Midseason NBA Lottery Mock Draft Smells Good

Published: February 13, 2008, 3:26 am

Since we're just about headed into All-Star break, I figure it's not too early for some NBA lottery mock draft goodness. To make things more fair in the Association, I've proposed we just grant the entire Eastern Conference two picks each, but that's likely to get vetoed by Mr. Stern. So we'll just go with the current lottery standings and assumed all prospects are available. That said, I believe a few of these guys will stay another year -- Kevin Love, Jerryd Bayless, and Ty Lawson -- but this is more fun when everyone is under consideration. Befitting the upcoming stupid holiday, a rose gets us started: 1. Miami - Derrick Rose, G Memphis - I know what you're saying: "Hey dumbass, the Heat already have Dwyane Wade and could use a talented post player." This is all true, but I always say you should draft the best professional prospect available and I'll stand by Rose all season. He's Jason Kidd with more quicks, a better jump shot, more athleticism, less spousal

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