Thursday, June 28, 2012

PROSPECT-CENTRAL: Final 2012 NBA Mock Draft!!!

2012 NBA Draft


Written by: Prospect-Central

The day is finally here...The 2012 NBA Draft!!!  According to the National Federation of High Schools, there were 17,969 high school basketball programs in the country this year; giving us a grand total of 540,207 aspiring NBA ballers.  There's currently 345 Division I college basketball teams, meaning there's less than 4,500 spots for these NBA hopefuls.  Lets not forget all the international players who have dreams of making the league as well.  The NBA drafts 60 players each year, and only 30 have guaranteed contracts.  So, the odds of a REALLY, REALLY good 14-year old basketball player making the NBA...roughly .001%!!!  If you remove international players from the mix, 3 out of 10,000 high school basketball players will be drafted into the NBA.  That's .03%.  Statistically speaking, there's a better chance of being struck by lightening than playing in the NBA.  So when these 60 men finally reach their dreams come June 28th, they'll accomplish something few could only fathom and truly enter rarefied air. 2012 NBA Mock Draft DatabaseBelow is Prospect-Central's 2012 NBA Mock Draft & actual selections.



(1) Anthony Davis pf / 6'10'' 214 / Kentucky / Fr.
          Actual Pick: ANTHONY DAVIS

(2) Thomas Robinson pf / 6'9'' 240 / Kansas / Jr.
          Actual Pick: MICHAEL KIDD-GILCHRIST
(3) Brad Beal sg / 6'4'' 196 / Florida / Fr.
          Actual Pick: BRAD BEAL
(4) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist sf / 6'7'' 220 / Kentucky / Fr.
          Actual Pick: DION WAITERS
(5) Andre Drummond pf/c / 6'10'' 270 / Uconn / Fr.
        Actual Pick: THOMAS ROBINSON
(6) Damian Lillard pg / 6'2'' 190 / Weber State / Jr.
          Actual Pick: DAMIAN LILLARD
(7) Harrison Barnes sf / 6'8'' 223 / North Carolina / So.
          Actual Pick: HARRISON BARNES
(8) Dion Waiters pg/sg / 6'4'' 215 / Syracuse / So.
          Actual Pick: TERRENCE ROSS
(9) John Henson pf / 6'10'' 220 / North Carolina / Jr.
        Actual Pick: ANDRE DRUMMOND
(10) Austin Rivers sg / 6'4'' 200 / Duke / Fr.
             Actual Pick: AUSTIN RIVERS
(11) Meyers Leonard c / 7'0'' 245 / Illinois / So.
             Actual Pick: MEYERS LEONARD
(12) Jeremy Lamb sg / 6'5'' 185 / Uconn / So.
             Actual Pick: JEREMY LAMB
(13) Terrence Ross sg / 6'6'' 180 / Washington / So.
             Actual Pick: KENDALL MARSHALL
(14) Tyler Zeller c / 7'0'' 240 / North Carolina / Sr.
             Actual Pick: JOHN HENSON
(15) Moe Harkless sf / 6'8'' 210 / St. John's / Fr.
             Actual Pick: MOE HARKLESS 
(16) Kendall Marshall pg / 6'4'' 200 / UNC / So.
             Actual Pick: ROYCE WHITE
(17) Royce White sf / 6'8'' 250 / Iowa State / So.
             Actual Pick: TYLER ZELLER
(18) Terrence Jones sf/pf / 6'8'' 245 / Kentucky / So.
             Actual Pick: TERRENCE JONES
(19) Andrew Nicholson pf / 6'9'' 220 / St. Bonaventure / Sr. 
             Actual Pick: ANDREW NICHOLSON
(20) Perry Jones III pf / 6'11'' 235 / Baylor / So.
             Actual Pick: EVAN FOURNIER
(21) Jared Sullinger pf / 6'9'' 270 / Ohio State / So.
             Actual Pick: JARRED SULLINGER
(22) Fab Melo c / 7'0'' 255 / Syracuse / So.
             Actual Pick: FAB MELO
(23) Tony Wroten, Jr. pg/sg / 6'6'' 210 / Washington / Fr.
             Actual Pick: JOHN JENKINS
(24) Arnett Moultrie pf / 6'10'' 225 / Mississippi State / Jr.
             Actual Pick: JARRED CUNNINGAHAM 
(25) Marquis Teague pg / 6'2'' 178 / Kentucky / Fr.
             Actual Pick: TONY WROTEN JR
(26) John Jenkins sg / 6'4'' 205 / Vanderbilt / Jr.
             Actual Pick: MILES PLUMLEE
(27) Jared Cunningham sg / 6'4'' 175 / Oregon State / Jr.
             Actual Pick: ARNETT MOULTRIE
(28) Evan Fournier sg / 6'6'' 185 / FRANCE / Int.
             Actual Pick: PERRY JONES III
(29) Will Barton sg/sf / 6'6'' 170 / Memphis / So.
             Actual Pick: MARQUIS TEAGUE
(30) Festus Ezeli c / 6'11'' 255 / Vanderbilt / Sr.
             Actual Pick: FESTUS EZELI

SECOND ROUND
(31) Jeffery Taylor sf / 6'7'' 224 / Vanderbilt / Sr.
              Actual Pick: JEFFERY TAYLOR
(32) Miles Plumlee pf / 6'11'' 245 / Duke / Sr.
              Actual Pick: THOMAS SANTORANSKY 
(33) Furkan Aldemir pf / 6'10'' 210 / TURKEY / Int.
              Actual Pick: BERNARD JAMES
(34) Quincy Miller sf / 6'9'' 210 / Baylor / Fr.
              Actual Pick: JAE CROWDER
(35) Draymond Green sf/pf / 6'6'' 235 / Michigan State / Sr.
              Actual Pick: DRAYMOND GREEN
(36) Kim English sg / 6'6'' 190 / Missouri / Sr.
              Actual Pick: ORLANDO JOHNSON
(37) Jae Crowder sf/pf / 6'5'' 235 / Marquette / Sr.
              Actual Pick: QUINCY ACY
(38) Darius Miller sf / 6'8'' 235 / Kentucky / Sr.
              Actual Pick: QUINCY MILLER
(39) Khris Middleton sg/sf / 6'7'' 220 / Texas A & M / Jr.
              Actual Pick: KHRIS MIDDLETON
(40) Orlando Johnson sg/sf / 6'5'' 230 / UC Santa Barbra / Sr.
              Actual Pick: WILL BARTON
(41) Doron Lamb sg / 6'4'' 195 / Kentucky / So.
              Actual Pick: TYSHAWN TAYLOR
(42) Mike Scott pf / 6'8'' 240 / Virginia / Sr.
              Actual Pick: DORON LAMB
(43) Tyshawn Taylor pg/sg / 6'3'' 180 / Kansas / Sr.
              Actual Pick: MIKE SCOTT
(44) Kevin Murphy sg / 6'7'' 195 / Tennessee Tech / Sr.
              Actual Pick: KIM ENGLISH
(45) Quincy Acy pf / 6'7'' 225 / Baylor / Sr.
              Actual Pick: JUSTIN HAMILTON
(46) Kostas Papanikolaou sf / 6'8'' 220 / GREECE / Int.
              Actual Pick: DARIUS MILLER
(47) Bernard James pf / 6'10'' 230 / Florida State / Sr.
              Actual Pick: KEVIN MURPHY 
(48) Hollis Thompson sg/sf / 6'8'' 205 / Georgetown / Jr.
              Actual Pick: KOSTAS PAPANIKOLAOU
(49) Drew Gordon pf / 6'9'' 245 / New Mexico / Sr.
              Actual Pick: KYLE O'QUINN
(50) Kyle O'Quinn pf / 6'10'' 240 / Norfolk State / Sr.
              Actual Pick: IZZET TURKYILMAZ
(51) William Buford sg / 6'5'' 190 / Ohio State / Sr.
              Actual Pick: KRIS JOSEPH
(52) Kevin Jones pf / 6'8'' 250 / West Virginia / Sr.
              Actual Pick: OGNJEN KUZMIC
(53) Thomas Santoransky pg/sg / 6'7'' 190 / CZECH REPUBLIC / Int.
              Actual Pick: FURKAN ALDEMIR
(54) Justin Hamilton c / 7'0'' 260 / LSU / Jr.
              Actual Pick: TORNIKE SHENGELIA
(55) Kris Joseph sf / 6'7'' 217 / Syracuse / Sr.
              Actual Puck: DARIUS JOHNSON-ODOM 
(56) Darius Johnson-Odom sg / 6'3'' 215 / Marquette / Sr.
              Actual Pick: TOMISLAV ZUBCIC
(57) Tornike Shengelia pf / 6'9'' 220 / REP of GEORGIA / Int.
              Actual Pick: IIKAN KARAMAN
(58Robert Sacre c / 7'1'' 255 / Gonzaga / Sr.
              Actual Pick: ROBBIE HUMMEL
(59) Robbie Hummel sf / 6'8'' 220 / Purdue / Sr.
              Actual Pick: MARCUS DENMON
(60) Scott Machado pg / 6'1'' 180 / Iona / Sr.
              Actual Pick: ROBERT SACRE

Prospect-Central 2012 NBA Draft Big Board: Top 100 Prospects

History of NBA Drafts: 1947 - Present Day

Here is the scoring system (after the draft is complete). Different point totals are awarded for first round picks (1 - 30) and second round picks (31 - 60).  A score of 240 is perfect & 100 + is very good.  How did you do???

(First Round)(Second Round)
Exact pick5 pts3 pts
within 3 positions3 pts1 pt
within 5 positions2 pts1 pt
within 10 positions1 pt1 pt
greater than 10 positions0 pt0 pt