TMacVCCambyOhMy's Mock Draft
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Updated: 5/24/13 3:07 am
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 | He reminds me a lot of Brandon Rush sometimes but getting another scorer to allow Kyrie to distribute more is a top priority and Noel (although talented) would be duplicating too much what they already get from Thompson. |
 | 2. Orlando looks like their froncourt is set with the success of Vucevic, Harris and Harkless. Even if one those guys regress they are looking solid at least. Now I can certainly see how some will have Noel here or McLemore, I see their greatest need at finding a replacement/ improvement at PG for the aging Jameer Nelson. How many times will a senior guard with great scoring skills (Steph Curry, Damian Lillard) be passed up in favor of upside athletes? This draft is too weak to have it happen again....isn't it? If Nerlens injury can be overlooked then McCollum's must as well and what he has done the last two year's in terms of scoring has to be taken into consideration. If he get's a starting role on a team next year a la Lillard then I can see him making a similar run at ROY with his size, athleticism and scoring he brings to the position. I at least anticipate CJ to show very well in workouts and move up in the discussion with Trey Burke for 1st point guard taken. Whomever shows best will be Orlando's pick. |
 | 3. Mutombo-ish is my best way of describing Nerlens current game. He brings a lot of energy, athleticism and defense, but he is so raw and even awkward to watch handle the ball at times that I don't know how much offensive potential there is. Cleveland already has two first round picks in Zeller (whom I actually really like more than most) and Thompson committed to their frontcourt so maybe they go in another direction? But a rotation of these big 3 could be tempting especially if they see Zeller as more of a bench piece like some might. If McLemore falls they will gobble him up to take some scoring pressure of Mr. Irving. |
 | 4. I think everyone has seen over the last couple of year's how Toronto's gamble on a similarly raw but athletic big man turned out in Valuncias and I think it is just a matter of Alex Len falling to the right team in need of a future big man in the middle. The Hornets have a hole in the middle and I think this can be a very simple pick for them. Landing the 4th overall could have prevented them from grabbing someone who wouldn't have fit their current roster, plus a pick like this set's them up for a run at the top pick next year as well. |
 | 5. Yes they just signed Dragic and just drafted Marshall, but they also play in a division where Chris Paul has led the Clippers to a new level and with those types of comparisons following Burke it might be too hard to pass up possibly making that kind of astute selection that the Hornets made when they grabbed Paul with the 4th pick almost ten years ago. If Noels fell this far he might make more sense as a replacement for an unhappy Gortat in the middle. McCollum is also going to remind the Suns of another PG the face regularly in Curry. |
 | 6. Okay I'm sure New Orleans would love for Burke to fall to them making it that much easier to ship out Eric Gordon, or if Noel falls here then a pairing of him and Davis would be ideal, but let's say this doesn't happen. Anthony Bennett has still not shown everything he can show and with better conditioning he could at least develop into a nice complimentary piece a la Paul Milsap (another underrated fav of mine) or possibly even more and in this draft that might be a nice piece to walk away with. Like a lot of teams drafting this high. I think you are drafting with the idea that you are also drafting a high pick next year as well. There is only one player that the Pelicans want to keep for the next 10 years on the current roster and every other position is open game. |
 | 7. Unless Sacramento ownership (whomever that may be) smartens up and deals the plague that is Demarcus Cousins, then they have to draft best available (without character concerns) which could be Oladipo. He is obviously a hard worker who has greatly improved his game and at least will put some D in the line-up. After drafting and trading T-Robinson at PF last year, unless one of the two previous mentioned PG falls to them this makes some sense. |
 | 8. I don't think a proud organization like Detroit is ready to just give up on Brandon Knight as a starter, but this move allows them to give up on him as a point guard. Detroit already has a pretty sweet frontcourt of the future and this might be a gamble because of where MCW's game is right now, but he could not only be their PG but also enhance Knight's value as a starter. Side note: I don't think MCW is the third best PG in this draft necessarily but he fits the Pistons situation. |
 | 9. Minnesota would love to have the Len fall here to shore up their frontcourt and enable them to deal Pek in a sign and trade if negotiations don't go well. They have had luck with european players so they might be drawn (Rubio in their ear) to steal Adetokoubo from teams hoping he falls further. Otherwise Porter seems like a safe pick here in terms of value, defense and character. |
 | 10. I feel like some smart GM is going to see a lot of potential in this young man. A lot of those GM's are drafting late in the first and will never sniff him unless they are able to trade up. Boston would love for him to fall to 16, but if he makes it this far I will be surprised with the steam he is gaining and Portland has already had similar success developing Nicolas Batum. Stamp it. Adetokoubo is a top ten selection. I'm not even sure he makes it this far. In regards to Portland filling the center position. I think Myers Leonard might get some run and maybe Portland signs a veteran back-up capable of 25 minutes unless maybe Alex Len or Noel makes it this far. |
 | 11. Wow will the great Shabazz really fall this far? With any pick it always only takes one team to like someone enough, but with so much controversy surrounding him over the last year and a bit of an underwhelming showing in his one and done with UCLA vs. the hype coming out, I think he could. With Zeller being so similar to Hawes I think it is hard to see Philly taking him, so this seems like a best fit scenario. |
 | 12. I'm not entirely sure OKC keeps this pick.What value do any of these young players have to them if they don't play them (Jones/ Lamb)? I think Zeller falling to them might seem ideal in terms of finally getting some low post scoring but is he really so different from the Cole Aldrich pick of a couple of years ago?...unless they feel brave enough or astute enough to take a chance on Ledo or Adekutoubo? You never know maybe some summer balling with KD might boost someone's stock in OKC? Someone is going to take a chance on Ledo and Oklahoma has the luxury and scouting to be that team. Yet all of a sudden I am watching these tapes of this Schroeder kid and it looks real good. Who knows how healthy Russ will be come October and I would say having possibly the next Tony Parker wouldn't be a bad move. A lot of people have complained that Reggie Jackson isn't a pure enough point guard to play back-up, I guess that will be answered through the rest of the playoffs a bit. |
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 | 14. The Jazz were hoping that one of the other PG's fell to them, instead take best available PG left here which is still pretty decent value in Canaan considering their needs. |
 | 15. Another lottery pick that I am having trouble getting behind. Zeller to me might not even be a starting center in the league, every time I watch him, I just keep thinking he is a little slow or plays under the rim for someone his size and for the hype he has received. If Dallas keeps this pick they have needed some size and youth beside Dirk for a while now. |
 | 16. Remember the trade the Lakers made..Divacs to the Hornets for some young high school punk? I am not saying Ledo is Kobe, but I am saying he will go in the top twenty and could be a very successful NBA player still because history has told us that these things happen. He might have been in the competition for #1 overall had he played and showed, all of the complications this season do not cancel out the talent and potential he has especially in a draft as seemingly bleak as this. Despite a weak showing in the combine, I still think a team is going to take a chance. |
 | 17. Young big's with this size don't grow on trees. Roy Hibbert doesn't have great athleticism either but a similar skill set has landed him a starring role on a successful team, so I don't see Gobert falling out of the top twenty. |
 | 18. Steven Adams should have stayed in school. He is raw but the Hawks are likely going to lose Josh Smith which means they can finally try to stock the middle and allow their true star Al Horford to his natural PF position. |
 | 19. I really like the energy Leslie brings and he keeps improving. I think someone is going to take a chance on him in the 1st round and I could see Cleveland being that team. |
 | 20. This seems like a great pick to add depth to the frontcourt. Energy and defensive effort with a little offensive upside. Legit 7' ft with athleticism is not falling too far. |
 | 21. With this move Utah is taking no chances that they don't find a starting PG prospect. Goodwin is still raw but his size and speed remind me a little of Rondo when he came out. |
 | 22. People have Olynyk a little high I think for someone who plays so far under the rim. He could provide some solid back up minutes behind Lopez and Humphries though. |
 | 23. A nice defensive presence in the middle even if it comes off of the bench. |
 | 24. They had success drafting another athlete in Shumpert around the same spot before. |
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Cleveland | Ben McLemore | 6-5 | 190 | SG | Kansas | 20