NBA Mock Draft 2.0

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Player Recap: Thabeet is a legitimate presence around the basket defensively. He shows great explosion and anticipation to block and change shots.

The UConn Huskies’ center runs the floor well, considering his gargantuan size. He has very little to offer offensively, but has demonstrated the ability to use his size advantage to score when in the vicinity of the hoop.

Thabeet has strong hands and catches the ball with ease, but his footwork leaves much to be desired, as he often gets knocked around in traffic and loses balance.

Team Impact: Thabeet has what you can’t teach—size. At 7′ 3″ and 265 lbs., he is literally the biggest prize in the draft.

He would be a welcome addition to a team with great offensive weapons but poor defensive prowess.

With him defending the basket Durant, Green and Westbrook can be aggressive on the perimeter defensively—knowing there’s a bonafide shot blocker behind them. The big fella will also allow Nenad Krstic to slide to his more natural PF position.

Player Recap: Evans is one of the premier perimeter scorers among this year’s crop of prospects. He can take players off the dribble to create shots for himself or teammates.

Evans led his team to the NCAA tournament by accepting the PG position, but is a questionable decision maker, and is turnover-prone. He can be selfish at times, and could stand to work on his shooting mechanics.

He does display the ability to defend both guard positions.

Team Impact: The Kings are in dire need of a ball handler and perimeter scoring after losing both Ron Artest and John Salmons, and Evans immediately fills that void.

He can dribble penetrate with ease, and create drop off opportunities for the young Sacto bigs (if he doesn’t take the shot himself).

He has the possibility to become the primary ball handler interchangeably with Beno Udric on the floor, be the PG when he and Kevin Martin are paired together in the backcourt, or the scoring machine he was born to be with backups in the game.

Player Recap: Curry is an exceptional shooter with NBA range. He has the ability to make the tough shot, and was frequently called upon to carry his team in college.

He’s not only a scorer; he learned to set up his teammates—partly due to other teams concentrating their defense on him—while being the primary ball handler.

He's not the most physically blessed player, which may hinder his defensive ability on the next level; however, it hasn’t been an issue so far in workouts.

Team Impact: The T-Wolves acquired this pick by shipping off PG Randy Foye and sharpshooter Mike Miller to the Wizards. This gives the Wolves two lottery picks and four total in the first round.

I fully expect Minnesota president of basketball operations David Kahn to use these picks to bring in another PG, whether it be Curry here or another PG, as well as another big man to help spell Al Jefferson. They could do this by packaging one or two picks to use in a trade.

Either way, expect the Wolves to be active, as Kahn has stated that he is looking to make a big splash in his first draft as the head basketball personnel decision maker in the twin city.

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