Draft Thoughts (16-30)

Rozier to Celtics. Interesting pick, I think Rozier can be pretty good at the next level: he controls the ball well, plays hard all the time, I think he's a good fit with the guards they already have (though they may have trades to make).

Vaughn to Bucks. Another interesting pick, he was supposed to be late 1st/early 2nd kinda guy, guess the Bucks really wanted him. He seems to be a physical fit for the long lean defense J Kidd wants to run. I think Vaughn can be good, I like this pick.

Dekker to Rockets. Uh, I don't like this pick. Some mocks had Dekker earlier than this so perhaps the Rockets feel like they stumbled onto something lucky but I think they would've been better off with a PG (Jerian Grant, Tyus Jones) rather than a streaky white kid who plays James Harden's position. Not sure what he gives the Rockets, not into this pick (Hollis-Jefferson might've been a better pick here).

Grant to Wizards. Hmmm, I like Grant but do the Wizards needs a PG? No. An SG? No. Okay, the Wizard bench just got a little deeper. Grant is a senior, more mature, very polished player, he should be able to contribute right away as a combo guy off the bench. (Grant to Knicks, Oubre to Wizards, Hardaway Jr to Hawks; okay that makes more sense)

Wright to Raptors. In my initial mock draft I had Wright going #21 to the Mavs who would then trade him to Utah for Trey Burke. Guess the Raptors could do that too. This time last summer the Raptors were rolling: they got out from under their worst contracts, rebuilt the squad ragtag-style, had a decent showing in the playoffs. For the first month of the season, they had all that magic going....then that stopped and never really returned. Raptors are probably in blow-up mode so not sure whether Wright ends up in Toronto or not.

Anderson to Mavs. Versatile player, might be asked to do any numbers of things and supposedly Anderson is a gamer who's down to play ball. Mavs need anything and everything so if Anderson plays hard he can succeed there.

Portis to Bulls. Portis might be totally useless in the pros but I think he's got real upside. He's a Thibodeau kinda player (uh, guess that doesn't matter), think he'll fit right in on that roster and he'll give them more offense than you think. Good pick, he should've been gone by now.

Hollis-Jefferson to Blazers. Blazers have lost two fine defenders in Matthews and Batum, they'll need Hollis-Jefferson to hit the ground running as a lockdown defender. (Will he outscore Cauley-Stein? Flip a coin)

Jones to Cavs. --And he's already traded....to the Wolves apparently. I believe the Cavs get #31 and #36, they need cheap young bench fillers, those two picks are better than a late 1st rounder, good move for the Cavs. For the Wolves another fine young baller nipping at the heels of Ricky Rubio (can he be traded back to Spain?), LaVine's a combo guy (a perfect foil for Wiggins), I think Jones will get some run as a rook and they'd just as well have one more rookie instead of two, good move for the Wolves.

Martin to Grizzlies. Yup, that guy is the quintessential Grizzlies PF. Throw in Matt Barnes and the Grizzlies have already gotten a lot Grizzlier.

Militunov to Spurs. Serbian guy, don't know anything about him save that he was a late 2nd round prospect in the few mock drafts I saw him in. They maybe coulda got him with the #55 pick but I guess they really wanted him and feared the Sixers' bevy of 2nd round picks. If Pop thinks he can play then he can probably play.

Nance Jr. to Lakers. I know absolutely nothing about him apart from the fact that his dad's name is Larry Nance. Nance Sr was a solid big man in the days when Bird and Magic played all the important games (won a dunk contest didn't he?) The name hasn't appeared on any of the mocks I've seen this entire season, so either the Lakers know something that no one else does or this was just some kind of ceremonial pick that doesn't clutter the roster. I thought RJ Hunter was a natural for this pick, an understudy to Kobe (jeez, how crappy a gig would that be? Remember Aaron Rodgers getting the cold shoulder from Favre? Nothing compared to a Kobe scorned), set to take over at SG in 2017. But there's something about Nance, I reckon.

Hunter to Celtics. Hey man, Hunter has a real shot at being a helluva scorer. With the #28 pick, he's the kinda guy the Celtics can work with.

McCullough to Nets. I don't much about McCullough but he sounds really big. Torn ACL, probably gonna miss next year. Nets will be awful next year, no reason to rush this kid.

Looney to Warriors. Oh man, that last kid that didn't get a valentine, keep showing him on the tv puttering with his cell phone, getting lonelier and lonelier in the green room. Good things come to those who wait. Nice work, dude, you're rolling with the champs. (See Draymond? Do that!)