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1. (Chicago) Michael Beasley PF 6-9 235 KSU Fr.
2. (Miami) Derrick Rose PG 6-4 195 Memphis Fr.
3. (Minnesota) OJ Mayo SG/PG 6-5 210 USC
4. (Seattle) Kevin Love PF/C 6-9 260 UCLA Fr.
5. (Memphis) Brook Lopez C 7-0 260 Stanford So.
6. (New York) Danilo Gallinari SF 6-8 210 Italy
7. (LA Clippers) Jerryd Bayless PG 6-2 182 Arizona Fr.
8. (Milwaukee) Eric Gordon SG 6-4 220 Indiana Fr.
9. (Charlotte) Anthony Randolph SF/PF 6-10 220 LSU Fr.
10. (New Jersey) DeAndre Jordan C 7-0 240 TX AM Fr.
11. (Indiana) Russell Westbrook SG 6-4 187 UCLA So.
12. (Sacramento) D.J. Augustin PG 5-11 175 Texas So.
13. (Portland) Joe Alexander SF 6-8 200 W. Virgina So.
14. (Golden State) Marreese Speights PF/C 6-10 250 Florida So.
15. (Phoenix) Kosta Koufos C 7-0 252 Ohio St. Fr.
16. (Philadelphia) Darrell Arthur SF/PF 6-9 230 Kansas So.
17. (Toronto) Donte Greene SF/PF 6-10 226 Syracuse Fr.
18. (Washington) JaVale McGee C 7-0 237 Nevada So.
19. (Cleveland) Alexis Ajinca C 7-1 238 France
20. (Denver) Nicolas Batum SG/SF 6-8 210 France
21. (New Jersey) Chase Budinger SG/SF 6-7 215 Arizona So.
22. (Orlando) Brandon Rush SG/SF 6-6 210 Kansas Jr.
23. (Utah) Roy Hibbert C 7-2 270 Georgetown Sr.
24. (Seattle) Ty Lawson 6-0 195 PG UNC
25. (Houston) Nathan Jawai PF/C 6-10 280 Aus.
26. (San Antonio) Chris Douglas-Roberts SG 6-7 200 Mem. Jr.
27. (New Orleans) Robin Lopez PF/C 7-0 255 Stanford So.
28. (Memphis) Jason Thompson PF/C 6-10 245 Rider Sr.
29. (Detroit) Mario Chalmers PG 6-2 180 Kansas Jr.
30. (Boston) Bill Walker SG/SF 6-6 230 K-State Fr.

2nd Round

31. (Minnesota) Ryan Anderson PF/C 6-10 235 Cal. So.
32. (Seattle) Nikola Pekovic PF/C 6-11 243 PF Serbia
33. (Portland) JJ Hickson PF 6-9 235 NC State Fr.
34. (Minnesota) Davon Jefferson SF 6-7 213 USC Fr                                                         
35. (LA Clippers) Omer Asik C 6-11 230 Turkey
36. (Portland) Keith Brumbaugh SG/SF 6-9 210 Hillsborough CC
37. (Milwaukee) Gary Forbes SF 6-7 220 Mass. Sr.
38. (Charlotte) JR Giddens SG 6-5 210 New Mex. Sr.
39. (Chicago) DeVon Hardin PF 6-10 235 Cal. Sr.
40. (New Jersey) Courtney Lee SG 6-5 200 W. Kent. Sr.
41. (Indiana) Goran Dragic PG 6-4 180 Slovenia
42. (Sacramento) Will Daniels SF 6-8 225 RI Sr.
43. (Sacramento) Joey Dorsey PF/C 6-7 265 Memphis Sr.
44. (Utah) Kyle Weaver SG/PG 6-5 201 Wash. St. Sr.
45. (San Antonio) Sonny Weems SG 6-4 190 Ark. Sr.
46. (Seattle) Shan Foster SG 6-6 205 Vandy Sr.
47. (Washington) Othello Hunter PF 6-8 235 Ohio St. Sr.
48. (Phoenix) James Gist PF/SF 6-8 220 Maryland Sr.
49. (Golden State) Mike Taylor SG/PG 6-2 166 ISU/NBDL
50. (Seattle) Lester Hudson PG/SG 6-2 190 Tenn. Martin Jr.
51. (Dallas) John Riek C 7-2 240 High School
52. (Miami) Anton Ponkrashov PG/SG 6-7 200 Russia
53. (Utah) Henk Norel PF/C 6-11 230 Netherlands
54. (Houston) Ronalds Zakis SF 6-9 230 Latvia
55. (Portland) Jamont Gordon SG 6-4 220 Miss. St. Jr.
56. (Seattle) Richard Hendrix PF 6-8 250 Alabama Jr.
57. (San Antonio) Pat Calathes SF/PF 6-10 210 St. Joes Sr.
58. (LA Lakers) Richard Roby SG 6-6 200 Colorado Sr.
59. (Detroit) DJ White PF 6-8 242 Indiana Sr.
60. (Boston) Malik Hairston SF 6-6 200 Oregon Sr.

Hardcore draft fans will notice my mock is a little different than most out there. I believe Seattle will recognize that Bayless is a SG in a PG body and decide to try and move the pick. If they can’t make a deal the Sonics could draft anyone including stretching to snag Kevin Love. Love is from the northwest, but the Sonics are trying to move to OKC. Seattle would be smart to pick up a PG at the end of the first round. This draft should be full of trades so that should really shake up this draft. The Knicks are going to do whatever it takes to trade with Minnesota, because they covet OJ Mayo.

The Denver Nuggets are praying that Batum falls to twenty. Batum would develop into an excellent teammate for Carmelo Anthony at the two guard position. The Nuggets have needed to fill this position since they drafted Anthony. The Nuggets likely will recognize that the Melo/ AI experiment was a failure and plan for the future with JR Smith and Batum at the two guard position. 

Jawai gets compared to Shaq, but the two couldn’t be more unlike each other (outside of their physical presence). Jawai has a nice mid-range jump shot and he makes his free throws.  If you give Glen Davis 4 inches and a verticle- you have Jawai. The Cavs would be smart to pick up Ajinca to eventually replace the aging Ben Wallace.

Related posts:

1. Blaze Evaluation: 2008 Mock Draft (Includes Team Need)
2. Blaze Evaluation: Full Mock Draft (with withdrawals)
3. 2008 First Round NBA Mock Draft