I don't think he's going to drop that low either, but if I were gm and the comparison was to Vladamir Radmanovic, he goes late lottery to middle first round at best. If it's Dirk Nowitski, then he goes 1 hands down. I did it solely based on need and I can't really project a guy I never seen play.
1. Toronto picks Lamarcus Alderidge - they have PF's galore, so they'd be looking to put Alderidge as a Centre. 2. Chicago picks Andrea Bargnani - deep team takes a chance on the next Tskitishvili. 3. Charlotte picks Tyrus Thomas - Okafor and May have been injured too much, and even with them healthy this pick makes sense for a C/PF three man combo with Thomas added. 4. Portland picks Rudy Gay - who cares why...does portland ever have a good reason for it's picks? 5. Atlanta picks Adam Morrison - for the sole reason of wanting to let Joe Johnson continue to run the point (or else he'll get b****y). 6. Minnesota picks Marcus Williams - they need a fresh pg to team up with Garnett. Marcus Banks will still get time until Williams proves himself worthy of the role. 7. Boston picks Shelden Williams - they feel as though they have their sg/sf spots filled (wally/PP), but they need an aggressive inside presence to either take over for Perkins or to continue to push him forward. 8. Houston Rockets pick Brandon Roy...YESSSSS. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. WHO CARES??? we got brandon roy!!!
Real GM mock draft for anyone interested.... http://realgm.com/src_feature_article/95/20060529/realgm_mock_draft_version_30/ Basic Rundown: Raptors: Aldridge Bulls: Bargnani Bobcats: Gay Blazers: Thomas Hawks: M.Williams Wolves: Morrison Celtics: O'Bryant Rockets: Roy Warriors: Brewer Sonics: Splitter (?)
1. Toronto: Bargnani. Genius Colangelo could have traded down but he's already ruined his bargaining power. 2. Chicago: LaMarcus Aldridge. No brainer. 3. Charlotte: Rudy Gay. Morrison will slide. 4. Portland: Brandon Roy. Martell can play the 3. 5. Atlanta: Randy Foye (rhymes with Roy). 6. Minnesota: Tyrus Thomas. BPA. 7. Boston: Cedric Simmons will shine in workouts. 8. Houston: Marcus Williams. Don't know. Just see him in a Rockets uniform. 9. Golden State: Patrick O'Bryant enters the land of the project big men. 10. Seattle. Morrison. To replace R. Lewis and sell tickets. 11. Orlando: Brewer. Point forward fits the system. 12. New Orleans: Rodney Carney: JR Smith is expendable. 13. Philadelphia: Mardy Collins to replace Salmons. 14. Utah: Shelden Williams. Teammate Redick will slide. One of these teams might be ingenious enough to make Splitter a promise, but I doubt it.
