2011 NBA Mock Draft Looks at the Green Room Prospects of the 2011 NBA Draft
Kyrie Irving and Derrick Williams are virtual locks for the No. 1 and No. 2 picks. Cleveland has needs for both of them, will likely only get Irving, and whoever puts together the best package for the Minnesota Timberwolves will get Derrick Williams.
These two players are the best the draft has to offer and will be the first off the board, after that things get a bit hectic.
International prospects Enes Kanter, Jan Vesely and Jonas Valanciunas will all come off the board in the top 10, but as to where they will go nobody can say just yet.
Kanter was expected to be the first international prospect off the board, but Jonas and Jan are making a strong push unseat him.
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The rest of the Green Room prospects are: Klay Thompson, Brandon Knight, Kemba Walker, Jimmer Fredette, Kawhi Leonard, Chris Singleton, Tristan Thompson, Marcus Morris and Alec Burks.
Knight and Walker are virtual locks for the top 10, and Leonard is considered one of the biggest wild cards in the draft and could go anywhere from No. 4 to No. 12.
Speaking of wild cards, Klay Thompson is one of the biggest risers of the draft process and has elevated his stock tremendously. The NBA obviously agrees by inviting him and we could see him taken anywhere from No. 4 to No. 18 (out of the lottery) but many expect it to be no later than No. 12 to the Jazz.
Jimmer is a fringe lottery prospect with the potential to go as high as No. 7; and Singleton, Morris and Burks are all expected to be off the board around Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.
As for Tristan Thompson, he is a fringe lottery prospect with as much upside as any player in the draft. A team with a need for defensive youth and a developmental offensive talent will find him hard to pass up.
It is tough for the Green Room to get it right, but there is a good chance all these players are off the board before the middle of the first round hits.
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