16. Houston Rockets – Moe Harkless, SF, St. John’s With three picks, Houston will be one of the more aggressive teams on draft night as GM Daryl Morey must propel the Rockets into the playoffs. Don’t be surprised to see Houston package a combination of these picks to move up for a player like Andre Drummond. If the Rockets stand pat, Harkless was the Big East Conference Rookie of the Year and is a great rebounder and defender. He also has the
16. Houston Rockets – Moe Harkless, SF, St. John’s With two high picks, Houston will be one of the more aggressive teams on draft night, as GM Daryl Morey must propel the Rockets into the playoffs and is rumored to be willing to package whatever it takes to get Dwight Howard. As a fallback, don’t be surprised to see Houston package both of these picks to move up for a player like Andre Drummond. If the Rockets stand pat, Harkless was the
31. Charlotte Bobcats – Doron Lamb, SG Kentucky Lamb is one of the best shooters in the draft, can play either guard spot in spurts or come off the bench as a shooter. We had the ‘Cats taking Miles Plumlee here in Mock 4.0, but we are now thinking MJ goes for a scorer over a big. Of course, if the Bobcats wheel and deal as many expect, pick No. 30 could be someone else’s. 32. Washington Wizards – Festus Ezeli, C,
31. Charlotte Bobcats – Miles Plumlee, C, Duke Plumlee’s stock has soared with great performances in workouts as has flashed excellent athleticism. The Bobcats needed everything except a brand new head coach no one outside of St. John’s has ever heard of. 32. Washington Wizards – Doron Lamb, SG, Kentucky One of the best shooters in the draft, can play either guard spot in spurts or come off the bench as a shooter. 33. Cleveland Cavaliers – John Jenkins, SG, Vanderbilt Pure shooter with a sweet stroke
16. Houston Rockets – Perry Jones, PF, Baylor Jones is perhaps the biggest enigma in the draft because he has great size and special talent but never played to his potential in college. However, he is very skilled and comfortable facing the basket. Houston GM Daryl Morey needs to be bold here as there are questions about how much longer he can remain on the job without making the playoffs. 17. Dallas Mavericks – Terrence Ross, SG, Washington Ross would be a fine selection by
16. Houston Rockets – Tyler Zeller, C, North Carolina The Rockets struggles to replace Yao Ming have been well documented. Having swung for the fences with their previous pick, Houston can play it safe and take Zeller. The 7-footer moves well for his size and has good hands and is efficient in the post but lacks the high-end upside to be an elite starter at his position. 17. Dallas Mavericks – Terrence Ross, SG, Washington The Mavericks need to infuse youthful talent on
