2011 NBA Draft Thread

[BigP50]

Who do you guys want the Bulls to pick? I would be estatic with Marshon Brooks and Demetri McCamey.

Brooks a Sg that could come in right away and contribute.

D-Mac a pg who would obviously back up Rose. D- Mac has always been great off the bench and would be an excellent compliment imo.

Some guys I would love in the 2nd rd: Chandler Parsons, Vernon Maclin, David Lighty, Jon Leuer. Those would all be nice picks in the 2nd rd.

 

[Utahbullsfan]

I see our picks being shipped out in a deal for a SG

 

[BigP50]

Yeah, the only problem is our picks will be like 28 and 29.

 

[bleacherbum54]

here is my mock draft i do one every year here is my first version pre workouts i made this yesterday.(a lot will change after the workouts in my mock most likely)


5/26/11

My Mock

1. CLEVELAND - Kyrie Irving, Duke
2. MINNESOTA - Derrick Williams, Arizona
3. UTAH - Enes Kanter, Turkey
4. CLEVELAND -Jonas Valanciunas, Lithuania
5. TORONTO - Brandon Knight, Kentucky
6. WASHINGTON - Jan Vesely, Serbia
7. SACRAMENTO - Kemba Walker, UConn
8. DETROIT - Bismack Biyombo, Congo
9. CHARLOTTE - Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State
10. MILWAUKEE - Alec Burks, Colorado
11. GOLDEN STATE - Chris Singleton, Florida State
12. UTAH - Jimmer Fredette, BYU
13. PHOENIX - Klay Thompson, Washington State
14. HOUSTON -Jordan Hamilton, Texas
15. INDIANA - Reggie Jackson, Boston College
16. PHILADELPHIA - Marcus Morris, Kansas
17. NEW YORK - Darius Morris, Michigan
18. WASHINGTON -Tristian Thompson, Texas
19. CHARLOTTE - Donatas Motiejunas, Lithuania
20. MINNESOTA - Josh Selby, Kansas
21. PORTLAND - Kenneth Faried, Morehead State
22. DENVER - Marshon Brooks, Providence
23. HOUSTON -Markieff Morris, Kansas
24. OKLAHOMA CITY - JaJuan Johnson, Purdue
25. BOSTON - Tobias Harris, Tennessee
26. DALLAS - Nikola Mirotic, Montenegro
27. NEW JERSEY -Nikola Vucevic, USC
28. CHICAGO - Tyler Honeycutt, UCLA
29. SAN ANTONIO -Lucas Nogueira, Brazil
30. CHICAGO - Charles Jenkins, Hofstra


2nd round( didn't list the colleges)
31. MIAMI- Nolan Smith PG/SG,
32. CLEVELAND- Travis Leslie SG/SF
33. DETROIT- Norris Cole PG
34. WASHINGTON - Jeremy Tyler C
35. SACRAMENTO- Iman Shumpert PG/SG
36. NEW JERSEY- Davis Bertans SF/PF
37. LAC -Malcolm Lee SG
38. HOUSTON- Justin Harper PF
39. CHARLOTTE- Trey Thompkins PF
40. MILWAUKEE- Jereme Richmond SF
41. LAL- Kyle Singler SF/PF
42. INDIANA-Keith Benson PF/C
43. CHICAGO- Jimmy Butler SF/PF
44. GOLDEN STATE-Jordan Williams C
45. NEW ORLEANS - Chandler Parsons SF
46. LAL- Bojan Bogdanovic SG/SF
47. LAC- David Lighty SG/SF
48. ATLANTA- Demetri McCamey PG
49. MEMPHIS- Jon Leuer PF
50. PHILADELPHIA- DeAndre Liggins SG/SF
51. PORTLAND- Shelvin Mack PG
52. DENVER- E'Twaun Moore SG
53. ORLANDO- Scotty Hopson SG/SF
54. CLEVELAND- Justin Holiday SG/SF
55. BOSTON- Michael Dunigan C
56. LAL- Greg Smith C
57. DALLAS- Andrew Goudelock PG
58. LAL- Antoine Diot PG
59. SAN ANTONIO- Cory Joseph PG/SG
60. SACRAMENTO- Ben Hansbrough PG/SG

 

[Uman85]

I like Jimmy Butler. Got to see a lot of him this season.

 

[bleacherbum54]

I like Jimmy Butler. Got to see a lot of him this season.

Ya he will be pretty good value in the early to middle second round for whoever gets him.

 

[Uman85]

I think Liggins is a little low. I've been watching him for the past three years and what he brings to the table for an NBA team defensively will be hard to match in this draft. He may not be much of a scoring threat, but I don't believe you'll find a better defender in the draft class of 2011.

 

[bleacherbum54]

I think Liggins is a little low. I've been watching him for the past three years and what he brings to the table for an NBA team defensively will be hard to match in this draft. He may not be much of a scoring threat, but I don't believe you'll find a better defender in the draft class of 2011.

I really like Liggans for the reason you said he will be a defensive stud at the next level. I was actually gonna have him go 41 to the Lakers but changed my mind. He actually is a perfect fit for GS at 44 that where i will probably put him. His problem though is he will be a liability on offense he cant shoot. He is very one dimensional and for that reason i dropped him down I hate one dimensional players( unless they are insanely good at that one thing like Bismack is in this draft actually bismack does 2 things well defense/athleticism shot blocking and rebounding). I see him as a specialist for good wings and there is a lot of good wings in the league. Like i said i will make changes after workouts are over with.

 

[Uman85]

I thought Calipari would work on his offense when he came to UK, but I didn't see much. I guess like you said, he'll just be a defensive specialist. Which is perfectly fine, because I think he'll be one of the best.

 

[CODE_BLUE56]

i really dont see nolan dropping out of the first round...but that's just me

 

[sicko]

Hopefully the Bulls can package their picks and move up and get BROOKS FOR SURE!

this is a VERY WEAK DRAFT though, if the Bulls can I would like to see them try to get another Big Man...one WITH SOME REAL PHYSICAL LOW POST OFFENSE like Zach Randolph or somebody like that! Boozer really has never been that guy so to me his signing was a WASTE...especially when he is sitting on the Bench in the 4th Quarter during the EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS!

 

[james k]

can anyone describe jenkins' game to me? I have not seen the guy play, but have heard comparisons ranging from Ben Gordon to Flip Murray.

 

[bleacherbum54]

can anyone describe jenkins' game to me? I have not seen the guy play, but have heard comparisons ranging from Ben Gordon to Flip Murray.

6'3 220 pound athletic as hell and can shoot is a typical combo guard

OJ Mayo/ Rodney Stuckey or more realistically Avery Bradley would be my best comparison but his knock on him is where he played Hofstra isnt a very big school. He is big enough to play SG with a 6'7 wingspan and a 8'+ reach. I only saw him play once so i dont know that much.

 

[Chicagolove]

Hopefully the Bulls can package their picks and move up and get BROOKS FOR SURE!

this is a VERY WEAK DRAFT though, if the Bulls can I would like to see them try to get another Big Man...one WITH SOME REAL PHYSICAL LOW POST OFFENSE like Zach Randolph or somebody like that! Boozer really has never been that guy so to me his signing was a WASTE...especially when he is sitting on the Bench in the 4th Quarter during the EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS!

I'm really high on Brooks. I believe he can be the Bulls legitimate second option. When he is fully developed, No team in the solar system will beat us in a 7-game series, provided that we are the best defensive and rebounding team.

 

[james k]

If you were the Bulls, would you package all 3 of your picks just to trade up to around 20 to get Brooks? I would...but if that deal is not on the table, then what?