Redux: This is a Mock Draft!

by Ryne Nelson Well… James Johnson got screwed. As the 2009 SLAMonline Mock Draft wraps up so does some of our claim of knowing the best available talent. If we’ve learned anything after all 30 selections, it’s that being as good as General Managers in the L is damn near impossible. What you say to friends about being able to handle an NBA franchise is fickle. One bad draft pick, one nasty trade, one bad free agent signing is all it takes to get yourself axed. Not to mention you’ll be shoved face first into the eternal ire pile of thousands of fans and one billion dollar owner. Luckily here, we were able to f*ck things up a bit. We warned you from the beginning. And we also said we would be proud of calling this mock draft our own no matter how ugly a duckling it turned out to be. So here I am talking to you two days before the 2009 Draft, presenting you something with an over-under of five on total correct picks. Sorry James Johnson, if we’re right about you, I’ll eat my hat. Bette...