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BigSm00th
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5/19/2002  7:38 PM
Let's make this a long list of mock drafts until the draft in the end of June. Here's mine for the lotto:

1.) Houston Rockets - Yao Ming (Center/China)
WHY?-Rudy loves foreign guys and he's had luck with a foreign center before.

2.) Chicago Bulls - Mike Dunleavy (Small Forward/Duke)
WHY?-According to ESPN Insider, Krause loves the similarities between Dunleavy and Bird. He already has a 2-guard in Rose, a power forward in Chandler, and a center in Curry. Might take JWill though.

3.) Golden State Warriors - Jay Williams (Point Guard/Duke)
WHY?-A backcourt of JWill and JRich would be awesome. If Williams goes to the Bulls @ 2, then they could take Dunleavy at 3, keep Arenas at point guard, keep Jamison at power forward, and trade Fortson.

4.) Memphis Grizzlies - Mybyner Hilario (Power forward/Brazil)
WHY?-West is great at finding diamonds in the rough. A 2,3,4 of Battier (6 8), Gasol (7 1), and Hilaro (6 10) is awesome and you could package Dickerson and Swift here and get some talent in return. Also, his strength would match Gasol's finesse perfectly.

5.) Denver Nuggets - DaJuan Wagner (Shooting Guard/Memphis)
WHY?-Thinnest backcourt in the league, Wagner can play both positions and gives them instant scoring to match McDyess's down low.

6.) Cleveland Cavs - Drew Gooden (Power Forward/Kansas)
WHY?-They have point guard set with 'Dre Miller. Ricky Davis looked good at 2-guard, so Gooden should fit in well downlow. However, there is usually one team that always botches a firstrounder, so Cleveland could mess it up and take Jared Jeffries.

7.) New York Knicks - Chris Wilcox (Power Forward/Maryland)
WHY?-Knicks need frontcourt help badly, and he was number three on their list behind Ming and Williams, who almost definitely will be gone. (This might not be the case, as Eddie Griffin, a possible number 1, dropped to 7 so we'll all keep our fingers crossed). Everyone on the Knicks want help up front, and the strength of Wilcox with the finesse of Camby would be pretty nice.

8.) LA Clippers - Nickoloz Tskitishvili (Small Forward/Georgia)
WHY?-Difficult pick for the Clips, who might trade it since they have 2-guard (Richardson), small forward (Maggette), and power forward (Brand) all set. McInnis and the Kandi Man are free agents, but there isn't a good enough point guard to pick here and their other pick in the lotto could be used on Borchardt to backup. They also have Darius Miles off the bench, so they might trade it, but Tskitishvili can apparently play 2-guard and small forward, and they might not be able to pass up having him, Maggette, and Miles all being able to play 2 to 3 positions.

9.) Phoenix Suns - Qyntel Woods (Shooting Guard/Northeast CC)
WHY?-Have point guard and small forward down with Marbury and Marion, and Penny is on his last legs. Wouldn't be that much of a gamble this late in the lottery. Also, this would be a pretty athletic 1,2,3 lineup.

10.) Miami Heat - Caron Butler (Small Forward/UCONN)
WHY?-Riley would like his toughness and versatility. Miami needs a lot though.

11.) Washington Wizards - Amare Stoudemire (Power Forward/HS)
WHY?-Jordan might trade up if he wants someone badly, but Stoudemire and Brown would mean the Wiz could wait and see who develops better, and then trade the other. The only position they wouldn't pick would be 2-guard, as they have Rip Hamilton there.

12.) LA Clippers - Curtis Borchardt (Center/Stanford
WHY?-Use him as insurance in case Olowkandi leaves.

13.) Milwaukee Bucks - Chris Marcus (Center/Western Kentucky)
WHY?-A big body down low, could help them in the East. Good defender, which George Karl would like.

[Edited by - bigsm00th on 05/19/2002 20:08:28]
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5/19/2002  7:42 PM
Posted by BigSm00th:

Let's make this a long list of mock drafts until the draft in the end of June. Here's mine for the lotto:
1.) Houston Rockets - Yao Ming
2.) Chicago Bulls - Mike Dunleavy
3.) Golden State Warriors - Jay Williams
4.) Memphis Grizzlies - Qyntel Woods
5.) Denver Nuggets - DaJuan
6.) Cleveland Cavs -
7.) New York Knicks -
8.) LA Clippers -
9.) Phoenix -
10.) Miami -
11.) Washington -
12.) LA Clippers -
13.) Milwaukee -

1) Rockets- Jwill
2) Bulls- MD jr
3) Warriors- ming
4) grizz- Gooden
5) Nuggets- DaJuan
6) Cavs- Woods
7) NYK- wilcox (possibly tskitishvili)
8.) LA Clippers- Tskitishvili
9.) Phoenix- Borchardt
10.) Miami- Butler
11.) Washington- Jefferies
12.) LA Clippers- Amare
13.) Milwaukee- hilario

[Edited by - killacross on 05/19/2002 20:52:59]

[Edited by - killacross on 05/20/2002 00:39:09]
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5/19/2002  8:16 PM
Posted by BigSm00th:

Let's make this a long list of mock drafts until the draft in the end of June. Here's mine for the lotto:
1.) Houston Rockets - Yao Ming
2.) Chicago Bulls - Mike Dunleavy
3.) Golden State Warriors - Jay Williams
4.) Memphis Grizzlies - Qyntel Woods
5.) Denver Nuggets - DaJuan
6.) Cleveland Cavs -
7.) New York Knicks -
8.) LA Clippers -
9.) Phoenix -
10.) Miami -
11.) Washington -
12.) LA Clippers -
13.) Milwaukee -

Cleveland would probably pick Gooden with the #6 and we'd end up with either Wilcox or Maybyner (if he impressed in the workouts)...
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5/19/2002  8:47 PM
Posted by BigSm00th:

Let's make this a long list of mock drafts until the draft in the end of June. Here's mine for the lotto:

1.) Houston Rockets - Yao Ming (Center/China)
WHY?-Rudy loves foreign guys and he's had luck with a foreign center before.

2.) Chicago Bulls - Mike Dunleavy (Small Forward/Duke)
WHY?-According to ESPN Insider, Krause loves the similarities between Dunleavy and Bird. He already has a 2-guard in Rose, a power forward in Chandler, and a center in Curry. Might take JWill though.

3.) Golden State Warriors - Jay Williams (Point Guard/Duke)
WHY?-A backcourt of JWill and JRich would be awesome. If Williams goes to the Bulls @ 2, then they could take Dunleavy at 3, keep Arenas at point guard, keep Jamison at power forward, and trade Fortson.

4.) Memphis Grizzlies - Mybyner Hilario (Power forward/Brazil)
WHY?-West is great at finding diamonds in the rough. A 2,3,4 of Battier (6 8), Gasol (7 1), and Hilaro (6 10) is awesome and you could package Dickerson and Swift here and get some talent in return. Also, his strength would match Gasol's finesse perfectly.

5.) Denver Nuggets - DaJuan Wagner (Shooting Guard/Memphis)
WHY?-Thinnest backcourt in the league, Wagner can play both positions and gives them instant scoring to match McDyess's down low.

6.) Cleveland Cavs - Drew Gooden (Power Forward/Kansas)
WHY?-They have point guard set with 'Dre Miller. Ricky Davis looked good at 2-guard, so Gooden should fit in well downlow. However, there is usually one team that always botches a firstrounder, so Cleveland could mess it up and take Jared Jeffries.

7.) New York Knicks - Chris Wilcox (Power Forward/Maryland)
WHY?-Knicks need frontcourt help badly, and he was number three on their list behind Ming and Williams, who almost definitely will be gone. (This might not be the case, as Eddie Griffin, a possible number 1, dropped to 7 so we'll all keep our fingers crossed). Everyone on the Knicks want help up front, and the strength of Wilcox with the finesse of Camby would be pretty nice.

8.) LA Clippers - Nickoloz Tskitishvili (Small Forward/Georgia)
WHY?-Difficult pick for the Clips, who might trade it since they have 2-guard (Richardson), small forward (Maggette), and power forward (Brand) all set. McInnis and the Kandi Man are free agents, but there isn't a good enough point guard to pick here and their other pick in the lotto could be used on Borchardt to backup. They also have Darius Miles off the bench, so they might trade it, but Tskitishvili can apparently play 2-guard and small forward, and they might not be able to pass up having him, Maggette, and Miles all being able to play 2 to 3 positions.

9.) Phoenix Suns - Qyntel Woods (Shooting Guard/Northeast CC)
WHY?-Have point guard and small forward down with Marbury and Marion, and Penny is on his last legs. Wouldn't be that much of a gamble this late in the lottery. Also, this would be a pretty athletic 1,2,3 lineup.

10.) Miami Heat - Caron Butler (Small Forward/UCONN)
WHY?-Riley would like his toughness and versatility. Miami needs a lot though.

11.) Washington Wizards - Amare Stoudemire (Power Forward/HS)
WHY?-Jordan might trade up if he wants someone badly, but Stoudemire and Brown would mean the Wiz could wait and see who develops better, and then trade the other. The only position they wouldn't pick would be 2-guard, as they have Rip Hamilton there.

12.) LA Clippers - Curtis Borchardt (Center/Stanford
WHY?-Use him as insurance in case Olowkandi leaves.

13.) Milwaukee Bucks - Chris Marcus (Center/Western Kentucky)
WHY?-A big body down low, could help them in the East. Good defender, which George Karl would like.

[Edited by - bigsm00th on 05/19/2002 20:08:28]

A few things to mention.
-If J west does want Hilario, he would trade down to add other talent and still land his man.
-I doubt the suns will go anything but a post player. THey have googs and Tsakalidis ... their 1-3 is looking very strong with stephon, penny, marion, and jjohnson
-I would not expect MJ to go and draft amare. The Wiz's future pf-c situation has already been handed to haywood and brown, with laettner and thomas as backups. Look for Washington to take a strong look at Caron Butler, Rush, jefferies, and frank williams
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5/19/2002  9:45 PM
1. Houston/Yao Ming
2. Chicago/Jay Williams
3. Golden State/Mike Dunleavy
4. Memphis/Qyntel Woods
5. Denver/Dejuan Wagner
6. Cleveland/Drew Gooden
7. New York/Maybyner Hilario
8. LAC/Chris Wilcox
9. Phoenix/Nickoloz Tskitishvili
10. Miami/Caron Butler
11. Washington/Jared Jeffries
12. LAC/Curtis Borchardt
13. Milwaukee/Amare Stoudemire
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5/19/2002  10:37 PM
Posted by killacross:
Posted by BigSm00th:

Let's make this a long list of mock drafts until the draft in the end of June. Here's mine for the lotto:
1.) Houston Rockets - Yao Ming
2.) Chicago Bulls - Mike Dunleavy
3.) Golden State Warriors - Jay Williams
4.) Memphis Grizzlies - Qyntel Woods
5.) Denver Nuggets - DaJuan
6.) Cleveland Cavs -
7.) New York Knicks -
8.) LA Clippers -
9.) Phoenix -
10.) Miami -
11.) Washington -
12.) LA Clippers -
13.) Milwaukee -

1) Rockets(via trade)- Jwill
2) Bulls- MD jr
3) Warriors- ming
4) grizz- Gooden
5) Nuggets- DaJuan
6) Cavs- Woods
7) NYK- wilcox (possibly tskitishvili)
8.) LA Clippers- Tskitishvili
9.) Phoenix- Borchardt
10.) Miami- Butler
11.) Washington- Jefferies
12.) LA Clippers- Amare
13.) Milwaukee- hilario

[Edited by - killacross on 05/19/2002 20:52:59]

Rockets(via trade)? Trade?
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Posted by Knixkik:

1. Houston/Yao Ming
2. Chicago/Jay Williams
3. Golden State/Mike Dunleavy
4. Memphis/Qyntel Woods
5. Denver/Dejuan Wagner
6. Cleveland/Drew Gooden
7. New York/Maybyner Hilario
8. LAC/Chris Wilcox
9. Phoenix/Nickoloz Tskitishvili
10. Miami/Caron Butler
11. Washington/Jared Jeffries
12. LAC/Curtis Borchardt
13. Milwaukee/Amare Stoudemire
damn deep draft. 17 guys that could go in the lotto, only 13 spots...
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5/20/2002  12:38 AM
Posted by martin:
Posted by killacross:
Posted by BigSm00th:

Let's make this a long list of mock drafts until the draft in the end of June. Here's mine for the lotto:
1.) Houston Rockets - Yao Ming
2.) Chicago Bulls - Mike Dunleavy
3.) Golden State Warriors - Jay Williams
4.) Memphis Grizzlies - Qyntel Woods
5.) Denver Nuggets - DaJuan
6.) Cleveland Cavs -
7.) New York Knicks -
8.) LA Clippers -
9.) Phoenix -
10.) Miami -
11.) Washington -
12.) LA Clippers -
13.) Milwaukee -

1) Rockets(via trade)- Jwill
2) Bulls- MD jr
3) Warriors- ming
4) grizz- Gooden
5) Nuggets- DaJuan
6) Cavs- Woods
7) NYK- wilcox (possibly tskitishvili)
8.) LA Clippers- Tskitishvili
9.) Phoenix- Borchardt
10.) Miami- Butler
11.) Washington- Jefferies
12.) LA Clippers- Amare
13.) Milwaukee- hilario

[Edited by - killacross on 05/19/2002 20:52:59]

Rockets(via trade)? Trade?


at first I had the rockets and warriors swapping spots... then i changed my mind and forgot to remove the (via trade)... thxs for pointing it out
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5/20/2002  7:54 PM
InsideHoops.com Mock Draft

Updated May 20, 2002. Next update later this week.

1. Houston - Yao Ming (the fairly obvious pick)

2. Chicago - Jay Williams (logical pick)

3. Golden State - Dajuan Wagner (will play next to Jason Richardson)

4. Memphis - Mike Dunleavy, Jr. (best player, versatile, toss him into the mix)

5. Denver - Caron Butler (need a guard, and would probably take Wagner if available, but Butler is a great SF to play with McDyess and Juwan)

6. Cleveland - Drew Gooden (best player available) InsideHoops.com

7. New York - Chris Wilcox (they need the best PF or C available)

8. LA Clippers - Curtis Borchardt (insurance, as Olowokandi is a free agent. We've probably overrated Curtis, so watch to see if he falls in the next udpate.)

9. Phoenix - Maybyner Hilario (best power forward available)

10. Miami - Qyntel Woods (if available, they'd probably grab him)

11. Washington - Amare Stoudemire (fun with another kiddie big man)

12. LA Clippers - Nickoloz Tskitishvili (they'd hope he's the next Gasol)

13. Milwaukee - Chris Marcus (best center available)

14. Indiana - Kareem Rush (best player available, to learn behind Reggie Miller)

15. Houston - Melvin Ely (a big guy)

16. Philadelphia - Jared Jeffries (versatile)InsideHoops.com

17. Charlotte - Marcus Haslip (incredibly athletic big guy, may go higher)

18. Orlando - Carlos Boozer (need the best power foward or center)

19. Utah - Bostjan Nachbar (a European Mike Dunleavy?)

20. Toronto - Dan Dickau (they like him)

21. Portland - Frank Williams (defensive guard with potential)

22. Phoenix - Luis Scola (another frontcourt guy)

23. Detroit * - Steve Logan (Pistons need a scorer and point guard)

24. New Jersey - Jiri Welsch (for when Jason Kidd sits down)

25. Denver - Roger Mason (versatile guard)

26. San Antonio - Rod Grizzard (the best SG or SF available)

27. LA Lakers - Jason Jennings (for when Shaq sits down)

28. Sacramento - Chris Jefferies (defensive player)
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