So the Knicks and Nets were both back in the NBA Draft lottery and will be picking 8th and 11th respectively this year (“What else is new” in a My Cousin Vinny voice). I’m hoping the Knicks get someone decent because let’s face it, the team stinks. My guess is they’ll try to pick up a guard because in D’antoni’s offense, they need people that can shoot the ball. Unless Thabeet magically falls down to them, I think Stephen “Chucker” Curry is the pick (you know, the guy that took 14 3s in a loss to Maryland in the 2007 NCAA Tournament). If he’s not there, then they should pick Tyreke Evans. I would have said Greivis Vasquez, but he decided to go back to Maryland for another year.
As for the Nets, I think they need a meaty-type guy. Someone that is twice as thick as Yi Jianlian would do, and that person is DeJuan Blair. It’s a little bit of a reach, but there’s nobody except Blake Griffin that can rebound the ball as good as Blair. If they pick him, they can shift Yi to the SF spot and Harris/Carter/Yi/Blair/Lopez can be their starting 5.
Anyway, here’s my mock draft of the lottery teams since everyone’s doing one of these.
- Los Angeles Clippers – Blake Griffin
- Memphis Grizzlies – Hasheem Thabeet
- Oklahoma City Thunder – James Harden
- Sacramento Kings – Ricky Rubio
- Minnesota Timberwolves (from Washington) – Tyreke Evans
- Minnesota Timberwolves – DeMar DeRozan
- Golden State Warriors – Jrue Holiday
- New York Knicks – Stephen Curry
- Toronto Raptors – Jonny Flynn
- Milwaukee Bucks – James Johnson
- New Jersey Nets – DeJuan Blair
- Charlotte Bobcats – Ty Lawson
- Indiana Pacers – Brandon Jennings
- Phoenix Suns – Jordan Hill
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