WRG 2010 Mock Draft - #7 Detroit Pistons

2010 Free Agent Class? Pshhh. We already plundered the 2009 class. Who needs Wade & Bosh when we already got Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva. It's not like they haven't played up to what we signed them for. It's not like we screwed our cap situation by overpaying for these guys. Oh wait. We did. Crap.

We got Rodney Stuckey. He's pretty good at scoring, but nothing else. Rip Hamilton? Scorer, not much else. Charlie V? Solid scorer, not good at anything else. Ben Gordon? Elite scorer. That's it.

What the hell have we been doing? Not only did we screw ourself in free agency, we have no inside presence. The same team who prided themselves as "the Bad Boys" are now starting an undersized Swedish guy at PF? What happened?

We need to rebuild from the inside out. We need toughness on the inside, we need size, we need someone who can do something besides score. So with our first round pick, we are gonna go with the rugged throwback center, Cole Aldrich. He may not be athletic or a great scorer, but he'll grab some boards, rattle some rims and hopefully knock some teeth out.

WHITEWASH IN THE FRONTCOURT!

WRG 2010 Mock Draft - #6 Golden State Warriors

     
Nellieball!

What is it?  What does it mean?  Does it exist just to torture fantasy owners?  How much longer will it last?

All good questions, and all reasons why it's almost impossible to draft for this team.

Needs?  Throw them out the window.  Nellie doesn't care about positions.  He'll play five guys who can't shoot.  He'll play lineups with no ballhandler who can dribble five feet.  He'll play five D leaguers who have been on the roster for a week over $180M worth of contracts and lottery picks.

You can't talk to him.  There's no reasoning with him.  It either works or it doesn't.  This pick won't change that.

So with the sixth pick in the 2010 draft, the Golden State Warriors select the available player we think has the most potential to be a superstar - Al-Farouq Aminu.  We hope he survives through Nellieball and beyond.

Coming to a milk carton near you?

WRG 2010 Mock Draft - #5 Sacramento Kings

Tyreke Evans looks like the real deal. Now we need to alleviate the pressure off of him. We have two lottery picks already in the frontcourt (Hawes, Thompson). They're serviceable enough...for now.

We're down to 2 players on our board. Wesley Johnson & Al-Farouq Aminu. We like the fact that Wesley Johnson can come in and play right away and is a good outside shooter, which Al-Farouq struggles with. We could really use someone that could stretch the defense, and this is why Wesley is the pick for us.

He doesn't need the ball in his hands to be effective, is a good defender, shooter, and rebounder. He's a perfect complement to the ball-dominating Tyreke that we love.

#4, and I'm the #4 pick! What?! #4 is retired in Sactown? NOOOOO!

WRG 2010 Mock Draft - #4 Minnesota Timberwolves

     
We're so cool right now.  Nobody is freaking out.  We all have very professional looks on our faces.

Juuuuuust walk slowly to the podium and hand in the card.  Don't strut - just stroll.  Be cool, man.  Be cool.

We are all Fonzies right now.  And what is Fonzie like?  What is Fonzie like?

He's cool.  That's what we are.  Cool.

Oh, yeah.  We are so cool.

With the 4th pick in the 2010 draft, the Minnesota TIMBERWOLVES SELECT!!!!!!!!!  - um.  Ahem. (coolfonziescool)  The Minnesota Timberwolves select Evan Turner.  Whew.

 Hello, Barcelona?
   

WRG 2010 Mock Draft - #3 New Jersey Nets

What is this? We had the worst record this year and almost set the record for worst in the history of the NBA. Surely, we want John Wall. Surely, we deserve John Wall.

Oh wait, we got the 3rd pick? How did that happen?

This doesn't seem fair, but we'll have to make do. Luckily the #2 pick plays the one position that we're set at: center.

We have 2 players on our board. We'll probably explore a trade here, as the T'Wolves apparently love Evan Turner. We still have to consider Turner. He's a safe pick, and may not be great, but it's almost definite that he'll be good.

The player we really want is a PF...which is what we've been missing since K-Mart left. Derrick Favors has the potential to be a star, and we're going for the home run. Brook Lopez and Derrick Favors on our front line? Sign us up.

Our new owner is rich. Cap space is aplenty. Brooklyn comes calling. Things are looking up for the Nets.

In Russia, ball dunks you!

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!
    

WRG 2010 Mock Draft: #1 Washington Wizards

ghoti and myself will be conducting a mock draft, taking turns picking for teams. To be clear, this is not how we predict the draft to go, but rather we will be taking the approach that we are the GM for that team, and if we were in that position, who we would draft, as if we are in charge.

We just blew our team up. We traded our core, but we are still on the hook for Gilbert Arenas' monster contract and tarnished rep.
We need talent; we need character; we need...JOHN WALL!

Welcome to the Wizards fraternity.

John Wall is far and away the best player in this draft. He's a franchise player, and we're a franchise in major need of someone to represent our team. This is a no brainer.