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1st Round
#	Team	Pos	Player	School	Notes
1	Chicago	PF	Michael Beasley	Kansas State	Beasley gives the Bulls the low-post scorer they’ve been missing, plus rebounding. Chicago will take a long look at Rose, but Beasley has to be the pick
2	Miami	PG	Derrick Rose	Memphis	Like Seattle last year, Miami can take whichever consensus Top 2 prospect falls into its lap. Rose and Wade should make an excellent backcourt
3	Minnesota	C	Brook Lopez	Stanford	O.J. Mayo would be a solid pick here, but Minnesota needs a big man to pair with Al Jefferson and Lopez is a good fit with his shooting and shot-blocking
4	Seattle	SG	O.J. Mayo	USC	Pairing Mayo with Kevin Durant sounds great on paper, but could it really work? Mayo’s got the talent to be the best player in the draft and is worth the risk
5	Memphis	SG	Eric Gordon	Indiana	Memphis has a lot of holes to fill and they would have to consider a big man such as Anthony Randolph, but its most glaring need is at shooting guard
6	New York	PG	Jerryd Bayless	Arizona	Mike D’Antoni needs a point guard to run his fast-paced offense and Bayless should be a great fit. This pick would be a good start to rebuilding the Knicks
7	L.A. Clippers	SF	Danilo Gallinari	Italy	Point guard is more of a need, but with Rose and Bayless off the board Gallinari is a sensible pick. He and Thornton should be an excellent combination
8	Milwaukee	PF	Anthony Randolph	LSU	The Bucks would be tempted to trade if put in this position, as drafting Randolph would cut into Villanueva’s and Yi’s minutes, but if they go big, it could work
9	Charlotte	PF	Kevin Love	UCLA	This would continue the Bobcats trend of picking great college players with questionable NBA futures. Love fits the Larry Brown mold as well
10	New Jersey	C	DeAndre Jordan	Texas A&M	A long, athletic center with great potential, Jordan would give the Nets their best inside scorer since the departure of Kenyon Martin
11	Indiana	PG	Russell Westbrook	UCLA	Tough call here between Westbrook and Augustin and this pick could go either way. Westbrook seems like a safer option, as he’s got much better size
12	Sacramento	PG	D.J. Augustin	Texas	Beno Udrih played well filling in for Mike Bibby, but he’s hardly a long-term solution. Augustin is the second-best pure point guard in the draft
13	Portland	SF	Joe Alexander	West Virginia	Portland gets another young, athletic forward to work with. A point guard would be ideal here, but with the top four PGs off the board, they pick a swingman
14	Golden State	SF	Donte Greene	Syracuse	The 6-10 forward is a bit of a tweener, but with his ability to play the 3 and the 4 he should be a good fit in Don Nelson’s offense.
15	Phoenix	PF	Darrell Arthur	Kansas	Of course Phoenix probably trades this pick for cash, but on the off-chance that they keep it, Arthur’s defense and athleticism makes him a good pick
16	Philadelphia	SG	Brandon Rush	Kansas	Philadelphia could go for a big man here, but Rush could fill the Sixers’ need at SG. There are concerns about his injury history, however
17	Toronto	C	Marreese Speights	Florida	As well as Rasho Nesterovic played down the stretch, the Raptors could use an upgrade at center and Speights could be a good fit next to Chris Bosh
18	Washington	C	Kosta Koufos	Ohio State	Koufos gives Washington another good option at center and as a skilled big man with some shooting range should complement Brendan Haywood well
19	Cleveland	SG	Chase Budinger	Arizona	They could opt for a center here, with their aging big men, but Budinger’s explosive offensive game could solve the Cavs’ shooting guard woes
20	Denver	SG	Chris Douglas-Roberts	Memphis	Denver might choose a point guard instead but the better option might be to take a perimeter defender to play alongside Allen Iverson.
21	New Jersey	SF	Bill Walker	Kansas State	There are still good big men available, but Walker is a good gamble here. He’s got lottery potential and it’s just his injury history that’s a concern
22	Orlando	C	Robin Lopez	Stanford	The other Lopez could help out Orlando with his defense and rebounding, especially now that Adonal Foyle is entering the final year of his contract
23	Utah	C	JaVale McGee	Nevada	McGee provides shot-blocking on a team that desperately needs it. Aside from Kirilenko, no Jazz player averages more than one block per game
24	Seattle	PG	Ty Lawson	North Carolina	After taking Mayo with their first pick, Seattle gets some help at point guard with Lawson. While he won’t start as a rookie, he could be a valuable backup
25	Houston	SF	Nicholas Batum	France	Landing Batum this late could be a steal. The Rockets could afford to bring the 19-year old along slowly, but he should be able to find a niche
26	San Antonio	C	Ante Tomic	Croatia	The Spurs could use some young blood immediately, but this late in the draft they will likely take a player like Tomic and stash him overseas
27	New Orleans	PF	J.J. Hickson	NC State	Above all New Orleans needs depth, particularly at the 4 and 5. Hickson would be an upgrade over Melvin Ely and Chris Anderson
28	Memphis	PF	Jason Thompson	Rider	A big man with an NBA body, Thompson should be able to give the Grizzlies some solid minutes at center even as a rookie
29	Detroit	C	Roy Hibbert	Georgetown	One of the biggest concerns surrounding Hibbert is his speed, or lack thereof, that wouldn’t matter in Detroit, where they play at the league’s slowest pace
30	Boston	PG	Mario Chalmers	Kansas	He would fight with Gabe Pruitt for minutes, but with his shooting ability and ball-handling skills he should be an upgrade over Eddie House