Like every year the NBA Draft experts create a mock draft telling where they think players who entered the NBA Draft are going to land come draft night. The funny thing is we call them "Draft Experts" but the truth is they don't know where anyone is going really but the #1 pick. Usually everyone knows who the #1 pick is going and really the top 5 but this year with all the flip flops that's been going on the pass few days it's going to be hard to say where anyone is going but John Wall really. Ok looking at the Mock Draft at HoopsWorld.com who just updated there mock draft today, John Wall still going to the Wizards, Evan Turner to the 76ers, now Wesley Johnson is going to the Nets, Derrick Favors now going to the Timberwolves, and Greg Monroe to the Kings not DeMarcus Cousins who is going to the Warriors. Ok lets stop there with the top 5. Now Wall is a good pick for the Wizards because the experts seem to think he's the one with the most potential in the draft but can Arenas and him really make a good backcourt? It looks like we will find out. Evan Turner makes sense for the 76ers. He will play Shooting Guard and at times will be running the Point Guard position as well. To me I think he is the most NBA ready right now. He could come out and make and impact in the game today. Wesley Johnson has moved up from the 4th pick to the 3rd pick to go to the Nets. Now the new owner of the Nets, Mikhail Prokhorov, said the team will win a NBA Titles within the next 5 years. To me that's why Wesley Johnson moved up because Derrick Favors is a project and Johnson a lot more NBA ready then Favors. Derrick Favors is said to be going 4th now to the Timberwolves which makes sense because Darko Milicic is a free agent and there is talk right now between the Wolves and Grizzlies to trade Al Jefferson for Zach Randolph who contract is up at the end of next season. Now the mock draft has Greg Monroe going to the Kings which i don't think will happen because he is not a true Center so I think the Kings will select DeMarcus Cousins. With that said I think Greg Monroe will be going to Golden State who has pick #6 in this years draft. Monroe is a better fit for them because he can run the floor and pass very good for a big man.
Now the other players in the Lottery starting with the Pistons who have the 7th pick and who will more then likely pick Ed Davis. This will be a good pick for them because its been rumors that Tayshaun Prince may be on the move. The Clippers own the 8th pick and will more then likely go with Gordon Hayward from Butler who can shoot the lights out on any given night. A lot of NBA experts think Hayward is being picked to high but you cant pass up a shooter like him who's 6'8 and can rebound. He will really stretch the floor for guys like Baron Davis and Eric Gordon and also create space in the paint for Blake Griffin and Chris Kaman. Luke Babbitt should go to Utah with the 9th pick. That will be a good addition because we don't know if Kyle Korver will be back. Much like Gordon Hayward, Babbitt can stretch the floor and also make plays for himself and rebound so very good pick for Utah. Pacers own the 10th pick in the draft and Ekpe Udoh just may be there man. A very athletic player who needs some work but could come in and give the Pacers help on the bounds and shot blocking and even scoring. The 11th pick goes to Hornets and it looks like they will select Al-Farouq Aminu. The crazy thing about this was Aminu was once projected to go to Golden State but I think he can fit in with the Hornets. Now I heard some crazy talk about the Hornets taking trade offer for Chris Paul but I think that has died down. Aminu would be a good wing man for Paul on the fast break because he is very athletic. The Grizzlies have the 12th pick and more then likely will select Paul George from Fresno State. You may not know to much about him but he is good athlete who can score around the basketball, very good on the break, rebounds well and plays good defense. The only problem I have with this pick is that he's some what like a O.J. Mayo and Rudy Gay but there has been rumor that O.J. Mayo could be traded but who knows. Next is the Toronto Raptors with the 13th pick and it looks like they will draft Avery Bradley from Texas. Really didn't see to much from him last year but people have said he has a high basketball IQ, athletic, can shot the ball well but needs to work on his 3-point shot. This is a pick that I don't think will happen because I think they will try and grab Cole Aldrich because Chris Bosh is move then likely gone. The last team with a Lottery pick this year is the Rockets. Now with the status of Yau Ming would think they will go after a big man and that's right. Cole Aldrich could be the one if the Raptors don't grab him first. Now lets say the Raptors grab Aldrich then I think they will select Patrick Patterson and Larry Sanders who is projected to go 17th to the Bulls.
Well we will have to wait and see its less then 24 hours away now tomorrow on ESPN at 7 Eastern Time don't miss it. Thanks for reading once again today and please go click on the twitter sign at the top of the page and follow me on twitter. Thanks again
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