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2010 NBA Mock Draft Updated 29 Oct 09.

Since college basketball season is almost here, I have updated my 2010 NBA Mock Draft. I’ve tweaked the format to be a little nicer on the eyes than the last edition. The draft order is also very notional at this point based on last year’s finish and not taking into account any performance to-day in this year’s NBA season. After the NBA season is  more mature, I will add the teams back to the mock draft along with the picks. Still a lot of basketball to be played to include the 2010 NCAA tournament, so it will be interesting to see which of the freshmen on the mock draft hold up to the hype, and which take a bit of ’seasoning’ to be ready for the NBA. So far, the #1 projected pick in most mock drafts on the Internet, John Wall, has lived up to his billing.

2010 NBA Mock Draft – Round 1

(Entries order reads: Draft Position in Round, Name, Position, Age, Ht, Wt, College, College Class)

2010 NBA Mock Draft #1 – John Wall  PG – 19 years old; 6′3″; 175 lbs. Kentucky, Freshman

2010 NBA Mock Draft #2 – Derrick Favors  PF/C 18 years old; 6′9″; 215 lbs. Georgia Tech, Freshman

2010 NBA Mock Draft #3 – Donatas Motiejunas  PF/C 19 years old; 7′0″; 215 lbs. Benetton Treviso, International

2010 NBA Mock Draft #4 – Cole Aldrich  C 20 years old; 6′11″; 250 lbs. Kansas, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #5 – Patrick Patterson  PF 20 years old; 6′8″; 223 lbs. Kentucky, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #6 – Willie Warren  SG 20 years old; 6′4″; 200 lbs. Oklahoma, Sophomore

2010 NBA Mock Draft #7 – Evan Turner  SG/SF 21 years old; 6′7″; 205 lbs.Ohio State, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #8 –  Al-Farouq Aminu  SF/PF 19 years old; 6′8″; 210 lbs. Wake Forest, Sophomore

2010 NBA Mock Draft #9 – Ed Davis  PF 20 years old; 6′9″; 215 lbs. North Carolina, Sophomore

2010 NBA Mock Draft #10 –  Greg Monroe  PF/C 19 years old; 6′11″; 240 lbs. Georgetown, Sophomore

2010 NBA Mock Draft #11 – John Henson  PF years old; 6′10″; 200 lbs. North Carolina, Freshman

2010 NBA Mock Draft #12 – DeMarcus Cousins  PF/C 19 years old; 6′10″; 270 lbs. Kentucky, Freshman

2010 NBA Mock Draft #13 – Damion James  PF 22 years old; 6′7″; 225 lbs. Texas, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #14 – Solomon Alabi  C 21 years old; 7′1″; 230 lbs.Florida State, Sophomore

2010 NBA Mock Draft #15 – Larry Sanders  PF/C 20 years old; 6′9″; 205 lbs. VCU, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #16 – Jan Vesely  SF 19 years old; 6′11″; 240 lbs.KK Partizan Belgrade, International

2010 NBA Mock Draft #17 – Greivis Vasquez SG/PG, 6′6″, 195 lbs, Maryland, Sr.

2010 NBA Mock Draft #18 – Kyle Singler  SF/PF 21 years old; 6′9″; 210 lbs. Duke, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #19 – Avery Bradley  SG years old; 6′3″; 180 lbs. Texas, Freshman

2010 NBA Mock Draft #20 – Craig Brackins  PF/C 22 years old; 6′10″; 230 lbs. Iowa State, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #21 – Terrico White  PG/SG 19 years old; 6′5″; 211 lbs. Mississippi, Sophomore

2010 NBA Mock Draft #22 – Trevor Booker  PF 21 years old; 6′7″; 215 lbs. Clemson, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #23 – Tyler Smith  SF/PF 23 years old; 6′7″; 210 lbs. Tennessee, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #24 – Xavier Henry  SG years old; 6′6″; 210 lbs. Kansas, Freshman

2010 NBA Mock Draft #25 – Devin Ebanks  SF/PF 20 years old; 6′8″; 205 lbs. West Virginia, Sophomore

2010 NBA Mock Draft #26 – Gani Lawal  PF/C 20 years old; 6′8″; 233 lbs. Georgia Tech, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #27 – Deon Thompson  PF 21 years old; 6′8″; 245 lbs. North Carolina, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #28 – Lance Stephenson  SG 19 years old; 6′5″; 200 lbs. Cincinnati, Freshman

2010 NBA Mock Draft #29 – Kalin Lucas  PG 20 years old; 6′0″; 180 lbs. Michigan State, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #30 – Sherron Collins  PG 22 years old; 5′11″; 190 lbs. Kansas, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft – Round 2

(Entries order reads: Draft Position in Round, Name, Position, Age, Ht, Wt, College, College Class)

2010 NBA Mock Draft #1 – Alexey Shved  PG/SG 20 years old; 6′5″; 161 lbs.CSKA Moscow, International

2010 NBA Mock Draft #2 – Sylven Landesberg  SG 19 years old; 6′6″; 185 lbs. Virginia, Sophomore

2010 NBA Mock Draft #3 - Chris Wright (Dayton)  SF/PF 21 years old; 6′8″; 214 lbs. Dayton, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #4 – Jarvis Varnado  PF 21 years old; 6′9″; 210 lbs. Mississippi St., Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #5 – Stanley Robinson  SF/PF 21 years old; 6′9″; 212 lbs. Connecticut, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #6 – Andrew Ogilvy  C 21 years old; 7′0″; 240 lbs.Vanderbilt, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #7 – Kenneth Faried  PF 19 years old; 6′8″; 215 lbs. Morehead State, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #8 – Manny Harris  SG/SF 20 years old; 6′5″; 170 lbs. Michigan, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #9 – Luke Harangody  PF 21 years old; 6′8″; 251 lbs. Notre Dame, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #10 – Vladimir Dasic  SF/PF 21 years old; 6′9″; 225 lbs. Real Madrid, International

2010 NBA Mock Draft #11 – Matt Bouldin  PG/SG 21 years old; 6′5″; 214 lbs. Gonzaga, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #12 – Jerome Jordan  C 23 years old; 7′0″; 235 lbs.Tulsa, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #13 – Da’Sean Butler  SF/PF 21 years old; 6′7″; 205 lbs.West Virginia, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #14 – Marko Keselj  SF/PF 21 years old; 6′10″; 0 lbs. BC Red Star Belgrade, International

2010 NBA Mock Draft #15 – JP Prince SG, 6′7″, 205 lbs, Tennessee Volunteers, Sr.

2010 NBA Mock Draft #16 – Artsiom Parakhouski  C 22 years old; 6′11″; 260 lbs. Radford, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #17 – Quincy Pondexter  SF 21 years old; 6′7″; 220 lbs. Washington, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #18 – James Anderson  SG/SF 20 years old; 6′6″; 195 lbs. Oklahoma State, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #19 – Mac Koshwal  PF years old; 6′10″; 240 lbs. DePaul, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #20 – Patrick Christopher  SG/SF 21 years old; 6′5″; 215 lbs. California, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #21 – Renardo Sidney  PF years old; 6′9″; 250 lbs. Mississippi St., Freshman

2010 NBA Mock Draft #22 – Dwayne Collins  PF/C 21 years old; 6′8″; 232 lbs. Miami, FL, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #23 – Tasmin Mitchell SF/PF, 6′7″, 235 lbs, LSU Tigers, Sr.

2010 NBA Mock Draft #24 –  Arinze Onuaku PF/C, 6′10″, 275 lbs, Syracuse Orangemen, Sr.

2010 NBA Mock Draft #25 – Lazar Hayward SF, 6′7″, 205lbs, Marquette, Sr.

2010 NBA Mock Draft #26 – Damian Saunders  PF 20 years old; 6′7″; 205 lbs. Duquesne, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #27 – Michael Washington  PF 23 years old; 6′10″; 224 lbs. Arkansas, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #28 – Jerome Dyson  PG/SG 22 years old; 6′3″; 180 lbs. Connecticut, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #29 – Dexter Pittman  C 21 years old; 6′10″; 310 lbs. Texas, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #30 – Artem Zabelin  PF 21 years old; 7′1″; 200 lbs.CSKA Moscow, International

With Kentucky’s signing of John Wall, all of the top 5 2009 NCAA basketball recruits have now committed to Major college programs. Kentucky is the only program to have more than one of the top 5 recruits signed with Georgia Tech, North Carolina, and Texas having signed the remainder of the prospects in the top 5. Joining Wall at Kentucky will be inside-prospect, Demarcus Cousins, while the third ranked prospect, Derrick Favors will be heading to Georgia Tech next season. Although Tar Heel coach Roy Williams did not land John Wall, he does have big-man John Henson heading to North Carolina next season to help the defending champion Tar Heels re-load for the 2009-10 NCAA basketball season.

#1 2009 NCAA Basketball Recruit – PG – John Wall
High School: Raleigh (North Carolina) Word of God Christian Academy
College – Kentucky
Ht: 6′4″
Wt: 185 lbs
Summary:
John Wall is fast and has outstanding ball handling skills. He has demonstrated in both High School and AAU play that he can beat defending players off of the dribble and either finish or find the open team-mate. Wall is also about to finish above the rim. On the down-side, his outside shot is only considered average at this point so he will have some work to do at Kentucky next season, but he should excel in Coach Calipari’s dribble-drive offense.

#2 2009 NCAA Basketball Recruit – PF – Demarcus Cousins
High School: LeFlore, Mobile (Alabama)
College – Kentucky
Ht: 6′9″
Wt: 250 lbs
Summary:
Demarcus Cousins chose to follow Coach Cal to Lexington after Kentucky hired the former Memphis Tiger coach. Cousins has an above average jump shot and is able to handle the ball much better than other big men in the 2009 NCAA basketball recruiting class. He’s already assessed as being a potentialn 2010 NBA Draft Lottery pick. Look for Coach Cal to push the Kentucy strength training program on Cousins to help him get stronger and be able to bang with the larger centers in the NCAA and downstream – the NBA.

#3 2009 NCAA Basketball Recruit – C – Derrick Favors
High School: South Atlanta
College – Georgia Tech
Ht: 6′9″
Wt: 220 lbs
Summary:
Derrick Favors is one of the most skilled post players in the 2009 NCAA recruiting class. He has a great touch with the basketball from the lane. He’s a bit thin for a big-time center at 220lbs, but he’ll bulk up as he gets into the Yellow Jacket basketball program.
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