PROSPECT-CENTRAL: Final 2014 NBA Mock Draft!!!

PROSPECT-CENTRAL: 2014 NBA Mock Draft

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October 25th, 2012. That's the day when the hype-machine for the 2014 NBA Draft officially began. I can't say I was surprised when Andrew Wiggins decided to reclassify in HS, but in doing so he joined an already top heavy c/o 2013, which gave way to the possibility of a very special 2014 NBA Draft.

Andrew Wiggins: #1

Nearly two-years later and the 2014 NBA Draft continues to look just as strong. In all honesty, the projected Lottery for this years draft (especially the Top 10) looks quite similar to Prospect-Central's Final c/o 2013 HS Rankings.

Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Joel Embiid, Aaron Gordon, Julius Randle, and Noah Vonleh are all projected Lottery picks, and all six of them were Top 10 in PC's final c/o 2013 rankings. Take it a step further; Marcus Smart was Top 5 in PC's c/o 2012 rankings, Dante Exum was featured by PC well before he burst onto the scene at the Nike Hoop Summit, and PC labeled Dario Saric the Top European teenage baller before he was even draft eligible.

Jabari Parker: #2

The point is it's never too early to start paying attention to talented high school hoopers from each class. It's these players after all that make up the majority of future NBA Draft's. While anyone can hop on the bandwagon once these players enter the mainstream, it's a whole nother story to actually create the bandwagon in the first place.

It's been a long time coming, but the day is finally here. Time to see how everything plays out; starting with PC's Final 2014 NBA Mock Draft. - 2014 NBA Mock Draft Database -

(1) Andrew Wiggins sg/sf / 6'8'' 205 / Kansas / Fr.
       Actual Pick: Andrew Wiggins sg/sf

(2) Jabari Parker sf/pf / 6'8'' 240 / Duke / Fr.
       Actual Pick: Jabari Parker sf/pf

(3) Joel Embiid c / 7'0'' 265 / Kansas / Fr.
       Actual Pick: Joel Embiid c

(4) Dante Exum pg/sg / 6'6'' 195 / AUSTRALIA / Int.
       Actual Pick: Aaron Gordon sf/pf

(5) Aaron Gordon sf/pf / 6'9'' 220 / Arizona / Fr.
       Actual Pick: Dante Exum pg/sg

(6) Marcus Smart pg / 6'3'' 225 / Oklahoma State / So.
       Actual Pick: Marcus Smart pg

(7) Julius Randle pf / 6'9'' 250 / Kentucky / Fr.
       Actual Pick: Julius Randle pf

(8) Noah Vonleh pf / 6'9'' 245 / Indiana / Fr.
       Actual Pick: Nik Stauskas sg

(9) Elfrid Payton pg / 6'3'' 190 / Louisiana Lafayette / Jr.
       Actual Pick: Noah Vonleh pf

(10) Nik Stauskas sg / 6'6'' 205 / Michigan / So.
         Actual Pick: Elfrid Payton pg * Traded to Orlando Magic

(11) Doug McDermott sf / 6'8'' 220 / Creighton / Sr.
         Actual Pick: Doug McDermott sf * Traded to Chicago Bulls

(12) Dario Saric sf/pf / 6'10'' 225 / CROATIA / Int.
         Actual Pick: Dario Saric sf/pf * Traded to Philadelphia 76ers

(13) Zach LaVine pg/sg / 6'5'' 180 / UCLA / Fr.
         Actual Pick: Zach LaVine pg/sg

(14) Gary Harris sg / 6'4'' 205 / Michigan State / So.
         Actual Pick: T.J. Warren sf

(15) Jusuf Nurkic c / 6'11'' 280 / BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA / Int.
         Actual Pick: Adreian Payne pf

(16) Adreian Payne pf/c / 6'10'' 240 / Michigan State / Sr.
         Actual Pick: Jusuf Nurkic c * Traded to Denver Nuggets

(17) T.J. Warren sf / 6'8'' 230 / NC State / So.
         Actual Pick: James Young sg

(18) Rodney Hood sf / 6'8'' 215 / Duke / So.
         Actual Pick: Tyler Ennis pg

(19) James Young sg / 6'6'' 215 / Kentucky / Fr.
         Actual Pick: Gary Harris sg * Traded to Denver Nuggets

(20) Tyler Ennis pg / 6'2'' 180 / Syracuse / Fr.
         Actual Pick: Bruno Caboclo sf/pf

(21) Mitch McGary pf/c / 6'10'' 265 / Michigan / So.
         Actual Pick: Mitch McGary pf/c

(22) Shabazz Napier pg / 6'1'' 180 / Uconn / Sr.
         Actual Pick: Jordan Adams sg

(23) Jordan Adams sg/sf / 6'5'' 220 / UCLA / So.
         Actual Pick: Rodney Hood sf

(24) Kyle Anderson pg/sf/pf / 6'9'' 230 / UCLA / So.
         Actual Pick: Shabazz Napier pg * Traded to Miami Heat

(25) Clint Capela pf / 6'10'' 210 / SWITZERLAND / Int.
         Actual Pick: Clint Capela pf

(26) P.J. Hariston sg / 6'5'' 225 / USA / Jr.
         Actual Pick: P.J. Hariston sg * Traded to Charlotte Hornets

(27) C.J. Wilcox sg / 6'5'' 195 / Washington / Sr.
         Actual Pick: Bogdan Bogdanovic sg

(28) Jarnell Stokes pf / 6'8'' 260 / Tennessee / Jr.
         Actual Pick: C.J. Wilcox sg

(29) Glenn Robinson, III sf / 6'6'' 215 / Michigan / So.
         Actual Pick: Josh Huestis sf/pf

(30) Bogdan Bogdanovic sg / 6'6'' 205 / SERBIA / Int.
         Actual Pick: Kyle Anderson pg/sf/pf

2nd ROUND

(31) Damien Inglis sf/pf / 6'9'' 240 / FRANCE / Int.
         Actual Pick: Damien Inglis sf/pf

(32) K.J. McDaniels sf / 6'6'' 200 / Clemson / Jr.
         Actual Pick: K.J. McDaniels sf

(33) Nikola Jokic pf/c / 6'11'' 255 / SERBIA / Int.
         Actual Pick: Joe Harris sg

(34) Spencer Dinwiddie pg/sg / 6'5'' 190 / Colorado / Jr.
         Actual Pick: Cleanthony Early sf

(35) Cleanthony Early sf / 6'8'' 215 / Wichita State / Sr.
         Actual Pick: Jarnell Stokes pf * Traded to Memphis Grizzles

(36) Walter Tavares c / 7'3'' 260 / SPAIN / Int.
         Actual Pick: Johnny O'Bryant, III pf

(37) Jerami Grant sf / 6'8'' 205 / Syracuse / So.
         Actual Pick: DeAndre Daniels sf

(38) Jordan Clarkson pg/sg / 6'5'' 185 / Missouri / Jr.
         Actual Pick: Spencer Dinwiddie pg/sg

(39) Johnny O'Bryant, III pf / 6'9'' 260 / LSU / Jr.
         Actual Pick: Jerami Grant sf

(40) Thanasis Antetokounmpo sg/sf / 6'7'' 215 / GREECE/ Int.
         Actual Pick: Glenn Robinson, III sf

(41) Joe Harris sg / 6'6'' 215 / Virginia / Sr.
         Actual Pick: Nikola Jokic pf/c

(42) DeAndre Daniels sf / 6'8'' 195 / Uconn / Jr.
         Actual Pick: Nick Johnson sg

(43) Vasilje Micic pg / 6'5'' 190 / SERBIA / Int.
         Actual Pick: Walter Tavares c

(44) Russ Smith pg / 6'0'' 170 / Louisville / Sr.
         Actual Pick: Markel Brown sg * Traded to Brooklyn Nets

(45) Dwight Powell pf / 6'9'' 230 / Stanford / Sr.
         Actual Pick: Dwight Powell pf * Traded to Cleveland Cavilers

(46) Markel Brown sg / 6'3'' 190 / Oklahoma State / Sr.
         Actual Pick: Jordan Clarkson pg/sg * Traded to L.A. Lakers

(47) Josh Huestis sf/pf / 6'8'' 220 / Stanford / Sr.
         Actual Pick: Russ Smith pg * Traded to New Orleans Pelicans

(48) Semaj Christon pg / 6'3'' 190 / Xavier / So.
         Actual Pick: Lamar Patterson sg/sf * Traded to Atlanta Hawks

(49) Alessandro Gentile sg/sf / 6'7'' 230 / ITALY / Int.
         Actual Pick: Cameron Bairstow pf

(50) Nick Johnson sg / 6'3'' 200 / Arizona / Jr.
         Actual Pick: Alec Brown pf/c

(51) Cameron Bairstow pf / 6'10'' 250 / New Mexico / Sr.
         Actual Pick: Thanasis Antetokounmpo sf

(52) Khem Birch pf / 6'9'' 220 / UNLV / Jr.
         Actual Pick: Vasilje Micic pg

(53) Patric Young pf / 6'8'' 250 / Florida / Sr
         Actual Pick: Alessandro Gentile sg/sf

(54) Artem Klimenko c / 7'1'' 245 / RUSSIA / Int.
         Actual Pick: Nemanja Dangubic sg

(55) Jahii Carson pg / 5'10'' 175 / Arizona State / So.
         Actual Pick: Semaj Christon pg * Traded to Charlotte Hornets

(56) James McAdoo sf/pf / 6'9'' 230 / North Carolina / Jr.
         Actual Pick: Roy Devyn Marble sg

(57) Cory Jefferson pf / 6'9'' 220 / Baylor / Sr.
         Actual Pick: Louis Labeyrie pf/c * Traded to New York Knicks

(58) Nemanja Dangubic sg / 6'8'' 195 / SERBIA / Int.
         Actual Pick: Jordan McRae sg * Traded to Philadelphia 76ers

(59) Jabari Brown sg / 6'5'' 205 / Missouri / Jr.
         Actual Pick: Xavier Thames pg/sg * Traded to Brooklyn Nets

(60) Deonte Burton pg / 6'1'' 185 / Nevada / Sr.
         Actual Pick: Cory Jefferson pf * Traded to Brooklyn Nets

NBA Draft History
1947 - 2014

PC NBA Draft History
2013 / 2012

Here's 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 pick	5 pts	3 pts
within 3 positions	3 pts	1 pt
within 5 positions	2 pts	1 pt
within 10 positions	1 pt	1 pt
greater than 10 positions	0 pt	0 pt