Can Danny: Mock 2.0, 15 - 20
Since I already want to revisit some of my lottery pick decisions, I'm going to blow through the rest of this draft, starting with picks 15 - 20
15. Milwaukee Bucks: Xavier Henry - I love this fit for the Bucks but I have a feeling that Henry will be moving up the draft. The youngster from University of Kansas is a tough call because he has upside but seems like he's destined to be a role player. I'd love for him to fall to the Celtics and be able to learn from Ray Allen but he's simply too good of a prospect to get past the Bucks, who have their backcourt of the future with Jennings and Henry. Henry may be one dimensional but with Jennings and Bogut, he can afford to be. I also think he's potentially a very strong defensive player and Scott Skiles should be able to bring that out of him.
16. Golden State Warriors: Luke Babbitt - In a revamp of a deal I proposed earlier, I would take Kelenna Azuibuike and the #23 pick out of the Al Jefferson/Corey Maggette deal and have Minnesota send the #16 to the Warriors. Also, before this pick, the Wolves swap out Ryan Gomes's partially guaranteed contract to Miami, who send Michael Beasley to Portland, who sends Spaniard Rudy Fernandez to Minnesota. As for the Warriors, if they make the Thabeet/Mayo for Elllis deal, they'd already have a new look squad of Stephon Curry, OJ Mayo, Kelenna Azuibuike, Al Jefferson/Anthony Randolph, Hasheem Thabeet/Andris Biedrins. A defensive minded SF like Damion James could be a decent pick but I'd go with Babbitt who is a bit of a 'tweener but could fit in nicely on the Warriors. Like Xavier Henry, Babbitt could move up in the draft but, for now, I'll keep him in the mid-first round and send him to the Warriors.
17. Chicago Bulls: James Anderson - The Bulls shored up their frontcourt with the Luol Deng for Chris Kaman deal earlier and now they add a backcourt scorer to hopefully replace Ben Gordon. Gordon Hayward and Damion James were options but I think I'm going to go with Anderson here since his shooting ability and athleticism should make him a great fit alongside Derrick Rose.
18. Miami Heat: Kevin Seraphin - The Heat are trying to open up as much cap space as possible so they might dump or sell this pick outright but they might be best off by using it to stash a foreign player overseason. With Donetas Montejunas dropping out of the draft, big man Seraphin's the best pick here.
19. Boston Celtics: Daniel Orton - The first thing the Celtics need to do is figure out what's going on with Ray Allen. If they can't sign him, they might have to go with a swingman in the draft. Gordon Hayward is falling but that's because I'm not really sold on him and I wouldn't love him on the Celtics. I also can't stand Kendrick Perkins and wouldn't mind adding someone who could ultimately replace him. I'd really consider dealing him for an earlier pick, if the C's could get that, and I'd definitely look to ship him off this offseason. However, my dislike for him aside, Perk is a great defensive big man and key to the Celtics being able to handle Dwight Howard. The C's would need to find a replacement and I think that could be Orton. Give this 19 year old a couple of offseasons with Clifford Ray and he should be just as good as Perk, if not better.
20. San Antonio Spurs - Larry Sanders - The Spurs offseason could be a very interesting one. Tony Parker is no longer untouchable, Richard Jefferson is probably on the first train out of town, and they are coming dangerously close to needing to rebuild completely. Of course, Gordon Hayward is an option but I think the Spurs probably make a deal like Jefferson for James Posey, Mo Peterson, and Darius Songaila to fill the three spot. Larry Sanders would add another defensive presence and, building for the future, could be a nice complement to Dejuan Blair.