2011 NBA MOCK DRAFT, 2.0
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This NBA Mock was prepared by Kyle Baillargeon, our NBA Draft guru, and was
updated on Monday, June 20th. This year's NBA Draft will take place in Newark,
NJ on Thursday, June 23rd.
To see the first iteration of our 2011 NBA Mock Draft, click here.
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1. Cleveland Cavaliers: Kyrie Irving, Duke
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Irving has the potential to be an all-star caliber point guard. In an era of great
point guards, Cleveland would be smart to start rebuilding around one of their
own.
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2. Minnesota Timberwolves: Derrick Williams, Arizona
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I still think Minnesota will wind up making a trade here. If that doesn't work out,
however, expect them to take Williams and look to trade someone out of their
front court (likely Beasley, if anyone is willing to take him). Rubio to Williams
doesn't sound so bad in Minnesota.
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3. Utah Jazz: Brandon Knight, Kentucky
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The Jazz will look to start from scratch at the point guard position and it looks like
Knight gets the edge over Kemba Walker.
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4. Cleveland Cavaliers: Enes Kanter
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The Cleveland dream scenario is gone now that Minnesota has taken Williams.
Expect them to go with Kanter to beef up their front court.
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5. Toronto Raptors: Jonas Valanciunas
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Colangelo loves international players, and with his recent extension he has the
kind of security to make this pick. Also, Toronto doesn't have a good center on
the roster.
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6. Washington Wizards: Tristan Thompson, Texas
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The Wizards can pair Thompson up with JaVale McGee and potentially trade
Andray Blatche for some help elsewhere. The team is still in the early rebuilding
stages, and Thompson is a good building block here.
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7. Sacramento Kings: Kemba Walker, Connecticut
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While Knight isn't available in this version of the mock draft, Walker can come in
and allow the Kings to move Tyreke Evans to the SG position where he belongs.
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8. Detroit Pistons: Bismack Biyombo
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The Pistons will hope that Biyombo can be another Ben Wallace. Thankfully, the
original Ben Wallace is already in Detroit and hopefully he can take the beast
from Congo under his wing.
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9. Charlotte Bobcats: Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State
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New GM Richard Cho will try to make a splash by taking a player we had in the
top three in our last mock. Charlotte would be very happy to see Leonard slide
this far.
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10. Milwaukee Bucks: Alec Burks, Colorado
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Burks could give Milwaukee an explosive tandem in the backcourt for years to
come.
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See the rest of our 2011 NBA Mock Draft
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