Tail End of the Lottery

Here is the rest of my mock draft for the lottery picks.

Pick #11 New Jersey Nets - Jeff Teague
New Jersey has an aging superstar in Vince Carter, a young point guard who is just becoming a valuable player in the NBA, and a young center who could have a very bright future. That leaves the Nets with either a spot at shooting guard or power forward. The best player here at one of those positions is Jeff Teague if he decides to enter the draft. Teague is arguablly the most important player for Wake Forest and he could have an impact in the NBA. He averages almost 19 points per game, and will fit right into the starting lineup for the Nets.

Pick #12 Indiana Pacers - Brandon Jennings
Brandon Jennings is the player with the controversial decision to move to Europe and play for a year instead of attending college. ESPN draws Gilbert Arenas comparisons, and says that Jennings has a great all-around game. The Pacers could really do anything they need to fill whatever hole they needed. They already have a pretty good stock of youth, but Jennings could be the Derrick Rose of this year's draft.

Pick #13 Charlotte Bobcats - Tyreke Evans
The Bobcats are in a pretty good position. They have a good young point guard and a good center with a lot of depth behind him. Here the Bobcats would take Evans, who will score as much as he needs to. His ability to score makes him a great pick here, but he can take bad shots, which is why here is still around at this point. The Bobcats will overlook that, and take him to have two young guards that can grow together and maybe become something special.

Pick #14 Phoenix Suns - Ty Lawson
Phoenix really doesn't belong here. They have a better record than four playoff bound teams in the East. But nevertheless they will be in the lottery. The Suns only problem is the lack of youth on the team. Shaq, Steve Nash, and Grant Hill are all getting up there. The least amount of depth is at the point guard position. So it would be wise to take a point guard here. Most everyone that knows anything about basketball knows the potential of Lawson. At 16 points and 6.5 assists per game, he would be a valuable replacement to two-time MVP Steve Nash.



There you have it. My lottery mock draft. I personally can not wait to watch the draft and see what happens. There is a good chance not one of these picks is right. Even if one of the picks makes so much sense, it may not happen. This is not the order of the draft, and it will not be the order of the draft. I am going to go ahead and guess the amount of picks that I will have right is 1-3. Here are the factors in play...
1) Draft order
2) Players leaving or staying
3) Trades
So in reality, who knows.