Charlotte Hornets: Old North Banter Mock Draft 3
15. Denver Nuggets
73. A project? Perhaps, but the Nuggets have Chriss from earlier and need someone to come in and play defense. There should be enough scoring on the court already.. SG. France. Timothe Luwawu . 15. player
16. Boston Celtics
SG. 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=
17. Memphis Grizzlies
SG. Vanderbilt. Wade Baldwin IV . 17. player. 211. I see Baldwin more as a point guard here. The ideal situation would be to have <strong><a href=
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
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. 73
20. Indiana Pacers
20. player. 100. The Pacers need a center pretty bad. Amusingly <strong><a href=. C. Croatia. Ivica Zubac
21. Atlanta Hawks
21. player. 125. Rumors say the Hawks might trade for <strong><a href=. SF. Baylor. Taurean Prince
22. Charlotte Hornets
Tried to justify drafting Brice Johnson in this spot, ultimately went with the bigger player with slightly better block shot numbers. PF. Vanderbilt. Damian Jones . 22. player. 170
23. Boston Celtics
18. 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
24. Philadelphia 76ers
PG. Kentucky. Tyler Ulis . 24. player. 93. With Teague traded elsewhere, the 76ers need some support in the back court. They have tried to find trades that would net them Kris Dunn earlier in the draft, but this is the backup plan here.
25. Los Angeles Clippers
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 . 25
26. Philadelphia 76ers
A logical back court partner for the smaller Ulis or just a nice piece to grow with Simmons.. SG. Syracuse. Malachi Richardson . 26. player. 93
27. Toronto Raptors
27. player. 81. If anyone knows internationals, it’s the Toronto Raptors. SF. Germany. Paul Zipser
28. Phoenix Suns
Ante Zizic . 28. player. 66. The Suns have a little more chance to gamble than some other teams on Zizic. C. Croatia
29. San Antonio Spurs
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. Thon Maker
30. Golden State Warriors
41. <strong><a href=. C. Louisville. Chinanu Onuaku . 30. player
Next: Cap Rises, Hornets still stuck
One final mock draft for the site. It would not surprise me at all if the Hornets did not draft Damian Jones, but this is just how this mock plays it out. Tomorrow we’ll talk about the thoughts that the Hornets might be having in regards to the Draft.