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I've been taking shots at Buddwalk's mock draft for awhile, so it's only fair to give him something to find fault with.
Milwaukee - Marvin Williams - word is that Terry Porter was a big Bogut fan. With him gone, they're free to make the right move.
Atlanta - Andrew Bogut - the Hawks, like many teams, are weak at the big and small spots and loaded with swingmen.
Portland - Chris Paul - they won't take him; someone's trading for this pick. But Paul's going here to someone, in all likelihood.
New Orleans - Deron Williams - in fact, think there's about a 50% chance someone's moving up for this pick, too. There's talk about a Jamaal Magliore for 7 and 16 swap, which would be terrible for the Raps but great for the Hornets.
Charlotte - Gerald Green - the Bobcats can afford to be patient. Also, I think they're swapping picks with Portland, and if that's the case, Green's definitely the man at 5.
Utah - Danny Granger - Martell Webster is a popular pick here, but given Jerry Sloan's distaste for the three pointer, I don't think he's the guy. I look for Granger, who's a finished product. This would also make sense if Utah and New Orleans make a swap, and I think they may.
Toronto - Raymond Felton - they want Green, but not enough to move up for him. They settle for a very good point guard.
New York - Channing Frye - the Knicks have promised this spot to Frye and are glad he's still around.
Golden State - Fran Vazquez - they want Frye, but he's gone, so they go for another long and athletic forward to add to their frontcourt.
Los Angeles Lakers - Martell Webster - I'm not sure the Lakers are picking here, and if they are, they're definitely bummed that Felton is gone. Webster's the long-range shooter they need, though.
Orlando - Antoine Wright - in the absence of a big point guard, the Magic take probably the best available swingman.
Los Angeles Clippers - Yaroslav Korolev - word is they've promised him this spot, and I'll buy it.
Charlotte - Sean May - the Bobcats are conscious of the local fanbase, and could use a good low post scorer, to boot.
Minnesota - Andrew Bynum - word is that either they or the Lakers promised him a spot. I'm buying that theory. The Wolves need a real center but can wait a coupe years for Bynum to develop.
New Jersey - Hakim Warrick - this is one of the few mid-round picks I'm pretty sure about.
Toronto (from Philadelphia via Denver and New Jersey) - Joey Graham - adding Felton and Graham would really help the rebuilding process around Chris Bosh.
Indiana - Ike Diogu - this team is extremely thin at power forward.
Boston - Martynas Andruskevicius - the C's have a lot of talented youngsters vying for playing time, so taking a player they can stash overseas for a couple years makes sense.
Memphis - Jarrett Jack - best available point guard for a team that's probably losing Earl Watson and would like to lose Jason Williams.
Denver (from Washington via Orlando) - Roko Ukic - the Nuggets are probably stashing one of their two first rounders in Europe for a couple years.
Phoenix (from Chicago) - Charlie Villanueva - this athletic forward is a perfect fit for their run and gun style.
Denver - Francisco Garcia - I think everyone has this pick locked in. Who am I to argue?
Sacramento - Chris Taft - total hunch here; I just don't think Taft, who has the talent of a #1 pick, is going to fall much farther, considering the Kings' constant need for bigs.
Houston - Wayne Simien - the Rockets need a sharp-elbowed, belligerent 4, and Simien isn't ideal, but he's good enough.
Seattle - Julius Hodge - I'm stealing from FOX, who claims that Hodge is a lock at 25 if he's there.
Detroit - Ersan Ilyasova - the Pistons have a history of taking Euros, and are counting on bigger roles from Darko Milicic, Carlos Delfino and Carlos Arroyo to solve their depth problems, so they take the talented Ilyasova and stash him.
Utah (from Dallas) - Monta Ellis - rough draft for the Jazz, who miss out on their preferred point guards, and are left to try and develop Ellis.
San Antonio - Rashad McCants - I don't actually think he gets this far, but he won't fall any farther.
Miami - Randolph Morris - at first, I was thinking Luther Head, but with retirement a possibility for Alonzo Mourning, Udonis Haslem a restricted free agent and not much else aside from Shaq, getting a big man is a priority.
New York (from Phoenix via San Antonio) - Andray Blatche - the best guys on the board are swingmen, of which the Knicks already have too many, so they go for upside.
Milwaukee - Marvin Williams - word is that Terry Porter was a big Bogut fan. With him gone, they're free to make the right move.
Atlanta - Andrew Bogut - the Hawks, like many teams, are weak at the big and small spots and loaded with swingmen.
Portland - Chris Paul - they won't take him; someone's trading for this pick. But Paul's going here to someone, in all likelihood.
New Orleans - Deron Williams - in fact, think there's about a 50% chance someone's moving up for this pick, too. There's talk about a Jamaal Magliore for 7 and 16 swap, which would be terrible for the Raps but great for the Hornets.
Charlotte - Gerald Green - the Bobcats can afford to be patient. Also, I think they're swapping picks with Portland, and if that's the case, Green's definitely the man at 5.
Utah - Danny Granger - Martell Webster is a popular pick here, but given Jerry Sloan's distaste for the three pointer, I don't think he's the guy. I look for Granger, who's a finished product. This would also make sense if Utah and New Orleans make a swap, and I think they may.
Toronto - Raymond Felton - they want Green, but not enough to move up for him. They settle for a very good point guard.
New York - Channing Frye - the Knicks have promised this spot to Frye and are glad he's still around.
Golden State - Fran Vazquez - they want Frye, but he's gone, so they go for another long and athletic forward to add to their frontcourt.
Los Angeles Lakers - Martell Webster - I'm not sure the Lakers are picking here, and if they are, they're definitely bummed that Felton is gone. Webster's the long-range shooter they need, though.
Orlando - Antoine Wright - in the absence of a big point guard, the Magic take probably the best available swingman.
Los Angeles Clippers - Yaroslav Korolev - word is they've promised him this spot, and I'll buy it.
Charlotte - Sean May - the Bobcats are conscious of the local fanbase, and could use a good low post scorer, to boot.
Minnesota - Andrew Bynum - word is that either they or the Lakers promised him a spot. I'm buying that theory. The Wolves need a real center but can wait a coupe years for Bynum to develop.
New Jersey - Hakim Warrick - this is one of the few mid-round picks I'm pretty sure about.
Toronto (from Philadelphia via Denver and New Jersey) - Joey Graham - adding Felton and Graham would really help the rebuilding process around Chris Bosh.
Indiana - Ike Diogu - this team is extremely thin at power forward.
Boston - Martynas Andruskevicius - the C's have a lot of talented youngsters vying for playing time, so taking a player they can stash overseas for a couple years makes sense.
Memphis - Jarrett Jack - best available point guard for a team that's probably losing Earl Watson and would like to lose Jason Williams.
Denver (from Washington via Orlando) - Roko Ukic - the Nuggets are probably stashing one of their two first rounders in Europe for a couple years.
Phoenix (from Chicago) - Charlie Villanueva - this athletic forward is a perfect fit for their run and gun style.
Denver - Francisco Garcia - I think everyone has this pick locked in. Who am I to argue?
Sacramento - Chris Taft - total hunch here; I just don't think Taft, who has the talent of a #1 pick, is going to fall much farther, considering the Kings' constant need for bigs.
Houston - Wayne Simien - the Rockets need a sharp-elbowed, belligerent 4, and Simien isn't ideal, but he's good enough.
Seattle - Julius Hodge - I'm stealing from FOX, who claims that Hodge is a lock at 25 if he's there.
Detroit - Ersan Ilyasova - the Pistons have a history of taking Euros, and are counting on bigger roles from Darko Milicic, Carlos Delfino and Carlos Arroyo to solve their depth problems, so they take the talented Ilyasova and stash him.
Utah (from Dallas) - Monta Ellis - rough draft for the Jazz, who miss out on their preferred point guards, and are left to try and develop Ellis.
San Antonio - Rashad McCants - I don't actually think he gets this far, but he won't fall any farther.
Miami - Randolph Morris - at first, I was thinking Luther Head, but with retirement a possibility for Alonzo Mourning, Udonis Haslem a restricted free agent and not much else aside from Shaq, getting a big man is a priority.
New York (from Phoenix via San Antonio) - Andray Blatche - the best guys on the board are swingmen, of which the Knicks already have too many, so they go for upside.