NBA Mock Draft: (picks 1-5), No Denying Love's Talent

        The NBA draft is all about talent, and making NBA offices and scouts define the gray area between NBA star and team needs with the players available as the clock keeps ticking until they have to declare a new member to their team, as they bid veterans farewell.  The players that make it to the top of the NBA team draftboard's are those whose style of play and stats reflected by their skills on the court impress those calling the shots for NBA teams in drafting who could be their next face of their franchise.  This creates what some analysts call their draft stock, and some players have high draft stock by scouts because of their size or "intangibles".  Unfortunately some NBA mock drafts don't account for and differentiate the players whose perfect size and raw potential is praised by scouts, and the players who have gone out in the Euroleage or NCAA and shown their talent that gets the job done as fans enjoy their high draft stock for how they play regardless of their size, speed, experience etc.  In reality NBA Manager's look to see an accelerated talent that performs well regardless of any minor setbacks, and look for the talent that performs best on the court.

1. Chicago Bulls - Michael Beasley Kansas State SF/PF - I would have loved to see Beasley in Miami, but with Gooden's injury history, Noah's probation, and Thomas yet to prove himself top five worthy, I think Beasley has to be considered, especially with his ability to find his way to the bucket with his aggressive style that will easily transition to the more competitive NBA.  Though some of Chicago's guards may get lost in Free Agency, most of them are young and talented of which I'm sure regardless of who Chicago picks, they will engage in a very active offseason.

2. Miami Heat - Derrick Rose Memphis PG - With Blount, 6'8'' Haslem and 15 year veteran Mourning holding up the post, there is a clear lack of talent and chemistry.  Second year man Chris Quinn has stepped up to the plate behind Jason Williams and put up an AST:TO ratio above 3, shot above 40% Field Goals and Beyond the Arc, and didn't collapse under the pressure of being the starter at the end of the season, he looks promising although far from a star.  Derrick Rose is a talent that you simply can't pass up on with what he brings.  Although undrafted agent Quinn may get the job done about as well as possible for what he's being paid as an undrafted player.  Jason Williams is expected to leave via free agency.

*3. Memphis Grizzlies - Brook Lopez Stanford C - After the loss of Pau Gasol, the depth of guards on their team, and the minimal success of Kwame Brown and Darko Milic, Lopez will provide a good all-around game as a C with the speed that can work on the fast breaks and keep a good C in the game longer as a better conditioned athlete than big men Brown and Milic.  At that Lopez's strong defensive game combined with the chemistry of starting big men Warrick and Lopez's speed will look mighty tasty to at team who had the 28th best defense in the NBA.

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