Blake Griffin

Blake Griffin today announced he will enter the NBA draft. He is already NBA ready, he has the body and mentality that NBA players should have. Regardless of where he goes, he should start day one, and there is a good chance he wins rookie of the year. As of right now, the team with the best shot to win the lottery is Sacramento. Griffin would fit good in Sacramento, as he would in a variety of teams starting fives. In honor of Griffin declaring, I will give you a mock draft of the top five teams. Since I have no way of knowing who will win, the top five teams will be the teams with the best chance of winning. The five people I pick will NOT necessarily be the best five availiable, but the five that I see fitting into the team. I'll probably be wrong, but hey, you try one.

Pick #1 Sacramento Kings - Blake Griffin
To be honest, the Kings need anything, and everything. their entire team is iffy. Griffin will come in, and solidify the power forward spot and give the Kings a much needed piece to build around. The Kings leading scorer is at 11.1 a game, the leading rebounder is at 7.2 a game. Griffin if drafted by the Kings becomes an automatic upgrade for Sacramento.

Pick #2 Washington Wizards - Hasheem Thabeet
This pick to me is a no-brainer. The Wizards weak point is center. Thabeet is a center. Look at it this way, if Arenas can stay healthy next year, and years to come, the Wizards will have a very good nucleus. Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison, and Hasheem Thabeet. He adds more inside talent to a team that when Arenas is healthy is playoff bound already. Thabeet in the long run would be a great investment for Washington.

Pick #3 Los Angeles Clippers - Al-Farouq Aminu
The Clippers could go a number of ways here. To me, their biggest weakness is at small forward. Coincidently the Clippers have the least amount of depth at that position. If Aminu declares for the draft, he should be the Clippers pick at number three. At 13 points per game and 8 rebounds per game, he could be a help right away. The Clippers could really do a number of things though, and Aminu may stay.

Pick #4 Oklahoma City Thunder - James Harden
The Thunder could either go shooting guard, power forward, or possibly even center here. The best option for what they need here is James Harden, the shooting guard out of Arizona State. This year he averaged almost 21 points per game, 5.5 rebounds per game, and about 4 assists per game. His game is built for anything, and he can take shots from anywhere on the court. He plays pretty good defense as well.

Pick #5 Minnesota Timberwolves - Ricky Rubio
The Timberwolves will be another fun team to watch down the road. They have a couple pieces in place, and it looks like there will be a few more to come. Ricky Rubio is a tricky one. I don't know much about him. I did watch him play at the olympics, and it was pretty impressive from what I saw. He is a projected top five pick and ESPN has him goint second overall. For this purpose, I know two things. Minnesota needs a point guard, Rubio is a good point guard. A+B=C.