| Pick | Team | Needs | Player | Comments |
| 1 | Brooklyn Nets | Everything | D. Russell | This is a team which is still dragging itself out from the smoldering ruins left behind by gm magritte's destruction a few season's ago. They have holes everywhere, so why not start with the guy with the best chance to become a superstar in the NLL in scoring PG Russell.? |
| 2 | Atlanta Hawks | More depth | K.A. Towns | The Hawks took the Sixers to 7 games in last season's Eastern Conference Finals. With a superstar trio of Howard, Wade and Paul all likely to return the team just lacks a little depth. So they take the best player available in Towns providing themselves with a great young big who could eventually fill D12's shoes one day. |
| 3 | New Orleans Pelicans | Talent upgrade | J. Okafor | The Pelicans already have four 7 footers under multi-year contracts in Pekovic, Hawes, Zeller and Nogueria tie-ing up ~$24M. But none of these guys are as complete a player as Okafor projects to be so they grab the Duke big man making those other assets immediately tradeable. |
| 4 | Dallas Mavericks | Youth / Offense | M. Hezonja | Thaddeus Young might be out of town. Being a team in win now mode they look past the Latvian project Porzingis and take the Croatian sensation Herzonja who projects to be an athletic knockdown shooting wing player."]">The Mavericks are a very deep team which made it to the Conference semi-finals. They are a very balanced team however rumblings suggest that Thaddeus Young might be out of town. Being a team in win now mode they look past the Latvian project Porzingis and take the Croatian sensation Herzonja who projects to be an athletic knockdown shooting wing player. |
| 5 | Charlotte Hornets | Shooting / Rebounding | K. Porzingis | Last season the Hornets ranked 22nd in both shooting and rebounding. Known as a defensive team with guys like MKG and Payton and the implosion of Sanders this team really needs to upgrade in a number of areas. With the Hornets still in rebuilding mode they take a flyer on the versatile and super upside talent of 7'2 Porzingis. |
| 6 | L.A. Clippers | Everything | E. Mudiay | The Clippers blew up the team last season and uncovered a diamond in the rough in Whiteside. But apart from that they need help everywhere, especially in the backcourt. They take athletic PG Mudiay who can come in straight away and do a bit of everything for the team |
| 7 | L.A. Clippers
| Everything | J. Winslow | After taking Mudiay the Clippers get the chance to further solidify their rebuild and perhaps find their backcourt tandem of the future by adding Winslow. Both players are ahtletically built and rugged two way players giving the Clips an instant new identity. |
| 8 | Charlotte Hornets | Shooting / Rebounding | D. Booker | Devin Booker."]">The Hornets still need shooting and continue with the youth movement rebuild, so they fill the need with the best shooter available on the board in Freshman Devin Booker. |
| 9 | Washington Wizards | General Talent Upgrade | W. Cauley-Stein | The Wizards have a few decent pieces in Thomas, Hayward and Sullinger but they really need an upgrade in talent especially in the big man department. Darko has promised Wizards fans that they will contest a playoff spot next season so the Wizards go for 7'0 Junior W.C.S who should come in straight away, play defense and rebound the ball, helping the team push for W's. |
| 10 | L.A. Clippers | Everything | T. Lyles | Trey Lyles."]">The Clippers have done a great job in accumulating lottery picks. They already have landed Mudiay and Winslow so now they look to take a big with their 3rd lottery pick. They take the best PF in available in Trey Lyles. |
| 11 | Portland Trailblazers | Offense / Shooting | F. Kaminsky (Trade Down) | Frank Kaminsky who makes Channing Frye's contract expendable - but don't be surprised to see this pick moved for multiple assets."]">After a disastrous 2014/15 campaign Blazers management somewhat salvaged the day by getting back into the lottery by trading away D12, (not sure that's a good thing?). But anyway the team has vowed to persist with Joe Johnson but they need help in most other places especially offensively as they ranked 24th and 26th in total shooting. But with Booker and Lyles off the board they are in a bind. Do they look to reach and take shooter / scorers in Vaughn or Dekker, take the best player available or even look to trade down in the draft. For this mock they settle on Senior Frank Kaminsky who makes Channing Frye's contract expendable - but don't be surprised to see this pick moved for multiple assets. |
| 12 | Dallas Mavericks | Depth | M. Turner | The Mavericks have already got their shooter in Hezonja and with most other positions pretty solid they bolster their big man stocks by adding the 6'11 Turner. |
| 13 | Memphis Grizzlies | Defense / Rebounding | S. Johnson | Stanley Johnson."]">The Grizz finished off last season ranked the 4th worst defensive team narrowly missing the playoffs. With no real bigs projected around pick 13 they take the best guy available who has fallen into their lap in rugged defensive SF Stanley Johnson. |
| 14 | Milwaukee Bucks | Backcourt Depth | C. Payne | Cameron Payne to backup Westbrook and allow Lavine to play more SG."]">Milwaukee is always a very young team and it seems that they have addressed their team shooting woes ranking 5th last seaosn - but they lack a little depth in the backcourt. History tells us though that gm badwolf generally falls in love with the guy who can jump the highest but with so many offensive weapons and athletes on the roster the Bucks take playmaking PG Cameron Payne to backup Westbrook and allow Lavine to play more SG. |
| 15 | Chicago Bulls | Rebounding | K. Oubre, (Trade Up/Down) | The Bulls literally got pounded on the boards all of last season ranking the 3rd worst team in this category. But with no big time rebounding PF/C's projected around this part of the draft, (unless someone slips) they are in a bind. Do they take the raw offensive wings in Oubre, Dekker or Vaughn or do they trade down. We think they package this pick in a deal up or trade down this pick for multiple assets but for the purpose of this mock we grab Oubre - an athletic SF who would at least make them much younger at this position. |
