KB's "Two Days before" Mock Draft

[KB21]

01. Cleveland Cavaliers - Lebron James SG 6-8 240 St. Vincent-St. Mary's

02. Detroit Pistons - Darko Milicic PF 7-0 255 Hemofarm Vrsac

03. Denver Nuggets - Carmelo Anthony SF 6-7 230 Syracuse

04. Toronto Raptors - Chris Bosh PF 6-11 225 Georgia Tech.

05. Miami Heat - Dwayne Wade SG 6-4 210 Marquette

06. Los Angeles Clippers - Maciej Lampe PF 7-0 240 Real Madrid

07. Chicago Bulls - Mickael Pietrus SG 6-6 200 Pau-Orthez

08. Milwaukee Bucks - TJ Ford PG 5-11 165 Texas

09. New York Knicks - Jarvis Hayes SF 6-7 220 Georgia

10. Washington Wizards - Kirk Hinrich PG 6-3 190 Kansas

11. Golden State Warriors - Chris Kaman C 7-0 255 Central Michigan

12. Seattle Supersonics - Nick Collison PF 6-9 260 Kansas

13. Memphis Grizzlies - Aleksander Pavlovic SG 6-8 210 Buducnost

14. Seattle Supersonics - Marcus Banks PG 6-2 200 UNLV

15. Orlando Magic - Reece Gaines PG 6-6 200 Louisville

16. Boston Celtics - Sofoklis Schortsianitis C 6-10 315 Irakilis

17. Phoenix Suns - Zarko Cabarkapa SF 6-11 225 Buducnost

18. New Orleans Hornets - Brian Cook PF 6-10 240 Illinois

19. Utah Jazz - Michael Sweetney PF 6-9 260 Georgetown

20. Boston Celtics - Leandrinho Barbosa PG 6-3 200 Bauru Tilibria

21. Atlanta Hawks - Boris Diaw-Riffiod SG 6-9 200 Pau-Orthez

22. New Jersey Nets - Zoran Planinic PG 6-8 215 Cibona

23. Portland Trailblazers - Travis Outlaw SF 6-9 200 Starkville

24. Los Angeles Lakers - David West PF 6-9 230 Xavier

25. Detroit Pistons - Carlos Delfino SG 6-7 220 Fortitudo Bologna

26. Minnesota Timberwolves - Luke Ridnour PG 6-2 175 Oregon

27. Memphis Grizzlies - Jerome Beasley PF 6-10 240 North Dakota State

28. San Antonio Spurs - Zaur Pachulia C 6-11 245 Ulker Sport Istanbul

29. Dallas Mavericks - Malik Badiane PF 6-11 235 Senegal

30. New York Knicks - Troy Bell PG 6-2 175 Boston College

31. Cleveland Cavaliers - Mario Austin PF 6-9 260 Mississippi State

32. Los Angeles Lakers - Josh Howard SF 6-6 205 Wake Forest

33. Miami Heat - Maurice Williams PG 6-0 190 Alabama

34. Milwaukee Bucks - James Lang C 6-9 315 Central Park Christian

35. Los Angeles Clippers - Ndubi Ebi SF 6-9 195 Houston

36. Chicago Bulls - Szymon Szewczyk PF 6-10 230 Germany

37. Atlanta Hawks - Carl English SG 6-5 205 Hawaii

[Hawksman]

I like your thinking! If Ebi is there at #37, we better get him or Kerdrick Perkins. We need to try a high schooler. I agree with you on the Diaw vote!

[capstone21]

No, English is the better selection and if we get him at 37 he will turn into a steal for us.

[Hawks4ever]

gotta agree with you on English, we need some shooters

[Diesel]

I don't see Hayes to NY, unless Spreewell is traded to Milwaukee for Cassell/Mason?

I know people say that Cook's stock has risen, but I think Thurs, his stock falls and he goes late first.

At Pick 37, I would prefer Dahntay Jones.

I'm not a duke fan, but I like him and liken him to Christie.

[KB21]

I agree. Jones is a terrific athlete, but he's a below average shooter and mediocre ball handler. It will be defense that gets him into and keeps him in the league. He's also strictly a shooting guard, though he does have to improve his perimeter shooting.

English is a guy is can hold his own athletically, but he can give you minutes as a point guard as well as a shooting guard. He's a terrific ball handler with good court vision and perimeter shooting ability. He will give the Hawks some options as they could go with him as a big point guard during some stretches, allowing JT to play the two, as well as going with a very good shooting back court of Enlgish and Dickau. He brings that quality that Billy Knight was stressing during the press conference yesterday: Versatility.