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Last Updated: 24 June 2009.

Ok, so I didn’t quite get to updating my 2009 NBA Mock Draft  until the day before draft day as I’m typing. We’ve seen who’s going and staying in the draft now. The biggest surprise is the lack of “awe” for Ricky Rubio’s only workout conducted before the draft with the Sacramento Kings.  I dropped him all the way down to nr 5 since the Kings don’t seem to thrilled with him, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we see him go even lower! Jodie Meeks chose to remain in the draft along with Memphis’s Shawn Taggart and we have seen a fair bit of movement of players based on how their pre-draft workouts have gone. Tyler Hansbrough and B.J. Mullens have helped their cases since the 2008-09 NCAA regular season wrapped up and Terrence Williams may have worked his way into a 2009 NBA lottery pick! Particularly interesting is that Minnesota has traded to get the nr 5 and 6 picks with many thinking they’ll take the best Point Guard on the board with the first pick and a good shooting or slashing guard with the second. Don’t be surprised to see them take DeRozan and Evans here vice mucking with Rubio if he’s still around.

2009 Mock NBA Draft Round 1

2009 NBA Mock Draft Round 2

#
Team
Player
Ht
Wt
Position
School
Class




2009 NBA Mock Draft #31
Sacramento
Patrick Mills
6-0
175
PG
St. Mary's
So.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #32
Portland
DaJuan Summers
6-7
243
SF
Georgetown
Fr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #33
Washington
Jeff Adrien
6-6
235
PF
UConn
Sr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #34
Denver
Jonas Jerebko
6-9
220
SF
Sweden
Intl.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #35
Memphis
Dionte Christmas
6-5
211
SG
Temple
Sr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #36
Detroit
Dante Cunningham
6-8
227
SF/PF
Villanova
Sr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #37
San Antonio
Shawn Taggart
6-10
225
SF/PF
Memphis
Jr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #38
Portland
Jermaine Taylor
6-5
207
SG
Central Florida
Sr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #39
Detroit
Jeff Pendergraph
6-10
240
PF
Arizona St.
Sr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #40
Charlotte
Toney Douglas
6-2
183
PG/SG
Florida St.
Sr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #41
Milwaukee
Rodrigue Beaubois
6-2
182
PG
France
Intl.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #42
LA Lakers
Josh Heytvelt
6-11
246
PF
Gonzaga
Sr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #43
Miami
Vladimir Dasic
6-10
218
SF
Montenegro
Intl.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #44
Detroit
Robert Dozier
6-10
215
SF/PF
Memphis
Sr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #45
Minnesota
Danny Green
6-6
208
SF
North Carolina
Sr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #46
Cleveland 
Jerel McNeal
6-3
190
SG
Marquette
Sr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #47
Minnesota
Leo Lyons
6-9
235
PF
Missouri
Sr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #48
Phoenix
AJ Price
6-2
193
PG
UConn
Sr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #49
Atlanta
Emir Preldzic
6-8
220
SG/SF
Slovenia
Intl.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #50
Utah
Tyrese Rice
6-0
190
PG
Boston College
Sr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #51
San Antonio
Nick Calathes
6-3
180
PG/SG
Florida
So.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #52
Indiana
Wesley Matthews
6-5
215
SG
Marquette
Sr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #53
San Antonio
Chris Johnson
6-11
205
PF/C
LSU
Sr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #54
Charlotte
Milenko Tepic
6-7
200
PG/SG
Serbia
Intl.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #55
Portland
Alade Aminu
6-10
220
SF/PF
Georgia Tech
Sr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #56
Portland
Alex Ruoff
6-6
220
SG
West Virginia
Sr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #57
Phoenix
DeMarre Carroll
6-8
207
SF/PF
Missouri
Sr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #58
Boston
Garret Siler
6-11
305
C
Augusta St.
Sr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #59
LA Lakers
Josh Akognon
5-11
185
PG
Cal State Ful...
Sr.


2009 NBA Mock Draft #60
Miami
Jon Brockman
6-7
255
PF
Washington
Sr.

Earl Clark Rebounding/ Getty Images

A number of the top small forward prospects are what is being referred to as a “combo” guard now-a-days. Earl Clark of Louisville leads the way of the small forwards. Although most of the small forward prospects will likely not go in the 2009 NBA Draft Lottery, Earl Clark and James Johnson of Wake Forest each have the potential to plus-up depending on how team workouts go for some of the other potential lottery picks.

Top 5 2009 NBA Draft Small Forwards

#1 2009 NBA Draft Top Small Forward – Earl Clark – Louisville

Earl Clark is the top “Combo” guard available in the 2009 NBA draft. With his height (6′9″), he’s able to play in the paint and on the wing. Rick Pitino would have loved to have kept Clark another year in Louisville, but as soon as he became a solid first round pick he’s chosen to remain in the 2009 NBA draft. Read the rest of this entry »