The 2010 NBA Draft will be held June 24th, 2010 at Madison Square Garden. ESPN will broadcast the draft again this year, which will start at 7 p.m. Eastern Time. The 2010 NBA Draft lottery pick order will be chosen in May similar to the 2009 NBA lottery order. John Wall and Evan Turner look to be the consensus #1 and #2 picks in the 2010 NBA Draft independent of which team(s) get the top two picks in the draft. After #2, the draft picks look like they can vary a bit depending on team needs.
As in past years, the teams that do not make the NBA playoffs will qualify for the draft lottery. The worst team in the league (the New Jersey Nets) will get the highest opportunity to get the #1 pick with the #14th worst team having the least chance. The odds decrease based on worst to best record of the non-playoff teams. Subsequent rounds of the draft do not have their order based on the lottery round.
The following is a prediction for the 2010 NBA draft lottery prior to the completion of the NBA regular season.
2010 NBA Draft Lottery Predictions (Picks 1 – 10)
(Entries order reads: Draft Position in Round, Team, Name, Position, Age, Ht, Wt, College, College Class)
2010 NBA Mock Draft #1 – New Jersey Nets – John Wall PG – 19 years old; 6’3″; 175 lbs. Kentucky, Freshman
John Wall has been the consensus #1 pick in the 2010 NBA draft since before he played a game at Kentucky. Wall finished his freshman season at Kentucky averaging 16.9 ppg, 6.4 apg, 4.2 rpg and shot just under 46% from the field and was a first team All America awardee. If he played on any other team this season, his scoring would have likely have been significantly higher.
2010 NBA Mock Draft #2 – Minnesota Timberwolves – Evan Turner SG/SF 21 years old; 6’7″; 205 lbs.Ohio State, Junior
Evan Turner was the 2010 AP player of the year, 1st team All America awardee, and was just dominating this season. Turner scored 20.3 ppg, grabbed 9.2 rpg, 5.9 apg, and shot 54% from the field. If Minnesota were to get the #1 pick in the NBA lottery, Turner could end up being the #1 pick over John Wall potentially.
2010 NBA Mock Draft #3 – Golden State Warriors – DeMarcus Cousins PF/C 19 years old; 6’10”; 270 lbs. Kentucky, Freshman
DeMarcus Cousins was a first team All America awardee and was one of the most dominating big men in SEC history during his freshman season. He played less than 25 minutes a game, but averaged a double double with scoring 15.3 ppg, grabbing 10.1 rpg, 1.8 bpg, and almost an assist per game average.
2010 NBA Mock Draft #4 – Indiana Pacers – Cole Aldrich C 20 years old; 6’11”; 250 lbs. Kansas, Junior
Cole Aldrich’s scoring was down a tad this past season at 11.2 ppg, but he grabbed 9.9 rpg, shot 56% from the field and averaged 3.5 bpg.
2010 NBA Mock Draft #5 – Sacramento Kings – Derrick Favors PF/C 18 years old; 6’9″; 215 lbs. Georgia Tech, Freshman
Derrick Favors scored 12.5 ppg, grabbed just under 9 boards, shot 61.2% from the field, and averaged just over 2 blocks a game for Georgia Tech this past season.
2010 NBA Mock Draft #6 – Washington Wizards – Wesley Johnson SF, 195 lbs, 6’7, Syracuse, Junior.
Wesley Johnson averaged 16.6 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 2.2 apg, and shot 50.2 % from the field for Syracuse this season. He was one of the primary reasons the Orangemen had such a dominating season, and is forecast to be a lottery pick in mos NBA mock drafts.
2010 NBA Mock Draft #7 – Detroit Pistons – Al-Farouq Aminu SF/PF 19 years old; 6’8″; 210 lbs. Wake Forest, Sophomore
Aminu chose to come back for another season at Wake Forest and was the team leader at 15.7 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 1.5 bpg, 1.3 apg, and shot 45.3% from the field.
2010 NBA Mock Draft #8 – Utah Jazz – Ed Davis PF 20 years old; 6’9″; 215 lbs. North Carolina, Sophomore
We still don’t know for sure if Davis will declare for the draft this year or not. If he does, it is expected that he’ll be a lottery pick. He scored 12.9 ppg, grabbed 9.2 rpg, blocked 2.7 shots a game, and shot almost 58% from the floor for North Carolina this year.
2010 NBA Mock Draft #9 – Philadelphia 76ers – Donatas Motiejunas, PF, 7’0″; 224 lbs, Lithuiania, Intl.
Motiejunas is a 7 footer that plays like a power forward. He averaged 10.5 ppg in the Italian league this year. The biggest knocks against him are his strength and defensive rebounding. He could slip in the draft order depending on the final lottery order.
2010 NBA Mock Draft #10 – LA Clippers – Greg Monroe PF/C 19 years old; 6’11”; 240 lbs. Georgetown, Sophomore
Greg Monroe came back for his sophomore season at Georgetown and scored 16.1 ppg, grabbed 9.5 rpg, had 3.7 apg, and blocked 1.5 shots a game while shooting at a 52.1 % clip from the field.
2010 NBA Draft Lottery Predictions (Picks 11 – 14)
2010 NBA Mock Draft #11 – Milwaukee Bucks – Ekpe Udoh, FP/C, 6’10”,240 lbs, Bylor, Junior.
2010 NBA Mock Draft #12 – New Orleans Hornets – Patrick Patterson PF 20 years old; 6’8″; 223 lbs. Kentucky, Junior
2010 NBA Mock Draft #13 – Houston Rockets – Damion James PF 22 years old; 6’7″; 225 lbs. Texas, Senior
2010 NBA Mock Draft #14 – Memphis Grizzlies – James Anderson SG; 6’6″; 195 lbs, Oklahoma State, Junior.
Refs:
http://walterfootball.com/nbadraft2010mock.php
http://www.mynbadraft.com/2010-NBA-Mock-Draft
http://www.collegehoopsvideo.com/2009/06/2010-nba-mock-draft/
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Donatas-Motiejunas-1300/
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Wesley-Johnson-1215/
