Mock Draft everyone?

Spent the last few hours checking the web for Mock Drafts. Here's what I found out, just 4 days before the Draft:

Sports Illustrated is predicting Marco Belinelli, the Italian SG from Bologna (more on that later...since he's from my hometown) at 24 and the Finnish PG Koponen at 29 who, according from what we hear around the web, has really been impressive in the pre-draft workouts. I am, not sure he has the size nor the "experience" to play succesfully in the NBA. He seems to have a great upside.

InsideHoops.com has the Suns picking 24. Nick Fazekas (Nevada) 6-11, 230, PF, and 29. Sean Williams (Boston College) 6-10, 235, PF/C, Junior

CBS Sportsline has a few different options ranging from Kyrylo Fesenko, F/C, SK Cherkasy, Ukraine; Daequan Cook, SG, Ohio State and Josh McRoberts, F, Duke with the 24th pick and Marco Belinelli, G, Bologna, Italy or Rudy Fernandez, SG, Spain with the 29th.

HoopsHype predict the Suns will get Daequan Cook at 24 and Petteri Koponen with the 29th pick.

NBADraft.net has Belinelli at 24 (once again) and Aron Brooks, the PG from Oregon St. with the later pick.

I checked a few other sites but generally they don't add much to that as both CollegeHoops.net and Hoopsvibe.com predicts Beli will be the first player the Suns will pick on June 28th.

So, what do we get from here...

• that probably the Suns will not be able to get immediate help from the draft and at best might be able to get some good players to work with for the 2008/09 season;


• that the Suns will eventually pick 2 outside players, one will have to be a backup to Steve Nash.

We'll wait and see, since after Oden and Durant almost anything could happen as I believe a few teams could try to trade down (or up should say) to get a to 12 pick. The Hawks probably hold the key to this draft, any move by Atlanta could create a little domino effect.

Have a great day everyone. The Sun is high and shining , at least over here