ICYMI: The WBN 2014 NBA Mock Draft

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   #26 Miami Heat – Jusuf Nurkic  C  7’0  280  Bosnia

Team Needs:Center, Shooting Guard, Point Guard

Explanation: The Miami Heat now have needed a legitimate center for quite some time now. They went out and brought in former #1 overall pick Greg Oden in the offseason, but as the Portland Trailblazers could have told them from past experience, that it wasn’t going to work. Now the Heat may finally have their  center when they draft Jusuf Nurkic. Nurkic is a 7-footer with a big body who can run the floor, which is exactly what the Heat need, seeing that the Heat are all about fast break points and run out dunks. Nurkic is able to move people with his lower body to create better space to attain better position for scoring and getting rebounds. The only knock on Jusuf is that most of the shots he takes could very likely be blocked, a lot, in the NBA. Only time will tell.

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   #27 Phoenix Suns – KJ McDaniels  SF  6’6  196  Clemson

Team Needs: Small Forward, Center, Power Forward

Explanation: McDaniels is a playmaker and will be making Sportscenters Top 10 many years to come. He will dunk on you, he will dunk over you, he will block your shot and make you look like a little school girl doing it. With their 3rd pick in the first round the Suns finally take care of their number 1 need in a small forward. McDaniels will bring an uncontested excitement to the Suns, and in a few years will sell tickets, just because of the way he plays. Yeah, he is that good folks.

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   #28 Los Angeles Clippers – Elfrid Payton  PG  6’4  185  Lafayette

Team Needs:Small Forward, Power Forward, Center

Explanation: Chris Paul is going to need some help when he gets tired, Elfrid Payton will help ease his tiredness. Payton is an underrated point guard with decent size. The Clippers, had a more than interesting off-season, and drafting Payton and him turning out to be a really good player, could make it even more interesting.

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   #29 Oklahoma City Thunder – Walter Tavares  C  7’3  265  Gran Canaria

Team Needs: Shooting Guard, Center, Point Guard

Explanation: The Thunder like themselves some really tall Centers. Walter Tavares at 7’3 will fulfill the Thunder’s craving, all the while helping fill a big need for a center.  Tavares picked up basketball only 4 years ago, when he started playing in 2010. He has a lot to learn, but he upside/potential is unreal. He averaged 12 rebounds a game last year. He can run the floor pretty well. I think the Thunder wont regret taking Tavares here.

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   #30 San Antonio Spurs – Shabazz Napier  PG  6’1  175  Connecticut

Team Needs: Power Forward, Shooting Guard, Center

Explanation: Tony Parker is getting old and its time for the Spurs to start looking to their future at point guard. If the Spurs beat the Heat in the Finals this year, I have a feeling that their big three (Parker, Duncan and Ginobli) will all retire, leaving the Spurs with some gaping holes that they need to address. Shabazz Napier is a great start, and someone you can form your team around. Also, Napier is everything the Spurs are about, selfless, gritty, smart basketball players.

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#31 – Milwaukee Bucks – Jarnell Stokes  PF  6’8  265  Tennessee

#32 – Philadelphia 76ers – Jordan Adams  SG  6’5  209  UCLA

#33 – Cleveland Cavaliers – Isaiah Austin  C  7’0  220  Baylor

#34 – Dallas Mavericks – Bogdan Bogdanovic  SG  6’6  200  Partizan

#35 – Utah Jazz – CJ Wilcox  SG  6’5  201  Washington