Mock draft picks #1-60 (w/explanations and some surprises)

[MaryvalesFinest]

Round 1

1) Clippers-Blake Griffin, No Brainer

2) Grizzlies-Hasheem Thabeet, the owner is rumored to be high on him and they really need some size

3) Thunder-James Harden, they are rumored to be high on him and would be a good fit with them

4) Kings-Ricky Rubio, falls to them and would be a perfect fit

5) Wizards-Tyreke Evans, would be the perfect backcourt mate for Arenas

6) Wolves-Demar Derozan, they go for the BPA and he could fit in at sf or play sg in front/behind MM

7) Warriors-Jrue Holiday, they get a backcourt mate for Monta

8) Knicks-Stephen Curry, rumored to be high on him and would be a good fit for them

9) Raptors-Jordan Hill, take the BPA and would be good Bosh insurance

10) Bucks-Jonny Flynn, Jennings is the BPA but I don't see him being a Skiles type of guy. They are already rumored to be high on Flynn and he would be a good fit for them.

11) Nets-Earl Clark, verstaile forward who would be a good fit next to Lopez plus he's from NJ

12) Bobcats-Dejuan Blair, Larry Brown type of player that hustles and plays hard, would add to their front like of Okafor, Diop and Diaw.

13) Pacers-Eric Maynor, Jennings is the BPA but after the Artest fiasco the Pacers have been drafting and trading for boyscouts and Jennings doesn't fit the mold.

14) Suns-Brandon Jennings, they need a pg after Nash is gone and Jennings the BPA at the position and falls to them.

15) Pistons-Byron Mullens, after Sheed and Mcdyess are likely leaving they need size up front and decide to try their luck with Mullens.

16) Bulls-James Johnson, from the rumors that they might trade Deng or Hinrich they could use Johnson to either backup or play in front of Salmons.

17) 76ers-Ty Lawson, Andre Miller is likely leaving and they like to run uptempo so Lawson would be the perfect fit at pg for them.

18) Wolves-Jeff Teague, they finally get their pg to play ahead or behind Telfair.

19) Hawks-Patrick Mills, with an aging Bibby and unsure about Law they draft Mills as insurance.

20 Jazz-Tyler Hansbrough, rumored to like him at the spot and would be a good fit for them because of their frontcourt situation reguarding Boozer and Milsap.

21) Hornets-Terrence Williams, if they keep the pick they draft the BPA and that's T-Will.

22) Mavericks-Austin Daye, he's a project but they get him as frontcourt insurance for Dirk.

23) Kings-Gerald Henderson, they draft the BPA.

24) Blazers-Omri Casspi, the Blazers love drafting international players and they can either bring him over or leave him over seas for a few years

25) Thunder-Rodrigue Beaubois, their GM likes international players and will probally leave him to develop over seas or bring him over as a backup pg.

26) Bulls-Dionte Christmas, get Ben Gordon insurance.

27) Grizzlies-Dajuan Summers, they decide to test their luck with a high potential sf

28) Wolves-Chase Budinger, they draft the BPA and hope he develops into a Mike Miller type of role.

29) Lakers-Taj Gibson, they draft a local Trojan.

30) Cavaliers-Wayne Ellington, Sczerbiacks replacement.

Round 2

31) Kings-Marcus Thornton, get another shooter to bring off the bench.

32) Blazers-Darren Collison,Get a pg to backup or play ahead of Blake.

33) Wizards-Sam Young, a verstaile sf that can play behind Butler.

34) Nuggets-AJ Price, Carter is aging and Billups is getting older. So they decide to take a look at price as a future replacement or backup.

35) Grizzlies-Curtis Jerrells, gives them a backup to Conley.

36) Pistons-Jeff Adrien, would be a good fit for their front court where they will likely lose some players to FA and gives them more toughness.

37) Spurs-Jonas Jerebko, draft another international player and either leave him over seas or bring him over as Bowens replacement.

38) Blazers-Victor Claver, get a player they can leave over seas or bring over to add to front court depth.

39) Pistons-Robert Dozier, gives them more size which they are probally looking for.

40) Bobcats-Danny Green, gives them a North Carolina guy and a Larry Brown type of player.

41) Bucks-Jerel McNeal, a local Marquette player that can play in the backcourt.

42) Lakers-Milenko Tepic, a sg/pg hybrid similar to Vujavic.

43) Heat-Garret Siler, gives them a true center.

44) Pistons-Tyrese Rice, after drafting a few bigs they decide to get a backcourt guy.

45) Wolves-Jermaine Taylor, draft the BPA at this point.

46) Cavaliers-Alade Aminu, gives them more size up front.

47) Wolves-Tyler Smith, a versatile sf that can play behind Gomes.

48) Suns-Jeff Pendergraph, gives them another big up front and a ASU kid.

49) Hawks-Toney Douglas, a pg/sg hybrid like Flip Murray.

50) Jazz-Josh Heyvelt, another bring they could use incase one of their FA leaves.

51) Spurs-Emir Preldzic, another international player they can bring over or let develop overseas.

52) Pacers-Henk Norel, could use him to play beside Hibbert and could use size up front.

53) Spurs-Sergio Lull, a backup pg they can bring over or let develop overseas.

54) Bobcats-DeMarre Carroll, gives them a sf that can play behind Radmonovic.

55) Blazers-Joe Ingles, another inernational player that can play at the sf spot.

56) Blazers-Nando De Colo, even though they drafted a pg earlier they can leave him develop overseas and bring him over later to add to their depth.

57) Suns-Slava Kravtsov, gives them a true center for when Shaq leaves, alot of potential.

58) Celtics-Jon Brockman, a hustle player they can bring off the bench.

59) Lakers-Josh Akognon, a pg to add to their backcourt since Fisher is getting older.

60) Heat-Greivis Vasquez, a pg/sg hybrid that can play behind Chalmers.

[riehldeal]

I will be surprised if Henderson falls that low. And I think Llull is likely to go earlier as well

[john2jer]

Seems to lack direction for the Wolves. A shoot first combo guard in the mold of Jason Terry, and then a boat load of SG/SF types?

[Dr Positivity]

Arenas and Evans would be a mess

[big3_8_19_21]

I'd prefer Holiday at 6. Also, I really like Henderson. If the Wolves pass on him at 18, I'll be really pissed. I like Budinger/Taylor/Smith though...those would be 3 steals at those spots.

[pad300]

Sam Young goes undrafted? Methinks you've forgotten him...
Jerebko ahead of Claver? You're nuts..

[magnumt]

Your Top 10 is very solid, and I could actually see it shape out like that. Though that could change if someone is totally unimpressive in an upcoming workout and news gets around).

[Bac2Basics]

call me crazy, but if Danny Green doesn't get picked in the first round, I think Sacramento takes him @ #31.