NBA Mock Draft

Cuse0323 · 05-21-14, 02:25 AM

2014 NBA DRAFT PROSPECT RANKINGS
RANK	PLAYER	SCHOOL	YEAR	POS	HGT	WGT
1	Andrew Wiggins	Kansas	Fr.	SF	6-8	200
2	Jabari Parker	Duke	Fr.	SF	6-8	235
3	Joel Embiid	Kansas	Fr.	C	7-0	250
4	Julius Randle	Kentucky	Fr.	PF	6-9	250
5	Noah Vonleh	Indiana	Fr.	PF	6-10	240
6	Dante Exum	Australia	-	SG	6-5
7	Aaron Gordon	Arizona	Fr.	PF	6-9	225
8	Marcus Smart	Oklahoma State	Soph.	PG	6-4	220
9	Doug McDermott	Creighton	Sr.	PF	6-8	225
10	Gary Harris	Michigan State	Soph.	SG	6-4	210
11	Nik Stauskas	Michigan	Soph.	SG	6-6	205
12	Adreian Payne	Michigan State	Sr.	PF	6-10	245
13	Rodney Hood	Duke	Soph.	SF	6-8	215
14	T.J. Warren	North Carolina State	Soph.	SF	6-8	215
15	James Young	Kentucky	Fr.	SF	6-6	215
16	Dario Saric	Croatia	-	SF	6-10	225
17	Cleanthony Early	Wichita State	Sr.	PF	6-8	219
18	Clint Capela	Switzerland	-	PF	6-10	211
19	Tyler Ennis	Syracuse	Fr.	PG	6-2	180
20	Kyle Anderson	UCLA	Soph.	SF	6-9	230
21	P.J. Hairston	North Carolina	Jr.	SG	6-6	220
22	Shabazz Napier	UConn	Sr.	PG	6-1	180
23	Mario Hezonja	Croatia	-	SG	6-7	195
24	K.J. McDaniels	Clemson	Jr.	SF	6-6	200
25	C.J. Wilcox	Washington	Sr.	SG	6-5	195
26	Elfrid Payton	Louisiana-Lafayette	Jr.	PG	6-3	180
27	Zach LaVine	UCLA	Fr.	SG	6-5	180
28	Semaj Christon	Xavier	Soph.	PG	6-3	190
29	Jusuf Nurkic	Bosnia	-	C	6-11	280
30	Jarnell Stokes	Tennessee	Jr.	PF	6-8	260
31	Jerami Grant	Syracuse	Soph.	PF	6-8	210
32	Nick Johnson	Arizona	Jr.	SG	6-3	200
33	LaQuinton Ross	Ohio State	Jr.	SF	6-8	220
34	Jahii Carson	Arizona State	Soph.	PG	5-10	180
35	Mitch McGary	Michigan	Soph.	PF-C	6-10	255
36	DeAndre Daniels	Connecticut	Jr.	SF	6-9	195
37	Glenn Robinson III	Michigan	Soph.	SF	6-6	220
38	Bogdan Bogdanovic	Serbia	-	SG	6-6	200
39	Deonte Burton	Nevada	Sr.	PG	6-1	190
40	Johnny O'Bryant III	LSU	Jr.	PF	6-9	256
41	Russ Smith	Louisville	Sr.	PG	6-0	165
42	Vasilije Micic	Serbia	-	PG	6-4	185
43	James Michael McAdoo	North Carolina	Jr.	PF	6-9	230
44	Isaiah Austin	Baylor	Soph.	PF	7-1	225
45	Jordan Adams	UCLA	Soph.	SG	6-5	220
46	Roy Devyn Marble	Iowa	Sr.	SG	6-6	200
47	Patric Young	Florida	Sr.	PF/C	6-9	240
48	Jabari Brown	Missouri	Jr.	SG	6-5	214
49	Jordan McRae	Tennessee	Sr.	SG	6-6	185
50	Keith Appling	Michigan State	Sr.	PG	6-1	185

We'll steal from CBS.

KRIT · 05-21-14, 02:53 AM

Too lazy to do all 14, but I'd rank them as Embid, Parker, Wiggins. If Embid is healthy, then he is capable of becoming a great NBA center. He has all the tools, and you could see him improving from game to game at KU. He looks very coachable with high upside. Big question is his health. He could be Greg Oden.....or he could be Hakeem.

After the top 3, it's really a crapshoot. Looks like most experts like Exum as the next best guy after the obvious top 3. This draft is good, not sure it's loaded with stars, but very deep.

Cuse0323 · 05-21-14, 03:00 AM

Originally posted by KRIT

Too lazy to do all 14, but I'd rank them as Embid, Parker, Wiggins. If Embid is healthy, then he is capable of becoming a great NBA center. He has all the tools, and you could see him improving from game to game at KU. He looks very coachable with high upside. Big question is his health. He could be Greg Oden.....or he could be Hakeem.

After the top 3, it's really a crapshoot. Looks like most experts like Exum as the next best guy after the obvious top 3. This draft is good, not sure it's loaded with stars, but very deep.

Yeah, tough to make a list. Especially with Exum since I don't really know a thing about him. Same with Saric.

Cuse0323 · 05-21-14, 03:30 AM

Based on how I think they fit and overall skill..I'm going with

Embiid
Wiggins
Parker
Gordon
Vonleh
Randle
Exum
Smart
McDermott
Young
Saric
Ennis
Warren
Harris/Stauskas/Hood/Payne

Doubt Exum drops that far. Not big on Stauskas, Harris, Payne, Hood in the NBA.

Anderson, McDaniels, Early...underrated to me.

Cuse0323 · 05-21-14, 03:41 AM

Think Warren is built for the NBA.

KRIT · 05-23-14, 06:41 PM

I like Warren too. Hard worker, and knows how to score. Has the size play either wing position.

Really hard to predict Dougy McBuckets.

I like Payne, he will be a solid stretch 4 in the NBA for years. He will fall because he doesn't have the "upside" that most scouts fall in love with.

Biggest bust will be Zach Lavine. Watched a lot of UCLA, he is all hype. Guy is suppose to be a top 10 pick but he couldn't even start or finish out big games in college.

Cuse0323 · 05-25-14, 03:32 AM

Originally posted by KRIT

I like Warren too. Hard worker, and knows how to score. Has the size play either wing position.

Really hard to predict Dougy McBuckets.

I like Payne, he will be a solid stretch 4 in the NBA for years. He will fall because he doesn't have the "upside" that most scouts fall in love with.

Biggest bust will be Zach Lavine. Watched a lot of UCLA, he is all hype. Guy is suppose to be a top 10 pick but he couldn't even start or finish out big games in college.

Agree with everything you said. Even though I said I'm not big on Payne...he may not be an all-star but he has unique skills for the NBA and should stick, just wouldn't take him lottery myself. LaVine is just another guy living on potential, haven't seen anything from him that makes me think he will ever live up to it.

Doug, who knows. I'm gonna say he does well, he's not an Adam Morrison. I think he can find a place in the league.

jtoler · 05-25-14, 03:39 AM

Ive seen tons of guys like Payne in the past never pan out, hope he's the exception but I wouldnt bet on it. Exum is ok, just big for the position which is an advantage, he doesnt seem to have a left hand though, it might as well be amputated. Never cared for Smart, is he planning on playing SG? Lol. Didnt care for Wiggins in college can anyone show what he did at Kansas. I think he'll thrive though later on with an offense ran through him. Dont think Ennis will do much of anything either.

Cuse0323 · 05-25-14, 04:40 AM

Originally posted by jtoler

Ive seen tons of guys like Payne in the past never pan out, hope he's the exception but I wouldnt bet on it. Exum is ok, just big for the position which is an advantage, he doesnt seem to have a left hand though, it might as well be amputated. Never cared for Smart, is he planning on playing SG? Lol. Didnt care for Wiggins in college can anyone show what he did at Kansas. I think he'll thrive though later on with an offense ran through him. Dont think Ennis will do much of anything either.

Wish I could see more of Exum, really don't want the Magic to take him. As a fan, I would rather they go Gordon/Vonleh/Randle then take Ennis at 12, though I'm obviously partial to Tyler being a Cuse fan. Still think he will be solid, maybe never an all-star but Jason Kidd ceiling with an Andre Miller floor as comparisons.

Wiggins is built for the league. His one year wasn't a great indicator on what he will do, agree he will thrive with an offense built around him.

Payne is 50/50 to me, who the hell knows. Has skills but may be too diverse to find a niche in the league.

LT Profits · 06-22-14, 12:16 PM

Originally posted by Cuse0323

2014 NBA DRAFT PROSPECT RANKINGS
RANK	PLAYER	SCHOOL	YEAR	POS	HGT	WGT











































44	Isaiah Austin	Baylor	Soph.	PF	7-1	225

We'll steal from CBS.

Austin's career is over before it ever began. Bummer.

Isaiah Austin Diagnosed with Career-Ending Condition

cane · 06-22-14, 12:48 PM

It's a shame about Austin, playing with only one eye was tough enough, but he turned himself into a solid player. I guess he was a little lucky that he didn't die while playing in college. I don't know much about Marfan Syndrome, but I know it affects really tall people.

trevor123698 · 06-22-14, 11:13 PM

wiggins, exum, gordon, vonleh, stauskas, early. only guys i really want

trevor123698 · 06-22-14, 11:14 PM

i would love randle but i dont see hsi career lasting very long. he already has screws in his foot

PyzTheClown · 06-24-14, 02:08 AM

Hello all. I'm really new here. Huge hoops fan though.

Here's my ten...

1.a Embiid (yes, despite the "issue")
1.b Wiggins
Parker
Exum
Smart
Vonleh
Randle
Gordon
LaVine
Hood

11-14 is still up in the air for me