2013 NBA Draft Preview!

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As we slowly approach the end of the 2012-2013 season and with the NBA Finals under way, it’s now the best time to have a first look at the 2013 NBA Draft, which is less than three weeks away. Many of these players may have a serious impact on our Fantasy Basketball teams so let’s take a look-gander!

As it happens often enough during this period, each team, especially the ones with the higher picks are examining the best option, the best prospect player that fits in their roster and can take them to the next level.  Let’s have a look at the top players of the Draft and the teams that they’ll most probably head to.

Two years after winning the No.1 Pick, the Cleveland Cavaliers will have the chance to add another talented player in their roster. Otto Porter could be this year’s No.1 selection from the Cavs. His 6’9” body frame and 7’2” wingspan combine with his terrific abilities to make him the most NBA-ready player available. He averaged 16.2 PPG, 7.5 RPG and 2.7 APG last season.

The Orlando Magic are next and they could pick point guard Trey Burke. The 6’1” point guard averaged 18.6 PPG, 6.7 APG, 3.2 RPG and 1.6 SPG last season. He has great leading tendencies and could help the Magic reach a contending course once again. The Magic also have other options open. Shooting guard Ben McLemore and center Nerlens Noel are two top candidates and they could easily be selected in the No.1 spot of the 2013 Draft.

Noel has superb shot blocking abilities, he is considered as the best defensive prospect in the Draft. He is 7’0”, weighs 206 pounds and his numbers were pretty solid last year, 10.5 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 1.6 APG, 4.4 BPG, 2.1 SPG. Noel could be selected by the Washington Wizards, who hold the third pick and have some big men issues to resolve.

Ben McLemore on the other hand is a 6’5” shooting guard from the Kansas Jayhawks. He possesses great offensive attributes, an accurate shot and could greatly fit with Kemba Walker and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist in the Charlotte Bobcats, who hold the fourth pick. He also has a solid three-pointer (42.0% last season), to lift the Bobcats from their 27th position last season. His averages: 15.9 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.0 SPG.

The Phoenix Suns are next with the fifth pick. Their pick could potentially be the shooting guard Victor Oladipo. He is considered to be the top defensive guard in the draft class and also a really athletic one. He is explosive in transition and he can also finish well in traffic.

The recently renamed New Orleans Pelicans have No.6 and Maryland Terrapins center Alex Len is a candidate. He has a 7’1”, 225 pound-body frame and he could bind well with last year’s No.1 pick, Anthony Davis. With Austin Rivers and Greivis Vasquez on the roster, the Pelicans could use the big presence of Terrapins and form a young talented team for the years to come. Len averaged 11.9 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 1.0 APG, 2.1 BPG last season.

Michael Carter-Williams might be selected at No.7 from the Sacramento Kings. His size – 6’6”184 pounds, 6’7″ wingspan – give him a great advantage in regards to the position he plays. He is a true playmaker with excellent court vision and he would be a great fit in Sacramento, which is under a new management.

Power forward Anthony Bennett is a potential No.7 pick, held by the Philadelphia 76ers, via the Detroit Pistons. He averaged 16.1 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 1.0 APG, 1.2 BPG in 27.1 Minutes per game. He is considered to be one of the most versatile players of the draft class.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, a 6’6” shooting guard from the Georgia Bulldogs could be next, picked at No.9 by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He can be a great fit in the Wolves team, alongside Kevin Love and the bunch of solid point guards the team possesses. He has good range on his shot and that will greatly help Minnesota. His size would also provide a much needed solution in the wings.

No.10, C.J. McCollum could well rank higher. However, due to his size, 6’3” and 197 pounds, but the Portland Trailblazers might be interested in him. Of course they possess the Rookie of the Year, in Damian Lillard in their roster, alongside Wesley Mathews. However, McCollum scoring could be a great option for the second unit.

As we move down to the list, we meet, Shabazz Muhammad, a 6’6” guard/forward, probably on the 11th spot, picked by the Detroit Pistons, via the 76ers. He is a solid shooter and can give another scoring option. His numbers last season: 17.9 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 37.7% 3PT

No.12 is held by the Oklahoma City Thunder. They might go for Mason Plumlee, a 7-footer. He might not be the best center available, but he is a solid offensive performer.

Cody Zeller could be picked by the Brooklyn Nets in the next spot. He could be the great fit alongside Brook Lopez.

Shane Larkin is on No.14, picked by the Utah Jazz. A 6’0” point guard with good all-around skills. He averaged 14.5 PPG, 4.6 APG, 3.8 RPG, 2.0 SPG, 40.6% 3PT

Jamal Franklin will be No.15 and join the Milwaukee Bucks. With Monta Ellis rejecting a contract offer, the 6’5” shooting guard could be a viable option.

The Boston Celtics hold the next one and could land Gorgui Dieng, a 6’11″ a center to help them in the frontcourt. 9.8 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 2.0 APG, 2.5 BPG, 1.3 SPG are his numbers.

Steven Adams lies in No.17 for the Atlanta Hawks. Another center, 7’0”, a great prospect, mainly on the defensive end, he could be a solid option for that spot. The Hawks also hold the No.18 pick, via the Rockets.

Glen Rice Jr., a 6’6” guard/forward, who is one of the most NBA-ready players in the draft class.

The Cleveland Cavaliers will also pick No.19. Rudy Gobert, a 7’2” with a 7’9” wingspan power forward from France. His size tells it all.

With the 20th pick, the Chicago Bulls should pick Kelly Olynyk. He is a 7-footer power forward, who is an energetic player on both ends of the court. His numbers: 17.8 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.7 APG, 1.1 BPG.

The rest of the list till the end of the first round consists of:

No21. Sergey Karasev for the Utah Jazz

No.22 Dennis Schroeder for the Dallas Mavericks

No.23 Allen Crabbe for the Indiana Pacers

No.24 Isaiah Canaan for the New York Knicks

No.25 Jeff Withey for the Los Angeles Clippers

No. 26 Lucas Nogueira for the Minnesota Timberwolves

No.27 Reggie Bullock for the Denver Nuggets

No.28 Alex Abrines for the San Antonio Spurs

No.29 Ricardo Ledo for the Oklahoma City Thunder

No.30 Mike Muscala for the Phoenix Suns

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While my Magic 8 Ball gently weeps

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On the 169th and final day of the fantasy basketball season, it’s almost time for hecman’s Magic 8 Ball to take a vacation. He deserves it, don’t you think! While you can’t tell from the outside, he’s crying on the inside. You’d have to look in the little glass window to see the tears but they are there! They are blue for whatever reason but I digress. I was thinking about all the writing I’ve done this season and I estimated that I have written 140 posts since mid-October. 140! I also estimated that each post probably averaged between 1000 and 1300 words so let’s call it an average of 1100 words per post. Guestimate! Anyway, multiply 140 posts x 1100 words and you’ll get 154,000 words written this fantasy basketball season. That’s a lot of words, son! Some novels don’t have that many words and certainly aren’t written in 6 months so, yeah, I’ve been pretty dedicated to helping you to fantasy basketball glory. I also answered countless questions for you in the Comments and on Twitter, probably in the thousands but who’s counting!? I hope I helped! And if I didn’t, I hope you enjoyed reading my posts (along with J-Fort and Jewish_Jeff’s posts!) every day and had fun trying like hell to win. There isn’t much more fantasy basketball insight I can give you for tonight’s games so I refer you to yesterday’s posts where I gave you a shit load of possible streamers for tonight. I gave them to you yesterday because I know a lot of leagues don’t allow same day pick ups so I got you ready yesterday for today. That’s how much I care and want you to win! Sniff.

Anyway, part two(!), now that the season is over, we won’t stop blogging fantasy hoops here. What I’ll be doing next is giving you the actual final statistics and rankings of the top 20 at each position and compare them to my projected rankings and statistics. That should be fun to see, said Marcus Thornton and Ersan Ilysaova!  After that, we’ll give you some fantasy basketball awards and then we’ll be covering the NBA Draft with features on players who are projected to go in the first round. Gots to get you ready for next season, y’all, so don’t go away! You can always follow on Twitter @hecmanhoops for new posts and what not.

Lastly, as many of you know, this year I started hecmanroto.com, the fantasy baseball side of the blog so be sure to check it out this year. I have assembled a crazy-ass good team of writers who are just dying to help you to fantasy baseball glory. Definitely be sure to follow me on Twitter @hecmanbaseball for all new fantasy baseball posts and real time MLB player news. It’s good fun! See you here and on the other side and good luck tonight! Cheers! No, I’m not Australian.

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You want streamers, you got it, son!

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You want to know garbage time, oh, I gots some garbage time up in here for you! Did you check out the Knicks-Bobcats box score last night? I can only imagine some 9 year old kid sitting in his seats at the game with his daddy last night. The conversation probably went something like this: Daddy, where is Carmelo Anthony? … Oh, Junior, Carmelo is the one sitting on the end of the bench in a $10,000 Armani suit … Oh, why isn’t he playing daddy? … Well, he’s resting, Junior, he’s tired and it’s only the Bobcats … Oh, bummer, daddy, how about Tyson Chandler and Amare Stoudemire, where are they? … Oh, those guys are hurt, son. Tyson has a stiff neck and Amare is learning to walk with his arms … Hey, daddy, I wanted to see Raymond Felton play, remember when he used to play for the Bobcats? … Yeah, I remember, that was before Michael Jordan traded him away but it was ok because we needed to develop D.J. Augustin, that worked out really well for us, D.J. is in the playoffs! Anyhoo! The moral of the story is streamers are more important than ever. Major players are resting up for the playoffs so you need to be extra vigilant these last two days of the season. What I just said about the Knicks also applies to the Heat-Cavs game and many others last night. We straight, Skippy? Below are guys you’ll want to take a good look at as streamers on Wednesday. I’m going to skip stats for the sake of time and instead just list a bunch of guys who are getting burn:

Chris Copeland – Went crazy last night and probably will again Wednesday even if Carmelo Anthony plays a few minutes.

Steve Novak – 5 threes last night. That’s what he does, he hits the three ball!

Pablo Prigioni – Started at point guard and played 42 minutes with 8 dimes.

Iman Shumpert – Played 42 minutes last night.

James White – Played 43 minutes last night. Stretch those legs, stretch them out!

Taj Gibson – Came back and could be a nice streamer tomorrow night.

E’Twaun Moore – Played 27 minutes last night.

Norris Cole – The whole Heat team took the night off and they still won!

Mike Miller – Only played 26 minutes but can do damage with that.

Rashard Lewis – Played 32 minutes.

Joel Anthony – 31 minutes last night and almost double-doubled with 2 blocks.

Ray Allen – Sad, it’s come down to him being just a streamer but Mike Miller told you to avoid him back in October!

James Jones – Three point specialist! It’s true.

Shaun Livingston – Getting back court burn but you already knew that!

Dion Waiters – The knee bone is connected to the streamer bone!

Cartier Martin – I had him in my Add/Drop post last Friday. Really, I did. Go check it out if you don’t believe me!

Kevin Seraphin – He disappointed you earlier in the season so let him disappoint you late in the season, too! It’s fun!

Kris Humphries – Hump!

Andray Blatche – Dray!

Mirza Teletovic , MarShon Brooks, C.J. Watson – The rest of the Nets bench warmers!

Arnett Moultrie – I’d love to see a huge game out of him tomorrow. Maybe it will happen, maybe it won’t!

Dorell Wright – Remember when he was good for like a nano second on Golden State? Me neither.

Kyle Singler – Just imagine Kyle is back in college playing against Wake Forest. That’s Kyle tomorrow night.

Ty Lawson – I’m sure he was grabbed, you better have grabbed him if he was dropped. It’s the law, son!

Evan Fournier – I still don’t know what Fournier means in French but it went from hot to kind of like warm.

John Henson – Did you get your Henson John!?

Jerryd Bayless – Will probably do well tomorrow. He does well when he plays minutes!

Justin Holiday – While Jrue takes one.

Keyon Dooling – Hey, you never know!

Ed Davis – Empty the bench!

Brandon Wright – Give Chris Kaman a look-see also.

Jae Crowder – Dallas guys should rest. I assume they will rest anyway.

Cole Adrich – Been rolling a bit.

Jimmer Fredette – Hopefully, he will make Bobby Hurley, Jr. proud tomorrow night.

Reggie Jackson – Swing for the fences!

Hasheem Thabeet – Nice and unathletic, just the way a lottery pick should be!

Nick Collison – Yay?

Festus Ezeli – Love the name!

DeMarre Carroll – Take a look at the whole Utah bench if you’re desperate. I know you are, you’re reading this!

Kendall Marshall – Played 28 minutes last night.

Nando De Colo, Gary Neal, Corey Joseph, DeJuan Blair, Patty Mills – I imagine all these studs will get burn tomorrow night. Oh, they are on the Spurs.

Greg Smith – Starting! For whatever that’s worth.

Terrence Jones – Went over him last week. I think it was last week, I can’t remember anything anymore. It’s all just a haze after 6 months of blogging everyday! You’re welcome now please consider buying a t-shirt to support the blog!

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Pick up Ty if he was dropped, it’s the Law, son!

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What a long strange trip it’s been. Who sang that? I know that’s a song, I’m pretty sure anyway. The Grateful Dead! I once saw them at the Meadowlands in New Jersey way, way back in like 1995. In case you don’t know, The Meadowlands was also known as Giants Stadium which is now known as Met Life Stadium. Corporate sell out! Anyway, enough about the Grateful Dead, all I remember about the show is people throwing stuff at Sting, he opened up for them. Then I blacked out and when I woke up I had bad breath and was sitting in a Denny’s at 2:30 a.m. with a Grand Slam breakfast in front of me. Anyhoo, it was a long strange trip that day, like fantasy basketball this season! Yesterday, Ty Lawson started and played 31 minutes and looks to be feeling better. I had some concerns last week that he wouldn’t be very helpful if he was only going to play limited minutes but 31 surprised even my Magic 8 Ball! The Nuggets play tonight and Wednesday so go ahead and grab him if he was reasonably lost. Hopefully, he won’t fart on your pillow with limited burn heading into the playoffs but I wouldn’t be surprised. P-U! We’ve got three more days to do work so let’s get to it, shall we?

Anthony Randolph – 18/6/0 with 2 steals and a block. With Kenneth Faried looking down for the count, Anthony Randolph could actually help you to fantasy glory. Anthony Randolph!

Nazr Mohammed – 0/2/0 with a steal. He was playing well with basically the whole front court out but disappeared into the hole he came from with the return of Luol Deng. Sigh.

Mike Miller – 11/6/4 with 2 steals and three threes. He’s suddenly even playing with the first unit. Talk about stepping in doo, doo. He should keep some his mild production the ROS!

Keith Bogans -6/1/2 with 2 threes. Started but did nothin’! Typical. Ignore. As usual!

Aaron Gray – 4/9/2 in 34 minutes. Here’s what I told you the other day in my Amir Johnson blurb: Amir Johnson – 56% – Pretty much it’s him and the ball boy in the Toronto front court. And by ball boy, I mean Aaron Gray. I thought it was funny anyway. If you’re super desperate for cheap boards then give the ball boy a look-gander.

Lance Stephenson – 22/4/1 with 2 steals and 4 threes. He very quietly had a productive season. Can he continue it next year? Meh, if Danny Granger is back in the fold with essentially the same team.

Kyrie Irving – 4/3/3/ with a steal and a three. Burp. He can only do better but you already knew that!

Arnett Moultrie -10/6/0 in 24 minutes. The 76ers don’t gots nothing to play for so maybe, just maybe, Arnett will get a little burn these last two games. If you’re desperate you may just get a cherry on top. It’s also possible you’ll get a pit! Hey, I said if you’re desperate!

Will Barton – 17/9/5 with a three. Yes! Good ole Will Barton, sounds like a magic act in Vegas. I think that’s the guy’s name, not sure. He makes championships magically appear!

Evan Fournier – 24/4/4 with 3 steals and 3 threes. I’m not sure what fournier means but it sounds French for hot! Go!

O.J. Mayo – 8/2/4 with a steal and 2 threes. Not much to be said about O.J. He slowed a bit but what’s you gonna do. Did you sell him high when I told you to? That was awhile ago before he got, um, cold.

Brian Roberts – 13/4/6 with a steal and 3 threes. He’s clearly in the rotation even with Greivis Vasquez and Eric Gordon both in the lineup so good on Brian! No, I’m not Australian. Too bad they have just one game left. Wednesday!

Robin Lopez – 10/13/2 with a block. I told you to sell his afro loving ass way, way, way back in the day. The day being like December or January. Or both! He’ll make for a nice streamer on Wednesday though with Anthony Davis now launched until next season.

Cole Adrich – 12/12/0 with a steal and 4 blocks. What can be said about Cole that hasn’t already been said? He’s a legend in his own mind! Keep an eye on DeMarcus Cousin’s suspension and stream away if DMC is out tonight! Or don’t. Your call. Patrick Patterson is another option. Or Jason Thompson!

Chandler Parsons – 13/5/5 with a steal, block and 2 threes. The game was a blowout so not much value in any of the lines but Chandler passed you the Grey Poupon this year and probably some fantasy gold! Or at least a silver or bronze.

Jodie Meeks – 8/4/4 with 2 threes. The Lakers only have one game left so Jodie can help you in threes but you best have yourself a FG lead if you stream him, son!

Steve Blake – 23/5/4 with 2 steals and 4 threes. Steve, the Lakers point guard, leading you to fantasy glory! Yes! Wait, I already used that one last week.

Hey, don’t forget to check out yesterday’s post by J-Fort for some awesome Week 35 streaming strategy.

Hey, part two! Are you sad Fantasy Basketball is coming to an end? It doesn’t have to! Feel free to join my post season fantasy basketball reader league over at www.fantasypostseason.com. It’s a free 20 team league and the Champion will win a hecmanhoops I want you to win! t-shirt. We just had one team cancel so there’s one spot left. Draft is tonight on line at 10 pm EST!

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Saturday Night Fantasy Basketball Recap!

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Well Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s the last leg of the race that is fantasy basketball and I hope you all had an enjoyable season, regardless if you won that championship or not! Obviously, the goal is to win every year, but sometimes things just don’t go your way, like untimely injuries for example. All you can do is put yourself in the best position to win and that’s what we at hecmanhoops are here to help out with. It was a short night in NBA land with only four games last night so let’s get to it……

John Henson – 8/11/blk Is an excellent play while Larry Sanders and Samuel Dalembert are out.

Mike Dunleavy – 19/2/3/blk I see this as a fluke, but Mikey is getting a lot more run with the regulars out. Very streamable.

Josh McRoberts – 18/9/9/stl Holy McBOB!!! Just missed a triple double last night! Who knew he had so many tools!

Bismack Biyombo – 13/17/2blk Probably his best game of the year and will be a very nice play in their last two games.

Paul Pierce (12/6/8/stl) and Kevin Garnett (14/9/3/stl) both played last night and if they were dropped in your league, they should be very nice plays. Just remember, there is a chance that they sit again for rest, but I see them playing and getting tuned up for the playoffs.

Goran Dragic – 10/2/14/4stl One of the fantasy MVP’s in my book. He played hard all year, was very consistent, and didn’t miss much time at all. Remember that when drafting next year.

Teams that have only one game left. (followed by possible streamers)

Lakers – Antawn Jamison, Jodie Meeks, Metta World Peace.

Hornets – Brian Robert, Robin Lopez, Al-farouq Aminu.

Teams that play Tuesday and Wednesday.

Toronto Raptors – Aaron Gray, Quincy Acy, Alan Anderson.

Atlanta Hawks – Kyle Korver, Devin Harris, Ivan Johnson.

Indiana Pacers – Lance Stephenson, DJ Augustin (Hill out?).

Boston Celtics – Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Courtney Lee, Brandon Bass.

Portland Trail Blazers – Will Barton, Myers Leonard.

Los Angeles Clippers – Matt Barnes.

Teams that play Monday and Wednesday.

New York Knicks – Chris Copeland, Iman Shumpert.

Charlotte Bobcats – Bismack Biyombo, Josh Mcroberts, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.

Chicago Bulls – Kirk Hinrich, Nate Robinson, Nazr Mohammed, Jimmy Butler.

Miami Heat – Mike Miller, Rashard Lewis, Ray Allen, Mario Chalmers.

New Jersey Nets – Reggie Evans, Andray Blatche.

Golden State Warriors – Festus Ezeli, Harrison Barnes, Jarrett Jack, Carl Landry.

Denver Nuggets – Wilson Chandler, Kosta Koufos, Ty Lawson, Corey Brewer, Javale Mcgee.

Orlando Magic – Kyle Oquinn, Beno Udrih.

Cleveland Cavaliers – Alonzo Gee, Wayne Ellington, Tyler Zeller.

Washington Wizards – Cartier Martin, Garrett Temple, Kevin Seraphin, Trevor Booker.

Dallas Mavericks – Mike James, Vince Carter, Brandan Wright.

Philadelphia 76ers – Damien Wilkins, Dorell Wright.

Milwaukee Bucks – John Henson, Mike Dunleavy, JJ Reddick.

Detroit Pistons – Rodney Stuckey, Will Bynum, Brandon Knight, Jonas Jerebko.

Oklahoma City Thunder – Thabo Sefalosha, Hasheem Thabeet, Reggie Jackson.

Memphis Grizzlies – Tony Allen, Jared Bayless.

Sacramento Kings – Marcus Thornton, Toney Douglas.

Houston Rockets – Greg Smith, Francisco Garcia, Terrence Jones.

Phoenix Suns – Markieff Morris, Jermaine Oneal, Wesley Johnson.

San Antonio Spurs – Danny Green, Gary Neal.

Minnesota Timberwolves – Derrick Williams, Greg Steimsma, Luke Ridnour, JJ Barea, Chase Budinger.

Utah Jazz – Randy Foye, Derrick Favors.

Remember, you can hit me up with questions in the comments below or contact me through Twitter@jfort753. Good Luck to everyone! Have a great summer! See you next year!

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