Mock Draft 2.0: SO MANY CHANGES!!!

Good day folks, we are now 9 days away from the NBA Draft and so much has happened since my initial Mock Draft. Lots of potential moves have been discussed, but in typical fashion teams are all being hush hush about them. Will Cleveland trade the top pick for a franchise player to team with Kyrie Irving or will the Kings finally part with DeMarcus Cousins? Will the Clippers and Celtics both make a deal that will shake the foundation of the NBA? Will Dwight Howard and Chris Paul's free agency be a factor? As you can see some major forces are at play and before its all said and done a new power will emerge. 

In the meantime, the most direct means of contributing to the growth of a team still remains the draft. Yes, you can sign a major impact player via free agency, but that truly only happens once every blue moon. Yes you can trade the farm for an elite talent that may solidify your finals chances (Rasheed Wallace to Detroit 2004) or you can pick up an available talent off the waiver wire. All of those are viable options, yet none of those are better than drafting talent and growing it yourself with the right support staff to back said player. Look at this years Playoffs for example, many of the prominent teams have added free agents but they all have a core group of guys that they drafted with a plan. This brings us to this years draft, lets look at what may happen come next Thursday. 

1. Cleveland Cavaliers: Alex Len

2. Orlando Magic: Ben McLemore

3. Washington Wizards: Otto Porter

4. Charlotte Bobcats: Nerlens Noel 

5. Phoenix Suns: Victor Oladipo

6. New Orleans Pelicans: Anthony Bennett

7. Sacramento Kings: Trey Burke 

8. Detroit Pistons: Michael Carter-Williams

9. Minnesota Timberwolves: Kentavious Claldwell-Pope 

10. Portland Trailblazers: C.J. McCollum

11. Philadelphia 76ers: Cody Zeller

12. Oklahoma City Thunder: Steven Adams

13. Dallas Mavericks: Shabazz Muhammad 

14. Utah Jazz: Shane Larkin

15. Milwaukee Bucks: Sergey Karasev 

16. Boston Celtics: Dennis Schroeder 

17. Atlanta Hawks: Kelly Olynyk 

18. Atlanta Hawks: Jamaal Franklin

19. Cleveland Cavaliers: Glen Rice Jr. 

20. Chicago Bulls: Tim Hardaway Jr. 

21. Utah Jazz: Rudy Gobert

22. Brooklyn Nets: Reggie Bullock

23. Indiana Pacers: Ricky Ledo

24. New York Knicks: Isaiah Canaan 

25. Los Angeles Clippers: Allan Crabbe 

26. Minnesota Timberwolves: Gorgui Dieng 

27. Denver Nuggets: Tony Mitchell 

28. San Antonio Spurs: Lucas Nogueira 

29. Oklahoma City Thunder: Mason Plumlee 

30. Phoenix Suns: Jeff Withey