Supercop007’s Blog

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.

1. Los Angeles Clippers - Blake Griffin
2. Memphis Grizzlies - Hasheem Thabeet
3. Oklahoma City Thunder - James Harden
4. Sacramento Kings - Ricky Rubio
5. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Washington) - Tyreke Evans
6. Minnesota Timberwolves - DeMar DeRozan
7. Golden State Warriors - Jrue Holiday
8. New York Knicks - Stephen Curry
9. Toronto Raptors - Jonny Flynn
10. Milwaukee Bucks - James Johnson
11. New Jersey Nets - DeJuan Blair
12. Charlotte Bobcats - Ty Lawson
13. Indiana Pacers - Brandon Jennings
14. Phoenix Suns - Jordan Hill