NBA Mock Draft 2.0

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He is known to be turnover prone, and doesn’t always play up to his potential. He needs to develop a reliable jumper, and maybe a little more of a mean streak before becoming a key contributor.

However, he's made strides with his consistency and could prove to be a steal if developed properly.

Team Impact: Most draft boards have New Jersey selecting a player from Louisville, but it's usually Clark’s Cardinal teammate, Terence Williams.

It’s my opinion that the Nets need a presence on the front line; while guys like Yi Jianlian and Jarvis Hayes are nice players, they haven’t done much in the Garden State.

Clark could easily slide into the rotation to replace either of those two players (if he plays to his potential) and because he comes from an up-tempo system under Rick Pitino, keeping up with Devin Harris or the high flying Vince Carter shouldn’t be an issue.

Player Recap: Flynn is an explosive, athletic PG, with good court vision and the ability to push the tempo and make plays.

Flynn also has excellent command dribbling the ball with both hands, and has displayed a knack for getting into the lane to create scoring opportunities.

Earlier in his career, he was more known for his passing, but he took on a larger scoring role last year for the Orange, averaging 17.5 ppg.

Jonny also dispelled questions about his defensive prowess, coming from Jim Boeheim’s zone scheme in pre-draft workouts.

Team Impact: Although the Pacers could use some help in the frontcourt (Larry Bird said so himself a couple of days ago), Flynn is way too good to pass up on, which just goes to show how deep the PG talent pool is this year.

Jonny’s explosiveness and ability to get the ball up and down the court could be a nice shot in the arm for a team looking for a more permanent solution at PG (depending on what they decide to do with Jarrett Jack and TJ Ford).

Player Recap: Henderson is a smooth athlete, with a quality all-around game. Henderson isn’t a great ball handler, but he's explosive, and can finish at the hoop even through contact.

He's inconsistent on offense, but that’s primarily due to his tendency to defer to teammates. He has an above-average basketball IQ, and he’s a good one-on-one defender. He’s slightly undersized as an NBA SG.

Team Impact: College allegiances aside, this Dukie’s game is perfectly suited to the style of coaching of former UNC Tarheel Larry Brown, and to the Bobcats team built by the most famous Tarheel of them all, Michael Jordan.

He’s very smart and coachable, and fills a couple of needs including dribble penetration, defending perimeter players. and being able to play off others while maintaining good flow on offense. In time, Henderson will be a solid replacement for Raja Bell.

Player Recap: Williams is an all-around gifted athlete, whose stats don’t necessarily reflect his impact on the game.

Williams isn't especially good at any one thing; his game is predicated on his physical gifts, which everyone he has a lot of.

He lacks a steady jumper, but can get up and down the court both offensively and defensively, and can fill the stat sheet in a number areas. He can score points in bunches, but is not a consistent scorer.

Team Impact: His shooting maybe a liability for a team that lives and dies by the three-pointer like Phoenix, but he definitely will bring a perimeter defensive presence that the Suns have been lacking since sending Raja Bell to Charlotte.

Also, Williams can go under the radar and provide a lot of the hustle and effort plays allowing Shaq, Nash, and other players to do their thing. 

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