I've re-done the mock, again. this is taking in to account team need and is a combination of my personal takes on prospects combined with what I think will happen. Of course, it's also based on the premise that they're all locked in to selecting at their pick.
It's very difficult and even as I immediately look back on some of the picks I made, I'm 2nd guessing them.
http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/draft_simulator/view/208101/Here's some rationale for some of the less obvious picks -
Dunn at 4 - It's a tough spot for Phoenix to pick at, I nearly decided to choose Brown at #4 again but I think they like Dunn next to Booker and want to see what they can get for Bledsoe on the market. It also gives Warren a chance to prove he can work defensively alongside Booker because he's a great young player and makes a lot of sense as an offensive compliment. They also add a shooting PF in Ellenson to provide some extra spacing long term to make up for Dunn and Warren not being prolific outside shooters.
Chriss at 5 - Another difficult spot, but I think this would be a great move for the Wolves. They'd continue the identity of getting super athletic, and Thibs/KG should be able to develop him nicely on defense and hopefully the boards somewhat. It's an all-around great culture there right now and if I'm them I'd be confident in taking a risk on a high upside guy and molding him.
Brown at 6 - They're just in dire need of some NBA talent on the wings. He's not quite ready yet but he's a confident kid and he'll be thrown straight in to the fire at SF for them. NO need to be thinking upside as they try and surround AD with some proper young core pieces before he leaves (a futile attempt but they need to try and keep him).
Skal at 9 - With Chriss gone, they're tossing up between Davis and Skal here, imo. Considering Davis has solid, but not massive range, I think they just look long term and go with upside. Skal's unlikely to contribute too soon but he could be a dynamic compliment to the tough interior presence that is Valanciunas.
Luwawu at 11 - I have yet to see Luwawu mocked to Orlando, but I think it makes sense. with Fournier closing in on FA and the Payton/Oladipo combination a question mark, Luwawu might add some fairly NBA ready insurance to their wing rotation.
Outside of the lottery, there's also Boston, who stock up with Jones and Bembry, on top of Bender whom they take at 3. Jones has been doing well in workouts and is in theory a great compliment to Bender in the front-court, and Bembry provides some NBA-ready versatility to their weakest position.
Korkmaz falls to Denver at 17 here, who conveniently stash him, as they already have 2 rookies on for next year.
Sabonis and Zubac fall in this scenario but are taken as BPA's.
Beasley at 24 provides a nice athletic 3/D option alongside Simmons who can run the floor with him in transition, spot up in the half court and play defense on the other end. At 26, Philly take Ulis, partly because there's not a whole lot of perimeter prospects in this range and they obviously have a glut of bigs, but also because they have an open rotation at PG. Much like Beasley he's great at both 3 and D (hopefully at the next level), but he'll also have an open trial at running the 2nd unit when Simmons is on the bench.
Brice Johnson at 27 gives the Raps a more NBA-ready alternative to Skal to provide front-court minutes.
If there's any other questions fire away.
