Charlotte Hornets: Mock Draft 2 ‘Things Change’

May 17, 2016; New York, NY, USA; General view during the NBA draft lottery at New York Hilton Midtown. The Philadelphia 76ers received the first overall pick in the 2016 draft. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
May 17, 2016; New York, NY, USA; General view during the NBA draft lottery at New York Hilton Midtown. The Philadelphia 76ers received the first overall pick in the 2016 draft. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 14, 2016; Dayton, OH, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores center Damian Jones (30) looks on during a practice day before the First Four of the NCAA men
Mar 14, 2016; Dayton, OH, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores center Damian Jones (30) looks on during a practice day before the First Four of the NCAA men /

15. Denver Nuggets

15. player. 73. The Nuggets bolster front court depth with a proven defender.. PF-C. Marquette. Henry Ellenson

16. Boston Celtics

Florida State. Malik Beasley . 16. player. 18. The rod in his leg dropped him down from the seven spot where I had him in the last mock draft. The Celtics can afford to gamble and he could make <strong><a href=. SG

17. Memphis Grizzlies

211. I see Baldwin more as a point guard here. The ideal situation would be to have <strong><a href=. SG. Vanderbilt. Wade Baldwin IV . 17. player

18. Detroit Pistons

64. Detroit would like to add some more outside shooting. The only reason for them to go big man here is if they think they might lose Drummond.. SG. Turkey. Furkan Korkmaz . 18. player

19. Denver Nuggets

73. Denver may be shopping some of their more expensive contracts so a flexible play like Bembry would make sense for them. He can play either the two guard or small forward.. SF. Saint Joseph's. DeAndre' Bembry . 19. player

20. Indiana Pacers

100. The Pacers need a center pretty bad. Amusingly <strong><a href=. C. Croatia. Ivica Zubac . 20. player

21. Atlanta Hawks

125. Rumors say the Hawks might trade for Nerlens Noel and are comfortable with Denis Schroeder at point guard. Since Bazemore is a free agent and they miss <strong><a href=. SF. Baylor. Taurean Prince . 21. player

22. Charlotte Hornets

PF. Vanderbilt. Damian Jones . 22. player. 170. Tried to justify drafting Brice Johnsoni in this spot, ultimately went with the bigger player with slightly better block shot numbers

23. Boston Celtics

The Celtics now looking for players who can offer flexibility, Brogdon could play two positions and with Beasley could ease the need to bring back <strong><a href=. SG. Virginia. Malcolm Brogdon . 23. player. 18

24. Philadelphia 76ers

Syracuse. Malachi Richardson . 24. player. 93. The 76ers are likely to deal for <strong><a href=. SG

25. Los Angeles Clippers

25. player. 77. The Clippers grab a high energy forward to bring off the bench. Johnson won’t need the ball and therefore should be able to play with either <strong><a href=. PF. North Carolina. Brice Johnson

26. Philadelphia 76ers

PG. Kentucky. Tyler Ulis . 26. player. 93. The 76ers now put a backup point guard on their team at relatively low risk once you consider them bringing in Teague. If the Teague trade falls through, they would go point guard earlier than this and perhaps not with Ulis

27. Toronto Raptors

player. 81. If anyone knows internationals, it’s the Toronto Raptors. SF. Germany. Paul Zipser . 27

28. Phoenix Suns

Croatia. Ante Zizic . 28. player. 66. The Suns have a little more chance to gamble than some other teams on Zizic. C

29. San Antonio Spurs

Thon Maker . 29. player. 29. A little rawer than they might like, but the Spurs need to find a replacement for Duncan sooner rather than later. C. Australia

30. Golden State Warriors

player. 41. <strong><a href=. C. Louisville. Chinanu Onuaku . 30

Next: Barber, Ulis, Zimmerman to work out

So that is the revised mock draft view from June 11. With two weeks to go before the Draft, there should not be too much movement. If a big story should break or a big trade happen before draft night then Mock Draft 3 will make an appearance.