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2009 NBA Mock Draft

By Lance Walton
10.20.2008 - Updated on 10.20.2008

Basketball season is here again, so here is my first mock draft for the preseason.

First Round

1. Blake Griffin- PF- Oklahoma

2. Demar DeRozan- SG- USC

3. Ricky Rubio- PG- DKV Joventut

4. B.J. Mullens- C- Ohio State

5. James Harden- SG- Arizona State

6. Brandon Jennings- PG- Lottomatica Roma

7. Chase Budinger- SF- Arizona

8. Earl Clark- SF- Louisville

9. Gerald Henderson- SG- Duke

10. Hasheem Thabeet- C- UConn

11. Austin Daye- SF- Gonzaga

12. Patrick Patterson- PF- Kentucky

13. Tyreke Evans- PG- Memphis

14. Andrew Ogilvy- C- Vanderbilt

15. Tyler Smith- SF- Tennessee

16. Darren Collison- PG- UCLA

17. Tyler Hansbrough- PF- North Carolina

18. Ty Lawson- PG- North Carolina

19. Stephen Curry- PG- Davidson

20. Wayne Ellington- SG- North Carolina

21. Victor Claver- PF- Pamesa

22. Raymar Morgan- SF- Michigan State

23. Jordan Hill- PF- Arizona

24. Damion James- SF- Texas

25. Patrick Mills- PG- St. Mary’s

26. Omri Casspi- SF- Maccabi Tel Aviv

27. Nick Calathes- PG- Florida

28. Sam Young- SF- Pittsburgh

29. Greivis Vasquez- PG- Maryland

30. Jerome Jordan- C- Tulsa

Second Round

31. Dionte Christmas- SG- Temple

32. Tyrese Rice- PG- Boston College

33. Eric Maynor- PG- VCU

34. Vyacheslav Kravtsov- C- BC Kyiv

35. Terrence Williams- SG- Louisville

36. Jeff Pendergraph- PF- Arizona State

37. Nando De Colo- PG- Cholet

38. Josh Heytvelt- PF- Gonzaga

39. A.J. Price- PG- UConn

40. Vladimir Dasic- SF- KK Buducnost Podorica

41. Josh Carter- SG- Texas A&M

42. Vitor Faverani- C- Bruesa GBC

43. Taj Gibson- PF- USC

44. Stanley Robinson- SF- UConn

45. Dominic James- PG- Marquette

46. Milenko Tepic- SG- KK Partizan Belgrade

47. Connor Atchley- C- Texas

48. Robert Varden- SG- UAB

49. Jon Brockman- PF- Washington State

50. Jeremy Pargo- PG- Gonzaga

51. Alonzo Gee- SG- Alabama

52. Jonas Jerebko- PF- Angelico Biella

53. Danny Green- SG- North Carolina

54. Curtis Jerrells- PG- Baylor

55. Miroslav Raduljica- C- KK FMP Zeleznik

56. Lester Hudson- PG- Tennessee Martin

57. B.J. Raymond- SG- Xavier

58. Joe Ingles- SF- South Dragons

59. Marcus Thornton- SG- LSU

60. Travis Walton- PG- Michigan State

56 Comments: 2009 NBA Mock Draft

Posted by
Southern Sammy
on 10.20.2008

To the Stephen Curry wanna be. For one if you’re really a fan than you should respect him enough to atleast write a sentence correctly. Secondly you are overhyping those two. They’re good but top 5 I don’t think so. They’ll be key contributors in the league but not top 5 talent for the next level. I say the highest they go is late lottery at best. They are top 20 players. Lastly I think two sleepers in the draft could be Lester Hudson, and Curtis Jerrells .

Posted by
Moe
on 10.20.2008

Thank God a sensible mock draft. I was just looking at nbadraft and whoever did that one should be fired. They have many players ranked too high, some too low. And I guess they figured Ricky Rubio is either not going to be in the draft, or he isn’t good enough. .

Posted by

on 10.20.2008

ricky rubio should be 1st with ease most americans dont no the unbelievable talent he posesesthat guy nando colo to should be in the 1st round with ease but once again americans dont keep a close enougheye on europeans .

Posted by
Y.L.N.
on 10.20.2008

Here it comes. The fans that like to overhype their players. I think Lance placed both Stephen and Tyler in good spots. Just because they are great college players doesn’t mean they will do the same thing at the next level. Tyler will be a solid forward in the NBA, but nowhere close to being a superstar and shouldn’t be a lottery pick. Stephen is an undersized shooting guard basically. He will not be effective running the point in the NBA, when he doesn’t do it necessarily well in college. He’s a "Booby" Gibson type at best. You sound crazy for hyping them up as top 5 selections. That’s why I really like this mock draft more than others because it is objective and realistic in putting players in the general area they could go in .

Posted by
Stephen Curry
on 10.20.2008

dog, Im hirer than that dog.catch up home boy. I should be in the first 5 picks and same for my man Tyler Hansbrough. .

Posted by
U of A Student
on 10.20.2008

I hope that trader Jennings fails big time. BJ was suppose to take over for Jerryd Bayless and help lead us back to prominance. Chase Budinger can’t do it by himself. Chase will have a great season and will be a top 5 selection. Go Wildcats and Lute Olson is back baby! .

Posted by
Milan
on 10.20.2008

I am looking forward to seeing what Brandon Jennings will do overseas. I think this will be interesting if he dominates the trend of high schoolers going overseas will likely get popular. I just read today Michael Beasley had lucrative offers to go play overseas out of high school, but he turned it down because he want to the chance to fail on foreign lands. That would have been interesting seeing him over there. So Brandon could make or break this. Personally I think he is they type that can make it, and prove the doubters wrong. His stock will allow him to be a top 10 pick. I think 6 for now is a solid spot to have him at .

Posted by
4th comment
on 10.20.2008

07: It was between Oden and Durant for the top spot. 08: It was between Rose and Beasley. 09: I think it will be between Griffin and Rubio. I really want to throw in the Cali boys to DeRozan and Jennings. But right now I think it’s a wait see. .

Posted by
Tommy21
on 10.20.2008

I was searching around for mock drafts and came across this one. I must say this is the best one I have seen yet. It is very valid. A lot of them are based on hype, or have players placed in ridiculous orders. I look forward to seeing more of the draft coverage thanks! .

Posted by
Excited Jimmy Chandler
on 10.20.2008

The 3 players I can’t get enough of watching is Ricky Rubio, Demar DeRozan, and James Harden. They are always doing some exciting stuff on the court. I can’t wait until they’re in the NBA. I believe they are top 5 picks for sure! .

Posted by
Memphis Blake
on 10.20.2008

Look for Tyreke Evans to be this years Derrick Rose. He has so much skill and will no doubt be a lottery pick .

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