2008 Draft Preview - Dec 8

[Memphis Grizzlies]

I'm going to try to post a preview for the upcoming draft after every week or so with updated standings, to give a look at the lottery picks and which player would fit the teams needs. I'm only gonna do the top 10 now, but i'll expand it to 14 later on. If the player that your projected to get you dont want or something, then let me know.




1 LA Clippers (2-18) - Michael Beasley PF - lacks a PF and a true SG, but Beasley is easily the #1 pick

2 Miami Heat (4-16) - DeAndre Jordan C - Rose is the second best player, could use a replacement for 'Zo

3 Utah Jazz [from Minnesota (5-12)] - Eric Gordon SG - already has Deron Williams, and needs a true SG

4 Houston Rockets (5-11) - Derrick Rose PG - best available player, has no specific needs

5 New York Knicks [from Boston (8-14)] - O.J. Mayo SG - has a good young frontcourt, could use a scorer

6 New York Knicks (7-12) - Donte Greene SF

7 San Antonio Spurs (7-11) - Brook Lopez C - lacks a C, as well as a PG

8 Chicago Bulls [from Charlotte (8-11)] - Chase Budinger SG - could use a shooter

9 Atlanta Hawks (6-8) - Nicolas Batum SF - really needs a SF as Blatche is more of a power forward

10 San Antonio Spurs [from Philadelphia (9-12)] - D.J. Augustin PG

[Oklahoma City Thunder]

Good stuff MEM. Keep em coming.

[Los Angeles Clippers]

Hey, I will most likely take Beasley, but I do have a true SG (Mobley, I just don't start him cuz I want younger guys to develop) and Livingston can play SG pretty well himself. He's 6'7" I believe, so he's really a monster at PG.

Brandan Wright I'm pretty happy with at PF also, but I would probably slide him down to SF if I don't sign a FA SF. Anyway, it is an accurate projection of who I'll take assuming I "hold on" to the #1 pick. I'm not looking to trade it, so we'll see what my team does.

later.

[Detroit Pistons]

i think Roy Hibbert is better than Lopez,

[Memphis Grizzlies]

I didn't notice that you had mobley lac, i was mostly looking at the starting lineup.

and from all the mock drafts i've looked at, brook lopez is rated higher then roy hibbert

[Los Angeles Clippers]

which sites do you look at Memphis?

[Memphis Grizzlies]

i used Chad Ford's Top 10 from ESPN sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/index and then I looked at www.mynbadraft.com/2008-NBA-Mock-Draft and www.nbadraft.net/

[Orlando Magic]

two things...where is the love in the description for my boy donte green from the CUSE!!!!! I love him! He is huge for the SF positon at 6' 10" about in real life, that height measure on ESPN is wrong, he is much taller than 6' 7" or w.e they have him at. Second he is playing like Gay and Marvin only he is a freshman!!

second thing - Chicago's pick is mine! And would be looking for a SF prolly, defensive but with a decent shot. a Tayshaun Prince-type player

although I love the draft preview!

[Orlando Magic]

o wait, my bad that pick was CHA not CHI...oops! lol

[Atlanta Hawks]

Blatche is projected to be a SF (at least by the Wiz). He has a big man's body but a small guy's game in some ways. He would probably be better at PF in a sim though since he isn't a SF type of player yet. I could also go SG if someone falls or Green is there.

[New Jersey Nets]

I really think that Sacramento's pick will be a top 10

[Memphis Grizzlies]

for Donte Greene, I honestly know very little about him, and also for the two teams with multiple picks I only wrote one thing.

and yeah, blatche can play sf, but hes more of a PF/C.

[Utah Jazz]

Illgauskas - Stoudemire - Jefferson - Gordon - Williams

Looking forward to that.

[Los Angeles Clippers]

I think Blatche has a lot of PF/C abilities honestly...he may be athletic, but that's one of the few sf traits he has...he's not a great ballhandler from what I've seen/remember, but he's a great rebounder and shotblocker, so he's more of a PF/C to me. just my thoughts