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VanFulpen’s 2012 NBA Mock Draft

  By Justin VanFulpen | 05/31/2012 - 8:53 pm |
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1. New Orleans Hornets – Anthony Davis, PF, Kentucky
2. Charlotte Bobcats – Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, SF, Kentucky
3. Washington Wizards – Thomas Robinson, PF, Kansas
4. Cleveland Cavaliers – Harrison Barnes, SF, North Carolina.
5. Sacramento Kings – Andre Drummond, C, Connecticut
6. Portland Trail Blazers – Bradley Beal, SG, Florida
7. Golden State Warriors – Damian Lillard, PG, Weber State
8. Toronto Raptors – Jeremy Lamb, G/F, Connecticut.
9. Detroit Pistons – John Henson, PF, North Carolina
10. New Orleans Hornets – Kendall Marshall, PG, North Carolina
11. Portland Trail Blazers – Perry Jones III, SF, Baylor
12. Milwaukee Bucks – Tyler Zeller, PF/C, North Carolina
13. Phoenix Suns – Austin Rivers, G, Duke
14. Houston Rockets – Jared Sullinger, PF, Ohio State
15. Philadelphia 76ers – Terrence Jones, SF, Kentucky
16. Houston Rockets – Meyers Leonard, C, Illinois
17. Dallas Mavericks – Dion Waiters, PG/SG, Syracuse
18. Minnesota Timberwolves – Jeff Taylor, SF, Vanderbilt
19. Orlando Magic – Arnett Moultrie, PF, Mississippi State
20. Denver Nuggets – Terrence Ross, SG, Washington
21. Boston Celtics – Fab Melo, C, Syracuse
22. Boston Celtics – Quincy Miller, SF, Baylor
23. Atlanta Hawks – Royce White, SF, Iowa State
24. Cleveland Cavaliers – Doron Lamb, SG, Kentucky
25. Memphis Grizzlies – Marquis Teague, PG, Kentucky
26. Indiana Pacers – Andrew Nicholson, PF, St. Bonaventure
27. Miami Heat – Moe Harkless, SF, St. Johns
28. Oklahoma City – Tony Wroten, PG, Washington
29. Chicago Bulls – Will Barton, SG, Memphis
30. Golden State Warriors – Festus Ezeli, C, Vanderbilt

New Orleans Hornets Are In A Good Position For 2012 NBA Draft

  By Draft Dawg | 05/02/2012 - 12:55 am |
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It was only 6 months ago that everything looked terrible for the New Orleans Hornets.

Chris Paul wanted out and the Hornets worked out a deal to send him to the Lakers only to have the League step in and veto the trade:

“The proposed trade would have sent Paul to the Lakers, Pau Gasol to the Rockets and furnished New Orleans with three top-flight NBA players in Kevin Martin, Luis Scola and Lamar Odom as well as playoff-tested guard Goran Dragic and a 2012 first-round pick that Houston had acquired from the Knicks. The general reaction among rival executives was that Hornets general manager Dell Demps did as well as he could under the circumstances after Paul told the Hornets on Monday he would not sign a contract extension this season and instead planned to become a free agent July 1, 2012.”

After licking their wounds, the Hornets managed to trade Paul to the Clippers:

“The Clippers will send guard Eric Gordon, center Chris Kaman, forward Al-Farouq Aminu and Minnesota’s unprotected 2012 first-round pick to the Hornets for Paul. The Clippers will also receive two future second-round picks.”

Amid all of the hub-bub that was going on about the trade and non-trade, the Hornets still played basketball in 2011-12. Now, they find themselves in position to make their team MUCH better because of the trade that didn’t go through.

Imagine if the Hornets would have had to deal with Lamar Odom all season as they stumbled to the finish line. Ouch!

Instead they have Eric Gordon coming back from injury next year, Chris Kaman and his 12.7 million coming off the books and two high draft picks (#4-#10…before the lotto) with a 13% chance of landing the top overall pick. Either way, they can pick up two fantastic players, think Jared Sullinger, who has fallen in most Mock Drafts and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and should have about 20 million dollars to rebuild their franchise.

This is the perfect time to have two high draft picks entering the Lotto. You never know what those ping pong balls will do, but, this draft is 10-12 players deep with difference makers and New Orleans will, more than likely, have two of them.

NBA Draft: 2012 Draft Lottery Odds and Current Order

  By Draft Dawg | 05/01/2012 - 5:30 pm |
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Here is a look at where each of the bottom 14 teams, currently, stand for the 2012 NBA Draft.

1) Charlotte Bobcats – Charlotte has a 25% chance of keeping the #1 overall pick

2) Washington Wizzards – The Wizards have a 19.9% chance of moving into the top spot

3) Cleveland Cavaliers – Cleveland has a 13.8% chance of climbing to #1

4) New Orleans Hornets – The Hornets own an 11.9% chance of reaching the summit

5) Sacramento Kings – The Kings are in the same place they were last year and have a 7.6% chance of landing the #1 slot

6) Brooklyn Nets – Jay Z and the Nets have a 7.5% chance of sneaking into the top spot

7) Golden State Warriors – The W’s have a 4.3% chance of nabbing the best player in the Nation

8 – Toronto Raptors – Toronto’s chances slipped to 2.8% when they lost the tie breaker to Golden State

9) Detroit Pistons – Deee-Triot Basketball’s chances are 1.7%

10) Minnesota Timberwolves (This pick belongs to New Orleans) – The T-Wolves are the last team to have above a 1% chance as they will have 11 ping pong balls in and a 1.1% chance

11) Portland Trailblazers – The Blazers have eight balls in and thus a .8% chance of reaching the pinacle

12) Milwaukee Bucks – The Bucks just missed the playoffs and are a long shot to nab the top player with only a .7% chance

13) Phoenix Suns – Stuck in the #13 spot again, the Suns have a .6% chance of moving to #1

14) Houston Rockets – Houston has the worst chance of moving into the top spot with five ping pong balls and a .5% chance

NBA Draft 2012: The Golden State Warriors Win Coin Toss Are In 7th Spot For Now

  By Draft Dawg | 04/27/2012 - 8:23 pm |
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In the imperfect Draft World of “Suck for Luck”, the Golden State Warriors stunk, just enough, in the 2011-12 NBA season to finish tied with the Toronto Raptors for the 7th worst record at season’s end.

Now, the reason that the Warriors were “Sucking” for a chance to get “Lucky”, is that IF they finish any lower than 7th in the NBA Lotto (8-15) the pick will go to the Utah Jazz.

Today was the first day that the “Luck” part started to play out.

In order to decide the Draft order among all teams that were tied the NBA used a method as likely as a coin flip. For the first time in years, the Warriors actually won something that had to do with “Luck”

For now, the Warriors are hanging onto the pick and actually have a 72% chance of keeping it and a 3.6% chance of landing the #1 overall pick.

For all of you Warrior fans out there, this should begin to provide salve for your wounds. If they do retain the pick and add this to the first round pick the team acquired from San Antonio for Stephen Jackson the team will have some flexibility in the draft.

Now, just pray that the ping pong balls are as kind as the pseudo half dollar!

2012 NBA Draft Lottery May 30th 2012: Coin Flips Today 4-27-2012

  By Draft Dawg | 04/27/2012 - 5:38 pm |
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One of the most anticipated  moments in NBA Draft Ping Pong ball history is set to take place on May 30th 2012.

Much hangs in the balance for many of the teams.

Two teams are tied at 3rd, two teams are tied at 5th and two teams are tied at seventh.

Perhaps no team has more to lose than the Golden State Warriors. IF the ping pong balls bounce their way, they will have the 7th or higher pick. If the ping pong balls don’t bounce their way, then the 8th or lower pick would go to the Utah Jazz. Crazy isn’t it.

But, wait, there is still more drama? Yes.

Today the NBA will conduct their own version of a coin flip to determine who will own the 3rd, 5th and 7th positions in the lottery.

Thanks to the writers at SB Nation we know this:

7. Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors! The Warriors narrowly avoided two brushes with success this week (phew!) to finish with 23 wins, the same as T-Dot. Of course, as I’ve discussed ad nauseum, the Dubs lose their pick if it is not in the Top 7. So this coin flip is huge. If they win, they have a 72 percent chance of keeping their pick (12 percent chance of jumping into top 3, 60 percent chance of sticking at No. 7). If they lose, they have just a 12 percent chance of keeping their pick. The Utah Jazz, Golden State’s debtors, are licking their chops.

We also know that the only positions that shift in the Lotto are teams that move into the Top 3 spots, so having the 7th pick now, would mean that the W’s would have to pray to either move into the Top 3 or that nobody else jumps them or else they lose the #8 pick to Utah. Crazy enough for you?

Well, try being the Cavs and Hornets who are a 50-50 shot away from being in the #3 slot!

 

 

2012 NBA Draft – Important Dates

  By Draft Dawg | 03/18/2012 - 9:05 pm |
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2012 NBA Draft – June 28th 2012

Drat Order Determined – TBD in May

Last day for underclassmen to pull out of the draft – May, 8th 2012

With the 2012 March Madness Tourney in full swing, I figure that I should throw out a couple of important dates for those of you interested in the 2012 NBA Draft.

This year, all two rounds of the draft will be held on June 28th 2012 in Newark New Jersey and will be shown on ESPN and ESPN 3.

The final Draft order will be determined on a still to be determined date in May when the ping pong balls will decide the fate of the NBA’s bottom dwellers.

The teams will be able to narrow their selections after May 8th, the last date for NCAA players to pull out of the draft.

Draft Scout will be sure to continue to keep you updated as the events unfold and with the current high level of play from many unranked prospects, we are sure that there will be many changes to the Mock Drafts around the internets.