1st Round Mock 2001 For lottery analysis- http://www.clutchcity.net/mockdraft.cfm?xMockID=935 1 Washington : Eddie Griffin F 2 L.A. Clippers : Kwame Brown PF 3 Atlanta : Shane Battier SF 4 Chicago : Eddy Curry C/F 5 Boston (via GS) : Pau Gasol F 6 Memphis : Jason Richardson SG 7 Houston (via NJ) : Joe Johnson G/F 8 Cleveland : Rodney White F 9 Detroit : Sagana Diop C 10 Golden St (via Bos) : Jamal Tinsley PG 11 Boston : Loren Woods C 12 Seattle : Zack Randolph PF 13 New Jersey (via Hou) : Richard Jefferson SF --------------------------------------------- 14 Golden St : Tyson Chandler C…unbelieveably slips out of lottery; Golden St may improve most in this years draft. 15 Orlando : Vladamir Radmanovich F…a bit of a risk, but could pay off in the longrun; multiple picks makes it easier to gamble for the Magic 16 Charlotte : Michael Bradley F/C…best available C that can step in now; need frontcourt help badly 17 Toronto : Troy Murphy PF…Raptors decide they just want to try and outscore opponents to win; helps replace A.Davis 18 New Jersey (via Houston) : Trenton Hassell SG…need a big man, but don’t like any available; Hassell can play if Kittles doesn’t fully recover 19 Portland : Brendan Haywoode C…Blazers think they will have found a Shaq-container, but are they in for a surprise(BUST) 20 Cleveland : Joe Forte SG…too good to pass up, and Jackson may not be back 21 Golden St (via Bos) : Jason Collins C…get a C to plug in for a year or two when Chandler is ready, or at least until they sign another one 22 Orlando : Omar Cook PG…solid PG; might put a little pressure on Armstrong 23 Houston : Ken Johnson C…fill in need at C with this pick, should blend well with the team 24 Utah : Steven Hunter C…need C and SG, Arenas tempting, but one look at Ostertag changes their mind 25 Sacramento : Sam Clancy PF…backup or replacement to C-Webb 26 Philadelphia : Gilbert Arenas SG…no one may be more happy than AI with this pick; Arenas = relief 27 Memphis : Ousmane Cisse C…Grizz staying really young; Cisse could be a big steal 28 San Antonio : Gerald Wallace F…more athleticism; SA can run half court with Duncan/Robinson or run with D.Anderson/Wallace. Possible 2nd round steals: Jeryl Sasser PG, Kendrick Brown F, Jeff Trepagnier G, Samuel Dalembart C, Alvin Jones C, Kenny Satterfield PG, Terrence Morris SF Trades- GS #5 to Boston for #10,#21,future considerations(pick) Houston #13,#18 to New Jersey for #7 ------------------ Now saw off...there's nothing to see here. [This message has been edited by DieHard Rocket (edited June 18, 2001).]
i hope your right about our trade. with the 7th pick joe johnson is a perfect fit. ------------------
Smoothie - Your nickname makes me want to go out to Smoothie King! ------------------ "Break off the block like Maurice Green" --- Steve Francis President of the Moochie Norris fan club.
Give me Rodney White if he drops as far as you have him. He is stronger and a better rebounder than Johnson, I've heard he's got the athletics to play the three, offensively I think he would match Johnson. He's not the ballhandler that Johnson is, but our guards usually are taking care of that. ------------------
i'd rather have rodney white also, he'll help mo taylor rebound if we cant land webber ------------------ signed: "The First Asian President"
I really couldn't decide whether the Rockets would take JJ or White if they traded up. I personally like Johnson better, but Rudy may not. And I really don't see how much further White can move up. I see 7 as his highest point, unless MJ trades down to 5. Griffen, Brown, Curry, and Battier are top 6; Richardson is either #4 or #6, and if Gasol is not 5 it is probably Diop. Thats 6 players right there that White would have to be picked over, don't see it happening. ------------------ Now saw off...there's nothing to see here.
