This is all for fun and this is how I see the 2011 NBA draft going down on Thursday, June 23rd. Of course, it is almost impossible to predict what trades might happen because there are millions and millions of rumors swirling (and no way in hell do the Suns trade Steve Nash for the second overall selection from Minnesota, or will the Lakers trade Pau Gasol for Kevin Love and the second overall pick). The only trade I see maybe going down is the San Antonio Spurs trading Tony Parker or George Hill for an early to mid first round pick, but since the draft loses a lot of talent after Irving and Williams I doubt San Antonio will trade one of their two point guards. Although, this draft lacks the explosiveness in the lottery selections, there is some depth in this draft that teams can get what they need in the second round. The NBA draft is always a hit or miss situation, just imagine if the Detroit Pistons would have selected Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, or Carmelo Anthony in the 2003 NBA draft instead of Darko Milicic. Or, if the Atlanta Hawks would have drafted Deron Williams or Chris Paul instead of Marvin Williams in the 2005 NBA draft. And, of course, if the Portland Trailblazers could have Kevin Durant instead of Greg Oden, who they selected as the first overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft. Now it is time to have some fun and get my mock draft underway.
2011 NBA Draft Mock Draft
First Round
1. Cleveland Cavaliers - (PG) Kyrie Irving (Fr. Duke)
2. Minnesota Timberwolves - (SF/PF) Derrick Williams (So. Arizona)
3. Utah Jazz - (C) Enes Kanter - (Turkey) (Ruled ineligible for playing professionally in Turkey while enrolled at Kentucky last year.)
4. Cleveland Cavaliers - (C) Jonas Valanciunas - (Lithuania)
5. Toronto Raptors - (PG) Brandon Knight - (Fr. Kentucky)
6. Washington Wizards - (PF) Tristan Thompson - (Fr. Texas)
7. Sacramento Kings - (PG) Kemba Walker - (Jr. UConn)
8. Detroit Pistons - (SF) Kawhi Leonard - (So. San Diego St.)
9. Charlotte Bobcats - (PF) Marcus Morris - (Jr. Kansas)
10. Milwaukee Bucks - (SF) Alec Burks - (So. Colorado)
11. Golden State Warriors - (SF) Klay Thompson - (Jr. Washington State)
12. Utah Jazz - (PG) Jimmer Fredette - (Sr. BYU)
13. Phoenix Suns - (SF) Chris Singleton - (Jr. Florida State)
14. Houston Rockets - (PF) Jan Vesely - (Czech Republic)
15. Indiana Pacers - (SF) Jordan Hamilton - (So. Texas)
16. Philadelphia 76ers - (C) Bismack Biyombo - (Congo)
17. New York Knicks - (SG) Iman Shumpert - (Jr. Georgia Tech)
18. Washington Wizards - (SF) Tobias Harris - (Fr. Tennessee)
19. Charlotte Bobcats - (PF) Markieff Morris - (Jr. Kansas)
20. Minnesota Timberwolves - (SG) Marshon Brooks - (Sr. Providence)
21. Portland Trailblazers - (PF) Nikola Vucevic - (Jr. USC)
22. Denver Nuggets - (PF) Trey Thompkins - (Jr. Georgia)
23. Houston Rockets - (SF) Tyler Honeycutt - (So. UCLA)
24. Oklahoma City - (SG) Nolan Smith - (Sr. Duke)
25. Boston Celtics - (PG/SG) Josh Selby - (Fr. Kansas)
26. Dallas Mavericks - (PF) Kenneth Faried - (Sr. Morehead St.)
27. New Jersey Nets - (PF) Donatas Motiejunas - (Lithuania)
28. Chicago Bulls - (SF) Justin Harper - (Sr. Richmond)
29. San Antonio Spurs - (SG) Reggie Jackson - (Jr. Boston College)
30. Chicago Bulls - (SG) Shelvin Mack - (Jr. Butler)
Second Round
31. Miami Heat - (PF) Jajuan Johnson - (Sr. Purdue)
32. Cleveland Cavaliers - (PF) Jeremy Taylor - (USA) (Played overseas after skipping college)
33. Detroit Pistons - (PF) Jordan Williams - (So. Maryland)
34. Washington Wizards - (SG) Malcolm Lee - (Jr. UCLA)
35. Sacramento Kings - (PF) Nikola Mirotic - (Montenegro)
36. New Jersey Nets - (SF) Jimmy Butler - (Sr. Marquette)
37. Los Angeles Clippers - (SF) Kyle Singler - (Sr. Duke)
38. Houston Rockets - (PG) Cory Joseph - (Fr. Texas)
39. Charlotte Bobcats - (PG) Norris Cole - (Sr. Cleveland State)
40. Milwaukee Bucks - (PF) Rick Jackson - (Sr. Syracuse)
41. Los Angeles Lakers - (PG) Darius Morris - (So. Michigan)
42. Indiana Pacers - (PF) Jon Leuer - (Sr. Wisconsin)
43. Chicago Bulls - (SG) E'Twaun Moore - (Sr. Purdue)
44. Golden State Warriors - (SF) Chandler Parsons - (Sr. Florida)
45. New Orleans Hornets - (PG) Isaiah Thomas - (Jr. Washington)
46. Los Angeles Lakers - (SG) Travis Leslie - (Jr. Georgia)
47. Los Angeles Clippers - (SG/SF) David Lighty - (Sr. Ohio St.)
48. Atlanta Hawks - (PF) Matthew Bryan-Amaning - (Sr. Washington)
49. Memphis Grizzlies - (PG) Andrew Goudeluck - (Sr. College of Charleston)
50. Philadelphia 76ers - (SF/PF) Malcolm Thomas - (Sr. San Diego St.)
51. Portland Trailblazers - (PG) Charles Jenkins - (Sr. Hofstra)
52. Denver Nuggets - (SG) Ben Hansbrough - (Sr. Notre Dame)
53. Orlando Magic - (SG) LaceDarius Dunn - (Sr. Baylor)
54. Cleveland Cavaliers - (SF) Scotty Hopson - (Jr. Tennessee)
55. Boston Celtics - (C) Keith Benson - (Sr. Oakland)
56. Los Angeles Lakers - (PG/SG) Demetri McCamey - (Sr. Illinois)
57. Dallas Mavericks - (SF) Chris Wright - (Sr. Dayton)
58. Los Angeles Lakers - (SF) Jereme Richmond - (Fr. Illinois)
59. San Antonio Spurs - (SF) Davis Bertans - (Latvia)
60. Sacramento Kings - (SG) Brad Wanamaker - (Sr. Pittsburgh)
June 22nd, 2011
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