The lottery has come and gone, and the Finals are over, so it's time to look ahead to the NBA Draft. The Bulls were the big winners in the lottery, overcoming steep odds (1.7%) to win the #1 pick. Each team has to make the best of their current situation, which means they need to quit thinking about what might have been and start thinking about what could be. This year's draft is believed to be deep, but like last season, there are two (seemingly) clear choices at the top of the draft. Since there is so much parity after the first two picks, a team picking #13 might get the fourth or fifth guy on their draft board.
While most mock drafts try to predict what team will do, we'll focus on what a team should do. This means that our mock will probably be horribly inaccurate, but it's more fun to play GM than it is to try to predict the future. As with the NFL Draft, GMs are putting up so many smokescreens that it's almost impossible to determine a team's true intentions, but we can identify a team's strengths and weaknesses and try to find the best piece for their championship puzzle. This year, we'll have the valuable insight of Rich Zvosec, who has decades of coaching experience and two Division I Coach of the Year awards - one from the Northeast Conference and the other from the Mid-Continent Conference. He is currently an analyst for the Big Ten Network, while also contributing to the Scores Report.
We'll also describe each team's salary cap situation and outline a loose offseason blueprint. Keep in mind that the cap will probably fall in the $56 million to $60 million range, so if your team is over the cap, its ability to sign free agents is severely limited.
The NBA Draft is scheduled for Thursday, June 26.
Now for the picks...
(Read the rest of the article after the jump.)
While most mock drafts try to predict what team will do, we'll focus on what a team should do. This means that our mock will probably be horribly inaccurate, but it's more fun to play GM than it is to try to predict the future. As with the NFL Draft, GMs are putting up so many smokescreens that it's almost impossible to determine a team's true intentions, but we can identify a team's strengths and weaknesses and try to find the best piece for their championship puzzle. This year, we'll have the valuable insight of Rich Zvosec, who has decades of coaching experience and two Division I Coach of the Year awards - one from the Northeast Conference and the other from the Mid-Continent Conference. He is currently an analyst for the Big Ten Network, while also contributing to the Scores Report.
We'll also describe each team's salary cap situation and outline a loose offseason blueprint. Keep in mind that the cap will probably fall in the $56 million to $60 million range, so if your team is over the cap, its ability to sign free agents is severely limited.
The NBA Draft is scheduled for Thursday, June 26.
Now for the picks...
(Read the rest of the article after the jump.)
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