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Mock Draft #1

As things stand right now, we should get the 6th and 36th picks. Let's assume everybody's available except for Michael Beasley and Derrick Rose. Please make both our 1st and 2nd round picks (reasonably. Ex: No O.J. Mayo miraculously falling to #36) and justify your choice.

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leidout

1st: OJ Mayo (Save Us Y2OJ!)
2nd: Trade away to washington (with livingston) to complete a sign & trade for Arenas. DO NOT USE THIS PICK, WE ALWAYS WASTE IT.

2nd round picks since 2000:
2000: Marko Jaric (best 2nd rounder we've ever picked! Still in NBA!!)
2001: no pick, WOO! (our 1st was traded for Elton Brand, good karma?)
2002: Mario Kasun (junk pick, traded to orlando for nothing)
2003: Sofoklis Schortsianitis (junk pick so far, will he ever come over?)
2004: Lionel Chalmers (junk pick, half the posters here are better than this guy)
2005: Daniel Ewing (junk pick, he was ok, but helped ruin our one chance at WCF)
2006(a): Paul Davis (junk pick, big slow scrub)
2006(b): Guillermo Diaz (junk pick, overseas 1 year, waived, then 10-day, waived)
2007: Jared Jordan (junk pick, traded for cash/Dan Dickau)

PAIDNFULL23

1st: Jerryd Bayless-PG(Arizona) This kid is the closet were going to get to having an Arenas. Plays almost exactly like him. A combo guard who can play point if need. But he would fit ideal in the backcourt next to Livingston(if he is re-sign and healthy). He has range on his shot, but also gets to the FT line alot. Can provide us with the dribble penetration and playmaking ability that we need from the backcourt.

2nd: Joey Dorsey-F(Memphis) Big and athlethic big man who is a good shot blocker and rebounder, who will provide frontcourt depth behind EB and Kaman. A bit undersized but plays bigger than 6'9.

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hobojoe

Of course it depends on who comes out/stays in school. Assuming the pick isn't traded, I'd look for a guy like Jerryd Bayless or Eric Gordon with the first pick, maybe even Chase Budinger or DJ Augustin/Ty Lawson if they come out. I'd prefer to trade down though to be honest and get a Darrell Arthur/Kevin Love to replace Brand when he leaves this summer or soon after and play next to Thornton, or one of those last three guys I mentioned that probably aren't worth the 6th pick. Second rounders are usually crap shoots anyway, so I'll just list some guys I like that could be available and may fit in well with the Clippers. Richard Hendrix from Alabama, Joey Dorsey, DJ White, James Gist. Sasha Kahn may be worth a look out of Kansas, but he's not going to get drafted, I'd give him a look at camp though. He's still pretty raw. I don't know if he'll come out or where teams would be willing to start taking him, but Bill Walker is still a big time prospect in my book. He can still be a very good pro, and I'd like to draft him.

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Pending on the list NBAdraft.net has of players entering? Here's what I'd do:

With the 6th pick..we take Eric Gordon from the University of Indiana.
With the 36th selection..we take Ryan Anderson from California[if not him, then Dorsey from Memphis].

Offseason Moves: Elton picks up PO...Sofo is brought over..Vitally Potapenko signed for LLE..Maggette S&T to Cleveland for Eric Snow[Expiring] & Rights to Kyle Weaver[19th overall] & Anton Ponkrashov[48th overall, stays in Russia] and 2009 2nd Round Pick.

2008/09 Roster:
PG: Brevin Knight[2 Mil] | Eric Snow[8 Mil] | Shaun Livingston[5 Mil]
SG: Eric Gordon[3 Mil] | Cuttino Mobley[9 Mil] | Kyle Weaver[2 Mil]
SF: Al Thornton[2 Mil] | Tim Thomas[6 Mil]
PF: Elton Brand[16 Mil] | Ryan Anderson[or Dorsey][1.5 Mil] | Sofoklis[1 Mil]
CE: Chris Kaman [9.5 Mil]| Vitaly Potapenko[2.5 Mil]

Roughly 67 Million committed in salary with 31 Mil in expirings. Have our own 09 pick, possibly Minny's and Cleveland + our own 2nd rounders. Might not be the dream offseason, but I won't mind it.

If not Weaver..then Collison at #19 if he's available or Westbrook.

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DaFranchise

Wow, you have quite of an imagination! Westbrook and Anderson are coming out?

NOFX22

totally forgot about minny's pick. Will that be unprotected next year?

qross1fan

I doubt both Westbrook AND Collison stay, so one will come out I think and Anderson I'm not sure about. He's NBA ready in my opinion, at least his offensive game, but he might want to stay.

Why I think one of Russell or Darren will come out is that UCLA's bringing in Jrue Holiday & Malcolm Lee at the Guard positions and having Stanback as well will cluster everything.

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yamaneko

first round pick: Mayo.
If hes gone, Budinger if after workouts hes projected top 12 (even if 6 is a reach). If budinger is not projected top 10, trade down if possible for new jersey's two picks plus someone else, and pick up budinger and a big, perhaps Love, Hibbert, or another.

Second rond pick: any euro, any position. Or any non college guy...perhaps jawai from australia.

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Free Arsenal

1st: Sign and trade for Arenas
2nd: Along with first pick, s&T for arenas.

If we can just get Arenas and everyone healthy...

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PAIDNFULL23

After watching Kansas and Texas play in the Big 12 championship game today, I would love to some how get DJ Austingine, Brandon Rush and Mario Chalmers. Maybe trade our 6th pick for both of Jersey's first round picks and take DJ and Rush in the first round and grab Chalmers(if he declares) with our 2nd round pick. All three can shoot lights out and all of them step up in the clutch.

DJ would be our pg of the future, Rush would be the pure 2 guard that we need off the bench and Chalmers can be a rich man's Duhon with just as good as defense, more athleticism and a better stroke. He had 30 points today and hit 8 0f 12 from three.

But now that I think about his stock just went throw the roof with his play today and he'll probably be a 1st round pick now.

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leidout

Sorry dude, but i want no part of any guys named Chalmers in the 2nd round (:

Free Arsenal

I concur... let's just trade our picks for Arenas.

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