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Early Experts Mock Draft

Geoffrey Stein from Mock Draft Central recently hosted an early mock draft with some industry pros. It was a standard 12-team league draft with 15 rounds. The scoring system was field goal percentage, free throw percentage, points, treys made, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks.

A lot of things will change in the coming weeks, as teams' starting lineups and rotations become set during training camp. Several late-round speculative picks would have been different if team rotations were already known. Marco Belinelli was taken in the 12th round and DeMar DeRozan in the 15th. They'll both be competing for the starting shooting guard spot in the Raptors' camp. Whoever wins it should be drafted as the season nears, and whoever doesn't win it will most likely be relegated to a bench role and may drop off of fantasy draft boards completely.

Here are the draft results:

Round 1           
1. LeBron James            Karen McCaslin - Hoops Klyce
2. Chris Paul                    Kyle McKeown - Rotowire
3. Dwyane Wade             Matt Buser - Buser Sports
4. Kevin Durant                Tom Lorenzo - RotoExperts
5. Danny Granger            Steve Alexander - Rotoworld
6. Kobe Bryant                 Tim Trout - Beckett Sports Media
7. Dirk Nowitzki                Dave Gawron - Roto Community
8. Deron Williams           Geoffrey Stein - Mock Draft Central
9. Amare Stoudemire    Jeff Andriesse - RotoExperts
10.Chris Bosh                 Shannon McKeown - Rotowire
11.Al Jefferson                Rich Wilson - Fantasy Pros 911
12.Pau Gasol                  BJ VanderWoude - Game Time Decisions
Round 2
1. Brandon Roy               BJ VanderWoude
2. Steve Nash                 Rich Wilson
3. Devin Harris               Shannon McKeown
4. Jose Calderon          Jeff Andriesse
5. Chauncey Billups     Geoffrey Stein
6. Joe Johnson              Dave Gawron
7. Vince Carter               Tim Trout   
8. Dwight Howard         Steve Alexander
9. Jason Kidd                 Tom Lorenzo
10.Gerald Wallace        Matt Buser
11.Andre Iguodala         Kyle McKeown
12.Caron Butler             Karen McCaslin
Round 3
1. Tim Duncan                Karen McCaslin
2. Gilbert Arenas            Kyle McKeown
3. Troy Murphy                Matt Buser
4. Brook Lopez               Tom Lorenzo
5. Derrick Rose             Steve Alexander
6. Carlos Boozer           Tim Trout   
7. Carmelo Anthony      Dave Gawron
8. Kevin Garnett             Geoffrey Stein
9. Kevin Martin               Jeff Andriesse
10.Josh Smith               Shannon McKeown
11.David West               Rich Wilson
12.Antawn Jamison     BJ VanderWoude
Round 4
1. Paul Pierce                BJ VanderWoude
2. Rajon Rondo             Rich Wilson
3. Elton Brand                Shannon McKeown
4. David Lee                   Jeff Andriesse
5. Andrea Bargnani      Geoffrey Stein
6. LaMarcus Aldridge   Dave Gawron
7. Andris Biedrins         Tim Trout   
8. Rashard Lewis         Steve Alexander
9. Shawn Marion           Tom Lorenzo
10.Ray Allen                   Matt Buser
11.Monta Ellis                Kyle McKeown
12.Charlie Villanueva   Karen McCaslin
Round 5
1. Maurice Williams               Karen McCaslin
2. Emeka Okafor           Kyle McKeown
3. Mehmet Okur             Matt Buser
4. Jason Richardson    Tom Lorenzo
5. Russell Westbrook   Steve Alexander
6. Stephen Jackson      Tim Trout   
7. Tony Parker                Dave Gawron
8. Michael Redd            Geoffrey Stein
9. Al Horford                   Jeff Andriesse
10.Baron Davis             Shannon McKeown
11.Marcus Camby        Rich Wilson
12.Rudy Gay                  BJ VanderWoude
Round 6
1. Nene Hilario              BJ VanderWoude
2. Emmanuel Ginobili            Rich Wilson
3. Jeff Green                  Shannon McKeown
4. Al Harrington            Jeff Andriesse
5. Leandro Barbosa    Geoffrey Stein
6. Andre Miller               Dave Gawron
7. Hidayet Turkoglu         Tim Trout   
8. Andrew Bynum         Steve Alexander
9. Eric Gordon               Tom Lorenzo
10.Jameer Nelson       Matt Buser
11.O.J. Mayo                  Kyle McKeown
12.Raymond Felton     Karen McCaslin
Round 7
1. Ben Gordon               Karen McCaslin
2. John Salmons          Kyle McKeown
3. Anthony Randolph   Matt Buser
4. Tyrus Thomas          Tom Lorenzo
5. Blake Griffin              Steve Alexander
6. Spencer Hawes       Tim Trout   
7. Kevin Love                 Dave Gawron
8. Paul Millsap              Geoffrey Stein
9. Jason Terry               Jeff Andriesse
10.Mike Bibby               Shannon McKeown
11.Zach Randolph       Rich Wilson
12.T.J. Ford                    BJ VanderWoude
Round 8
1. Richard Jefferson    BJ VanderWoude
2. J.R. Smith                  Rich Wilson
3. Michael Beasley      Shannon McKeown
4. Trevor Ariza               Jeff Andriesse
5. Andrew Bogut          Geoffrey Stein
6. Luis Scola                Dave Gawron
7. Luol Deng                Tim Trout   
8. Boris Diaw               Steve Alexander
9. Jason Thompson   Tom Lorenzo
10.Ron Artest               Matt Buser
11.Greg Oden              Kyle McKeown
12.Wilson Chandler   Karen McCaslin
Round 9
1. Mario Chalmers      Karen McCaslin
2. Tracy McGrady         Kyle McKeown
3. Rasheed Wallace   Matt Buser
4. Ramon Sessions   Tom Lorenzo
5. Mike Conley             Steve Alexander
6. Tyson Chandler      Tim Trout   
7. Josh Howard           Dave Gawron
8. Lamar Odom           Geoffrey Stein
9. Francisco Garcia    Jeff Andriesse
10.Louis Williams      Shannon McKeown
11.Corey Maggette     Rich Wilson
12.Chris Kaman         BJ VanderWoude
Round 10
1. Chris Duhon            BJ VanderWoude
2. Nate Robinson       Rich Wilson
3. Stephen Curry         Shannon McKeown
4. Chris Andersen      Jeff Andriesse
5. Shane Battier          Geoffrey Stein
6. Aaron Brooks          Dave Gawron
7. Richard Hamilton   Tim Trout   
8. Allen Iverson           Steve Alexander
9. Marvin Williams      Tom Lorenzo
10.Rodney Stuckey    Matt Buser
11.Joakim Noah         Kyle McKeown
12.Marc Gasol             Karen McCaslin
Round 11
1. Roy Hibbert               Karen McCaslin
2. Courtney Lee            Kyle McKeown
3. Ronnie Brewer         Matt Buser
4. Yi Jianlian                  Tom Lorenzo
5. James Harden         Steve Alexander
6. Al Thornton                Tim Trout   
7. Thaddeus Young     Dave Gawron
8. Andrei Kirilenko        Geoffrey Stein
9. Jermaine O'Neal      Jeff Andriesse
10.Samuel Dalembert Shannon McKeown
11.Mike Dunleavy Jr.         Rich Wilson
12.Brad Miller                BJ VanderWoude
Round 12
1. Jamal Crawford        BJ VanderWoude
2. Brendan Haywood   Rich Wilson
3. Peja Stojakovic         Shannon McKeown
4. Tyreke Evans            Jeff Andriesse
5. Antonio McDyess     Geoffrey Stein
6. Shaquille O'Neal      Dave Gawron
7. Kendrick Perkins      Tim Trout   
8. Marco Belinelli          Steve Alexander
9. Brandon Bass          Tom Lorenzo
10.Mike Miller                Matt Buser
11.Mickael Pietrus       Kyle McKeown
12.D.J. Augustin           Karen McCaslin
Round 13
1. Hasheem Thabeet   Karen McCaslin
2. Terrence Williams    Kyle McKeown
3. Kirk Hinrich                Matt Buser
4. Danilo Gallinari         Tom Lorenzo
5. Kelenna Azubuike    Steve Alexander
6. Beno Udrih                Tim Trout   
7. Tayshaun Prince      Dave Gawron
8. Randy Foye               Geoffrey Stein
9. Carl Landry                Jeff Andriesse
10.Jonny Flynn              Shannon McKeown
11.Kenyon Martin          Rich Wilson
12.Kyle Lowry                BJ VanderWoude
Round 14
1. Travis Outlaw             BJ VanderWoude
2. Raja Bell                     Rich Wilson
3. Channing Frye           Shannon McKeown
4. Hakim Warrick          Jeff Andriesse
5. Roger Mason             Geoffrey Stein
6. Rudy Fernandez        Dave Gawron
7. Quentin Richardson Tim Trout   
8. Luke Ridnour             Steve Alexander
9. Anderson Varejao     Tom Lorenzo
10.Darko Milicic              Matt Buser
11.Andres Nocioni         Kyle McKeown
12.Marreese Speights  Karen McCaslin
Round 15
1. Brandon Rush            Karen McCaslin
2. DeMar DeRozan         Kyle McKeown
3. Robin Lopez                Matt Buser
4. Ronny Turiaf                Tom Lorenzo
5. Chris Wilcox                Steve Alexander
6. Udonis Haslem          Tim Trout   
7. Grant Hill                      Dave Gawron
8. Anthony Parker            Geoffrey Stein
9. Ryan Gomes               Jeff Andriesse
10.Tyler Hansbrough     Shannon McKeown
11.Zydrunas Ilgauskas  Rich Wilson
12.Jerryd Bayless           BJ VanderWoude

Comments

By: djm1144
On: 9/24/2009 2:44:00 AM		 How does Nate Robinson go in Round 10? He was a top 40 player over the final 3rd of hte season. As far as im concerned, he was the best value pick of hte draft.
 
By: Kyle McKeown
On: 9/24/2009 9:23:00 AM		 I agree, there were some questionable picks and non-picks. I made a few myself. It just goes to show you how important it is to do mock drafts from multiple draft positions and in multiple formats. A 10-team draft can be much different than a 12-team draft.
 
By: Shannon McKeown
On: 9/24/2009 11:06:00 AM		 Agreed, Robinson in Round 10 is great value. I also really like D.J. Augustin at pick No. 144. People seem to be forgetting about him this year.
 
By: Kevin Payne
On: 9/24/2009 11:35:00 AM		 Round seven screams sleepers-it wouldn't surpise me to see a couple of these guys end up top-25. I was curious to see where Arenas went, he's the ultimate risk/reward this year.
 
By: nayfel
On: 9/24/2009 1:13:00 PM		 I really like Monta at the end of round 4. If he's healthy, expectations of 22-5-5 with sick FG% are realistic.
 

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