NBA Mock Draft...

[HammerTime]

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2009 NBA Draft Prospects: Top 10

 

1 Blake Griffin PF 6-10 245 19 Oklahoma Top 5

Griffin has the size, strength and athleticism that NBA teams covet in power players. While... more

2 Ricky Rubio PG 6-4 180 18 Spain Top 5

Rubio has been on the NBA radar screen since he was 15. No one in... more

3 Hasheem Thabeet C 7-3 265 21 Connecticut Lottery

Thabeet was pegged early as a potential late-lottery sleeper. His size, athleticism and growing basketball... more

4 James Harden SG 6-4 215 19 Arizona State Top 10

Harden is an excellent scorer who generated significant buzz in the Pac-10 as a freshman.... more

5 Stephen Curry PG 6-3 185 20 Davidson Lottery

For the second straight year, a thrilling performance in the NCAA tournament is causing NBA... more

6 Jrue Holiday PG 6-3 180 18 UCLA Lottery

Scouts believe Holiday may be the most complete freshman in the country. He can dominate... more

7 Brandon Jennings PG 6-2 165 19 Italy Top 10

Jennings' decision to bolt for Europe is unprecedented. There's no way this early in the... more

8 B. J. Mullens C 7-1 260 19 Ohio State Top 10

No one in the draft has more upside than Mullens. NBA scouts dream of athletic... more

9 DeMar DeRozan SG 6-6 200 19 USC Top 10

DeRozan's combination of athleticism, size and skill have drawn Kobe Bryant comparisons. That's a little... more

10 Jordan Hill PF 6-9 211 21 Arizona Lottery to mid-first round[/i]

[ScarHeel]

Since you have to be an "insider" to see the picks past #10, here is how nbadraft.net sees it...

 

http://www.nbadraft.net/nba_mock_drafts/8516

 

Not sure why Rubio is not on there but he is on the 2010 mock draft.

[BoondockSaint]

That could be weird if the Raptors drafted both Clark and Williams.

[HammerTime]

I think Rubio will end up going #1 unless that team has one of the star PGs in league.

[ColonelCrazy]

I think Rubio will end up going #1 unless that team has one of the star PGs in league.

 

I don't know much about Rubio, but Blake Griffin has been a beast this year. I think he's the early favorite.

 

I'm shocked to see Stephen Curry so high. I think he'll get drafted, but I'd be surprised if it was in the lottery. He is lights out, but he can't do much else. I think he's very comparable to Chris Lofton in the sense that he doesn't have an NBA position other than PG.

 

Curry may be a guy who would benefit from jumping to the NBA early. As of right now, he's seen as a kid who can shoot it. If he's still seen as a "kid" as a senior, I think that could hurt his stock.

[MJAlltheWay24]

I think a decent amount will change between now and the draft...it's super early for this mock draft.

[HammerTime]

I don't know much about Rubio, but Blake Griffin has been a beast this year. I think he's the early favorite.

 

I'm shocked to see Stephen Curry so high. I think he'll get drafted, but I'd be surprised if it was in the lottery. He is lights out, but he can't do much else. I think he's very comparable to Chris Lofton in the sense that he doesn't have an NBA position other than PG.

 

Curry may be a guy who would benefit from jumping to the NBA early. As of right now, he's seen as a kid who can shoot it. If he's still seen as a "kid" as a senior, I think that could hurt his stock.

 

Rubio is probably a top 10 PG in the NBA right now. If he was able to be drafted last year he would have been a lottery pick. He tore up any and everyone who tried to guard him in the Olympics. He is the most NBA ready player IMO. Griffin is a stud but I don't ever see him being more than a 20 and 10 guy and not that thats bad but Rubio is a franchise player.

[HammerTime]

He throws some pretty sick passes in this video...

 

[HammerTime]

They say Jennings is struggling a little bit over there, that will be interesting to how his draft stock plays out.

[gametime]

They say Jennings is struggling a little bit over there, that will be interesting to how his draft stock plays out.

He might not be a 1st rounder by draft day.

 

Not sold on Holiday and DeRozan. Mid first rounders IMO...

[HammerTime]

Yeah I don't see it in Holiday right now but at lot of season left.

[gametime]

Yeah I don't see it in Holiday right now but at lot of season left.

Felt the same in the 2 summers I saw him play AAU. He's going to take some time to develop IMO...

[ColonelCrazy]

It will be interesting to see how the NBA reacts to Jennings' play in Europe.

 

I love the NBA draft.

[HammerTime]

It will be interesting to see how the NBA reacts to Jennings' play in Europe.

 

I love the NBA draft.

 

Well they may not like that its taking some of their players but lets be honest the best ball is played over here. Why do you think guys like Rubio, Dirk, Manu, and the Gasol brother came here? The NBA gets to see if Jennings really has what it takes right now and its pretty obvious he doesn't.

Edited December 17, 2008 by HammerTime

[ColonelCrazy]

Well they may not like that its taking some of their players but lets be honest the best ball is played over here. Why do you think guys like Rubio, Dirk, Manu, and the Gasol brother came here? The NBA gets to see if Jennings really has what it takes right now and its pretty obvious he doesn't, he even had some of Rubio's playing time because he has been out with a broken wrist.

 

I don't know how they'll react. They would no have no reason to hold a grudge against him, since he was not eligible for the NBA draft anyway. It's not like he snubbed them. I guess he could have played in the D-league, though.

 

I wonder how the European teams compare to the elite D-1 college teams.