2013 NBA Mock Draft: Last-Minute Mock Predictions for Draft Day

The 2013 NBA Draft is finally among us. I can't remember a draft in the last 10 years where the No. 1 pick was so uncertain. We have a general idea of who will be drafted in the top-10, but the order of who goes to which team is a huge mystery. One could only know what exactly will happen by tuning into the NBA Draft on the evening of June 27, 2013.

Some think Maryland's Alex Len will be drafted first on Thursday night. While that is a huge possibility, there are far too many question marks regarding his strength and offensive effectiveness for a team like Cleveland to jump the gun and select him with their first overall pick. 

While Cleveland hit the lottery (literally) and received their third No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft since 2003, this is an awful year to possess the treasured first pick. 

Maybe it would be easier to draft a guy like Nerlens Noel if he didn't tear his ACL and miss the majority of the 2012-13 NCAA basketball season. Add in the fact that he might not be able to suit up for whichever team drafts him until mid-December, and you have a guy that also has multiple question marks coming into the league. What isn't in question is Noel's work ethic.

Then you have a guy like Victor Oladipo, Consensus All-American and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Victor is my favorite guy in this draft, and when I was alluding to what the Wizards should do with their third pick, I talked about how Oladipo has the most superstar potential of anyone available on the board this year.

Sure his jump shot isn't the most attractive, but Oladipo works hard and it has improved every year. He's going to get stronger and he's going to become a better player overall. All complements to his already stunning athleticism. 

Dick Vitale posted this on Twitter recently:

"

If I am Cavs & don't trade # 1 pick I make the call to The Commish David Stern 4 @TomCrean Hoosiers VICTOR OLADIPO! #FutureStar =D Wade

— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) June 27, 2013"

It's a good thing Dickie V. and I are seeing eye-to-eye here, because he really does have the potential to be a superstar playing along the side of Kyrie Irving.

With rumors swirling on who may go first in this wide open draft, here's my take on what could happen.

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
1	Cleveland	Victor Oladipo	SG	Indiana
2	Orlando	Trey Burke	PG	Michigan
3	Washington	Otto Porter	SF	Georgetown
4	Charlotte	Nerlens Noel	C	Kentucky
5	Phoenix	Ben McLemore	SG	Kansas
6	New Orleans	Alex Len	C	Maryland
7	Sacramento	Anthony Bennett	PF	UNLV
8	Detroit	C.J. McCollum	PG	Lehigh
9	Minnesota	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	SG	Georgia
10	Portland	Michael Carter-Williams	PG	Syracuse
11	Philadelphia	Cody Zeller	PF	Indiana
12	Oklahoma City	Steven Adams	C	Pittsburgh
13	Dallas	Shabazz Muhammad	SF	UCLA
14	Utah	Jamaal Franklin	SG	San Diego State
15	Milwaukee	Dennis Schroeder	PG	Germany
16	Boston	Mason Plumlee	C	Duke
17	Atlanta	Kelly Olynyk	C	Gonzaga
18	Atlanta	Rudy Gobert	PF	France
19	Cleveland	Tim Hardaway Jr.	SG	Michigan
20	Chicago	Gorgui Dieng	C	Louisville
21	Utah	Sergey Karasev	SG	Russia
22	Brooklyn	Glen Rice Jr.	SG	NBDL
23	Indiana	Lucas Nogueira	C	Brazil
24	New York	Allen Crabbe	SG	California
25	Los Angeles	Giannis Antetokounmpo	SF	Greece
26	Minnesota	Jeff Withey	C	Kansas
27	Denver	C.J. Leslie	SF	NC State
28	San Antonio	Tony Snell	SF	New Mexico
29	Oklahoma City	Reggie Bullock	SF	North Carolina
30	Phoenix	Shane Larkin	PG	Miami

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