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| PROSPECT-CENTRAL: 2013 NBA Mock Draft |
Written by: Prospect-Central
The ride leading up to the 2013 NBA Draft has been a bumpy one to say the least. With no franchise changing players to be found, projecting this years draft was a little more challenging than in years past.
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| 2013 NBA Draft |
Usually it's the NFL Draft loaded with trade rumors. This year the NBA appears to be doing its best impersonation of musical chairs. Nearly ever team in the Lottery seems to be shopping their picks, and most of them are trying to move back in the draft. Another sign this years class is not that strong.
Since certain teams are targeting certain players and trade rumors are rampant, it was obviously difficult pinpointing which players would land where. No Mock Draft is perfect however, and this year holds true to that saying more than ever.
When creating NBA Mock Drafts, Prospect-Central likes to start early. Since PC's a relatively new site, the first initial 2013 NBA Mock Draft was released two years ago, but usually an NBA Mock Draft Lottery is released four years in advance. That may sound kind of crazy, but with basketball you can tell at an early age if a kid's going to be a player or not.
By the time these players enter their sophomore year of high school, there's usually enough info to create a somewhat realistic NBA Mock Draft Lottery. Because they're so young however, and their games and bodies are constantly developing, anything more than 14 players would be a little bit absurd. Projecting a Lottery on the other hand, seems perfectly reasonable. Nothing is set in stone of course, so new names are constantly emerging as the years go by.
Once a class is two years away from being drafted, an entire NBA Mock Draft can start to take shape. By that time there's a better understanding about which players are the cream of the crop, and which players are on borrowed time.
Please take this into consideration though. If NBA teams can't even decide who the best players are the night before the draft, you can only imagine what it's like trying to predict the best players years in advance. Point being, don't take these Mock Drafts too seriously. While they're helpful in showcasing some players people might not be familiar with, they're more for fun than anything else. Bottom line, the true players are eventually found one way or another.
Which brings us to Prospect-Central's Final 2013 NBA Mock Draft. Because of all the trade speculation, this was somewhat of a tricky draft to predict, but PC gave it the old college try. Obviously there have been a number of changes since the first edition, but for the most part all the players have been the same.
If I had to ballpark it, I would say about 70% of the players have been in PC's Mock Draft since it was first released two years ago. Whether the draft plays out this way or not, we'll find out soon enough, but one thing is becoming abundantly clear; the 2013 NBA Draft is gonna be chalk full of surprises! 2013 NBA Mock Draft Database.
(1) Alex Len c / 7'1'' 240 / Maryland / So.
Actual Pick: Anthony Bennett pf
(2) Victor Oladipo sg / 6'5'' 215 / Indiana / Jr.
Actual Pick: Victor Oladipo sg
(3) Otto Porter sf / 6'8'' 210 / Georgetown / So.
Actual Pick: Otto Porter sf
(4) Anthony Bennett pf / 6'7'' 240 / UNLV / Fr.
Actual Pick: Cody Zeller pf
(5) Nerlens Noel c / 6'10'' 210 / Kentucky / Fr.
Actual Pick: Alex Len c
(6) Trey Burke pg / 6'0'' 190 / Michigan / So.
Actual Pick: Nerlens Noel c * Traded to Philadelphia 76ers
(7) Ben McLemore sg / 6'5'' 195 / Kansas / Fr.
Actual Pick: Ben McLemore sg
(8) C.J. McCollum pg/sg / 6'3'' 190 / Lehigh / Sr.
Actual Pick: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope sg
(9) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope sg / 6'5'' 205 / Georgia / So.
Actual Pick: Trey Burke pg * Traded to Utah Jazz
(10) Cody Zeller pf / 6'11'' 240 / Indiana / So.
Actual Pick: C.J. McCollum pg/sg
(11) Michael Carter-Williams pg / 6'6'' 185 / Syracuse / So.
Actual Pick: Michael Carter-Williams pg
(12) Steven Adams c / 7'0'' 250 / Pittsburgh / Fr.
Actual Pick: Steven Adams c
(13) Giannis Adetokoubo sf/pf / 6'9'' 215 / GREECE / Int.
Actual Pick: Kelly Olynyk c * Traded to Boston Celtics
(14) Sergey Karasev sg/sf / 6'8'' 200 / RUSSIA / Int.
Actual Pick: Shabazz Muhammad sg/sf * Traded to Minnesota Timberwolves
(15) Shane Larkin pg / 5'11'' 175 / Miami / So.
Actual Pick: Giannis Adetokoubo sf/pf
(16) Kelly Olynyk pf/c / 7'0'' 240 / Gonzaga / Jr.
Actual Pick: Lucas Nogueira c * Traded to Mavericks then Hawks
(17) Dennis Schroeder pg / 6'1'' 180 / GERMANY / Int.
Actual Pick: Dennis Schroeder pg
(18) Shabazz Muhammad sg/sf / 6'6'' 225 / UCLA / Fr.
Actual Pick: Shane Larkin pg * Traded to Dallas Mavericks
(19) Reggie Bullock sg / 6'7'' 205 / North Carolina / Jr.
Actual Pick: Sergey Karasev sg
(20) Mason Plumlee pf/c / 6'11'' 240 / Duke / Sr.
Actual Pick: Tony Snell sg/sf
(21) Lucas Nogueira pf/c / 7'0'' 220 / BRAZIL / Int.
Actual Pick: Gorgui Dieng * Traded to Minnesota Timberwolves
(22) Gorgui Dieng c / 6'10'' 245 / Louisville / Jr.
Actual Pick: Mason Plumlee pf
(23) Isaiah Canaan pg / 6'1'' 200 / Murray State / Sr.
Actual Pick: Solomon Hill sf
(24) Tim Hardaway, Jr sg / 6'6'' 190 / Michigan / Jr.
Actual Pick: Tim Hardaway, Jr sg
(25) Tony Snell sg/sf / 6'7'' 200 / New Mexico / Jr.
Actual Pick: Reggie Bullock sg
(26) Allen Crabbe sg / 6'6'' 210 / California / Jr.
Actual Pick: Andre Roberson sf/pf * Traded to Warriors then Thunder
(27) Rudy Gobert pf/c / 7'1'' 230 / FRANCE / Int.
Actual Pick: Rudy Gobert c * Traded to Utah Jazz
(28) Jamaal Franklin sg / 6'5'' 205 / San Diego State / Jr.
Actual Pick: Livio Jean-Charles sf/pf
(29) Tony Mitchell sf / 6'8'' 235 / North Texas / So.
Actual Pick: Archie Goodwin sg * Traded to Phoenix Suns
(30) Ricardo Ledo sg / 6'6'' 195 / Providence / Fr.
Actual Pick: Nemanja Nedovic pg/sg * Traded to Golden State Warriors
2nd ROUND
(31) Alex Abrines sg / 6'6'' 190 / SPAIN / Int.
Actual Pick: Allen Crabbe sg * Traded to Portland Trailblazers
(32) Jeff Withey c / 7'0'' 235 / Kansas / Sr.
Actual Pick: Alex Abrines sg
(33) Livio Jean-Charles sf/pf / 6'9'' 220 / FRANCE / Int.
Actual Pick: Carrick Felix sg/sf
(34) Pierre Jackson pg / 5'10'' 185 / Baylor / Sr.
Actual Pick: Isaiah Cannan pg
(35) Glen Rice, Jr sg / 6'5'' 205 / USA / Jr.
Actual Pick: Glen Rice, Jr sg * Traded to Washington Wizards
(36) Mike Muscala pf/c / 6'11'' 235 / Bucknell / Sr.
Actual Pick: Ray McCallum pg
(37) Nate Wolters pg / 6'4'' 195 / South Dakota State / Sr.
Actual Pick: Tony Mitchell sf
(38) Erik Green pg / 6'3'' 180 / Virginia Tech / Sr.
Actual Pick: Nate Wolters pg * Traded to Milwaukee Bucks
(39) Lorenzo Brown pg / 6'4'' 185 / NC State / Jr.
Actual Pick: Jeff Withey c
(40) C.J. Leslie sf/pf / 6'9'' 210 / NC State / Jr.
Actual Pick: Grant Jerrett pf * Traded to Oklahoma City Thunder
(41) DeShaun Thomas sf/pf / 6'7'' 230 / Ohio State / Jr.
Actual Pick: Jamaal Franklin sg
(42) Archie Goodwin sg / 6'5'' 195 / Kentucky / Fr.
Actual Pick: Pierre Jackson pg * Traded to New Orleans Hornets
(43) Grant Jerrett pf / 6'10'' 240 / Arizona / Fr.
Actual Pick: Ricardo Ledo sg * Traded to 76ers then Mavericks
(44) James Ennis sg/sf / 6'7'' 210 / Long Beach State / Sr.
Actual Pick: Mike Muscala pf/c * Traded to Atlanta Hawks
(45) Jackie Carmichael pf / 6'9'' 240 / Illinois State / Sr.
Actual Pick: Marko Tordorovic pf
(46) Trevor Mwbake pf / 6'8'' 245 / Minnesota / Sr.
Actual Pick: Erik Green pg/sg * Traded to Denver Nuggets
(47) Andre Roberson sf/pf / 6'7'' 210 / Colorado / Jr.
Actual Pick: Raul Neto pg
(48) Ray McCallum pg / 6'1'' 190 / Detroit / Jr.
Actual Pick: Ryan Kelly pf
(49) Erik Murphy pf / 6'10'' 240 / Florida / Sr.
Actual Pick: Erik Murphy pf
(50) Ryan Kelly pf / 6'11'' 230 / Duke / Sr.
Actual Pick: James Ennis sg/sf * Traded to Miami Heat
(51) Nemanja Nedovic pg/sg / 6'4'' 195 / SERBIA / Int.
Actual Pick: Romero Osby pf
(52) Colton Iverson c / 7'0'' 260 / Colorado State / Sr.
Actual Pick: Lorenzo Brown pg
(53) Marko Tordorovic pf / 6'11'' 240 / MONTENEGRO / Int.
Actual Pick: Colton Iverson c * Traded to Boston Celtics
(54) Raul Neto pg / 6'2'' 180 / BRAZIL / Int.
Actual Pick: Arsalan Kazemi sf/pf * Traded to Philadelphia 76ers
(55) Myck Kabongo pg / 6'1'' 180 / Texas / So.
Actual Pick: Joffrey Lauvergne pf * Traded to Denver Nuggets
(56) Solomon Hill sf / 6'7'' 225 / Arizona / Sr.
Actual Pick: Peyton Siva pg
(57) Carrick Felix sg/sf / 6'6'' 205 / Arizona State / Sr.
Actual Pick: Alex Oriakhi pf
(58) Peyton Siva pg / 6'1'' 180 / Louisville / Sr.
Actual Pick: DeShaun Thomas sf/pf
(59) Bojan Dubljevic pf/c / 6'9'' 235 / MONTENEGRO / Int.
Actual Pick: Bojan Dubljevic pf/c
(60) Janis Timma sf / 6'8'' 225 / LATVIA / Int.
Actual Pick: Janis Timma sf
Prospect-Central: 2012 NBA Mock Draft
History of NBA Drafts: 1947 - Present Day
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?
Since certain teams are targeting certain players and trade rumors are rampant, it was obviously difficult pinpointing which players would land where. No Mock Draft is perfect however, and this year holds true to that saying more than ever.
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| David Stern with #1 pick Anthony Bennett |
By the time these players enter their sophomore year of high school, there's usually enough info to create a somewhat realistic NBA Mock Draft Lottery. Because they're so young however, and their games and bodies are constantly developing, anything more than 14 players would be a little bit absurd. Projecting a Lottery on the other hand, seems perfectly reasonable. Nothing is set in stone of course, so new names are constantly emerging as the years go by.
Once a class is two years away from being drafted, an entire NBA Mock Draft can start to take shape. By that time there's a better understanding about which players are the cream of the crop, and which players are on borrowed time.
 |
| 2013 NBA Draft |
If I had to ballpark it, I would say about 70% of the players have been in PC's Mock Draft since it was first released two years ago. Whether the draft plays out this way or not, we'll find out soon enough, but one thing is becoming abundantly clear; the 2013 NBA Draft is gonna be chalk full of surprises! 2013 NBA Mock Draft Database.
Actual Pick: Anthony Bennett pf
Actual Pick: Victor Oladipo sg
Actual Pick: Otto Porter sf
Actual Pick: Cody Zeller pf
Actual Pick: Alex Len c
Actual Pick: Nerlens Noel c * Traded to Philadelphia 76ers
Actual Pick: Ben McLemore sg
Actual Pick: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope sg
Actual Pick: Trey Burke pg * Traded to Utah Jazz
Actual Pick: C.J. McCollum pg/sg
Actual Pick: Michael Carter-Williams pg
Actual Pick: Steven Adams c
Actual Pick: Kelly Olynyk c * Traded to Boston Celtics
Actual Pick: Shabazz Muhammad sg/sf * Traded to Minnesota Timberwolves
Actual Pick: Giannis Adetokoubo sf/pf
Actual Pick: Lucas Nogueira c * Traded to Mavericks then Hawks
Actual Pick: Dennis Schroeder pg
Actual Pick: Shane Larkin pg * Traded to Dallas Mavericks
Actual Pick: Sergey Karasev sg
Actual Pick: Tony Snell sg/sf
Actual Pick: Gorgui Dieng * Traded to Minnesota Timberwolves
Actual Pick: Mason Plumlee pf
Actual Pick: Solomon Hill sf
Actual Pick: Tim Hardaway, Jr sg
Actual Pick: Reggie Bullock sg
Actual Pick: Andre Roberson sf/pf * Traded to Warriors then Thunder
Actual Pick: Rudy Gobert c * Traded to Utah Jazz
Actual Pick: Livio Jean-Charles sf/pf
Actual Pick: Archie Goodwin sg * Traded to Phoenix Suns
Actual Pick: Nemanja Nedovic pg/sg * Traded to Golden State Warriors
2nd ROUND
Actual Pick: Allen Crabbe sg * Traded to Portland Trailblazers
Actual Pick: Alex Abrines sg
Actual Pick: Carrick Felix sg/sf
Actual Pick: Isaiah Cannan pg
Actual Pick: Glen Rice, Jr sg * Traded to Washington Wizards
Actual Pick: Ray McCallum pg
Actual Pick: Tony Mitchell sf
Actual Pick: Nate Wolters pg * Traded to Milwaukee Bucks
Actual Pick: Jeff Withey c
Actual Pick: Grant Jerrett pf * Traded to Oklahoma City Thunder
Actual Pick: Jamaal Franklin sg
Actual Pick: Pierre Jackson pg * Traded to New Orleans Hornets
Actual Pick: Ricardo Ledo sg * Traded to 76ers then Mavericks
Actual Pick: Mike Muscala pf/c * Traded to Atlanta Hawks
Actual Pick: Marko Tordorovic pf
Actual Pick: Erik Green pg/sg * Traded to Denver Nuggets
Actual Pick: Raul Neto pg
Actual Pick: Ryan Kelly pf
Actual Pick: Erik Murphy pf
Actual Pick: James Ennis sg/sf * Traded to Miami Heat
Actual Pick: Romero Osby pf
Actual Pick: Lorenzo Brown pg
Actual Pick: Colton Iverson c * Traded to Boston Celtics
Actual Pick: Arsalan Kazemi sf/pf * Traded to Philadelphia 76ers
Actual Pick: Joffrey Lauvergne pf * Traded to Denver Nuggets
Actual Pick: Peyton Siva pg
Actual Pick: Alex Oriakhi pf
Actual Pick: DeShaun Thomas sf/pf
Actual Pick: Bojan Dubljevic pf/c
Actual Pick: Janis Timma sf
Prospect-Central: 2012 NBA Mock Draft
History of NBA Drafts: 1947 - Present Day
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 |
