Deciding who the worst picks in a Mock draft are going to be is a paradoxical task. Just by suggesting that a predicted pick would be a bust implies that the team shouldn't make that pick. The pick will not have the value that the team is looking to get. These are a list of players who teams will pick because they seem like the right pick or because scouts say this is where a player should go. Fans just sit and hope that your team doesn't make a pick so lacking in creativity and promise that you put off hopes for the future another year.
(2) Minnesota Timberwolves- Kyrie Irving
Duke freshman Kyrie Irving made a big splash as a rookie for the first month of the season before going down to injury. Irving scored double digit points in every game he played including 31 against Michigan State and 28 against Arizona in the Sweet Sixteen. However, Irving doesn't have the dynamic athletic ability that define recent top point guards Derrick Rose, Rajon Rondo, and John Wall. Against better defending teams like Marquette and Butler, Irving had 5 turnovers in each game. At the number 2 pick, the Timberwolves need a game changer. In 2009, the Timberwolves took three point guards: Jonny Flynn, Spanish sensation Ricky Rubio, and North Carolina star Ty Lawson. At this point only Lawson has panned out, but not for the Timberwolves. With a big hole to fill, Minnesota avoid a PG with the upside of Raymond Felton.
(25) Chicago Bulls- Mason Plumlee
Chicago's biggest hole is at the SG position. Currently, nobody other than Derrick Rose can create his own shot or consistently stretch the floor. Kyle Korver has not been the solution for the Bulls, who could have stolen a perfect fit like Ray Allen this summer. The draft, as it currently stands, does not provide any immediate options to help fell Chicago's biggest need. Plumlee is the perfect example of a player who is tall and athletic, but doesn't translate into game changing performances. As a Sophomore, Plumlee averaged only 7.2 ppg, 8.4 rpg, only 1.7 bpg, and a scorching 44% from the foul line. Mason Plumlee has the ceiling of Brian Scalabrine. With practice and couple minimum contracts, Plumlee will become a leader in NBA towel waves.
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