WRG 2012 Mock Draft - #27 Miami Heat

Who cares about the draft? We just won the NBA championship.

We have the best player in the NBA, and the best 1-2 combo. We don't need stars, we've reached our quota on that. We want solid role players who can assist our big 3 and help do positive things to win games. We don't need scoring at all. We want versatility or guys who are very good at one skill set. These are the types of players we want to surround LBJ, DWade, and Chris Bosh with.

With the 27th pick, the Miami Heat select Fab Melo, C, Syracuse

FABulous!

When you have such a prominent big 3, getting a rim protector like Melo is a great fit. We don't need him to score. We want him to stand inside and swat shots all day.We know he can do that, since he was the Big East's defensive player of the year. On offense he just has to be able to dunk once in a while, and we're confident he can do that. This will improve our defense and make us even scarier as we go for the repeat.

WRG 2011 Mock Draft - #27 New Jersey Nets

Remember when we announced we were moving to Brooklyn?  Those next six seasons were awesome!

Remember when we traded our washed up, old PG for a younger model?  Everyone said that was a great idea!

Remember when we changed owners, signed a combo forward for $35M, then moved up in the draft to take a combo forward, then somehow still spent the whole season with no wings?

Well, this year we have a chance to rectify one of those things.

We are going to take a small forward here.  He has to be able to play this season.  He has to be a good defender with the size and agility to match up to opposing wings.  He needs to be a team-oriented player who can start and play heavy minutes or sit on the bench if the situation calls for it.

But most of all, he needs to make positive contributions and help our team win more than a handful of games a year, and we think Jimmy Butler is the man for that.

Teams have found real gems at this position lower in the draft in recent years, and we can see the efficient, well-rounded Butler being that type of player for us.

And when we remember this draft, it will hopefully be the beginning of a new string of good memories.  We've had enough of the other kind.

If this happened to Wade, an ambulance would drive onto the court.