Big3's mock - UPDATED TUESDAY (6/23)
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 3:59 am
1. Clippers - Blake Griffin
Lucky ass holes...
2. Grizzlies - Ricky Rubio
Rubio is picked and traded.
3. Thunder - Hasheem Thabeet
Snag their C at pick 3.
4. Kings - Jonny Flynn
Starved for a PG.
5. Wizards - James Harden
Fills out line-up nicely...but this pick is likely dealt.
6. Timberwolves - Tyreke Evans
Wolves draft a big, powerful guard to play with Foye, or use this to trade up for Rubio.
7. Warriors - Stephen Curry
Big time shooter, can be electrifying on offense, which seems to be the culture in GS.
8. Knicks - Jordan Hill
Replaces David Lee, who will likely cost too much to keep this summer if they want to maximize cap space next summer.
9. Raptors - DeMar DeRozan
Super athletic wing is a welcome sight in Toronto.
10. Bucks - Jrue Holiday
Defensively solid guard can back up Sessions or Redd or start w/ Redd and allow the Bucks to focus on keeping Villanueva this summer.
11. Nets - Terrence Williams
A superb athlete and defender to pair with Harris in the back court.
12. Bobcats - Gerald Henderson
Bell is fine, but he's significantly older than the rest of the roster.
13. Pacers - Brandon Jennings
Jennings take a bit of a slide and the Pacers gamble on his athleticism and talent.
14. Suns - Eric Maynor
Nash's protege.
15. Pistons - Earl Clark
Bigs are getting long in the tooth.
16. Bulls - DeJuan Blair
Beefs up a skinny front court.
17. 76ers - Jeff Teague
A young PG is needed here.
18. Timberwolves - James Johnson
Good value here, hopefully pans out as a more athletic Ryan Gomes.
19. Hawks - Ty Lawson
Bibby is good, but he's significantly older than the rest of the roster. Lawson will eventually replace him.
20. Jazz - BJ Mullens
Athletic 7 footers are rarely found this late, so the Jazz snap him up.
21. Hornets - Austin Daye
Super talented project, could look great with Paul in the line-up.
22. Mavericks - Patrick Mills
Should be able to place himself ahead of Barea as the next point guard.
23. Kings - Omri Casspi
First Israeli player in the NBA, Casspi fills out the starting line-up for the Kings.
24. Trailblazers - Rodrigue Beaubois
A bit of a surprise here, with few players wanting to work out with a team with very little space on their roster right now, the Blazers pick a higher potential guy that could spend one more season over seas.
25. Thunder - Chase Budinger
Terrific snag this late to fill out the starting line-up with Thabeet.
26. Bulls - Tyler Hansbrough
Bulls need some toughness around the basket - maybe a low ceiling, but also a pretty low bust factor.
27. Grizzlies - DaJuan Summers
A combo forward that could possibly start next to Gay.
28. Timberwolves - Darren Collison
A solid, proven PG that has relatively low potential, but also a pretty low bust factor.
29. Lakers - Wayne Ellington
Can spot up and let Kobe go to work.
30. Cavaliers - Sam Young
Strong defender and can spot up working off of LeBron.
31. Sacramento - Danny Green
32. Portland - Victor Claver
33. Washington - Marcus Thornton
34. Denver - Jermaine Taylor
35. Memphis - Jonas Jerebko
36. Detroit - Derrick Brown
37. San Antonio - Toney Douglas
38. Portland - Nick Calathes
39. Detroit - Taj Gibson
40. Charlotte - Dionte Christmas
41. Milwaukee - Jeff Pendergraph
42. LA Lakers - Alade Aminu
43. Miami - Jon Brockman
44. Detroit - Dante Cunningham
45. Minnesota - Jodie Meeks
46. Cleveland - Wesley Matthews
47. Minnesota - Slava Kravtsov
48. Phoenix - Jerel McNeal
49. Atlanta - AJ Price
50. Utah - Henk Norel
51. San Antonio - Sergio Llull
52. Indiana - Josh Heytvelt
53. San Antonio - Sergey Gladyr
54. Charlotte - Nando de Colo
55. Portland - Emir Preldzic
56. Portland - Jeff Adrien
57. Phoenix - Milenko Tepic
58. Boston - Jack McClinton
59. LA Lakers - Lester Hudson
60. Miami - Ahmad Nivins
Lucky ass holes...
2. Grizzlies - Ricky Rubio
Rubio is picked and traded.
3. Thunder - Hasheem Thabeet
Snag their C at pick 3.
4. Kings - Jonny Flynn
Starved for a PG.
5. Wizards - James Harden
Fills out line-up nicely...but this pick is likely dealt.
6. Timberwolves - Tyreke Evans
Wolves draft a big, powerful guard to play with Foye, or use this to trade up for Rubio.
7. Warriors - Stephen Curry
Big time shooter, can be electrifying on offense, which seems to be the culture in GS.
8. Knicks - Jordan Hill
Replaces David Lee, who will likely cost too much to keep this summer if they want to maximize cap space next summer.
9. Raptors - DeMar DeRozan
Super athletic wing is a welcome sight in Toronto.
10. Bucks - Jrue Holiday
Defensively solid guard can back up Sessions or Redd or start w/ Redd and allow the Bucks to focus on keeping Villanueva this summer.
11. Nets - Terrence Williams
A superb athlete and defender to pair with Harris in the back court.
12. Bobcats - Gerald Henderson
Bell is fine, but he's significantly older than the rest of the roster.
13. Pacers - Brandon Jennings
Jennings take a bit of a slide and the Pacers gamble on his athleticism and talent.
14. Suns - Eric Maynor
Nash's protege.
15. Pistons - Earl Clark
Bigs are getting long in the tooth.
16. Bulls - DeJuan Blair
Beefs up a skinny front court.
17. 76ers - Jeff Teague
A young PG is needed here.
18. Timberwolves - James Johnson
Good value here, hopefully pans out as a more athletic Ryan Gomes.
19. Hawks - Ty Lawson
Bibby is good, but he's significantly older than the rest of the roster. Lawson will eventually replace him.
20. Jazz - BJ Mullens
Athletic 7 footers are rarely found this late, so the Jazz snap him up.
21. Hornets - Austin Daye
Super talented project, could look great with Paul in the line-up.
22. Mavericks - Patrick Mills
Should be able to place himself ahead of Barea as the next point guard.
23. Kings - Omri Casspi
First Israeli player in the NBA, Casspi fills out the starting line-up for the Kings.
24. Trailblazers - Rodrigue Beaubois
A bit of a surprise here, with few players wanting to work out with a team with very little space on their roster right now, the Blazers pick a higher potential guy that could spend one more season over seas.
25. Thunder - Chase Budinger
Terrific snag this late to fill out the starting line-up with Thabeet.
26. Bulls - Tyler Hansbrough
Bulls need some toughness around the basket - maybe a low ceiling, but also a pretty low bust factor.
27. Grizzlies - DaJuan Summers
A combo forward that could possibly start next to Gay.
28. Timberwolves - Darren Collison
A solid, proven PG that has relatively low potential, but also a pretty low bust factor.
29. Lakers - Wayne Ellington
Can spot up and let Kobe go to work.
30. Cavaliers - Sam Young
Strong defender and can spot up working off of LeBron.
31. Sacramento - Danny Green
32. Portland - Victor Claver
33. Washington - Marcus Thornton
34. Denver - Jermaine Taylor
35. Memphis - Jonas Jerebko
36. Detroit - Derrick Brown
37. San Antonio - Toney Douglas
38. Portland - Nick Calathes
39. Detroit - Taj Gibson
40. Charlotte - Dionte Christmas
41. Milwaukee - Jeff Pendergraph
42. LA Lakers - Alade Aminu
43. Miami - Jon Brockman
44. Detroit - Dante Cunningham
45. Minnesota - Jodie Meeks
46. Cleveland - Wesley Matthews
47. Minnesota - Slava Kravtsov
48. Phoenix - Jerel McNeal
49. Atlanta - AJ Price
50. Utah - Henk Norel
51. San Antonio - Sergio Llull
52. Indiana - Josh Heytvelt
53. San Antonio - Sergey Gladyr
54. Charlotte - Nando de Colo
55. Portland - Emir Preldzic
56. Portland - Jeff Adrien
57. Phoenix - Milenko Tepic
58. Boston - Jack McClinton
59. LA Lakers - Lester Hudson
60. Miami - Ahmad Nivins