WRG 2012 Mock Draft - #5 Sacramento Kings

Lots of question marks here. What do we do with Tyreke Evans? We're exploring trade options for him as we speak, but we're still not really sure what position he plays.

DeMarcus Cousins looks like a cornerstone big man, but his maturity issues will always leave question marks.

The Jimmer didn't light up the league like we thought he would.

The rest of our team is filled with journey-men, role players, and unproven young guys. We do have a lot of young guards, though. Problem is that there aren't really any big men we feel are worthy of this pick.

Two guys are really in the running for our pick, from a pure talent perspective. They are Brad Beal and Harrison Barnes. We like both players a lot, but what really makes this pick for us is the fact that Harrison Barnes can play SF, while Beal can only play guard.

With the 5th pick, the Sacramento Kings select Harrison Barnes, SF, UNC.

MMMMMMM WINGSPAN!

We not only like that Harrison is a talented player who can score at the 3 spot, but his athleticism tested off the charts at the combine, and he interviews as a very mature player. Our team can really use some maturity and hope it rubs off on some of our other young guys.

WRG 2010 Mock Draft - #2 Philadelphia 76ers

 
Our organization hasn't had much luck.  We gave out some questionable contracts and haven't been able to shed them.  We acquired an injured All-Star big man who preceded to play like an injured big man.

We had a few scrappy playoff runs but no one ever took us seriously.  We are basically in NBA hell.

So we have now shifted our focus to the draft.  We did well last year and raised our talent level, and we want to be sure to do the same this year.

We have narrowed our pick to two players who would do just that.

One is a huge risk, but a much better fit.  If we decide to keep our current roster intact, we would be very strong and pretty deep at every position.  We think we would be good right now, and everyone we are trying to develop would stay on their paths with no interruption.

The other is a player we consider a star and would certainly make our team better.  He is clearly the less risky pick.  However, we would have to make some adjustments to our roster, and we think he could impede the progress of our best young player.

To sum it up, we want to trade down.  But if we are picking here, we are taking the guy we think is right for us.  With the luck we've had, we might just be due.

With the #2 pick in the 2010 draft, the Philiadelphis 76ers select the best center on the board and the player that improves us the most - DeMarcus Cousins.

 Geno's or Pat's?  Boogie says both!