2011 NBA Mock Draft: All 30 Picks, New Jersey Nets Take Travis Leslie at No. 27
By on May 19, 2011
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2011 NBA Mock Draft Has the New Jersey Nets Taking the High-Flying Travis Leslie
The New Jersey Nets have Deron Williams and they got a career year from Brook Lopez, but they still have plenty of pieces to find.
Unfortunately for the Nets, pickings are going to be slim when they're on the clock with the No. 27 pick. No doubt they would love to have a capable backup for Kris Humphries, but finding another shooting guard to back up Anthony Morrow is a bigger priority, as both Sasha Vujacic and Mario West are free agents.
The Nets are going to be hard-pressed to find a great shooter, but they can have themselves a heck of a dunker if they go for Georgia's Travis Leslie.
Well, why not?
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Leslie is probably one of the most athletic players in this year's draft class. He can run the floor as well as anyone, and he can throw it down like it's nobody's business. He is not afraid of contact at the rim, and he is strong enough to fight through it. He's also a very good rebounder.
Other than that, Leslie's shot could use some work, especially when it comes to three-point land. But because the Nets have one of the better shooters in the NBA in Morrow, they can afford to draft Leslie just to have him come off the bench and provide a spark.
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