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Final NBA Mock Draft 2009 - Video Spotlight :: Ricky Rubio -
ROUND 1 :: Updated (6/24/09) *Click on the Player's Name for Deeper Analysis*
| Pick | Team | Pick | College | | 1 |  | Blake Griffin 
| Oklahoma
| | Blake Griffin is the clear cut number one pick. Clippers are excited about taking Griffin no. 1, but is Griffin excited about going to a terrible franchise? The Clippers are the Detroit Lions of football, and seem to choke with their draft picks year after year. The biggest concern is finding the right spot for Griffin to have success on this ball club. | | 2 |  |
Hasheem Thabeet 
| Uconn | | Memphis will take Hasheem Thabeet, unless they can trade this pick with the Sacramento Kings. I believe the Kings want Ricky Rubio badly and they know that the only way they get him is to trade with Memphis. | | 3 |  | Ricky Rubio 
| International
| The Thunder will take Rubio, but it all depends on Memphis. The Thunder could use a dominant Center more than a PG, so if you are an Oklahoma City fan then hope for Thabeet to fall your way.
| | 4 |  | Jrue Holiday  | UCLA
| | The Kings need a scorer and a PG. The Kings seem to be set on taking a PG in this order (Rubio, Holiday, Flynn). Point Guards are deep in this draft, and I think they should wait later to take a PG, but they probably wont listen to me. With that being said, the Kings should trade up to get Rubio (with Memphis). There is no team that needs a PG as bad as the Kings. | | 5 |  | James Harden 
| Arizona St.
| | The T'Wolves would love for Harden to fall this late. They need another scoring threat and Harden is the best of them all. | | 6 | | Jordan Hill 
| Arizona
| | I am not sure where Jordan Hill will fall in this draft. He is going to screw up a lot of mock drafts, because most teams with the first ten picks don't need a PF but his talent is hard to pass up. The T'Wolves need help at any position, and Jordan Hill is the best player available at this point. I could also see Minnesota either trying to trade up to get Thabeet or trading this pick away to a team that would have more interest in Hill. | | 7 |  | Brandon Jennings 
| International
| | The Warriors need a true PG, because Ellis and Crawford are more SG's than anything. The best TRUE PG's available are Jennings and Flynn, that are worth a top 10 pick. Brandon Jennings has more upside than Flynn, but still needs a lot of work and didn't prove much in Europe. I believe that the Warriors make a big mistake and take Jennings at pick #7, because of hype and upside. | | 8 |  | Demar DeRozan 
| USC
| | The Knicks would gladly take DeRozan if he falls this late. DeRozan is the most athletic player in this draft class and reminds me of a bigger and stronger Shawn Marion. The Knicks decision would come down to Evans or DeRozan, but DeRozan will probably get the nod from the Big Apple. | | 9 |  | Tyreke Evans  | Memphis
| | The Raptors roster is in the biggest mess of all other teams. There are major question marks of who will be in Toronto next year, and two years from now. At this point, the Raptors will take the best player available. | | 10 |  | Jonny Flynn 
| Syracuse | | The Bucks need PG help right away! There's not much more to say other than that there is one major concern for this team, and that is getting a true PG. The Bucks will end up with Flynn, Jennings, or Holiday. They can't go wrong with any of the three. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 10/10/09 October 2009 09:27 |
Comments
I have read many reports that team GM's are going to stay away from Lawson, because he is injury prone. I have been on Lawson as the best PG from day 1. But I have to try to be accurate as I can with my picks, and when GM's are not liking Lawson that changes a lot. I think it would be a huge mistake to NOT take Lawson as the 2nd best PG in this draft class. (assuming Rubio enters the draft)
Memphis takes Thabeet, solidifies their Post defense and rebounding. and Conley, Mayo, and Gay will run the show.
I appreciate both of your comment, but I am going to need both of your addresses to send you some READING GLASSES!
If you read the blurb below the pick, than maybe you can figure out what we are saying. We are NOT saying that Memphis will necessarily take Rubio with that pick. We believe that Memphis will do one of two things. They will only take Rubio if they find another team to trade Mike Conley OR just flat out trade their pick to a likely Sacramento Kings team that needs a PG.
Not saying your mock draft is bad, just saying the people doing it, obviously could do to learn a little more about basketball, and team needs...
(OKC needed a legitamate scorer besides Durant, so, OBVIOUSLY they would take the "best scorer" in the draft.)
Then OKC trades their 1 pick for a Center, Y? Cause they needed a center, not as much as someone other than Durant to be able to score. but they did need a center.
Johnny Flynn falling that far?! He was the best PG in the draft. (as in, littlest risk with biggest rewards., versus Rubio, HIGH risk, and Similar, if not slightly better reward than Flynn)
Not to mention, you didn't even have Curry in the top 10