The NBA Draft is a little more than twenty-four hours away. Who's going where? This team trading with that team. There is truck loads of garbage out there. So, who are the Kings going to draft? Well if I knew that I wouldn't be sitting here writing this post...
I have to believe they have narrowed there #4 pick down to three players. Memphis guard Tyreke Evans and Spanish point Ricky Rubio and the dark horse is Syracuse PG Jonny Flynn. I'm not breaking any news here. But which of the three will it be? To answer that you have to look at who will go in the top 3. So, here is my mock top 5.
1) Clippers - Blake Griffin. This is the biggest no-brainer since LeBron and possibly the biggest bust since Michael Olowokandi. I am not a huge Griffin fan. I think he will be an average NBA player at best, maybe make a couple All-Star games, but nothing spectacular. Far less than you would expect from the #1 overall pick. But, many have said it, this is a weak draft.
2) Grizzlies - Hasheem Thabeet. I really think Memphis wants to trade this pick, and Minnesota now has the stuff to make an interesting offer. If they have to make a pick here, it will be Thabeet. They have scorers on their roster, it's defense that's lacking. If the Wolves do jump in here, the pick could still be Thabeet. Allowing the Wolves to move Jefferson back to the 4. Ricky Rubio would also be on the Wolves radar, as are James Harden and Tyreke Evans.
3) Thunder - Tyreke Evans. I don't see Rubio going here. They spent a #4 on Westbrook last year, they are not going to spend a #3 on another PG this year. Evans gives them versatility in the back court and slasher who will compliment Durant and Green very well.
4) Kings - Ricky Rubio. How do they not make this pick if he is there? They like Evans and if he is there the pick could change. I am not a big fan of PG projects and that is just what Evans is. The Kings already have a two-guard. In fact they have a bunch of them. Evans seems like a wasted pick to me. What if Rubio is gone? My view on Evans doesn't change, but they may be reaching by picking Flynn.
5) T-Wolves - James Harden. Top two-guard in the draft. The guy can flat out score. The only reason he goes after Evans is that Evans has the possibility of playing the point and there are questions about Harden's work ethic and attitude.
As for the rest of the Kings picks, much will depend on what happens at #4. If they pick Evans, I think a PG is still very much in play with 23 and 31. If the pick is Rubio, look for a true small forward to build depth there behind Nocioni.
Possibilities at 23: Omri Casspi (SF, Isreal); Sam Young (SF, Pitt); Jeff Teague (PG, Wake Forest); Tyler Hansbrough (PF, North Carolina); Ty Lawson (PG, North Carolina)
Possibilities at 31: Patty Mills (PG, St Mary's); Darren Collison (PG, UCLA); Nick Calathes (PG, Florida); Taj Gibson (PF, USC)
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