Cyclo’s Full Mock 4/16

Looks good except Flynn and Lawson are a little too high.

Yea I hope Memphis gets the first pick too. They need a Power Forward pretty bad. That would be a great threesome of Blake, Rudy, and OJ. Im taking it your a memphis fan too?

You get props simply for taking the time to do that whole thing…

I have to agree even though some of the picks were questionable to me, you did it and you did a great job. I would have to just total be like it’s a wrap if you added some trades in there. Once I find out the order I will post a draft myself.

dude how did you get your order like that just curious. how does New Jersey move up ahead of Milwaukee without getting top 3 picks.

a great draft for OKC.. i feel like Derozan would be a perferct complement to Durant. great mock

First Round:

1. Memphis: Blake Griffin (They need a power forward and this is a no brainer pick)

2. Sacramento: Ricky Rubio ( They are hurting for a point guard and he is NBA ready)

3. Clippers: Jonny Flynn (BD is on his way out and he is the future and should bring grit to this talenty softies)

4. Washington: Jordan Hill(They need to replace Antawn Jamison and he can help them soon)

5. Oklahoma City: Hasheem Thabeet They need an athletic defensive player and this fit him and they are young enough to allow him to grow)

6. Minnesota: Tyreke Evans( a 6’6″ point guard to go with your 6’4″ shooting guard)

7. Golden State: Earl Clark(They really don’t need this positon but his versatility and shooting makes him a Nelson kind of player but he will be watch from the bench lol)

8. Toronto:Demar DeRozan(He is a young athletic swingman which they need and he does kinda remind you of Air Canada for a minute_

9. New York: Brandon Jennings (They need an athletic point and he should do well in MikeD’s offensive schemes)

10. Miwaukee: James Harden( He may go higher but he will not go past here and kind of reminds of Redd a little bit)

11. New Jersey: James Johnson(He will shore up their sf position and he kind of reminds me of Granger)

12.Charlotte: Gerald Henderson(tough athletic and kind of reminds of JRich; also a good defender)

13. Indiana: Craig Brackins(younger version of Troy Murphy with a little bit more athleticism)

14. Phoenix: Ty Lawson(The perfect understudy to Steve Nash)

15. Chicago: BJ Mullens(The need a big guy and they hope he can learn from Noah and Miller and be a member of the future)

16. Detroit: Patrick Patterson( He is tough and can help replace Rasheed Wallace points and this guy actually likes to bang down low)

17. Philadelphia: Stephen Curry(a perimeter shooter that sixers crave for and has some point guard skills;coaches son who will soak up as much as he can from Andre Miller and if he learn well scary thought)

18. Minnesota: Sam Young(tough forward who can give them some stability at the position or be used in a trade for a Center)

19. Atlanta: Patrick Mills(super quick guard who should help out Hawks for years to come if he stays in draft)

20. Utah: Chase Budinger(give them another shooter plus has great athleticism)

21. New Orleans: Terrence Williams(all purpose swingman who could help New Orleans right away)

22. Dallas: Eric Maynor( Jason Kidd’s Understudy if they are lucky enough for him to drop)

23. Sacramento: Austin Daye(Will probably trade this pick but if they keep it they believe Daye has the tools to be great if he can gain some more strength)

24. Portland: Wayne Ellington(They have a great front court and could use some more shooters)

25. Oklahoma City: Omri Casspi(They have multiple picks so why not grab a foreign player)

26. Oklahoma City: Dajuan Summers(another Georgetown product with Versatility)

27. Orlando: Dejuan Blair(they need toughness and front court help, there he is)

28. Minnesota: Tyler Harbrough(Gives them more toughness on the bench but they will probably trade this pick though)

29. Lakers: Toney Douglas(with Fisher getting old and Formar not progressing like he should, this is the pick)

30. Cleveland: Tyler Smith(With no bigs left for them to pick up they draft a good athlete or trade this pick and pick up a veteran)

I actaully think Griffin will go to Memphis also. The worst team never wins the lottery and Can you imagine Gay,Mayo and Griffin…WOW! But anyways i like this last mock for the Bulls anyway. I see the Bulls going after a Mullens and DaJaun Summers to back up Luol Deng. Ty Lawson going top 3 would be a horrible mistake, the guy is tiny and once he gets to the NBA he will have to face much more talented guys, DRose,Devin Harris,CP3,Deron Williams exc… He wont stand a chance verse those guys. Jonny Flynn is to high also, i see late lottery for him.

they would take Jennings or Harden with that pick before Hill.

You know Lebron has put his name in the hat for the 2010 dunk contest. So I think Taylor has no…wait, I know Taylor has no chance at winning that. Jordan is has the Dwight Howard build and athletic ability? Why is he not playing more? Why is he not producing with the playing time he gets? That is a very bad comparison in my opinion.

Jordan to Howard is a horrible comparison, i agree.

cyclo the order i have except for the changes up top that you put with Memphis going first is the most accurate with the standings. I found a page that had the updated order. Also I am glad you was not offended by what I did because what you did was challenge my skills and I appreciate you setting that standard. Also to the guy that says I put Johnny Flynn to high, I agree to some point but also it may happen that way because number one it is the clippers and also Flynn is moving up and may not stay in the draft unless he is top 5. I think Clippers may trade down and get more picks from a team with multiple picks that wants to move up. Also I can see Minnesota taking Harden who has point guard like passing skills but that is a stretch because they already have an undersize two but depends on workouts. Evans was taken high but I believe he will move his way with workouts. I had to put Lawson 14 instead of 3 because there is no way he gets drafted at 3. Flynn maybe able to do it because he reminds some of Chris Paul. Lawson actually could go higher because of how Felton’s Stock has risen. Lawson is compared to Felton a lot and Felton has grown into a very good point guard this year. Also Lawson has just help his team win the tournament. Hey cyclo, I would love to discuss some of your picks in the future and maybe between the both of us we can come up with something very close to the final draft.

cyclo the order i have except for the changes up top that you put with Memphis going first is the most accurate with the standings. I found a page that had the updated order. Also I am glad you was not offended by what I did because what you did was challenge my skills and I appreciate you setting that standard. Also to the guy that says I put Johnny Flynn to high, I agree to some point but also it may happen that way because number one it is the clippers and also Flynn is moving up and may not stay in the draft unless he is top 5. I think Clippers may trade down and get more picks from a team with multiple picks that wants to move up. Also I can see Minnesota taking Harden who has point guard like passing skills but that is a stretch because they already have an undersize two but depends on workouts. Evans was taken high but I believe he will move his way with workouts. I had to put Lawson 14 instead of 3 because there is no way he gets drafted at 3. Flynn maybe able to do it because he reminds some of Chris Paul. Lawson actually could go higher because of how Felton’s Stock has risen. Lawson is compared to Felton a lot and Felton has grown into a very good point guard this year. Also Lawson has just help his team win the tournament. Hey cyclo, I would love to discuss some of your picks in the future and maybe between the both of us we can come up with something very close to the final draft.

I also took some of the players you had in the draft out because where I had them being drafted was too low for them to stay in the draft. I took Teague and Holiday out. Next year both will be top 10 and one will probably be top 5 so anything below that this year and they should go back to school

You are right about that but Flynn has more upside than Lawson so he would go before Lawson. I do not believe his size is the only problem. This draft is heavy on point guards. Lawson as a prospect is just not ranked that high. I believe he could be lottery with the Suns. Not bad for someone who was late 1st round last year and beginning of this year.

I believe James Johnson will surprise some people. There are still some changes I would even make to the picks I made. I know most things about the NBA teams and who they have and who they will not have by next year so I kind of go of that as well as who is hype and who I like. I can see some things i could possibly change but it is hard until the actual measurements come out so you can look at stuff like size and make comparisons from there,

They may get picked in the first round but it may be wise since they are sophmore and Freshmen to go back to school. I believe neither has signed with an agent meaning they are looking to see if they are lottery. Teague was already a lock to make it in the first round but the lottery is another story. he has a good height and game so he could move into top ten.

Also the Jordan and Howard analogy is not far off accept Howard has a better work ethic as of now and may be stronger but they have similiar builts and athleticism. it is a matter of a maturity right now with Jordan and how better he gets.

Not gonna happen. Ever.

Lawson would never go that high! He should go anywhere from 10-25

Flynn could possibly jump up that high but that is stretch and I knew it when i put it there but I was working off someone else build and it would have taken longer to moved him down and make a little sense.

“Rice always destroys Lawson in their head to head matchups, so I don’t see how anyone can think Lawson is better.

I think Rice is better.”

And even if you overrated him, you were still extremely wrong. Like you always are…..