2012 NBA Mock Draft

1. Cleveland - Nerlens Noel PF/C Kentucky
2. Orlando - Ben McLemore SG Kansas
3. Washington - Otto Porter SF Georgetown
4. Charlotte - Shabazz Muhammad SF UCLA
5. Phoenix - Victor Oladipo SG/SF Indiana
6. New Orleans - Trey Burke PG Michigan
7. Sacramento - Anthony Bennett SF/PF UNLV
8. Detroit - Michael Carter-Williams PG Syracuse
9. Minnesota - CJ McCollum PG/SG Lehigh
10. Portland - Dario Saric SF/PF Croatia

@jason if Cavs trade back won't be able to get Porter. Wizards would run up to the Podium if he fell to them

The correct na of the Brazilian player is "Lucas Nogueira" and not "Lucas Noguiera" as is in the mock.

i dont see the cavs taking porter no.1 when they could trade back a couple spots to get porter

I can only see Lebron returning to Cleveland, if Miami does not win the championship again. if they win again, he stays in Miami.

The no.1 pick could be anyone at this point. While Porter looks like the favorite since they need a SF. However there is speculation that Lebron ops out after next year and makes his triumphent return to Cleveland so this could be anyone at this point. They like Waiters at SG and Irving is a all star PG. Thomphson is the PF and Zeller is the C. The most likely scenario is a trade right now. If they are confident Lebron wants to return then they should ship this pick away to acquire a couple 1st rounders and build depth. Someone will fall in love and will be willing to deal players or multiple picks to move up.

It's not about where Noels is now. It's about where he is going to be 2-3 years from now. He has the highest ceiling of the top players in this draft. The Cavs can get a SF with there 2nd 1st round draft pick.

As usual Walters inability to work at his trade or just to copy someone else's mock in the NFL shows up here as well in the NBA. Muhammad is a head case. he wont play defense he isnt fast or quick enough or care enough to learn it. He is a one demensional player a jump shooter. He says he is a scorer but is he really at UCLA he averaged less then 17 points a game and his shooting percentage was trash. If Dumars picks him he should be fired...he will be anyway but sooner then later..Their isnt alot of talent but their are some players still on Walters board that if he knew anything about them or the team he would put them in the right spot. McCollum, Pope, adn Crabbe are much better players and prospects then Muhammad.

No way Franklin falls all the way to 29. As a Thunder fan i would love that but Franklin is a for sure top 20 pick. People might think he is a reach at 12 but I would consider taking him there if I was the Thunder. At 29 I would go Glen Rice Jr an in the 2nd I would take a shot at Pelle. I have watched several videos of Pelle and he def has potential.

If Noel is so high in everybody's mind and Porter is the player the Cavs can use the most, doesn't it make more sense for the Cavs to trade down. Porter will be there at four or five and the Cavs could get another pick for this year or next by trading down with any team 2-5.

As a Cavs fan I'd definitely take Porter over Noel. He's more NBA ready and fills a position of need.

I agree that the Rockets need depth at guard past Patrick Beverly. Some would say (me being one) Lin is depth BEHIND Beverly. I like Myck Kabongo to the Rockets.

why do you keep putting the suns logo on the jazz?

Schroeder will go earlier than to Cavs with their second. Bullock should be higher on the board. Thunder will take best scorer with their first pick not at center. Lack of scoring showed up with the loss of Westbrook. Cavs take Mclemore. Porter is best SF but has no upside. They wont take Noel with Varejao back and Zellar coming off a decent season for a young player. They will get a small forward though with a later pick maybe one of the foreigner. I can see them trading up with all the picks they have to get 2 guys they really want instead of 1 and hoping for another with 3 later picks. Unless they pick players with big upside with their final three for some trade value later. Again no way Cavs go Porter with pick one. He was a solid college player but he has almost peaked. Im a floridian and the Magic could trade down and take olidipo. Vucevic is a stud they do not need another center. They need a PG or SG with good handling. Dont rip me but i want feedback. Let me know if you want to follow my blog. Football-Baseball-BBALL-MMA

If im the Cavs im taking Otto Porter 1st he can score and defend. Noel can't score and he's thin will get pushed around by PF's and Centers.