1st Mock Draft

[TheOGJabroni]

Here's my first mock draft I have posted on here. Feel free to suggest whatever and I'll look to make adjustments accordingly once the lottery results are in.

Miami
Michael Beasley
Obviously between Beasley and Rose. Miami goes Beasley to have a great trio in Beasley, Marion, and Wade. Lack of jumpshooters could cause a problem with Rose running the point and DWade already has great vision for a SG.

Seattle
Derrick Rose
Like last year, easiest #2 pick for the Sonics. Durant, Green, and Rose form a solid core. Must look to post offense eventually.

Minnesota
OJ Mayo
Decent size for a 2 guard. Foye, Mayo, and Bassy will all see time at the point.

Memphis
Brook Lopez
Much need post offense. Legit center with great size.

New York
Jerryd Bayless
Obviously praying to win big in the lotto (maybe with the help of Mr. Stern). Bayless, if he can prove to run a team, could be very successful on the NBA level.

LAC
Eric Gordon
Clippers in dire need of backcourt help, find arguably the best wing scorer in the draft.

Milwaukee
Danillo Gallinari
Bucks with a hole at the 3, find a great overseas player here. Very smart player, who can hopefully bring more defenders to him to free up Mike Redd.

Charlotte
Kevin Love
Great offensive post player. Will complement Emeka Okafor extremely well and form a great frontcourt for years to come.

Chicago
DeAndre Jordan
Find a legit center, incredible athleticism and size makes Jordan to hard to pass up.

New Jersey
Anthony Randolph
BPA. With there being a good chance NJ gets blown up, they might as well start by taking the best players they can.

Indiana
DJ Augustin
A solid point-guard who can create his own offense and look for others. With a healthy Jemaine O'Neil, DJ could possibly get this offense flowing.

Sacramento
Marreese Speights
A post player to play alongside Spencer Hawes in the future.

Portland
Russell Westbrook
Great combo guard who can eventually start at the point with Brandon Roy and the rest of the young, impressive core in Portland.

Golden State
Nicolas Batum
A wing with handle and shooting ability is always someone who will fit in with the Warriors' philosophy.

Phoenix
Kosta Koufos
A replacement for Shaq down the road. Has a constantly improving inside game, and still has that PHX style of outside shooting.

Philadelphia
Darrell Arthur
A solid high post scorer to play along with Dalembert.

Toronto
JaVale McGee
Tremendous athlete and good size to play the center. With a 3 point shot now, McGee has great potential with the Raptors' organization.

Washington
Chase Budinger
A shooter with impressive athleticism to come off the bench in Washington.

Cleveland
Jason Thompson
An intriguing prospect. Has a tremendous feel for the game and can eventually replace Big Ben or Z in the future.

Denver
Donte Greene
With Melo possibly on the trading block, Donte Greene could be a great fit in Denver. He is a 6'10" SF with great shooting touch.

New Jersey
Roy Hibbert
New Jersey is in need of another big man, and Hibbert who was once talked about as a lottery picks luckily falls to them.

Orlando
Chris Douglas-Roberts
Great slashing game to complement the plethora of shooters on the magic.

Utah
Joe Alexander
If AK47 finally leaves the Jazz, Alexander will be a solid replacement.

Seattle
Wayne Ellington
A good role player who can really light it up from 3 and possibly, with work, can man up some PG minutes if Ridnour or Watson are not around.

Houston
Robin Lopez
A defensive big, really to replace the ever-aging Mutumbo and back up the injury-prone Yao.

San Antonio
Brandon Rush
A good defensive wing off the bench to replace the aging Bowen and Finley and spell Manu of his minutes.

New Orleans
Courtney Lee
A pick of need. When looking at the Hornets roster they really need a SG and at this point, he is the BPA at his position.

Memphis
Joey Dorsey
A solid defender that Memphis can pray will have the same type of impact Ben Wallace once had for the Pistons.

Detroit
Davon Jefferson
Off the bench, SF is really the only position of need and Jefferson has terrific potential and there will be no real pressure to succeed right away.

Boston
DeVon Hardin
A potential pick, Bill Walker and Hardin seemed to look the best cause neither will demand minutes right away, but both potentially could have a major impact on this franchise in future years.

[PhilasFinest]

nice job..

[djthesonicsfan]

Great mock. Seriously. Until you got to Seattle. No way.

Brandon Rush or Courtney Lee.

[TheOGJabroni]

Great mock. Seriously. Until you got to Seattle. No way.

Brandon Rush or Courtney Lee.

Thank you and honestly I was kind of lost at that pick too. For some reason I just don't see Rush going to Seattle, but Lee is a definite possibility to me.

[WillC]

Yeah this is a great mock draft. You actually have the same first 7 picks as me: http://www5.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic ... 26&start=0

The rest of your draft is solid too.

[Liqourish]

Detroit takes Hardin. Dumars promised to draft him last year but DeVon returned to school. Without an early second pick... Joe will reach a few spots to grab Hardin at 29.

C. Billups/R. Stuckey
R. Hamilton/A. Afflalo
T. Prince/W. Herrmann
A. McDyess/J. Maxiell/A. Johnson
R. Wallace/D. Hardin/C. Samb

[Piston Pete]

^^^Agreed, except I'd have the using their MLE on a backup SF instead of bringing back Herrmann.....

[TheOGJabroni]

Oh thanks for the heads up.

[Cammo101]

Excellent mock. Every pick is plausible here. I think Hardin is in the mid 2nd round right now, but anything is possible that deep in the 1st round. I also think Brandon Rush will go higher than #26. Aside from that, good picks and good reasoning behind them.

Very nice job.

[Village Idiot]

Great mock.

I can see Alexis Ajinca being in the 1st round though if not lottery. What does DeAndre Jordan offer that Ajinca doesn't?

[TheOGJabroni]

Great mock.

I can see Alexis Ajinca being in the 1st round though if not lottery. What does DeAndre Jordan offer that Ajinca doesn't?

I actually was debating having the Spurs select him due to their history of drafting foreign players. I am really high on Alexis, I think many teams are just worried about drafting a foreign player too high. Of course, the Spurs are clearly not one of those teams.

[Cammo101]

Great mock.

I can see Alexis Ajinca being in the 1st round though if not lottery. What does DeAndre Jordan offer that Ajinca doesn't?

An NBA body that is not toothpick thin.

[PaKwAn]

Yep i agree nice mock

[TheOGJabroni]

Thanks to everyone that has replied. If anyone has anymore suggestions, feel free to offer them. They are much appreciated.

[Dexmor]

Just because you have a great shooting guard you don't draft a pg? Since when? Haslem is not Duncan I know but why skip a pg who could be on the Chris Paul, Deron Williams level. As a matter of fact he is a almost surefire thing to be as good as them. I just don't see why anybody would pass on him. There is no team with a great pg in the lotto for a reason.

[Blame Rasho]

Really solid mock draft. One of the better ones that has been posted. I would love to see Rush drop to the Spurs but I think he will go like 4 to 5 picks higher.

[sacstar16]

I don't mind Speights, but I would prefer Westbrook for the Kings if he was still on the board.

Overall, great mock though.

[KF10]

Yeah, I like Speights but Westbrook would be the ideal choice for the Kings IMO.

[The_Believer]

I'd like for the Dubs to get a rebounder.

[Smills91]

I'd say the Kings take Russell Westbrook ahead of Speights. I'd say Speights is next in line though.