WRG 2012 Mock Draft - #17 Dallas Mavericks

Huge offseason for us.

We basically threw in the towel this season for a chance to land Deron Williams and/or Dwight Howard this offseason. If we get one or both...success. If not...we'll have about a million angry Dallasites that need some explaining.

Jason Kidd is a free agent. If he leaves and we don't get Deron we don't have a point guard. Kendall Marshall was a perfect pick for us, but our Lone Star neighbors just snatched him right in front of us. We can't say we're happy about this. 

We desperately need an infusion of some young talent. Dirk, JET (who we expect to resign), Vince Carter and Shawn Marion are all 34 or older.

We have no big man depth. We might have no point guard. Our players are old. Things can spiral out of control VERY quickly unless we land a top free agent and nail this pick.

Good thing there is a top 5 talent on the board for us.

With the 17th pick, the Mavericks select Perry Jones III.

 A blinding talent.

We're confident that our veteran laden team can bring the best out of Perry, who fell due to an unimpressive sophomore season at Baylor. Not only will he learn from true professionals, but he grew up in Dallas County, and we believe that this scenario is the best possibility for him to succeed and grow into a star.

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.