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Wow...you've got Utah passing on Jimmer at 11. Wonder how that will go down in SLC.

Thompson's better all-around, and fits better than Jimmer in Utah.

Thompson's better all-around, and fits better than Jimmer in Utah.

I agree, but that may be the only fact with Jimmer to Utah. We'll see...

I've seen Klay Thompson play in HS and at Washington State and although I think he's a good player, I never figured he'd be a lottery pick. I guess the draft is really weak this season.

It will be horrible for the Cavs if they drafted Irving and Kanter and both turned out to be busts. Irving hardly played this past NCAA season while Kanter did not play. Injuries could be Irving's downfall while for me, Kanter has a high bust probability.

My mock draft:
1. CLE- Kyrie Irving (Sure thing in a draft of uncertainties. Coach Byron Scott loves playing through a PG ala Jason Kidd and Chris Paul)

2. MIN- Derrick Williams (Takes the BPA here. May find a way to trade Michael Beasley)

3. UTA- Brandon Knight(Takes the best available PG after Irving as team lacks a true PG to run the show ala John Stockton and Deron Williams)

4. CLE- Jonas Valanciunas( Cavs takes Valanciunas as he has higher upside and growth potential than Kanter, Cavs are in full rebuild mode, able to leave Valanciunas in Europe due to buyout issues to develop his skills before bringing him over)

5. TOR- Enes Kanter (Raptors take BPA here and being European helps as well)

6. WAS- Jan Vesely(Tremendous athleticism and height and if Vesely can bulk up, the fastbreaks in Washington will be real scary with Wall getting the ball to Vesely)

7. SAC- Jimmer Fredette (Perfect fit for the Kings with Tyreke Evans driving and dishing for the open Jimmer. Like they say, TEACH ME HOW TO JIMMER!, plus hes no Redick as he has better handles and can finish at the rim)

8. DET- Kemba Walker (Detroit franchise in need of a spark. Kemba is the BPA here and can provide that)

9. CHA- Kawhi Leonard ( Bobcats have a knack for drafting solid college players and Kawhi is a good pick here with tremendous athleticism and upside to improve his jump shooting)

10. MIL- Alec Burks ( Bucks need a scoring wing badly and will be thankful Burks is available here. They snap him up)

11. GS- Klay Thompson ( Prototypical Warriors type of pick. With rumors that Monta Ellis is being traded, Warriors need a backcourt mate for Steph Curry. Good fit for the backcourt as Thompson does not demand the ball as much as Monta does which allows Curry to run the plays)

12. UTA- Chris Singleton ( Having selected Knight at 3, Utah now will pick Singleton to shore up their SF spot. Singleton is a great defender with great physical attributes who will be groomed to replaced the aging Andrei Kirilenko)

13. PHX- Bismack Biyombo ( With poor workouts at the Adidas Eurocamp, Biyombo slides out of the top 10 but ends up in a perfect system with Nash running the point gettin Biyombo easy baskets at the rim. Biyombo will also excel defensively under the Suns system)

14. HOU- Donatas Motiejunas ( Houston may look at Marcus Morris or Tristan Thompson here, but with with uncertainties surrounding their franchise center, Yao Ming, Houston takes a gamble on Motiejunas who can either turn out to be a real superstar or another bust)

Last edited by OpTic.Phenom at 6/22/2011 3:56:05 AM

Thompson's better all-around, and fits better than Jimmer in Utah.

I agree, but that may be the only fact with Jimmer to Utah. We'll see...

I've seen Klay Thompson play in HS and at Washington State and although I think he's a good player, I never figured he'd be a lottery pick. I guess the draft is really weak this season.

could be the reason why they still go for jimmer, kemba Walker said that the hype around him(Jimmer) during their work out in Utah astonish him. So the pick will give them PR, and thompson won't add that much to them too. Maybe they even passing on Knight at three, because and get kanter or Jonas insted with their first pick, because with PG there is more depth.

PS: How sure is it, that Knight get picked before Walker? Nearly all Mocks have it like that, but they all say it is close. I like Walkers play at UCLA(i watch it a bit because there was two germans) and so important players for a team a rare in college and they won the madness. Ok you might dd he is small, and that Knight have the better tools and might be better in some years.

If any of you are familiar with Bill Simmons and his new website, an interesting article: http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6685360/grantland-nba...

Good point about Irving and Kanter but who else is there to get in this draft that has high potential like those two

Rumor in SoCal is that the Lakers are going to trade Gasol to Minnesota for Love and the #2 pick (presumably Derrick Williams from Zona).

Probably wouldn't happen, but is it a deal you make if your the Lakers or the Timberwolves?

Good point about Irving and Kanter but who else is there to get in this draft that has high potential like those two

Biyombo if his age is correct, bodywise he is a freak of nature, with good anticipation for the game and quite a raw skillset(which is ok when he is really 18)

Where can I watch a stream of the draft? Justin.tv doesn't seem to be it.

Why, Knicks, why?! Every year, they find new ways to surprise and disappoint on draft night.