Re: My *final* mock draft

[Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com>]

Both Miller and Alexander available for the C's.  I think because
of character issues, they'd take Miller. And there's also that little 
thing about the need to have a white star in Boston.....
Ray
   

--- W <titans@ihug.com.au> wrote:
> Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 11:58:53 +1000
> From: W <titans@ihug.com.au>
> To: celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: My *final* mock draft
> 
> Hey y'all,
> 
> Heres my final mock draft.
> 
> #1 - New Jersey - Kenyon Martin - consensus #1
> overall pick. Health
> concerns have Nets looking to trade Martin to
> the Clippers for #3 and a
> future #1
> 
> #2 - Vancouver - Stromile Swift - my pick for
> best player in the draft,
> the Grizzlies could become a surprise packet
> next season with Swift,
> Rahim, Dickerson and Bibby as a quartet.
> 
> #3 - L.A. Clippers - Darius Miles - The
> Clippers will go the
> sign-and-trade route with Maurice Taylor,
> possibly to the Grizzlies for
> Othella Harrington or to Detroit for Christian
> Laettner. Miles has as
> much upside as anyone in the draft and teamming
> with Lamar Odom will
> give the Clippers a dynamic duo.
> 
> #4 - Chicago - Joel Pryzbilla - Disappointed
> with Mihm's poor workout
> the Bulls take Pryzbilla instead.
> 
> #5 - Orlando - Chris Mihm - He might be soft,
> but the Magic will be
> happy that he fell into their laps
> 
> #6 - Atlanta - Marcus Fizer - the member of the
> elite six who
> unfortunately drop to the 6th spot - Atlanta
> wont be upset with his lack
> of height as he gets to play alongside Mutombo.
> 
> #7 - Chicago - Jamal Crawford - Chicago take
> Crawford and will send him
> with #24 to Portland for Jermaine O'Neal.
> 
> #8 - Cleveland - DerMarr Johnson - The Cavs
> want a return next season
> and will take DerMarr Johnson who has as much
> potential as 'Big Jake'.
> 
> #9 Houston - Olumide Oyedeji - They need a
> power forward and if The
> Dream says that Olumide has game then he'll be
> taken here.
> 
> #10 - Orlando - Iakovos Tsakalidis - The Magic
> are looking to keep cap
> space and 'Big Jake' most probably wont be
> available for a year anyways
> so the Magic select him and keep more cap
> space.
> 
> #11 - Boston - Courtney Alexander - I agree
> with many peoples opinions
> on him, if he has changed as a person and the
> Celtics front office have
> confidence in him then he is too talented to
> pass up.
> 
> #12 - Dallas - Mike Miller - The Mavs dont
> really need another small
> forward, but Mike is once again too talented to
> pass up.
> 
> #13 - Orlando - Erick Barkley - The Magic still
> get the point guard that
> they wanted all along with the 13th pick
> 
> #14 - Detroit - Mateen Cleaves - The Pistons
> are desperate for a point
> guard and will take the Michigan State champion
> and hope that he is the
> next Mark Jackson. If Hill leaves then Mateen
> could be the only positive
> change to the Pistons team next season.
> 
> #15 - Milwaukee - Jerome Moiso - They more than
> the Celtics lack
> talented players who are tall, at least we've
> got Pot, Antoine, Bat and
> Fort (to some extent), they've got Scott
> Williams, Ervin Johnson and
> Tractor Traylor - 'nuff said. Moiso.
> 
> #16 - Sacramento - Morris Peterson - With the
> disappointing Abdul-Wahad
> / Nick Anderson trade last season the Kings are
> in dire need of help at
> two guard so they go with Peterson knowing that
> he may quite well prove
> to be the most talented player left in the
> draft anyhow.
> 
> #17 - Seattle - Keyon Dooling - The Sonics were
> hoping to give Payton
> more minutes at shooting guard in the past
> season but Shammond Williams
> was all that the Sonics could muster at backup
> point guard, they'll take
> Dooling and hope that he proves to be a capable
> player alongside Payton
> in a dual point guard backcourt, even if its
> only for five to ten
> minutes per contest.
> 
> #18 - L.A. Clippers - Etan Thomas - While the
> Clippers decided to go
> with Darius Miles at three, they'll want to add
> someone with some height
> at 18 and defensive specialist,  Etan Thomas
> may be the one that they
> grab.
> 
> #19 - Charlotte - Quentin Richardson - With the
> unfortunate death of
> Bobby Phills last season the Hornets find
> something similar about Phills
> in Richardson making him the 19th pick in the
> draft.
> 
> #20 - Philadelphia - DeShawn Stevenson - The
> 76ers will attempt to find
> a replacement for Larry Hughes in this draft
> and DeShawn Stevenson seems
> to be the type of player who can, for exactly
> the same reasons that Josh
> O mentioned "Hes the type of player who can
> give you 6 or 7 assists
> while he gets his 20 points" - not exact quote,
> but thats what I
> remember him writing..
> 
> #21 - Toronto - Speedy Claxton - The Raptors
> need to draft a point guard
> and Claxton is the best one available
> 
> #22 - New York - Chris Carrawell - The Knicks
> need to find a backup at
> swing, they go with the Duke product who many
> believe was one of the top
> four or five collegiate players in the past
> year.
> 
> #23 - Utah Jazz - Desmond Mason - the Jazz need
> to get another swingman
> so they go wth Mason who appears to be one of
> the better all-round
> swingmen in the draft.
> 
> #24 - Portland (from Chicago) - Ernest Brown -
> the Blazers need a backup
> center so go with the raw abilities that Ernest
> Brown owns.
> 
> #25 - Phoenix - Mamadou N'Diaye - best
> available big man, perhaps...
> 
> #26 - Utah - Jamaal Magliore - need to find a
> backup at four/five and
> Magliore(sp?) fits the bill.
> 
> #27 - Indiana - Dalibor Bargaric - best
> availble big man?
> 
> #28 - Portland - one of the Euro centers -
> already have two first
> rounders on their roster for next year
> (Crawford and Brown) will take a
> European or trade the pick, either way the 28th
> pick in the draft wont
> be wearing a Portland jersey next year.
> 
> #29 - L.A. Lakers - Donnell Harvey / Michael
> Redd / Hanno Mottola /
> JaRon Rush / Mark Madsen - this really is a
> crap shoot at 29 - take your
> pick of the scraps. I say JaRon Rush because
> hes the local product.
> 


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