Jeff Goodman of CBS Sports has released his Mock Draft 3.o and he has 5 Kentucky Wildcats in the first round of the 2012 NBA Draft.
Of course, Anthony Davis is #1 to the New Orleans Hornets.
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[TD]No. 1[/TD]
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[TD]Anthony Davis, 6-10, 220, PF/C, Fr., Kentucky[/TD]
[TD]The Hornets won the lottery and get the future star. Davis is a shot-blocking freak, but is also skilled on the offensive end — and can be a franchise-changing player.[/TD]
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He has Michael Kidd-Gilchrist at #5, which I think is still too low for MKG.
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[TD]No. 5[/TD]
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[TD]Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, 6-7, 232, SF, Fr., Kentucky[/TD]
[TD]MKG brings a winning attitude and a toughness to the table. He’s a team guy who can really get after it on the defensive end. The Kings have enough scorers. This is the ideal fit[/TD]
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Terrence Jones at #19, which is the bottom end of where most people rank the big guy from Portland.
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[TD]No. 19[/TD]
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[TD]Terrence Jones, 6-9, 252, PF, Soph., Kentucky[/TD]
[TD]The Magic already have Daniel Orton and DeAndre Liggins. Why not stockpile former UK guys? Actually, Jones is the best player left on the board.[/TD]
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This is the highest I have seen Doron Lamb ranked.
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[TD]No. 25[/TD]
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[TD]Doron Lamb, 6-4, 210, SG, Soph., Kentucky[/TD]
[TD]The Grizzlies could use a dead-eye shooter — and that’s what Lamb is about. He can also back up Mike Conley Jr. at the point.[/TD]
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And rounding out the first round for Kentucky, Goodman has Marquis Teague at #27 to the Miami Heat.
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[TD]No. 27[/TD]
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[TD]Marquis Teague, 6-2, 189, PG, Fr., Kentucky[/TD]
[TD]Imagine Teague’s speed playing with LeBron and D-Wade. Could be just the piece that the Heat need.[/TD]
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In my opinion, I think he has MKG and Terrence ranked a little low, but the other 3 are right about where they will fall.
What about Darius? Can he sneak into the first round?
All depends on the workouts.
[URL=”http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/19207544″]See entire mock draft[/URL]
