NBA Mock Draft

June 24, 2010 by Scouting The Sports · 229 Comments

1. Washington Wizards – John Wall

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
PG	19	6′4	195	Kentucky

Incredible athlete with good size at the point guard position. Excellent slasher but needs to work on his jump shot. With his skills and athletic ability he has the potential to become a major impact player for years to come. A no brainer draft pick even for Washington.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
09-10	37	34.8	16.6	.461	.754	.325	4.3	6.5	4.0	1.8	.5

2. Philadelphia 76ers – Evan Turner

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
SG	21	6′7	210	Ohio State

Terrific ball handler who can score, rebound, and pass. Also is an aggressive defender. Needs to improve his perimeter shot and commit fewer turnovers. Some people question Turner’s upside, but I think he is going to be great and he fits well with the 76ers, especially if they go back to their run and gun style like when Andre Miller was running point.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
07-08	37	27.1	8.5	.470	.699	.333	4.4	2.6	2.7	1.3	.5
08-09	33	36.4	17.3	.503	.788	.440	7.1	4.0	3.5	1.8	.8
09-10	31	35.8	20.4	.519	.758	.364	9.2	6.0	4.4	1.7	.9

3. New Jersey Nets – Derrick Favors

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
PF	18	6′10	246	Georgia Tech

Athletic big man with strong rebounding and shot blocking abilities. Needs to develop low post game. Has an insane leaping ability and potential talent level is through the roof. Favors is a great consolation prize for the Nets and will join a solid big man in Brook Lopez.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
09-10	36	27.5	12.4	.611	.629	.000	8.4	1.0	2.5	.9	2.1

4. Minnesota Timberwolves – Wesley Johnson

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
SF	22	6′7	198	Syracuse

One of the most versatile prospects in his ability to play multiple positions, score efficiently, and shoot from range. Also will rebound, block shots, and gather steals at a high rate. The question is whether he has the ability to be the number one option on an NBA team. Transferred to Syracuse for the 09-10 season. Practicing against Corey Brewer on a daily basis should improve them both and create a brighter future for the T-Wolves.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
06-07	31	31.7	12.3	.445	.753	.294	7.9	1.1	2.0	.8	1.1
07-08	27	27.0	12.4	.396	.779	.333	4.0	1.4	2.1	.9	.4
09-10	31	35.0	16.5	.502	.772	.415	8.5	2.2	2.3	1.8	1.8

5. Sacramento Kings – Ekpe Udoh

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
PF	23	6′10	240	Baylor

An excellent shot blocker and rebounder. Offensive game needs to improve but has already begun developing a solid midrange shot. Would benefit if he were to get stronger. Transferred from Michigan to Baylor after his Sophmore year. His length will be very helpful to a mostly undersized Kings team.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
06-07	35	20.3	5.0	.469	.585	.000	4.0	.8	.8	.7	1.9
07-08	32	26.0	6.0	.437	.589	.375	5.0	.9	1.1	.8	2.9
09-10	36	35.1	13.9	.490	.685	.269	9.8	2.7	2.4	.8	3.7

6. Golden State Warriors – Greg Monroe

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
PF	19	6’11	247	Georgetown

A long lefty with an NBA body. Not super athletic but is the most skilled big man going into the draft. Can score in a variety of ways and has a high basketball IQ. A great upside but his intensity and toughness are questionable. Don Nelson loves athletes but I think this time he will choose Monroe because of his versatility.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
08-09	31	30.9	12.7	.572	.700	.333	6.5	2.5	2.5	1.8	1.5
09-10	34	34.2	16.1	.525	.660	.259	9.6	3.8	3.3	1.2	1.5

7. Detroit Pistons – Demarcus Cousins

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
PF	19	6′10	250	Kentucky

Has great size and a NBA ready body. Extremely skilled for a big man. Work ethic is a major question. Will be able to score immediately. Detroit needs talent and size and Cousins provides both, an easy choice in my opinion.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
09-10	38	23.5	15.1	..558	.604	.167	9.8	1.0	2.1	1.0	1.8

8. Los Angeles Clippers – Paul George

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
SF	20	6’7	185	Fresno State

A long athletic player who can shoot. He has a high basketball IQ and naturally will let the game come to him. The Clippers have two choices in this draft: draft a PG for the future or get another big in case Blake goes down again and I think they will go with the latter.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
08-09	34	34.6	14.3	.470	.697	.447	6.2	1.9	2.3	1.7	1.0
09-10	29	33.2	16.8	.424	.909	.353	7.2	3.0	3.2	2.2	.8

9. Utah Jazz – Gordon Hayward

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
SF	20	6’8	200	Butler

Shot threes at 45% in his freshman season. Not a great athlete but has good size and picks up a lot of steals. Hayward is a hard worker who could fit very well into Jerry Sloan’s system.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
08-09	32	32.7	13.1	.479	.815	.448	6.5	2.0	1.7	1.5	.9
09-10	37	33.5	15.5	.464	.829	.294	8.2	1.7	2.3	1.1	.8

10. Indiana Pacers – Ed Davis

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
PF	20	6′10	225	North Carolina

A very active big man with excellent length. Strength is a question. Very good on the boards. Athleticism should be the Indiana Pacers number one concern so drafting Ed Davis will be a very good start, but don’t be surprised if this pick gets traded to Denver or New Orleans (for Collison or Lawson).

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
08-09	38	18.8	6.7	.518	.573	.000	6.6	.6	1.1	.4	1.7
09-10	24	26.9	12.9	.578	.659	.000	9.2	.9	1.9	.4	2.7

11. New Orleans Hornets – Al-Farouq Aminu

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
SF	19	6’9	215	Wake Forest

A 7’4 wingspan and athleticism help Aminu to impact a game in multiple ways. Inconsistent play is worrisome along with the questions of what position he will play in the NBA. As an NBA G.M. it is a common theme to draft based on potential and with a leader like Chris Paul I could see Aminu flourishing as a Hornet.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
08-09	31	29	12.9	.516	.671	.179	8.2	1.5	2.6	1.0	1.2
09-10	31	31.3	15.8	.447	.698	.273	10.7	1.3	3.2	1.4	1.4

12. Memphis Grizzlies – Xavier Henry

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
SG	19	6′6	220	Kansas

A lights out shooter who can finish around the basket. He relies too much on the three ball and needs to be a greater threat off the dribble. Henry could soothe the sting of potentially losing Rudy Gay and will most likely be an instant contributor.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
09-10	36	27.5	13.4	.458	.783	.418	4.4	1.5	1.9	1.5	.5

13. Toronto Raptors – Kevin Seraphin

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
PF	20	6′10	258	France

Has a 7′3 wingspan and is a good shot blocker. Cannot do much offensively outside of five feet from the basket. A definite project but with Bosh most likely leaving Toronto needs to give its fans hope for the future.

14. Houston Rockets – Hassan Whiteside

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
C	20	7’0	235	Marshall

Very long and athletic big man with a big upside. With that being said he is also a risk due to personality. An absolutely dominating shot blocker who recorded three triple-doubles in his freshman year. I couldn’t think of a better back up player coming out of this draft for Yao Ming than Whiteside.

15. Milwaukee Bucks – Luke Babbitt

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
SF	20	6’9	220	Nevada

A skilled shooter with NBA three point range and has decent rebounding skills. Doesn’t appear to have the athleticism and quickness to defend forwards in the NBA. A long range threat such as Babbitt could push the Bucks into a top four team in the East especially with a healthy Andrew Bogut next year.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
08-09	34	32.6	16.9	.456	.864	.429	7.4	1.4	1.9	.7	.7
09-10	34	37.1	21.9	.500	.917	.416	8.9	2.1	2.4	1.0	.8

16. Minnesota Timberwolves – Solomon Alabi

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
C	22	7′1	245	Florida State

An excellent shot blocker and athlete. Rebounding is poor for his size. Has a good floor presence. Minnesota has some very skilled big man in Kevin Love and Al Jefferson but they don’t have the height this guy brings to the table.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
07-08	9	10.3	3.9	.484	.556	.000	2.2	.0	1.2	.1	1.2
08-09	35	22.3	8.4	.540	.680	.000	5.6	.3	1.6	.5	2.1
09-10	32	25.6	11.7	.534	.794	.000	6.2	.5	1.9	.6	2.3

17. Chicago Bulls – Patrick Patterson

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
PF	21	6′9	235	Kentucky

Already has an NBA body and strength. He is a good shot blocker and rebounder. Slightly undersized for the position and does little to “wow” scouts. Chicago definitely needs an instant contributor as opposed to a project with their potential to land Wade or LeBron.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
07-08	25	35.7	16.4	.574	.731	.000	7.7	1.7	2.1	.8	1.2
08-09	34	33.7	17.9	.603	.768	.000	9.3	1.9	1.9	.6	2.1
09-10	38	33.0	14.3	.575	.692	.348	7.4	.9	1.1	.7	1.3

18. Oklahoma City Thunder – Cole Aldrich

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
C	21	6′11	245	Kansas

Has a good basketball IQ and can score, rebound, and block shots. The main question is if he is explosive and quick enough for the NBA. Solid face up game. The Thunder could use a Center who is not over-the-hill plain and simple so Aldrich could be of great help here.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
07-08	40	8.3	2.8	.518	.684	.000	3.0	.1	.5	.3	.9
08-09	35	29.6	14.9	.598	.792	.000	11.1	1.0	1.6	.6	2.7
09-10	36	26.8	11.3	.562	.679	.000	9.8	.9	1.6	.8	3.5

19. Boston Celtics – James Anderson

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
SG	21	6′6	195	Oklahoma State

An efficient scorer with good range and a solid defender. A bit one dimensional offensively. Anderson will have big shoes to fill if Ray Allen isn’t resigned but he definitely has the range to be a solid replacement.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
07-08	33	30.9	13.3	.435	.714	.379	3.7	1.1	2.0	.8	.5
08-09	35	33.5	18.2	.482	.829	.408	5.7	1.4	2.0	1.1	.7
09-10	33	34.1	22.3	.457	.810	.341	5.8	2.4	2.4	1.4	.6

20. San Antonio Spurs – Larry Sanders

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
PF	21	6′10	220	VA Commonwealth

A Terrific rebounder and shot blocker. Still very raw and needs time to develop. Improved his perimeter shot last season. I think the Spurs showed all year that they need someone other than Tim Duncan to rebound and Matt Bonner clearly isn’t that guy. I think Larry Sanders could be that player.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
07-08	32	16.6	4.9	.504	.456	.000	5.2	.1	.8	.3	3.0
08-09	34	26.6	11.3	.510	.558	.000	8.6	.4	2.1	.6	2.7

21. Oklahoma City Thunder – Craig Brackins

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
PF	22	6′10	230	Iowa State

Excellent offensive player with the ability to play both inside and outside. He isn’t overly impressive on the defensive end but does play hard. The Thunder have been great with draft picks these last few years and Brackins will just add to the talent on ever improving team.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
07-08	32	27.7	11.4	.434	.732	.280	5.0	1.3	1.7	.3	1.0
08-09	32	32.5	20.2	.475	.697	.284	9.5	1.3	2.3	.5	.9
09-10	32	35.1	16.5	.420	.760	.310	8.5	2.2	2.1	.8	1.2

22. Portland Trailblazers – Damion James

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
SF	22	6’8	224	Texas

Extremely tough and has improved his perimeter game. Ball handling needs improvement. Is more of a 4 in a 3’s body. James will have to fight hard but could sneak into the Blazers rotation if he works hard.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
06-07	35	25.9	7.6	.493	.595	.091	7.2	.9	1.5	.6	1.2
07-08	38	31.2	13.2	.461	.570	.413	10.3	1.3	1.6	.7	1.3
08-09	35	29.5	15.4	.468	.684	.326	9.2	1.3	2.3	1.0	.9
09-10	34	30.3	18.0	.501	.674	.383	10.3	1.0	2.0	1.7	1.2

23. Minnesota Timberwolves – Armon Johnson

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
PG	21	6′4	195	Nevada

A great athlete for the point guard position. A good scorer but lacks a consistent shot from any sort of range. Does not possess great court vision. The T-Wolves love point guards as they showed last year so don’t be surprised if they pick up another one.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
07-08	33	31.2	11.5	.482	.776	.346	4.0	3.4	2.4	.8	.2
08-09	34	32.3	15.5	.431	.789	.278	3.6	4.3	2.5	.9	.2
09-10	34	34.5	15.7	.495	.678	.239	3.4	5.6	3.4	.8	.4

24. Atlanta Hawks – Terrico White

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
SG	20	6’5	211	Mississippi

A big time athlete who is fundamentally sound. He can play both guard positions. The Hawks love athletic players and White recorded the highest Vertical Leap in the combine plus the Hawks may need a player to fill the Joe Johnson void.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
08-09	31	30.0	13.7	.428	.628	.354	3.4	2.3	1.8	.8	.3
09-10	35	31.5	15.1	.430	.714	.343	4.6	1.5	1.3	.9	.2

25. Memphis Grizzlies – Elliot Williams

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
SG	20	6′4	180	Memphis

A good on-ball defender. Questions of whether he can play the point in the NBA. Has trouble going right off the dribble. Transferred from Duke after his Freshman season. This guy could be a Memphis connection and could be a nice addition to the Grizzlies.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
08-09	34	16.6	4.2	.441	.500	.250	2.3	.7	.9	.6	.0
09-10	34	33.3	17.9	.459	.758	.366	4.0	3.8	2.9	1.3	.1

26. Oklahoma City Thunder – Avery Bradley

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
SG	19	6′3	180	Texas

Strong and quick with an efficient mid-range jumps shot. Brings a lot of intensity to the defensive end. Many say he was the best perimeter defender in college basketball. Bradley will benefit greatly from having to go against Westbrook and Harden if he gets picked up by the Thunder.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
09-10	34	29.5	11.6	.432	.545	..375	2.9	2.1	1.5	1.3	.5

27. New Jersey Nets – Eric Bledsoe

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
PG	20	6′1	190	Kentucky

Very quick point guard who plays hard on both ends of the floor and is very tough. Is a bit turnover prone and could use some more playing time. His pass first mentality is good but he also has the ability to score. Bledsoe may get a lot of time at PG if Harris goes down again and it never hurts to have a back-up plan.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
09-10	37	30.3	11.3	.462	.667	.383	3.1	2.9	3.0	1.4	.3

28. Memphis Grizzlies – Quincy Pondexter

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
SF	22	6′7	200	Washington

Hadn’t lived up to potential in college until senior season but still needs to work on his jump shot. Pretty efficient scorer. Pondexter has the athleticism and defensive ability to be a spark for the Grizzlies.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
06-07	32	23.9	10.7	.498	.760	.375	4	1.5	2	.7	.2
07-08	33	24.4	9.9	.452	.685	.288	4.8	1.9	1.8	.5	.2
08-09	35	28.1	12.1	.511	.742	.214	5.9	1.6	1.9	.7	.4
09-10	36	32.3	19.3	.528	.827	.353	7.4	1.8	1.9	1.3	.6

29. Orlando Magic – Jordan Crawford

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
SG	21	6’4	195	Xavier

Claim to fame was dunking over Lebron James at Nike skills academy. Has very deep range on his shot and just knows how to score. Is a bit small for the off-guard position. Transferred from Indiana after his Freshman year. Jordan Crawford is a great scorer who could bring a much needed offensive punch to the Magic bench.

Year	GMS	Min	Pts	FG%	FT%	3pt%	Reb	Ast	TO	St	Blk
07-08	30	25.3	9.7	.440	.746	.366	3.4	2.3	1.9	.9	.2
09-10	35	32.8	20.5	.462	.773	.391	4.7	2.9	2.4	1.3	.2

30. Washington Wizards – Tibor Pleiss

Position	Age	Height	Weight	School
C	20	7’0	220	Germany

Energy player on defense with a developing offensive game. Fundamentally sound. Lacks explosive athleticism and may want to play in Spain a few years before coming to the NBA. Pleiss will add height to a team that needs it and could improve greatly in the next few years.

Round 2

31. New Jersey Nets – Tiny Gallon

32. Miami Heat – Ryan Richards

33. Sacramento Kings – Gani Lawal

34. Portland Trail Blazers – Charles Garcia

35. Washington Wizards – Alexey Shved

36. Detroit Pistons – Dexter Pittman

37. Milwaukee Bucks – Lance Stephenson

38. New York Knicks – Dominique Jones

39. New York Knicks – Grevis Vasquez

40. Indiana Pacers – Ben Uzoh

41. Miami Heat – Jarvis Varnando

42. Miami Heat – Trevor Booker

43. Los Angeles Lakers – Devin Ebanks

44. Milwaukee Bucks – Miroslav Raduljica

45. Minnesota Timberwolves – Sylven Landesberg

46. Phoenix Suns – Willie Warren

47. Milwaukee Bucks – Jon Scheyer

48. Miami Heat – Jerome Jordan

49. San Antonio Spurs – Kyle Singler

50. Dallas Mavericks – Darington Hobson

51. Oklahoma City Thunder – Nemanja Bjelica

52. Boston Celtics – Stanley Robinson

53. Atlanta Hawks – Manny Harris

54. Los Angeles Clippers – Sherron Collins

55. Utah Jazz – Andy Rautins

56. Minnesota Timberwolves – Brian Zoubek

57. Indiana Pacers – Luke Harangody

58. Los Angeles Lakers – Mikhail Torrance

59. Orlando Magic – Daniel Orton

60. Phoenix Suns – Dwayne Collins

By: Michael Hartley

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