Draft Order Determined, Griffin Still No. 1

Last night the NBA Draft Lottery order was determined. The Los Angeles Clippers were selected to pick No. 1 overall, Memphis grabbed the No. 2 spot and the Oklahoma City Thunder are No. 3.  Now is the time for mock drafts to start pouring out. The draft is a huge deal for NBA basketball teams, as it could determine the fate of the franchise for the next 15 years. Here’s the draft order:

  1. Clippers
  2. Grizzlies
  3. Thunder
  4. Kings
  5. Wizards
  6. Timberwolves
  7. Warriors
  8. Knicks
  9. Raptors
  10. Bucks
  11. Nets
  12. Hornets
  13. Pacers
  14. Suns
  15. Pistons
  16. Bulls
  17. 76ers
  18. Timberwolves (from Heat)
  19. Hawks
  20. Jazz
  21. Hornets
  22. Mavericks
  23. Kings (from Spurs)
  24. Trail Blazers
  25. Thunder (from Spurs)
  26. Bulls (from Nuggets via Thunder)
  27. Grizzlies (from Magic)
  28. Timberwolves (from Celtics)
  29. Lakers
  30. Cavaliers

You can check out ESPN’s Chad Ford mock draft here. As you’ll see, Blake Griffin is still the overwhelming favorite to get picked No. 1 overall. The Clippers could use a dominant power forward just as much as anybody. This particular draft has Hassheem Thabeet going ahead of Ricky Rubio.

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Posted in General on May 20, 2009

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