With the NBA Draft day buzzing around, the teams complete their final workouts and complete their evaluations in order to decide which player they will draft this year.This is the time of the year when The Sixth Men turn their machines to on and present to you their first ever Mock Draft based on each team needs along with comments for each selection.
Round 2
Pick 1: Boston Celtics: Guershon Yabusele (France), PF
Guershon Yabusele is an intriguing overseas prospect that has the tools to be an excellent rim protector but there are concerns about his NBA size as long time power forward.
Pick 2: Los Angeles Lakers: Caris LeVert (Michigan), SG
Caris LeVert has great shooting touch and long arms that can make him an elite defender but there are concerns about his lack of strength and his playmaking abilities.
Pick 3: Los Angeles Clippers: Joel Bolomboy (Webber State), PF
Joel Bolomboy is one of the best rebounding big men in this NBA Draft but his offensive game is still raw and needs some work before he can be productive.
Joel Bolomboy is one of the best rebounding big men in this NBA Draft but his offensive game is still raw and needs some work before he can be productive.
Pick 4: Phoenix Suns: Patrick McCaw (UNLV), PG/SF
Patrick McCaw has excellent size and the versatility to play from PG to SF but there are concerns about his strength and his natural position.
Patrick McCaw has excellent size and the versatility to play from PG to SF but there are concerns about his strength and his natural position.
Pick 5: Boston Celtics: Ante Zizic (Croatia), C
Ante Zizic is a solid international big man that moves well and excells on to pick and roll situations but lacks the strength and the feel for the game.
Ante Zizic is a solid international big man that moves well and excells on to pick and roll situations but lacks the strength and the feel for the game.
Pick 6: Milwaukee Bucks: Isaia Cordinier (France), SG
Isaia Cordinier has solid shooting mechanics and above average court vision but he has inconsistent defensive habits and poor body frame to compete in the NBA.
Isaia Cordinier has solid shooting mechanics and above average court vision but he has inconsistent defensive habits and poor body frame to compete in the NBA.
Pick 7: Houston Rockets: Diamond Stone (Maryland), C
Diamond Stone is a good defensive center with great physical tools and shooting mechanics but he is rather immature and often loses his focus defenisvely.
Diamond Stone is a good defensive center with great physical tools and shooting mechanics but he is rather immature and often loses his focus defenisvely.
Pick 8: Milwaukee Bucks: Paul Zipser (Germany), SF/PF
Paul Zipser has the great size for an NBA wing player that can finish above the rim and be a miss match nightmare but his offensive game is one-sided and needs work defensively.
Paul Zipser has the great size for an NBA wing player that can finish above the rim and be a miss match nightmare but his offensive game is one-sided and needs work defensively.
Pick 9: New Orleans Pelicans: Michael Gbinije (Syracuse), SF/SG
Michael Gbinije has versatility that few players have in this year's Draft but there are shortcomings about his physical tools, defensive habits and his shooting mechanics.
Pick 10: New Orleans Pelicans: Petr Cornelie (France), PF/C
Petr Cornelie is a blue colar player with great shooting stroke, size and speed for the position but he lacks consistency, offensive polish and feel for the game
Michael Gbinije has versatility that few players have in this year's Draft but there are shortcomings about his physical tools, defensive habits and his shooting mechanics.
Pick 10: New Orleans Pelicans: Petr Cornelie (France), PF/C
Petr Cornelie is a blue colar player with great shooting stroke, size and speed for the position but he lacks consistency, offensive polish and feel for the game
Pick 11: Orlando Magic: Pascal Siakam (New Mexico), PF
Pascal Siakam is not an elite blocker or rim protector but he can grab a vast amount of rebounds, has some nice shooting touch beyond the painted area and plays with high amount of energy.
Pascal Siakam is not an elite blocker or rim protector but he can grab a vast amount of rebounds, has some nice shooting touch beyond the painted area and plays with high amount of energy.
Pick 12: Utah Jazz: Wayne Selden (Kansas), SG
Wayne Selden can be a solid slasher and shooter in the NBA level but he needs to improve his free throw numbers and his decisions with the ball
Wayne Selden can be a solid slasher and shooter in the NBA level but he needs to improve his free throw numbers and his decisions with the ball
Pick 13: Houston Rockets: Thon Maker (Australia), PF/C
Thon Maker has the size and speed to compete in the NBA level but there are concerns about his real age, his defensive abilities and his skinny frame.
Pick 14: Atlanta Hawks: Kay Felder (Oakland), PG
Kay Felder has a nice shooting touch along with great playmaking abilities but he is rather undersized for the NBA position and has problems finishing against stronger opponents.
Thon Maker has the size and speed to compete in the NBA level but there are concerns about his real age, his defensive abilities and his skinny frame.
Pick 14: Atlanta Hawks: Kay Felder (Oakland), PG
Kay Felder has a nice shooting touch along with great playmaking abilities but he is rather undersized for the NBA position and has problems finishing against stronger opponents.
Pick 15: Boston Celtics: Zhou Qi (China), C
Zhou Qi is a gamble that Celtics might take as he has size and speed that intrigues a lot of scouts but he is rather skinny to withstand the physical game of the NBA
Zhou Qi is a gamble that Celtics might take as he has size and speed that intrigues a lot of scouts but he is rather skinny to withstand the physical game of the NBA
Pick 16: Dallas Mavericks: AJ Hammons (Purdue), C
AJ Hammons has the tools to become a solid rim protector with a nice array of moves offensively but he lacks the basketball IQ and the maturity to be a valuable member of a team.
AJ Hammons has the tools to become a solid rim protector with a nice array of moves offensively but he lacks the basketball IQ and the maturity to be a valuable member of a team.
Pick 17: Orlando Magic: Ivica Zubac (Croatia), C
Ivica Zubac's durability might hurt his draft stock as well as his average defense and rebounding but he is a traditional back to the basket big man with solid shooting mechanics.
Ivica Zubac's durability might hurt his draft stock as well as his average defense and rebounding but he is a traditional back to the basket big man with solid shooting mechanics.
Pick 18: Chicago Bulls: Dorian Finney-Smith (Florida), SF/PF
Dorian Finney-Smith is a hard nose defender with sheer athleticism that can serve well as a "3&D" guy in the next level but his offensive game is one-sided.
Pick 19: Detroit Pistons: Ben Bentil (Providence), PF
Ben Bentil is a strong power forward with nice shooting stroke although he should not be considered a rim protector or a lights out shooter and he relies on his teammates to be productive offensively.
Pick 20: Indiana Pacers: Tyrone Wallace (California), PG/SG
Tyrone Wallace is an athletic guard with solid size, good defensive and rebounding insticts but he is not a true PG and his shooting needs work despite his mechanics look good
Pick 21: Boston Celtics: Gary Payton II (Oregon State), PG/SG
Gary Payton II, the son of NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton, shows tremendous defensive versatility but he needs to become better passer and his offensive game is still a work in progress.
Gary Payton II, the son of NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton, shows tremendous defensive versatility but he needs to become better passer and his offensive game is still a work in progress.
Pick 22: Utah Jazz: Isaiah Whitehead (Seton Hall), PG/SG
Isiah Whitehead has the body to play in the NBA, a solid all-around game and pontential as a capable shooter but has not the necessairy tools to play neither as PG nor as SG
Isiah Whitehead has the body to play in the NBA, a solid all-around game and pontential as a capable shooter but has not the necessairy tools to play neither as PG nor as SG
Pick 23: Denver Nuggets: Anthony Barber (NC State), PG
Anthony Barber is a super quick point guard with amazing handles and defensive versatility but he has poor shooting mechanics and is rather a scoring guard than a pass-first one.
Anthony Barber is a super quick point guard with amazing handles and defensive versatility but he has poor shooting mechanics and is rather a scoring guard than a pass-first one.
Pick 24: Atlanta Hawks: Isaiah Cousins (Oklahoma), PG/SG
Isaiah Cousins is a solid combo guard with nice stroke and ability to run an offense but he tends to take bad shots and he needs to add more strength.
Isaiah Cousins is a solid combo guard with nice stroke and ability to run an offense but he tends to take bad shots and he needs to add more strength.
Pick 25: Brooklyn Nets: Chinanu Onuaku (Louisville), C
Chinanu Onuaku has feel for rebounds in both ends of the floor and the tools to defend inside but he is limited offensively, is rather inconsistent performer and undisciplined defensively.
Chinanu Onuaku has feel for rebounds in both ends of the floor and the tools to defend inside but he is limited offensively, is rather inconsistent performer and undisciplined defensively.
Pick 26: Denver Nuggets: Georgios Papagiannis (Greece), C
Georgios Papagiannis has an excellent size to play right now at the NBA and moves preety well for a man of his size but he needs to improve latteral speed and his shooting mechanics
Georgios Papagiannis has an excellent size to play right now at the NBA and moves preety well for a man of his size but he needs to improve latteral speed and his shooting mechanics
Pick 27: Memphis Grizzlies: Marcus Paige (North Carolina), SG/PG
Marcus Paige has a solid court vision, good shooting stroke and great defensive potential but he has not played much of PG in college and lacks strength to compete physically.
Marcus Paige has a solid court vision, good shooting stroke and great defensive potential but he has not played much of PG in college and lacks strength to compete physically.
Pick 28: Boston Celtics: Daniel Hamilton (Connecticut), SF
Daniel Hamilton is a willing passer and a tenacious rebounder for his size but he is very inefficient player offensively, he lacks strength and he is a poor defender.
Pick 29: Sacramento Kings: Ron Baker (Wichita State), PG
Ron Baker has nice stroke, defensive insticts and solid court vision but there are concerns about his abilities to run an offense and he is a rather overachieved player with no particular standout skill.
Pick 30: Utah Jazz: Perry Ellis (Kansas), PF/SF
Perry Ellis has the high basketball IQ and the shooting mechanics to be a solid shooter in the NBA level but he is an average rebounder and defender for the next level.
* Last edited on: 23/6, 01:00
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Perry Ellis has the high basketball IQ and the shooting mechanics to be a solid shooter in the NBA level but he is an average rebounder and defender for the next level.
* Last edited on: 23/6, 01:00
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