2012 NBA Draft Results and Analysis

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Pick	Team	Name	Pos	School	Notes
1		Anthony Davis	PF		Obvious pick, great building block for a franchise in need of one
2		Michael Kidd-Gilchrist	SF		Multi dimensional player, will start from day 1
3		Bradley Beal	SG		Promising 2g prospect, that some believe is the second coming of Ray Allen
4		Dion Waiters	SG		Surprise surprise, Cleveland was the team that made a promise to Waiter, They think he's the next Dwayne Wade
5		Thomas Robinson	PF		Strong, hardworking PF, that has the competitive drive to be great
6		Damian Lillard	PG		They went with the best pg in the draft, Fetlon era is over Lillard has the keys to the car
7		Harrison Barnes	SF		They lucked out on draft night, a nice piece to fit in between Steph Curry and emerging star Klay Thompson
8		Terrence Ross	SG/SF		Athletic and can shoot it, they must think Demar Derozan is better suited as a 3
9		Andre Drummond	PF/C		Joe Dumars did his homework and thinks this kid is a future stud despite rocky freshman year at Uconn
10		Austin Rivers	SG		Reports out of NOLA were they really liked A. Rivers early, Gordon /Rivers backcourt will be interesting
11		Meyers Leonard	C		They addressed the need for big man, will Leonard develop into a starting caliber center?
12		Jeremy Lamb	SG		Lamb may be the steal of the draft, could lead the rookies in scoring
13		Kendall Marshall	PG		Nash is likely gone, the same up tempo system is in place, this is a nice pick up for the Suns
14		John Henson	PF/C		Young defensive minded PF, will need to get stronger
15		Moe Harkless	SG		Iggy must be on the market, Doug Collins has a team of interchangeable parts, Harkless will have to fight for playing time
16		Royce White	PF		Multi dimensional player that would have been a lottery pick without the off court issues
17		Tyler Zeller	C		Traded to Cleveland, this addresses Cleveland's need at Center, they have some nice pieces to grow a la OKC
18		Terrence Jones	SF		Not so sure about this pick here, they just drafted Royce White earlier
19		Andrew Nicholson	PF/C		Nicholson could see some time if Ryan Andersen leaves via free agency
20		Evan Fournier	SG/SF	Poiters	They addressed a need at back up 2g, when will he come over?
21		Jared Sullinger	PF		Back and conditioning questions caused Sullinger to drop, if healthy Sulley will surprise some people
22		Fab Melo	C		Melo addresses the Celtics needs for additional bigs, Celtics needed a reliable back up come playoffs
23		John Jenkins	SG		Jenkins is a stone cold shooter who many don't know, led SEC in scoring
24		Jared Cunningham	SG		High flyer who increased his stock during strong individual workouts
25		Tony Wroten Jr.	PG/SG		Probably not ready to give them minutes right away, could be some help down the road
26		Miles Plumlee	F		Plumlee impressed during the Chicago predraft workouts, plays defense, may find a role off the bench
27		Arnett Moultrie	PF		Moultrie lasted a lot longer than most people predicted, Philadelphia was considering him with an earlier pick
28		Perry Jones	SF/PF		Jones III has all the tools to be great, questions surrounding his work ethic and knee made him fall
29		Marquis Teague	PG		Chicago needs a reliable pg with Rose possibly out for the year, Teague isn't quite ready to fill those, but could be a quality starter down the road
30		Festus Ezeli	C		Space Eater that will play defense and rebound
31		Jeff Taylor	SF		Ready to contribute right away, Charlotte will like his defensive minded approach
32		Tomas Satoransky	PG/SG	Sevilla	One of the higher rated foreign players coming in the 2012 NBA Draft
33		Bernard James	PF		Athletic big man that blocks shots and rebounds
34		Jae Crowder	SF/PF		The Mavs took the money ball approach here, outstanding undersized athlete that will find a way to contribute
35		Draymond Green	PF		He might not have a true position, but has tremendous basketball IQ, he will carve out a niche somewhere in the NBA
36		Orlando Johnson	SG		Orlando Johnson was unknown to many, but he has nice size and strength and can put the ball in the basket
37		Quincy Acy	PF		Athletic big man that is active on defense
38		Quincy Miller	PF		Quincy Miller was projected as a first round pick, he has some potential and is a project
39		Khris Middleton	SG/SF		Detroit has a logjam at SF, If A. Daye goes elsewhere Middleton may see a few minutes
40		Will Barton	SG/SF		Active, athletic wing that is undervalued at pick 40
41		Tyshawn Taylor	PG		Brooklyn traded for Taylor and addressed a need at PG, They better hope D. Williams resigns
42		Doron Lamb	SG		Shooter that may be able to give them a few minutes at point and let Jennings run off the ball
43		Mike Scott	PF		The second oldest player drafted, doesn't have the upside of some of the younger PF's but does have some skills
44		Kim English	SG		Shooters are always welcome
45		Justin Hamilton	C		Big body that allows Miami to address the size issues at Center
46		Darius Miller	SF		Senior SF that was overshadowed by his more revered Kentucky teammates
47		Kevin Murphy	SG		Utah continues to find value in the second round, Murphy can flat out score
48		Kostas Papanikolaou	SF	Greece	Kostas Papanikolaou will stay in Europe for now
49		Kyle O'Quinn	PF/C		Kyle O'Quinn has an impressive showing at Portsmouth and could be a solid backup
50		Izzet Turkylimaz	C	Turkey	Denver takes a flyer on a kid that will be left to develop overseas
51		Kris Joseph	SF		Another sr. whose stock took a hit by coming back, that's two Cuse to the Celtics
52		Ognjen Kuzmic	C	Spain	Another European big man that will take a few years to develop before coming to the US
53		Furkan Aldemir	PF	Turkey	The Clippers have a lot of bigs under contract, will let him develop in Europe
54		Tornike Shengelia	PF	Belgium	Traded to Brooklyn on draft day. The Nets never had him in for a workout, they will see how much they like him in the summer league
55		Darius Johnson- Odom	SG		Hard nosed kid, that is undersized at SG
56		Tomislav Zubcic	F	Croatia	Raw prospect but has size
57		Ilkan Karaman	PF	Turkey	Left handed SF, who has some size for the position
58		Robbie Hummel	PF		Was considered a first rounder prior to Two ACL injuries
59		Marcus Denmon	PG/SG		The Spurs always find value at the end of the draft, he may find a way to stick around
60		Robert Sacre	C		Big man that has the size and strength to play in the NBA