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CHU Mock 2011 NBA Draft (Final v1) (Mock Second Round) 1 Cleveland Cavaliers (from LA Clippers) Kyrie Irving Position: PG Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Year: FR College: Duke CHU Analysis: For months, several mock drafts have fluctuated on this pick, but after seeing Irving once early last November, he's been my #1 guy and no change now. Irving is not the athlete former #1s John Wall and Derrick Rose are, but is leader without peer, has a great feel running a team and can score with efficiency. 2 Minnesota Timberwolves Derrick Williams Position: F Height: 6-8 Weight: 240 Year: SO College: Arizona CHU Analysis: Minnesota will have to either move this pick or trade Michael Beasley. WIth Ricky Rubio set to arrive he needs backcourt help and no one believes Jonny Flynn, Martell Webster or Wesley Johnson is the answer as a partner. Derrick Williams will go #2, but to where? If David Kahn can get an off guard and/or center, this pick will be dealt methinks. 3 Utah Jazz (from New Jersey) Enes Kanter Position: F/C Height: 6-11 Weight: 260 Year: FR College: Kentucky CHU Analysis: Utah needs wings in the worst way, but point guard and big forward are what's available. Since the Jazz will look to compete for the playoffs again this year, a deal is very likely. If Utah stay on this pick, I've had them taking Kanter since the draft lottery. He is not a need, but the best prospect available. Brandon Knight appears the pick if the Jazz go point guard. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers Jonas Valanciunas Position: PF/C Height: 6-11 Weight: 225 Year: Int'l Country: Lithuania CHU Analysis: The Cavs will pounce on Kanter if he's available and Valanciunas is the choice if not for the contract issue. Word is he is still trying to play in the NBA next season, so I will keep him at #4. 5 Toronto Raptors Brandon Knight Position: PG Height: 6-3 Weight: 175 Year: FR College: Kentucky CHU Analysis: Hats off to Toronto for choosing defensive wiz Dwayne Casey. Oddly, though, this is a offensive-oriented roster. So, taking a frontcourt stopper is a possibility and Jonas Valanciunas is the top player on the board, but his overseas contract is an issue. In Brandon Knight, Toronto gets a future point guard and a stopper. A sleeper here might by Bismack Biyombo, especially if the Raptors decide to move Bargnani. 6 Washington Wizards Kawhi Leonard Position: F Height: 6-7 Weight: 225 Year: SO College: San Diego St. CHU Analysis: WIth wing forward the glaring hole right now in DC, Leonard has been slotted here for some time. I see no reason to change, but the Wizards could also go bigger. An offensive tweener, Leonard is versatile defensively and will improve as he develops rapport with John Wall. The Wizards could move this choice to move up if they are willing to deal JaVale McGee. 7 Charlotte Bobcats (from Sacramento) Tristan Thompson Position: PF Height: 6-8 Weight: 225 Year: FR College: Texas CHU Analysis: Charlotte acquires this pick to go with #9 and despite depth up front, Tristan Thompson has tremendous upside and is a rebounding machine. 8 Detroit Pistons Kemba Walker Position: PG Height: 6-0 Weight: 185 Year: JR College: Connecticut CHU Analysis: Detroit has to take a big, right? But if Kemba Walker is available, can Joe Dumars pass him up? He's a great match for Rodney Stuckey and gives the Pistons a leader and face of the franchise. 9 Charlotte Hornets Klay Thompson Position: SG Height: 6-6 Weight: 205 Year: JR College: Washington St. CHU Analysis: If Charlotte goes big at #7, they can take fast rising Klay Thompson at nine. A pure scorer and shooter who understands how to play, Thompson gives the Bobcats a nice foundation for the future. 10 Sacramento Kings (from Milwaukee) Jimmer Fredette Position: PG Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 Year: SR College: Brigham Young CHU Analysis: In a three-team deal with Charlotte and Milwaukee, The Kings load up on the wing and give up Beno Udrih. So how about Jimmer Fredette? 11 Golden State Warriors Jan Vesely Position: PF Height: 6-11 Weight: 235 Year: Int'l Country: Czech Republic CHU Analysis: Whether Vesely or not remains to be seen, but someone will drop out of the Top 10. Vesely is an active, athletic big that would fit well in the Warrior system. 12 Utah Jazz Alec Burks Position: SG Height: 6-6 Weight: 185 Year: SO College: Colorado CHU Analysis: Regardless of what Utah does at #3, there is no off guard on the roster, so the talented Alec Burks gets the call and is a jumper from being an all star. 13 Phoenix Suns Jordan Hamilton Position: G/F Height: 6-8 Weight: 230 Year: SO College: Texas CHU Analysis: Rumors have Phoenix trying hard to move up, possibly to #2, to take Derrick Williams. Marcin Gortan would be the player moved and Minnesota would take the 13th selection. They need a two guard with Vince Carter set to be bought out, so talented scorer Jordan Hamilton is a nice fit. 14 Houston Rockets Bismack Biyombo Position: PF Height: 6-9 Weight: 250 Year: Int'l Country: Congo CHU Analysis: I don't expect Houston to own this pick when all is said and done. If Biyombo falls this far, he is a great post defender and rebounder who at least gives them something close to a center if Yao Ming is done. 15 Indiana Pacers Marcus Morris Position: F Height: 6-8 Weight: 230 Year: JR College: Kansas CHU Analysis: Indiana needs frontcourt depth for Danny Granger, Roy Hibbert and Tyler Hansbrough. Off guard is a question mark, although Brandon Rush and Paul George are on hand, so the versatile Marcus Morris gets the nod. 16 Philadelphia 76ers Chris Singleton Position: SF Height: 6-9 Weight: 230 Year: JR College: Florida St. CHU Analysis: The 76ers are on the rise and will look to add depth. Iif Andre Iguodala is moved as expected, Doug Collins might also grab a wing who can defend. 17 New York Knicks Nikola Vucevic Position: PF/C Height: 6-11 Weight: 260 Year: JR College: Southern California CHU Analysis: New York is built upon superstars Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony and have little flexibility to add talent, so they need to select someone who can help immediately. Point guard is a need with Chauncey Billups a year from leaving. But getting a solid low post scorer like Nikola Vucevic would bolster the frontline quickly. 18 Washington Wizards (from Atlanta) Marshon Brooks Position: SG Height: 6-5 Weight: 195 Year: SR College: Providence CHU Analysis: If Washington takes Leonard with the sixth pick, they can select a post player or off guard. With the Nick Young's status a queston mark and Jordan Crawford smallish and more a combo guard, Marshon Brooks offers a potential plus player to pair with Wall. 19 Milwaukee Bucks (from New Orleans via Portland via Charlotte) Markieff Morris Position: F Height: 6-8 Weight: 230 Year: JR College: Kansas CHU Analysis: Now loaded in the backcourt following the pre-draft swap with Charlotte and Sacramento, Milwaukee will try get a talented frontcourt player. Markieff Morris has been on their radar for a while. 20 Minnesota Timberwolves (from Memphis via Utah) Iman Shumpert Position: SG Height: 6-5 Weight: 200 Year: JR College: Georgia Tech CHU Analysis: There is a good chance this pick has changed hands by draft night, but if Minnesota hasn't addressed their off guard need, rapid rising Iman Shumpert is a good pick. The Georgia Tech guard does everything well on the floor sans shoot. Big and athletic, Shumpert is a plus defender, gets to the rim and can play some point. 21 Portland Trailblazers Josh Selby Position: PG Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 Year: FR College: Kansas CHU Analysis: Portland is trying to unload Andre Miller and at most, he will play one more season for the Blazers. So landing a high upside lead guard like Josh Selby makes sense. 22 Denver Nuggets Kenneth Faried Position: PF Height: 6-7 Weight: 225 Year: SR College: Morehead St. CHU Analysis: With Nene, Kenyon Martin and J.R. Smith possibly on the outs and a wealth of talent at the point and the wing, expect Denver to make a deal or two. They are rumored to be looking for a move into the lottery. JaJuan Johnson quietly had a strong four-year career at Purdue and is a premium shotblocker and nice shooter to mid-range. 23 Houston Rockets (from Orlando via Phoenix) Jeremy Tyler Position: PF/C Height: 6-11 Weight: 260 Year: Int'l College: None CHU Analysis: Again, debatable whether Houston is choosing here, but center is a need and Jeremy Tyler grades out as one of the top picks in the draft. His upside - and potential for failure - are immense and could be the steal of the draft someday. 24 Oklahoma City Thunder Donatas Motiejunas Position: PF Height: 7-0 Weight: 225 Year: SR College: Morehead St. CHU Analysis: Oklahoma City has no glaring needs. The roster is actually overflowing, so Sam Presti may look to deal this pick or take someone who can be stashed in Europe for a while. It's also a good place to be for someone who slides. 25 Boston Celtics JaJuan Johnson Position: PF Height: 6-10 Weight: 225 Year: SR College: Purdue CHU Analysis: Danny Ainge is notorious for drafting well late in the first round and into the second. But, is he looking to rebuild the roster or make yet one more title run? The frontcourt could use some youth and JaJuan Johnson is a plus shotblocker who can score to mid-range. 26 Dallas Mavericks Reggie Jackson Position: PG Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 Year: JR College: Boston College CHU Analysis: Coming off an NBA championship, Dallas has questions with an aging roster and the free agency of Caron Butler and Tyson Chandler. At this point,a team like the Mavs can look to find someone who will fit into their system or take a flyer on a player with some upside. Jason Kidd won't be around forever, and J.J. Barrea might be too costly in the future. Reggie Jackson has the tools to succeed in the NBA and time will tell if he can adjust to running a team full time. 27 New Jersey Nets (from LA Lakers) Charles Jenkins Position: G Height: 6-3 Weight: 215 Year: SR College: Hofstra CHU Analysis: New Jersey's 2010 and 2011 Drafts were essentially spent on the acquisition of Deron Williams.Despite this being a late pick, the Nets need to find someone who can step in and give quality minutes. Combo guard Charles Jenkins has some Joe Dumars to his game and might be a steal this late. 28 Chicago Bulls (from Miami) Nikola Mirotic Position: SF Height: 6-10 Weight: 225 Year: Int'l Country: Montenegro CHU Analysis: Behind Derrick Rose, Chicago has returned to prominence and are one perimeter player away from winning a title. The frontcourt is set with Joakim Noah, Carlos Boozer and Taj Gibson, plus Luol Deng at the three. Charles Jenkins is undersized at the two, but can slide to point when Rose needs a break and the Hofstra grad is more than capable of putting up points and will be an upgrade over the platooning trio employed last year. 29 San Antonio Spurs Tyler Honeycutt Position: SF Height: 6-8 Weight: 185 Year: SO College: UCLA CHU Analysis: Word is San Antonio would like to add some youth and are dangling Tony Parker as trade bait to get into the lottery. Parkers name has come up increasingly the past couple years and this might be the year he moves on. Several teams would love to add him. As it stands, the Spurs can address their need on the wing with UCLA's Tyler Honeycutt - a jack-of-all-trades who may develop into one the NBA's most versatile performers. 30 Chicago Bulls Tobias Harris Position: F Height: 6-8 Weight: 235 Year: FR College: Tennessee CHU Analysis: See Pick #28. 2012 NBA Draft Countdown    • Date: June 28, 2012    • Time: 7:00 PM EST | ESPN    • Location: Newark, NJ NBA Draft Information 2012 Early Entrants ----- NBA Draft Archive -----  2011   - Round 1   - Round 2  2010   - Round 1   - Round 2  2009   - Round 1   - Round 2  2008   - Round 1   - Round 2  2007   - Round 1   - Round 2  2006   - Round 1   - Round 2  2005   - Round 1  - Round 2  2004  - Round 1  - Round 2  2003   - Round 1   - Round 2 ---- NBA Draft Prospects ----  Point Guards  Scoring Guards  Swing Forwards  Power Forwards  Centers ------- Mock Draft Links -------  DC Pro Sports Report  The Hoop Doctors  Draft Express  NBADraft.net  ESPN (Chad Ford) CHU 2012 NBA DRAFT PROSPECT RANKINGS Tier 1 (Overall #1) 1) Anthony Davis PF 6-10/200 FR Kentucky Tier 2 (Top 4) 2) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist SF 6-7/210 FR Kentucky 3) Thomas Robinson PF 6-9/235 JR Kansas 4) Bradley Beal SG 6-5/180 FR Florida Tier 3 (Lottery) 5) Harrison Barnes SF 6-8/210 SO North Carolina 6) Andre Drummond C 6-11/275 FR Connecticut 7) Tyler Zeller PF/C 7-0/250 SR North Carolina 8) Kendall Marshall PG 6-3/200 SO North Carolina 9) Perry Jones F 6-11/235 SO Baylor 10) Terrence Jones F 6-8/245 SO Kentucky 11) Jeremy Lamb SG 6-5/185 SO Connecticut 12) Damian Lillard PG 6-2/185 JR Weber St. 13) Jared Sullinger PF 6-8/270 SO Ohio St. Tier 4 (Lottery-Mid 1st Round) 14) Quincy Miller SF 6-9/200 FR Baylor 15) Arnett Moultrie PF 6-11/235 R-JR Mississippi St. 16) John Henson PF 6-10/210 JR North Carolina 17) Terrence Ross SG 6-6/190 SO Washington 18) Austin Rivers SG 6-4/175 FR Duke 19) Meyers Leonard C 7-0/240 SO Illinois 20) Dion Waiters SG 6-4/215 SO Syracuse Tier 5 (Mid-Late 1st Round) 21) Fab Melo C 7-0/275 SO Syracuse 22) Royce White F 6-8/250 R-SO Iowa St. 23) Doron Lamb SG 6-4/210 SO Kentucky 24) Tony Wroten G 6-5/205 FR Washington Tier 6 (Late 1st-2nd Round) 25) Marquis Teague PG 6-2/175 FR Kentucky 26) Jeffery Taylor G/F 6-7/225 SR Vanderbilt 27) Jae Crowder SF 6-6/235 SR Marquette 28) Evan Fournier SG 6-7/200 Int'l France 29) Will Barton SG 6-6/190 SO Memphis 30) Darius Miller G/F 6-8/225 SR Kentucky 31) Draymond Green SF 6-6/235 SR Michigan St. 32) Moe Harkless F 6-8/200 FR St. John's 33) Andrew Nicholson PF 6-9/225 SR St. Bonav 34) Scott Machado PG 6-1/180 SR Iona 35) Jared Cunningham SG 6-4/100 JR Oregon St. Tier 7 (2nd Round) 36) Kevin Jones PF 6-8/260 SR West Virginia 37) Alex Young G/F 6-6/210 SR IUPUI 38) William Buford SG 6-5/205 SR Ohio St. 39) John Jenkins SG 6-4.200 JR Vanderbilt 40) Festus Ezeli C 6-11/255 SR Vanderbilt 41) Tyshawn Taylor PG 6-3/185 SR Kansas 42) Drew Gordon PF 6-8/245 SR New Mexico 43) Kevin Murphy SF 6-5/185 SR Tennessee Tech 44) Ricardo Ratliffe PF 6-8/240 SR Missouri 45) Rudy Gobert PF/C 6-11/225 Int'l France* 46) Marcus Denmon SG 6-3/180 SR Missouri Tier 8 (2nd Round-Undrafted) 47) Henry Sims C 6-10/240 SR Georgetown 48) Darius Johnson-Odom G 6-2/180 SR Marquette 49) Mike Scott PF 6-8/240 R-SR Virginia 50) Kris Joseph SF 6-7/210 SR Syracuse 51) John Shurna F 6-9/210 SR Northwestern 52) Khris Middleton G/F 6-7/215 JR Texas A&M 53) Tomas Satoransky SF 6-8/225 Int'l Czech 54) Kyle O'Quinn C 6-10/240 SR Norfolk St. 55) Lucas Nogueira C 7-0/225 Int'l Brazil 56) JaMychal Green PF 6-8/230 SR Alabama 57) Eric Griffin SF 6-8/200 SR Campbell 58) Orlando Johnson SG 6-5/225 R-SR UCSB 59) Quincy Acy SF 6-7/225 SR Baylor 60) Bernard James PF 6-10/240 SR Florida St. NA Tu Holloway PG 5-11/185 SR Xavier NA Robert Sacre C 7-0/260 SR Gonzaga NA Renardo Sidney PF 6-10/300 JR Mississippi St. NA Herb Pope PF 6-8/235 R-SR Seton Hall NA Tony Mitchell SF 6-6/220 JR Alabama NA Justin Hamilton C 7-0/250 R-JR LSU NA Nemanja Nedovic SG 6-3/200 Int'l Serbia NA Mario Delas PF 6-9/225 Int'l Croatia* NA Bradford Burgess G/F 6-6/225 SR VCU NA J'Covan Brown G 6-1/180 JR Texas NA Maalik Wayns PG 6-2/180 JR Villanova NA Tornike Shengelia SF 6-9/220 Int'l Georgia NA Rakim Sanders SF 6-5/230 R-SR Fairfield NA Yancy Gates PF 6-9/260 SR Cincinnati NA Hollis Thompson SG 6-7/205 JR Georgetown NA Denzel Bowles PF 6-10/260 R-SR JMU NA Mitchell Watt PF 6-7/220 SR Buffalo NA Jordan Taylor PG 6-1/195 SR Wisconsin NA Robbie Hummel SF 6-8/230 R-SR Purdue NA Leon Radosevic PF 6-10/225 Int'l Croatia * Has not declared declared for NBA Draft.   ROUND 2 31) Miami Heat (from Minnesota) Justin Harper PF 6-9/225 Richmond SR 32) Cleveland Cavaliers Kyle Singler SF 6-8/230 Duke SR 33) Detroit Pistons (from Toronto) Darius Morris PG 6-4/190 Michigan SO 34) Washington Wizards Jordan Williams PF 6-9/245 Maryland JR 35) Sacramento Kings Chandler Parsons SF 6-9/225 Florida SR 36) New Jersey Nets Davis Bertans SF 6-10/215 Latvia Int'l 37) Los Angeles Cippers (from Detroit) Malcolm Lee G 6-5/200 UCLA JR 38) Houston Rockets (from LA Clippers) David Lighty SF 6-6/215 Ohio St. SR 39) Charlotte Bobcats Norris Cole PG 6-1/175 Cleveland St. SR 40) Milwaukee Bucks Jon Leuer PF 6-11/225 Wisconsin SR 41) Los Angeles Lakers (from Golden State via New Jersey) Nolan Smith G 6-2/185 Duke SR 42) Indiana Pacers Keith Benson C 6-11/215 Oakland SR 43) Chicago Bulls (from Utah) Trey Thompkins PF 6-9/240 Georgia JR 44) Golden State Warriors (from Phoenix via Chicago) Greg Smith PF/C 6-10/250 Fresno St. SO 45) New Orleans Hornets (from Philadelphia) Bojan Bogdanovic SF 6-8/200 Serbia Int'l 46) Los Angeles Lakers (from New York) Scotty Hopson SG 6-6/205 Tennessee JR 47) Los Angeles Clippers (from Houston) Malcolm Thomas PF 6-8/225 SDSU SR 48) Atlanta Hawks Isaiah Thomas PG 5-10/185 Washington JR 49) Memphis Grizzlies Shelvin Mack G 6-3/210 Butler JR 50) Philadelphia 76ers (from New Orleans) Jereme Richmond SF 6-7/215 Illinois FR 51) Portland Trailblazers Jimmy Butler SF 6-7/200 Marquette SR 52) Denver Nuggets Cory Joseph PG 6-3/185 Texas FR 53) Orlando Magic Robin Benzing PF 6-10/225 Germany Int'l 54) Cleveland Cavaliers (from Oklahoma City via Miami) Jamine Peterson SF 6-5/240 Providence SR 55) Boston Celtics E'Twaun Moore SG 6-4/190 Purdue SR 56) Los Angeles Lakers Michael Dunigan PF/C 6-9/240 Oregon Int'l 57) Dallas Mavericks Mindaugas Kuzminskas 6-7/220 Lith Int'l 58) Los Angeles Lakers (from Miami) Rick Jackson PF 6-9/240 Syracuse SR 59) San Antonio Spurs Justin Holiday SF 6-7/175 Washington SR 60) Sacramento Kings (from Chicago via Milwaukee) Andrew Goudelock G 6-2/200 CofC SR

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