NBA Mock Draft 2.0 1st Round + Trades
   Lottery
1. Minnesota Timberwolves - Karl Towns, Kentucky
2. Milwaukee Bucks - Jahlil Okafor, Duke
3. Philadelphia 76ers - D'Angelo Russell, Ohio St
4. Los Angeles Lakers - Justise Winslow, Duke
5. Orlando Magic - Kristaps Porzingis, International
6. Los Angeles Lakers - Stanley Johnson, Arizona
7. Sacramento Kings - Willie Trill Cauley-Stein, Kentucky
8. Detroit Pistons - Mario Hezonja, International
9. Brooklyn Nets - Emmanuel Mudiay, International
10. Miami Heat - Kelly Oubre, Kansas
11. Indiana Pacers - Myles Turner, Texas
12. Utah Jazz - Devin Booker, Kentucky
13. Phoenix Suns - Justin Anderson, Virginia
14. Oklahoma City Thunder - Cameron Payne, Murray St
15. Atlanta Hawks - Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
16. Boston Celtics - Christian Wood, UNLV
17. Denver Nuggets - Sam Dekker, Wisconsin
18. Houston Rockets - Tyus Jones, Duke
19. Washington Wizards - Trey Lyles, Kentucky
20. Toronto Raptors - Olivier Hanlan, Boston College
21. Dallas Mavericks - Kevon Looney, UCLA
22. Chicago Bulls - Rashad Vaughn, UNLV
23. Portland Trailblazers - Richaun Holmes, Bowling Green
24. Cleveland Cavaliers - Anthony Brown, Stanford
25. Memphis Grizzlies - Bobby Portis, Arkansas
26. San Antonio Spurs - Rakeem Christmas, Syracuse
27. Milwaukee Bucks - RJ Hunter, Georgia St
28. Boston Celtics - Robert Upshaw, Washington
29. Charlotte Hornets -  JP Tokoto, UNC
30. Golden State Warriors - Jerian Grant, Boston Collge

TRADES:
1. MIL receives 2nd, 27th pick from LAL + Tim Hardaway from NYK
    NYK receives Giannis Antetokounmpo
    LAL receives 4th + 17th picks 
2. LAL receives 6th pick, Carl Landry, Jason Thompson from SAC 
    SAC receives Ty Lawson, Danilo Gallinari, Jamaal Franklin, 7th pick from DEN + Ryan Kelly, Robert Sacre from LAL
   DEN receives Demarcus Cousins, Nik Stauskas + Jordan Clarkson, Jabari Brown, Nick Young, + 17th pick from LAL
3. BKN receives 9th pick + Lance Stephenson, Gerald Henderson, Marvin Williams
    CHA receives 29th pick + Joe Johnson, Mason Plumlee

NBA FREE AGENCY 2015

ESPN NBA Trade Machine
                     
NEW YORK KNICKS
       Carmelo Anthony has to waive no-trade clause 
         http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=o3mjg73 

    WHY NYK DOES IT:

• in chase for Marc Gasol, adding Spain teammate Ricky Rubio and brother Pau Gasol almost guarantees Marc

  KNICKS 2015-16 ROSTER:
     pgs: Rubio, Jose Calderon, Langston Galloway
     wings: Justise Winslow, Chase Budinger, Doug McDermott, free agent (Demarre Carroll)
     bigs: Pau Gasol, Marc Gasol, Anthony Bennett 

CHICAGO BULLS
   1. http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=o3mjg73 

   2. http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=pzmnrzp        sign and trade 

       

        CHICAGO BULLS 2015-16 ROSTER:

          pgs: Derrick Rose, Steve Blake, Shane Larkin 

          wings: Wesley Matthews, Jimmy Butler, Dorell Wright, Carmelo Anthony, free agent (Justin Holiday, Vander Blue)

          bigs: NBA DRAFT #23 PICK (Bobby Portis/Dakari Johnson), Carmelo Anthony, Nikola Mirotic, Cameron Bairstow, free agent (Robin Lopez)

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
       1. Clippers are thinking about Jamal Crawford + CJ Wilcox to DEN, Wilson Chandler to LAC (not sure why DEN does this) from Arash Markazi ESPN

      2. Patrick Patterson to LAC, Jamal Crawford to TOR (beneficial to both teams)
       
       
     Why Clippers are not winning

•  Doc the GM (made a nice move in trading for Lance Stephenson though)
• wing versatility/depth: Jalen Rose noted after game 7 how the Rockets had multiple players that could defend multiple positions between 6' 5" and 6' 10". The Clippers had maybe 1, Matt Barnes. Lineup flexibility, floor spacing and one-on-one defense are not Clippers strong suit and some form of that will be needed if this team makes a deep run.     
• Some players to target in draft/free agency/trade:
• Wesley Johnson, Landry Fields, Jonathan Holmes (Texas), Richaun Holmes (Bowling Green), Brandon Ashley (Arizona), Chris Walker (Florida), Perry Jones III, James Johnson, Aaron White (Iowa) JP Tokoto (UNC), Fuquan Edwin, Jarell Eddie, Treveon Graham (VCU), Anthony Brown (Stanford), Anthony Tolliver

     CLIPPERS 2015-16 ROSTER:        

       pgs: Chris Paul, Austin Rivers, Lance Stephenson

       wings: Jordan Hamilton, JJ Redick, Wilson Chandler, Lance Stephenson, free agent (Wesley Johnson)

       bigs: Deandre Jordan, Blake Griffin, Wilson Chandler, Glen Davis, Jonathan Holmes, free agent (Lavoy Allen)

LOS ANGELES LAKERS
  1. http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=p8g9wco  LAL: 6TH PICK 2015 DRAFT, SAC: 7TH PICK 2015 DRAFT, DEN: 27th PICK 2015 DRAFT FROM LA LAKERS
       6th pick: Lakers - Stanley Johnson, Arizona           7th pick: Kings - Willie Trill Cauley-Stein
    LAKERS 2015-16 ROSTER:
      pgs: Brandon Knight, Kendall Marshall, Shane Larkin
      wings/stretch 4s: Justise Winslow, Stanley Johnson, Kobe Bryant,
      bigs: Carl Landry, Jason Thompson, Julius Randle, 34th pick,

NBA Mock Draft
   Lottery
1. Minnesota Timberwolves - Karl Towns (big), Kentucky
2. Los Angeles Lakers - Justise Winslow (slideable wing), Duke
3. Philadelphia 76ers - D'Angelo Russell (pg), Ohio St
4. New York Knicks - Jahlil Okafor (b), Duke
5. Orlando Magic - Kristaps Porzingis (stretch/big), International
6. Sacramento Kings - Stanley Johnson (sw), Arizona
7. Denver Nuggets - Cameron Payne (pg), Murray State
8. Detroit Pistons - Mario Hezonja (sw), International
9. Charlotte Hornets - Devin Booker (wing), Kentucky
10. Miami Heat - Emmanuel Mudiay (pg), International
11. Indiana Pacers - Willie Trill Cauley-Stein (big), Kentucky
12. Utah Jazz - Trey Lyles (stretch), Kentucky
13. Phoenix Suns - Sam Dekker (sw), Wisconsin
14. Oklahoma City Thunder - Justin Anderson (sw), Virginia

15. Atlanta Hawks - Myles Turner (s/b), Texas
16. Boston Celtics - Christian Wood (s/b), UNLV
17. Milwaukee Bucks - Frank Kaminsky (s/b), Wisconsin
18. Houston Rockets - Tyus Jones (pg), Duke
19. Washington Wizards - Kevon Looney (stretch), UCLA
20. Toronto Raptors - Olivier Hanlan (pg), Boston College
21. Dallas Mavericks - Kelly Oubre (sw), Kansas
22. Chicago Bulls - Bobby Portis (s/b), Arkansas
23. Portland Trailblazers - Anthony Brown (w), Stanford
24. Cleveland Cavaliers -  Joseph Young (pg), Oregon
25. Memphis Grizzlies - Delon Wright (pg), Utah
26. San Antonio Spurs - Cedi Osman (sw), International
27. Lakers - Richaun Holmes (s/b) - Bowling Green
28. Boston Celtics - RJ Hunter (w) - Georgia St
29. Brooklyn Nets - Cliff Alexander (b), Kansas
30. Golden State Warriors - Jerian Grant (pg), Notre Dame