Breaking Down the Positions in the NBA Draft

While the top three picks in the NBA Draft seem to be locked in, with Blake Griffin going No. 1 and either Ricky Rubio or Hasheem Thabeet going No. 2 and No. 3, the struggle to determine who should be drafted and when has not been so simple. The NBA Draft combine is taking place currently, and some players have already seen their stock rise. Chad Ford of ESPN has a few notes on the position battles taking place at the camps.

Most NBA teams have a specific position need or two, so sometimes, regardless of whether there is a better overall player, they will pick someone at the position they need. Take, for example, the Sacramento Kings. They have young, developing players at Center, forward and shooting guard. They need a point badly. So Kings executives are going to be looking through the group of point guard prospects to find their pick. That’s how the theory goes at least.

Chad Ford then puts his notes into action here in his Mock Draft 3.0. Notice how Jrue Holliday has moved into the No. 4 spot, up from a couple spots down just a few weeks ago. The Ricky or Hasheem debate is interesting. It might be worth a look at a sports betting site to see which player is most likely to be drafted No. 2.

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