Last Call for Mock Draft Suggestions

by Ben Q Rock on Jun 18, 2008 8:37 PM EDT in News Comment 22 comments

A friendly reminder that tomorrow afternoon 3QC will pick on the Magic's behalf in SB Nation's 2008 NBA Mock Draft, hosted by Ridiculous Upside. The Magic have the 22nd overall pick and ours is due tomorrow at 4:30 PM Eastern. If you'd like to throw some players' names into the hat for consideration, please do so in the comments to this thread.

Here's how the draft has gone so far. Note that Magic faves Brandon Rush and Marreese Speights are already off the board. Of the teams drafting ahead of us, Toronto, Cleveland, and Denver seem likely to take wing players:

Chicago Bulls: Derrick Rose
Miami Heat: Michael Beasley
Minnesota Timberwolves: O.J. Mayo
Seattle SuperSonics: Eric Gordon
Memphis Grizzlies: Kevin Love
New York Knicks: Russell Westrbrook
Los Angeles Clippers: Jerryd Bayless
Milwaukee Bucks: Anthony Randolph
Charlotte Bobcats: Joe Alexander
New Jersey Nets: Brook Lopez
Indiana Pacers: D.J. Augustin
Sacramento Kings: Marreese Speights
Portland Trail Blazers: Brandon Rush
Golden State Warriors: DeAndre Jordan
Phoenix Suns: Danilo Gallinari
Philadelphia 76ers: Darrell Arthur
Toronto Raptors
Washington Wizards
Cleveland Cavaliers
Denver Nuggets
New Jersey Nets

Keep in mind that trades are not permitted, at least not for this particular mock draft. So we can't, say, offer Hedo Turkoglu, J.J. Redick, and the 22nd pick to Sacramento for Ron Artest and the rights to Speights.

If you have suggestions, let's hear 'em. You can also vote in the poll, which should close tomorrow at 3 PM Eastern.

Poll

What should the Magic, represented by 3QC, do with the 22nd pick in the 208 SB Nation Mock Draft?

Select the best available PG

0 votes

Select the best available SG

14 votes

Select the best available SF

2 votes

Select the best available PF

4 votes

Select the best available C

1 votes

Select the best available player, regardless of position

25 votes

46 votes | Poll has closed

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Take the best available player

Some ideas: Hickson or Robin Lopez (if he falls). If you wanna hit a home run, reach for Jawai

by WhatAboutFran on Jun 18, 2008 8:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Seems contradictory

“Hit a home run” and “reach” seem mutually exclusive, but I’ll keep him in mind. At least one poster suggested him earlier this month at Denton’s board.

By now it’s no secret that I’m leaning toward drafting a two-guard, but I’m not oblivious to our need for frontcourt size, either. We’ll see what the guys ahead of us do and work from there.

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by Ben Q Rock on Jun 18, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

By home run I meant ‘swing for the fences’ in that hes a high risk, high reward player. He has an NBA body and NBA length, and if his game tape from the Australian leagues is any indication, he could be a beast in the low post, not unlike like Maxiell.

by WhatAboutFran on Jun 18, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, alright

Gotcha.

I love me some Maxiell. Brandon Bass is another guy I covet, too.

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by Ben Q Rock on Jun 18, 2008 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Damn, that Sacramento trade would be a good idea. Take Courtney Lee, all the hype is starting to make me think he’s Orlando’s best option.

by magic fanatic on Jun 18, 2008 9:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

UPDATE

Raptors take CD-R, Wizards take Hibbert.
Two potential Magic targets gone now, although I’ve never been a Hibbert fan.

Nicolas Batum is still on the board. Whoa.

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by Ben Q Rock on Jun 18, 2008 11:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Batum

If the Magic pick him and he actually comes over I’d be a very happy Magic Fan!

'Coach, Dwight is a nice guy. Dwight don't hit anybody. But Superman will knock the crap out of you.' - D12

by Eyriq the Red on Jun 19, 2008 7:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Being that Lee is off the board take the best talent available. Robin Lopez or maybe even Donte Green. Green doesn’t fit any needs but he’s going to be a solid player one day. Didn’t get a lot of attention in college because Syracuse sucked this season but he’s still very talented.

by magic fanatic on Jun 19, 2008 12:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Lee's gone

As magic fanatic said above, Courtney Lee is gone; thanks, Cleveland! I’m now scrambling to figure out whom I might consider drafting with the 22nd pick.

Still waiting on the Nets and their 21 pick.

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by Ben Q Rock on Jun 19, 2008 2:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The Pick is In

I emailed the Commissioner with my selection mere moments ago. You won’t believe who just fell to Orlando at 22.

I’m excited.

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by Ben Q Rock on Jun 19, 2008 4:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’m guessing by your language you picked Koufos. Honestly, I’d rather Robin Lopez.

by magic fanatic on Jun 19, 2008 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Koufos was indeed the pick.

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by Ben Q Rock on Jun 19, 2008 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Theres no way Cleveland is taking Courtney Lee, what the hell was that guy thinking?

by magic fanatic on Jun 19, 2008 4:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The idea of this mock draft is for the bloggers to pick the guys they’d pick if they were the GMs. It’s what they would do, not what they think the GM will do.

That said, I’m less-than-thrilled with Lee not being available. Crap.

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by Ben Q Rock on Jun 19, 2008 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cleveland needs scorers around Lebron

Daniel Gibson is not a legit 2, and Larry Hughes is…Larry Hughes. Maybe that guy is onto something. The way most drafts work, if the team does not have a player available that fits a need within a certain group, it will just take the best player from that group, irrespective of position. Cleveland needs wing players, not interior players.

by WhatAboutFran on Jun 19, 2008 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Larry Hughes

Plays for the Bulls now. The Cavs replaced him with Wally Szczerbiak.

So yeah, uh, your point stands. lol.

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by Ben Q Rock on Jun 20, 2008 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh yeah, I forgot

Well they still got Z, Wallace and Joe Smith inside and they’re biggest problem last year was scoring when Lebron gets penta-teamed, so its not entirely ridiculous.

by WhatAboutFran on Jun 20, 2008 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fun fact about Cleveland

Varejao is their only big under 30 years old.

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by Ben Q Rock on Jun 20, 2008 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Koufos' was rated most similar by ESPN to...wait for it....Darko Milicic

Fantastic

by WhatAboutFran on Jun 19, 2008 9:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Darko had a chance

He was solid for us two years ago. He regressed in Memphis, and he’s probably two years away from joining Juan Carlos Navarro back in Europe, but I digress. Would we have hated on Darko so much if he were the 22nd pick instead of the 2nd pick?

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by Ben Q Rock on Jun 20, 2008 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well I would have hated on Darko regardless

if for no other reason than the blond hilites he was sporting in Detroit. The smelly Euro raver look is definitely not prepossessing for an NBA player.

by WhatAboutFran on Jun 20, 2008 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs