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2012 NBA Mock Draft: Round Two


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2012 NBA Mock Draft: Round 1

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Updated: June 28, 2012.
Team needs and outstanding trades HAVE been taken into account with this mock draft.

  1. Charlotte Bobcats: Festus Ezeli, C, Vanderbilt, 6-11, Sr.
    The Bobcats add some more size inside; small forward could also be an option.

  2. Washington Wizards: Evan Fournier, SG, France, 6-6, 1992
    Drafting a foreign talent like Evan Fournier and stashing him overseas for a year or two would make sense.

  3. Cleveland Cavaliers: Tyshawn Taylor, PG, Kansas, 6-4, Sr.
    Tyshawn Taylor could fill a void at point guard behind Kyrie Irving, but also play with him at times, too.

  4. Cleveland Cavaliers: Drew Gordon, PF, New Mexico, 6-9, Sr.
    The Cavaliers need to add some depth to their frontcourt.

  5. Golden State Warriors: Scott Machado, PG, Iona, 6-2, Sr.
    The Warriors could use a true distributor behind Stephen Curry.

  6. Sacramento Kings: Miles Plumlee, C, Duke, 7-0, Sr.
    It pains me to put Miles Plumlee in my mock draft since he was pretty worthless during his time at Duke. However, NBA teams love size and athleticism which Plumlee possesses.

  7. Toronto Raptors: Darius Miller, G/F, Kentucky, 6-7, Sr.
    Darius Miller is the ultimate glue guy and could find a role off the bench for the Raptors.

  8. Denver Nuggets: Doron Lamb, SG, Kentucky, 6-5, So.
    Doron Lamb is just too good of a value for the Nuggets to pass up here, and I can't believe Lamb is going to fall this low.

  9. Detroit Pistons: Darius Johnson-Odom, SG, Marquette, 6-3, Sr.
    The Pistons have a need for a scoring shooting guard since trading Ben Gordon.



  10. Portland Blazers: Jae Crowder, SF, Marquette, 6-6, Sr.
    The Blazers are looking for depth at small forward since trading Gerald Wallace.

  11. Portland Blazers: Henry Sims, C, Georgetown, 7-0, Sr.
    The Blazers don't have a true center under contract for next season.

  12. Milwaukee Bucks: Kim English, G/F, Missouri, 6-6, Sr.
    Kim English is a versatile talent, and the Bucks need some depth on the wing.

  13. Atlanta Hawks: Jared Cunningham, SG, Oregon State, 6-5, Jr.
    Again, the Hawks need depth all over since they only have six players under contract for next season.

  14. Detroit Pistons: Tomas Sotaransky, SG, Czech Republic, 6-8, 1991
    The Pistons go the foreign route with their third pick of the draft.

  15. Philadelphia 76ers: Kevin Murphy, SG, Tennessee Tech, 6-6, Sr.
    The Sixers grab a shooter since Jodie Meeks is a restricted free agent.

  16. New Orleans Hornets: Kris Joseph, SF, Syracuse, 6-7, Sr.
    Trading Trevor Ariza created a need for depth at small forward.

  17. Utah Jazz: Orlando Johnson, SG, UC-Santa Barbara, 6-5, Sr.
    The Jazz should be looking for depth on the wing since C.J. Miles and Josh Howard are free agents.

  18. New York Knicks: Kevin Jones, PF, West Virginia, 6-7, Sr.
    The Knicks need depth all over and take the best player available.

  19. Orlando Magic: Khris Middleton, SF, Texas A&M, 6-8, Jr.
    Orlando likely takes the best player on the board at this point.



  20. Denver Nuggets: Kostas Papanikolaou, SF, Greece, 6-8, 1990
    Since their core is under contract for next season, the Nuggets could go the foreign route again.

  21. Boston Celtics: William Buford, SG, Ohio State, 6-5, Sr.
    The Celtics should look to add a shooter with one of their three picks given that Ray Allen is a free agent.

  22. Golden State Warriors: Furkan Aldemir, PF, Turkey, 6-9, 1991
    The Warriors go the foreign route with their fourth pick of the draft.

  23. Los Angeles Clippers: Bernard James, C, Florida State, 6-10, Sr.
    The Clippers need depth on the wing and in their frontcourt. Ergo, the team takes the best available player for one of those spots.

  24. Philadelphia 76ers: Tornike Shengelia, SF, Georgia, 6-9, 1991
    The 76ers have three picks in the draft, so going the foreign route makes sense.

  25. Dallas Mavericks: Hollis Thompson, SF, Georgetown, 6-8, Jr.
    Hollis Thompson is a solid value here for a team looking for depth on the wing.



  26. Toronto Raptors: Leon Radosevic, F/C, Croatia, 6-10, 1991
    The Raptors go the foreign route with their third pick of the draft.

  27. Brooklyn Nets: Mike Scott, F, Virginia, 6-8, Sr.
    The Nets need depth all over, especially at forward since Gerald Wallace and Kris Humphries are free agents.

  28. Minnesota Timberwolves: Kyle O'Quinn, C, Norfolk State, 6-10, Sr.
    Darko is not the long-term solution as Minnesota's backup center.

  29. San Antonio Spurs: Marcus Denmon, SG, Missouri, 6-3, Sr.
    The Spurs always seem to find second-round steals; that's exactly what Marcus Denmon could be at this point.

  30. Los Angeles Lakers: Tu Holloway, PG, Xavier, 6-0, Sr.
    The Lakers continue to look for an answer at point guard, especially since Ramon Sessions will be a free agent.


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shawny 06-13-2012 11:22 am xxx.xxx.xxx9.17 (total posts: 1)
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The only thing Royce white wants out of the draft is that by the end he has a timberwolves hat on.
@@Wizards 06-13-2012 01:44 am xxx.xxx.xxx.140 (total posts: 4)
20     62

What part do you not understand? Maybe the part where I clearly said their first two picks are good and make sense (that includes #3 overall) but the reasoning for their 3rd pick doesn't make sense.

Maybe you should be less of an illiterate freaking tard next time.
SFcomical 06-12-2012 09:03 pm xxx.xxx.xxx30.8 (total posts: 6)
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The Joneses visit GSW.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/06/11/SP0C1P07OQ.DTL
Tennis Guyer 06-12-2012 02:38 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.207 (total posts: 1)
19     41

Are you just protesting the Bullets being renamed the Wizards?
snoop d o double g 06-11-2012 03:57 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.134 (total posts: 1)
5     27

as a celtics fan, i want to see them draft one of them sg's like the guy a couple down below me said...i love john jenkins, terrance ross also, i think wroten could work too, i don't really like the bigs in this draft the centers are ok, if they take a center with one of the picks, thats fine, but not one of these small pf's, we got jajuan last year, let him step up and show what he got....the one player i love out of this draft tho is bradley beal, if the celtics could somehow package paul pierce and picks for that #2 pick, they'd be getting a future superstar in beal
Connor 06-11-2012 11:34 am xxx.xxx.xxx.238 (total posts: 1)
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How is Sullinger #9 pick in the draft when last year he could hav been #1 pick
Moe 06-11-2012 03:51 am xxx.xxx.xxx.150 (total posts: 1)
37     7

Whoever pick's up Bradley Beal will be getting a hell of a player. I believe he will be an all star within 2 or 3 seasons. May not a as athletic, but I also believe he may have a D-Wade impact. Kendall Marshall would be an ideal pick up for the Hornets. Somebody who can feed the ball to Ant David and help develop his offensive game.
nph 06-10-2012 10:09 pm xxx.xxx.xxx3.94 (total posts: 1)
11     11

As a Celtics fan, I'd like them to draft Terrence Ross, Doron Lamb or John Jenkins because I think Ray Allen will retire and they'll need a sharp-shooting SG off the bench behind Avery Bradley. Then I think KG will retire, leaving them to either draft Andrew Nicholson and sign Roy Hibbert or draft Meyers Leonard and sign Ersan Ilyasova. I really doubt they'll draft a SF though, with Pierce and possibly re-signing Jeff Green and Mickael Pietrus.
THATDUDE 06-10-2012 01:27 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.119 (total posts: 1)
29     17

to walter:make a page people likely to be traded in the offseason
@Wizards 06-09-2012 09:53 pm xxx.xxx.xxx0.89 (total posts: 8)
27     57

What are you talking about? The reasoning is that Kidd-Gilchrist is the best player available and even though SF isn't neccesarily a big need, the Wiz should just worry about finding talent. What didn't you understand?
Wizards 06-08-2012 01:30 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.140 (total posts: 4)
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Excellent first two picks with great reasoning for them.

The 3rd pick, while really nothing more than a throwaway, has awful reasoning behind it. Even if they amnesty Blech they've still got 4 guys who are currently ahead of him on the depth chart that can play the 4 or 5 spots (and Booker can play some 3). If anything, they'll just give a full year deal to James Singleton who averaged 8.2 points and 6.8 rebounds in 21.8 minutes during his 12 games after coming up from the D-league.
@Beau Monteiro 06-08-2012 09:49 am xxx.xxx.xxx4.21 (total posts: 1)
11     17

That is totally grunted
Weak 06-08-2012 05:50 am xxx.xxx.xxx.213 (total posts: 1)
18     71

Is it just me or is this draft class seem pretty weak this year?
Will 06-08-2012 03:28 am xxx.xxx.xxx.130 (total posts: 3)
20     39

That draft would be great for the warriors.
CaviarWishesSubwayBudget 06-06-2012 07:52 pm xxx.xxx.xxx30.8 (total posts: 6)
9     14

The GS Warriors are interested in one of the Jones boys, Terrence or Perry, for SF. They would prefer others but do not want to pay the price.



Written by Paul Banks of the Washington Times, and David Kay of the The Sports Bank.
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