre has the best risk reward here; he reminds scouts of Dwight Howard but has a questionable work ethic, 7′0 255 a front court of him and Bogut would be something.
9. Charlotte Bobcats~ Kevin Love PF, Ucla; this team needs a PG as they don’t have anyone signed behind Felton but Love will be to good to pass up here, Sean May is coming off a scary surgery and Okeafor isn’t yet signed but assuming all three are healthy great young rotation for Larry Brown to start with.
10. New Jersey Nets~ Anthony Randolph F, Lsu; Athletic, can score inside, outside but has a Chris Bosh like body and skill set, will need to bulk up to compete at the Nba level certainly fills need.
11. Indiana Pacers~ Russell Westbrook PG, Ucla; people will be surprised Russell fell this far the thinking has been the 7th or 8th but I’m prediciting he’ll fall, that being said Indiana will finally get a permanent replacement for Jamal Tinsley and this is a perfect fit Russell like Tinsley is a natural scorer, but does so more with his jumper than the drive.
12. Sacramento Kings~ DJ Augustine PG, Texas; The Kings will be holding their breath to get DJ or Russell and DJ will be available with the exodus of Mike Bibby they have a need at PG, and DJ is the best PG left nice pickup.
13. Portland Trailblazers~ Joe Alexander F, West Virginia; Scary pickup here Joe is a 6′8 Peja Stojakovic type shooter, with athleticism and finishing ability maybe the steal of the draft.
14. Golden State~ Darrell Arthur PF, Kansas; Mullin may look to trade this pick as Gstate needs maybe one more piece to make some kind of run and are not getting any younger, otherwise Darrell’s the pick as he can score from the low post but will need some time to develop.
15. Phoenix Suns (Atlanta) ~ Roy Hibbert C, Georgetown; shot in the dark here predicting a shocker Roy cannot really run the floor, PS neither can Shaq, but if you are going to slow the game down and play possession type BBall having a young & HUGE front court under Shaq’s tutelage is a good way to go. If Duncan and Robinson were the “Twin Towers” Shaq, Amare and Roy are the “Three Powers”
Post is getting a little big so I’ll post the rest up later in the week…
Quick note among the Surprises I posted people should note their are none bigger than: Blake Griffin, Hasheem Thabeet, Tyler Hansbrough who may have gone in the top 15 had they chosen to enter the draft, their decision to stay is a breath of fresh air in today’s collegiate Basketball culture as far to many players leave for the promised land before they are mentally or physically ready, one can only hope that these players are rewarded for their loyalty to their schools with career years and lottery name callings next year.
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9 Responses to “NBA~Mock Draft 1.0 picks 1-15”
Posted: 05/22/08 at 4:12 am
I’ve heard the heat might look to move out the the 2nd spot because they really wanted Rose.
Posted: 05/22/08 at 5:02 am
Don’t forget Steph Curry would of been a high pick had he of entered after his shooting display at the dance this season.
I think you have Hibbert ranked wrong. With McGee still on the board any team would take him over Hibbert I think. Westbrook I don’t think is a shocker to fall that far down the board at all. I actually think he may fall further down to be honest. I would be suprised if Mayo made it all the way down to the Clippers but it could happen I guess. I think your top 4 are bang on the money so I guess I would be saying I think the Grizz or Knicks would have a hard time turning away from him.
James I am not sure why Miami would move out of this spot as Beasley is a pretty nice prize for 2nd. Like Terry said put him in the starting 5 with D-Wade and Marion and you are starting to get yourself a ball club.
Posted: 05/22/08 at 8:22 am
i dont know either sandy, i just heard espn say it could be a possible move now that they have the 2nd pick. i would think a player like Beasley would be nice to have but they could have been looking for a better solution at point guard.
Posted: 05/22/08 at 8:53 am
James heard those rumours too, It will be interesting to see how this plays out, these first two picks are so good I’m also starting to hear of possible scenario’s like the Heat packaging Wade for the the firsr pick an d they will just rebuild with Rose and Beasley.
As I mentioned before I actually like Beasley for Chicago, so maybe a possible trade scenario here with Miami, as good as Rose is if Cicago picks him they are still a low post scorer away from having a real shot.
Posted: 05/22/08 at 9:08 am
Sandy, first thanks for reminding of Steph Curry he definetly should be on that list.
Next as for Javale Mcgee over Hibbert, Suns may go that way but Mcgee is still pretty raw, he can run the floor and would offer a nice one two. But Hibbert could contribute to this team right away has Shaq like size and with the Diesel there to bring him along this pick makes sense.
Also there might be an outside chance they go Donte Greene as is a 6′10 shooting combo kind of SF who can defend the PF, sort of like a Shaun Marion.
Posted: 05/22/08 at 9:19 am
Sandy, I’m with you on Mayo I had alot of trouble dropping him to the Clips but here’s why: at the 5 especially the Grizz will take either Gordon or Mayo, gave Gordon the slight edge for two reasons one, Mayo will likley be a PG in the NBA and with Conley there already it’s difficult to have time for two guys to develop, Two shot selection, Mayo can score but early on I think he might have the sort of Iverson-esqe score first mentality, where Gordon is as prolific a scorer can score more in the teams offensive rythm.
Last match a backcourt of Gay, Gordon gives you a 2,3 in the 6′5 or plus range and both guys can fly, it makes for tough matchups on both ende s of the floor when you can have tht kind of size.
As fot the Knicks Gallianri is the pick did alot of research here as I didn’t know as much about him but he’s who D’antoni wants, he can handle the ball well enough to run the offense like having a second PG on the floor plus D’antoni played in Italy with his father so he has had an inside track on scouting an will no what he’s capable of.
Posted: 05/22/08 at 11:34 am
Nice work on the mock draft. If Seattle ever gets Bayless they will be building quite nicely!
Posted: 05/22/08 at 11:49 am
Is Bayless really better then Augustine or Westbrook ? To be honest i would rather have either one of them before Bayless.
Posted: 06/26/08 at 10:54 pm
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