1. Chicago Bulls ~ Derrick Rose, scouts love the PG, he’s local, character guy, proven winner, needs to improve outside shot, immediate impact
2. Miami Heat ~ Micheal Beasley, crazy scorer, future ROY, potential 25 pt plus 10-15 rebound per game guy
3. Minnesota Timberwolves ~ OJ Mayo, best player available, immmediate impact, eventual star
4. Seattle Supersonics ~ Brooks Lopez, can score from post and board clears the way for them to deal Chris Wilcox
5. Memphis Grizzlies ~ Kevin Love, athletic, fundamentally sound big man to replace the one they lost.
6. New York Knicks ~ Jerryd Bayless, stock rising as he has been great in workouts, D’antoni loves the scoring PG
7. La Clippers ~ Eric Gordon, Clipps need backcourt help bad, Westbrook will be tempting but that good at everything great at nothing PG will lose out to Air Gordon’s scoring ability, maybe a steal here
8. Milwaukee Bucks ~ Joe Alexander, New Gm drafts best athlete in draft, crazy upside, super athlete, possible star, almost certain to create most rookie highlights, dude can fly
9. Charlotte Bobcats ~ Russell Westbrook, currently no backup PG to Felton, worth the risk as Westbrook was once thought to be top 5 pick, does everything well
10. New Jersey Nets ~ Danilo Gallinari, versatile scorer, can really shoot has Toni Kukoc like game, lacks athleticism
11. Indiana Pacers ~ DJ Augustine, undersized, great shooter, good leader if they make that trade for TJ Ford, look for them to pick a centre here.
12. Sacramento Kings ~ Anthony Randolph, upside and risk here Anthony is either the next Chris Bosh or the next Bust, looks great and lost at times, Mario Chalmers also strong possibility here
13. Portland Trailblazers ~ Mario Chalmers, suprise here Mario has been great in work outs, good defender looks Nba ready, would allow the Trailblazers to move Roy back to SG more often, also maybe pick most likely to get dealt; Portland has great young team need to add a Veteran or two
14. Golden State Warriors ~ Kosta Koufous, doesn’t Gstate always pick around here in the draft, nice pickup good upside, solid Nba centre, a year or so away developmentally, projected top 5 pick in 2009 came out 2008
15. Phoenix Suns ~ Brandon Rush, smart, athletic outside shooter, champion, good defender, Barbosa’s replacement?
16. Philadelphia 76ers ~ Deandre Jordan, quick big man, needs time to develop, low post scorer at one time thought to maybe be top 10 pick
17. Toronto Raptors ~ Alexis Ajinca, big euro center, meaning he can pass and understands basketball but needs to get stronger
18. Washington Wizards ~ Darrell Arthur, He can move, and score, handle the ball, but probaby destined to be a somewhat decent contributor off a bench; think Antwan Jamieson type game
19. Cleveland Cavaliers ~ Marreese Spreights, Cleveland want a big who can score, they have many who can defend either Spreights or Hibbert here; personally I think Spreights has more upside
20. Denver Nuggets ~ Javale Mcgee, struggled in camps, bit of suprising drop to here, has size and alot of upside potential contributor in a year or two, good quickness, and transition for a real big at 7′0
21. New Jersey (from Dallas) ~ JJ Hickson, nice combo of strength, wingspan, quickness, and a lot of offensive moves
22. Orlando Magic ~ Robin Lopez, an energetic, hustling big guy who can take up space and make some noise; think Anderson Varejo his hustle makes up for natural ability
23. Utah Jazz ~ Roy Hibbert, the Jazz have fingers crossed he’ll fall in their laps especially during the Cav’s pick, Roy is skilled but can’t run the floor, very effective in methodical half court offense, wonderful fit
24. Seattle (from Phoenix) ~ Serge Ibaka, former Spurs exec and current Gm goes international here, Serge is potentially Lottery pick next year came out a year early, likely to stay in Spain and hopefully develop into player
25. Houston Rockets ~ Courtney Lee, tough choice for Houston between Lee and Douglas-Roberts, but Lee is a shooter and Douglas-Roberts more of a slasher, The Rockets will take Lee and hope he can contribute at the SG position right away
26. San Antonio Spurs ~ Ryan Anderson, PF that can shoot the lights out, Robert Horry’s replacement
27. Portland Trailblazers (from New Orleans, traded for cash today) ~ Nicolas Batum, a quick, leaping scorer with nice potential and very good defensive ability
28. Memphis Grizzlies (from La) ~ Jason Thompson, close here with DJ White, Grizzlies need front court help Jason can rebound and defend at an Nba level any scoring would be a bonus
29. Detroit Pistons ~ Chris Douglas-Roberts, suprising fall here, Gets to the rim, scores, shoots and can defend. Some wonder if his upside is limited
30. Boston Celtics ~ Richard Hendrix, A smart power forward with low post game who can help an NBA team’s bench. Understands basketball
UPPER SECOND ROUND / FIRST ROUND BUBBLE:
DJ White (PF 6-9 250 Indiana)
Bill Walker (SF 6-6 220 Kansas State)
Gary Forbes (G/F 6-7 220 Massachusetts)
Mike Taylor (G 6-2 190 Iowa State/D-League)
Ante Tomic (C 7-2 245 Croatia)
Omer Asik (F/C 6-11 230 Turkey)
DeVon Hardin (C 6-11 250 U of Cal)
MID/LOWER SECOND ROUND:
Joe Crawford
Trent Plaisted
James Gist
Davon Jefferson (SF 6-8 215 USC)
Shawn James (PF 6-10 225 Duquesne)
Drew Neitzel
JR Giddens
James Mays
Josh Duncan
Malik Hairston
Sasha Kaun
George Hill
Josh Duncan
Richard Roby
Pat Calathes
Joey Dorsey
Sean Singletary
Vladimir Gulubovic
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8 Responses to “NBA Draft ~ Final Mock”
Posted: 06/25/08 at 12:37 pm
Pat Riley and the Heat are not sold on Michael Beasley, Riley is exploring trading down and drafting a PG or aquiring one as part of the package, with Marion staying I guess this makes sense but passing on Beasley seems crazy to me; Best player in this draft… by Far
Also quite possible that Heat draft OJ Mayo outright
Here are a few scenario’s Riley is considering
drafting Beasley and shipping him and center Mark Blount to Seattle for the No. 4 pick and forward Chris Wilcox; or dealing Beasley and Blount or guard Daequan Cook to Memphis for the No. 5 pick, forward Mike Miller and either guard Kyle Lowry or Mike Conley Jr. A source close to the Grizzlies said Memphis has no interest in parting with Conley.
Posted: 06/25/08 at 6:01 pm
Cannot take credit here right on the TJ deal, right on the Hornets deal late here, Denver dealt the 20th pick overall to Charlotte for a protected first rounder in 2009
Posted: 06/25/08 at 6:43 pm
I guess with Shawn Marion not opting out of his final year of his contract it has made the Heat look at moving their top pick!
Posted: 06/26/08 at 8:14 am
A lot of morning updates, this rumored deal that has Baron Davis going to the Pistons is a fabrication, no such deal ever discussed; Carmelo was discussed not happening.
The Bobcats grabbeed the 20th pick from Denver to try to draft Roy Hibbert, slightly ahead of Utah, he still could go the Cav’s at 19; nice pickup.
Also heavy Marion rumors starting up, the Clippers, Pacers, Raptors have put feelers out, others are expected to start asking as well, if the Heat do take Beasley; either Marion or Haslem are out.
Posted: 06/26/08 at 12:19 pm
I know the sixers say they want a big man in this draft but with this being the final season of Andre Miller’s contract i think the bigger need is to have a point guard learn from him for the year and be ready to take over for him since there has been no mention of possibly extending his deal at all.
If DJ Augustine does not fall to #16 i would hope Mario Chalmers does and take either one of them. Then look to Free Agency for an experinced big man who they wont have to wait a few years to develop into something since they could use help now.
Posted: 06/26/08 at 2:28 pm
Richard Jefferson to the Bucks for Bobby Simmons and Yi Jianlian
deal done…
Posted: 06/26/08 at 2:31 pm
Sonics have a deal in place to send the 4th pick, assuming OJ Mayo is taken by Minnesota to the Clippers who will draft, Eric Gordon at 4?, and Seattle will take Brooks lopez at the 7th.
Clippers are desperately trying to get ahead of the Grizzlies to take Gordon, maybe underrated abit great scorer
Posted: 06/26/08 at 6:36 pm
What a night so far at the draft. A few surprises for sure. Look forward to your thoughts after the draft.