TheBaker’s 2009 NBA Mock Draft
rumorsandrants.com 6/23/2009 — 1. Los Angeles Clippers - Blake Griffin, PF (Oklahoma) Duh. Not even the Clippers can botch this one…I think. Griffin is this year’s prize. After him, the draft starts to taste a lot like Coors Light - watered down. 2. Memphis Grizzlies - Hasheem Thabeet, C (UConn) A lot has been ...

2009 NBA Mock Draft, Version II
rotorob.com 6/18/2009 — Ricky Rubio may fall to the Thunder, but don’t be surprised if he’s dealt on Draft Day. Last month, we released our first pass at a mock of the 2009 NBA Draft . Here is our second attempt at projecting the draft, which will take ...

What if the NBA Draft still had Territorial Claims?
blazersedge.com 6/21/2009 — Back in May you might remember  this Bill Simmons column  in which he lays out the history behind the 24 second shot clock. Simmons borrows heavily from  24 Seconds To Shoot by Leonard Koppett  , a must-read history of the early days of the NBA that I bought for $6 at ...

2009 NBA Mock Draft
3rdstringsafety.com 6/17/2009 — Just 9 days before the NBA Draft, let’s roll right into Mock Draft 4.0… Round One: 1. Los Angeles Clippers – Blake Griffin PF, Oklahoma – Mike Dunleavy has already come out and said that Griffin will be the pick here, ...

NBA DRAFT SPECTACULAR – Who Every Team SHOULD Take
writingthepine.com 6/22/2009 — Seth Wenig/AP The NBA Draft is this Thursday and there are numerous mock drafts out there speculating on who every team will take. Well, I’m gonna take a little different spin on it and decide who every team should draft. It’s basically if I was GM for every team, who I would ...

Amateur Hour: Alternating Pick Mock Draft
sportingnews.com 6/23/2009 — For the second NBA draft in a row, Bethlehem Shoals and I completed a two-man mock draft, alternating picks (with me -- Chris Littmann -- going No. 1). The only exception was when Shoals went No. 14/15 and I went No. 16/17. Then we got back to ...

The Pinkie’s 2009 NBA Mock Draft
straitpinkie.com 6/25/2009 — 1. Los Angeles Clippers - Blake Griffin (F, Oklahoma) He’s a freak, plain and simple. Jumps out of the building, plays hard, and can run the floor. Once he develops a jumper, you’re looking at a potential all time NBA great. But, unfortunately his career is over because ...

2009 NBA Mock Draft
bleacherreport.com 6/25/2009 —   There has already been a trade into the top 5 in the draft tommorow night and there may be more. With the draft just a day away and with trade rumors flying up in the air here is the final mock draft before the draft.    1.  ...

Mock Draft: Trades Could Create Crazy Draft
sportingnews.com 6/19/2009 — There have been trade rumors around every pick in the top 8, except the Clippers at No. 1. Of course, nothing upsets the work of a mock-drafter more than a trade, and even if not all of the discussed deals go through, some will, setting up a draft ...

Mock Draft: With Potential Trades Ahead, Griffin is Only Sure Thing
sportingnews.com 6/25/2009 — A caveat: This mock draft is built around this particular spot in the space-time continuum, and if, as expected, Memphis winds up trading out of the No. 2 spot, well, then, the whole thing changes. Ricky Rubio would likely go No. 2 in that case, ...

New York Knicks: What To Do At the Draft? — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/24/2009
The New York Knicks were looking to acquire the Washington's fif th overall pick, but the Wizards traded it to the Minnesota Timerwolves yesterday. Knicks president Donnie Walsh said there is a 95 percent chance New York will not make a move ...

Lester's 2009 NBA Mock Draft #4 — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/24/2009
Here’s my fourth 2009 NBA Mock Draft.   1.  Los Angeles Clippers – Blake Griffin No doubt. Previous pick:  Blake Griffin, Griffin, Griffin 2.  Mempis Grizzlies – Hasheem Thabeet He’s slipping a ...

Should New York Knicks Think Twice? The Good and Bad of Ricky Rubio — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/24/2009
The NBA Draft is only one day away and it is still up in the air who the New York Knicks will select or what trades they will make. The two options that look the most realistic for the Knicks are stay at the eighth spot and pick the best player on ...

2009 NBA Lottery Mock Draft — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/24/2009
1. Los Angeles Clippers — Blake Griffin No further explanation is needed. 2. Memphis Grizzlies — Hasheem Thabeet The 7'3" big man will provide interior defense and just enough offense to compliment O.J. Mayo and Rudy Gay. 3. ...

Thunder Draft Preview: The Choice May Come Down To Harden and Thabeet — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/24/2009
The Thunder seem to have narrowed down their choice with the number three pick to Ricky Rubio, Hasheem Thabeet, and James Harden.   ESPN is reporting that General Manager Sam Presti met with all three players on Sunday in Los Angeles.  ...