Full First Round Mock Draft with Player Comparisons

1. New Orleans Hornets: Anthony Davis, Kentucky

Comparison: Tim Duncan

Similarities: They both make a huge impact on the defensive end. Can affect the game without scoring. Leaders that a team can be built around.

2. Charlotte Bobcats: Bradley Beal, Florida

Comparison: Dwyane Wade with a smoother jump shot

Similarities: Both are small and compact shooting guards who can attack the rim. Good ball handlers who can distribute. Great rebounders for their size.

3. Washington Wizards: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky

Comparison: Rich Man’s Gerald Wallace

Similarities: Athletic players who can guard positions 1-4. Great at attacking the basket

4. Cleveland Cavaliers: Thomas Robinson, Kansas

Comparison: Udonis Haslem

Similarities: Skilled rebounders with great motors. Both have a reliable mid range game.

5. Sacramento Kings: Harrison Barnes, North Carolina

Comparison: Poor Man’s Joe Johnson

Similarities: Volume scorers who cannot do much else. Both can be tentative to attack the basket and to often settle for jumpers.

6. Portland Trailblazers: Jeremy Lamb, Connecticut

Comparison: Kevin Martin

Similarities: Both can stroke it from anywhere on the court. Reluctant to be the alpha dog on their team

7. Golden State Warriors: Terrence Jones, Kentucky

Comparison: Thaddeus Young

Similarities: Both are tweeners that are too fast for 4s and too big for 3s. Have decent handles and are not afraid to rise up and fire from beyond eight feet.

8. Toronto Raptors: Andre Drummond, Connecticut

Comparison: JaVale McGee

Similarities: High potential big men with maturity issues. Both are very athletic but have an on/off switch.

9. Detroit Pistons: Arnett Moultrie, Mississippi State

Comparison: Kris Humphries

Similarities: Long athletic bigs who can clean the glass. Both have an outside and inside game.

10. New Orleans Hornets: Damian Lillard, Weber State

Comparison: Poor Man’s Derrick Rose

Similarities: Both are extremely polished scorers with multiple methods of attack. They athleticism to finish at the rim and the shooting touch to punish teams that sag off of them.

11. Portland Trailblazers: Jared Sullinger, Ohio State

Comparison: Young Kevin Love

Similarities: Below the rim players who have/had weight issues. Both have a refined post up game.

12. Milwaukee Bucks: John Henson, North Carolina

Comparison: Thin Serge Ibaka

Similarities: Both have a huge defensive impact teams have to game plan for. Own reliable baseline jumpers.

13. Phoenix Suns: Austin Rivers, Duke

Comparison: Jason Terry

Similarities: Good ball handlers that can penetrate and create offense. Have almost unlimited ranges but sometimes struggle with decision making.

14. Houston Rockets: Tyler Zeller, North Carolina

Comparison: Spencer Hawes

Similarities: Quality centers that will do everything they have. Both are well rounded but are not outstanding in one category.