I'm in no way a draft expert. A lot of this is based on my personal opinions and things I've heard from various sources. 1) Milwaukee - Andrew Bogut 2) Atlanta - Marvin Williams 3) Portland(assuming they keep it) - Gerald Green 4) New Orleans - Chris Paul 5) Charlotte - Danny Granger 6) Utah - Deron Williams 7) Toronto - Antoine Wright 8) New York - Channing Frye 9) Golden State - Fran Vazquez 10) Los Angeles Lakers - Raymond Felton 11) Orlando - Martell Webster 12) Los Angeles Clippers - Joey Graham 13) Charlotte - Jarrett Jack 14) Minnesota - Yaroslav Korolev 15) New Jersey - Sean May 16) Toronto - Johan Petro 17) Indiana - Ike Diogu 18) Boston - Roko Ukic 19) Memphis - Hakim Warrick 20) Denver - Rashad McCants 21) Phoenix - Charlie Villanueva 22) Denver - Wayne Simien 23) Sacramento - Julius Hodge 24) Houston - Chris Taft 25) Seattle - Ryan Gomes 26) Detroit - Francisco Garcia 27) Utah - Monta Ellis 28) San Antonio - Ersan Ilyasova 29) Miami - Ronny Turiaf 30) New York - Andrew Bynum Feel free to ask any questions.
Felton to the Lakers and no Andray Blatche in the first round are the only things that suprise me, other than that this is a great mock thrilla.
A pretty good mock overall. Granger at 5 looks a bit too high. Also, with Antoine Wright's ability to play the 3, if Ukic is available at 16, the Raptors would probably take him rather than Petro.
-Blatche just fell short because I went with Turiaf and Bynum. I can't get myself to drop either of them out of the first round. -Felton dropped to the Lakers because I think the Raps are set at the point with Rafer Alston. Granger will be a better addition to them, at least IMO. -As for Petro, I think the Raps pick him to play side by side with Bosh. Putting a legit seven footer in the paint will help his game big time.
yea but the hornets bobcats and jazz all have a need at pg so im guessing that one of them will take him.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">11) Orlando - Martell Webster</div> Good. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">29) Miami - Ronny Turiaf</div> Good. Looks good to me.
I agree with you in most areas except that I believe if Granger is off the board the Raptors will grab Felton instead of Wright. I'll say that the Raptors are after two players with the seven and they are Felton and Granger, with Granger off the best Felton is sitting in their lap. I'm not sure about Green in Portland after what happened with his workout but I am sure the Blazers are still some what interested. I would say this mock would be great for any Bobcat fan, grabbing two proven college players in Granger and Jack who will fill their needs at small forward and point guard. Nice work 44 other wise, with some minor changes this can be gold.
Toronto may have Felton on their radar, but I can't understand why. I don't think PG is a very weak spot in their lineup, and they would be much better off if they grab Wright and Petro. Like I said, a lot of this is based on my own opinions, and if I were Babcock, I'd stick with Alston another year. He can fill his larger holes in this draft and hopefully a few wins will be the cure for Rafer's attitude issues. Because aside from that, I don't see that much to complain about in Rafer Alston.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting playmaker31:</div><div class="quote_post">yea but the hornets bobcats and jazz all have a need at pg so im guessing that one of them will take him.</div>That is why I have all 3 of those teams taking a PG in the first round. I just have Charlotte grabbing Granger while he's on the board and then picking up Jack with their second first round pick. I think the combination of Granger and Jack would be better than the one they'd be left with if they picked Deron Williams or Ray Felton at 5.
Overall this is a pretty solid mock especially considering this is your very first one you put together. I just want to know why Gomes in Seattle? They already have Rashard Lewis.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting MrJ:</div><div class="quote_post">Overall this is a pretty solid mock especially considering this is your very first one you put together. I just want to know why Gomes in Seattle? They already have Rashard Lewis.</div>Seattle may be losing Radmanovic, Evans, and Damien Wilkins. So, their depth chart at forward might be torn apart, creating a huge hole to be filled. Gomes can play both small forward and power forward. He's a 4 year college player who is ready to play in the NBA now. Also, at 25, most of the most promising guards will be gone, and I don't think Seattle is ready to take on another "project", considering their FA situation and the fact that they already have Casanova Swift waiting in the wings.
I like it, its one of my favorite Mock drafts I've read so far, good job, you were close with the picks that I agree with
