30) Wizards – Solomon Alabi – There is a chance Alabi turns into a solid NBA player. I think he’ll more likely be one of those projects who doesn’t pan out. His biggest skill is his size (legit NBA center) and his shot-blocking ability. I don’t like his complete lack of offense and questionable rebounding ability. I do tend to like guys with one legit NBA skill (in this case, shot-blocking) more than well rounded guys who don’t do anything that stands out. He seems like a high-character guy, though, so I’m hopeful he does well.

29) Magic – Devin Ebanks – The smell test indicates Ebanks has a better chance at being a good pro than he did at West Virginia. He looks and plays somewhat like a less athletically talented Rudy Gay. He seems like a bit of a character question mark (hurt hand punching his teammate, missed games due to academics), but worth a look late here.

28) Grizzlies – Lance Stephenson – The Grizzlies would be an okay fit for Stephenson. He’s going to be a guy that teams drafting late look long and hard at. Not to stereotype, but Stephenson looks like every over-hyped NYC guy… ever. Can’t shoot to save his life. Good ball skills. Physical, but not an athletic specimen. Questionable attitude.

27) Nets – Terrico White – He seems like a combo guard that can play a little point and a little two guard. Actually, he’s probably not a great fit with this Nets team. He’s not a great passer as evident by his 1.5 assists per game. The high comedy potential of Kris Humphries (worst passing post in the NBA) with White would be great, though. He seems like he could be a poor man’s Bobby Jackson, though. Physically, he’s a nice prospect at 6’5”, 210 pounds while having a bodybuilder-esque 3.7% body fat.

26) Thunder – Gani Lawal - For a majority of the season, he was the best post player at Georgia Tech. Even the biggest Derrick Favors support cannot deny this. Power forwards who are thought of having a “great motor” always seem to translate well to the league (see: DeJuan Blair – 2009). I like him if he winds up on a good team.

25) Grizzlies – Craig Brackins – To me, Brackins is the biggest head-scratcher in the draft. He’s a guy that can shoot, tested out athletically comparable to Ed Davis and Derrick Favors, and, by the way, actually had a respectable year last year. He was in a god awful team last year. We gave Ed Davis and Favors a pass because they played with bad guards. Channing Frye and Mehmet Okur has showed us the value in having a big who can hit from distance. Some team will grab Brackins at the end of the first and everyone will talk about how dumb everyone was for passing on Brackins. I’ll say this – I’d have drafted Brackins above Jordan Hill last year.

24) Atlanta – James Anderson – If the Celts don’t grab Anderson 5 picks before this, I could see him going to the Hawks and being a nice fit. Unlike a lot of guys who score 20+ points per game in college, he seem like he can make the transition to becoming an efficient bench scorer. What I really like about Anderson is his reputation as a really good defender. Athletically, he tested out better than Evan Turner, but not fantastic in terms of the entire NBA.

23) Wolves – Kevin Seraphin – If the Wolves don’t trade here, expect them to grab Seraphin. He’s a super-athletic 6’10” big from France. He’s extremely raw, though. He’s only been playing basketball for four years. He’s a couple years away from contributing but if you can grab a huge (6’10, 268 lb) athletic guy with some promise this late in the draft, you’ve gotta take a chance, right? Considering that this is the third pick of the draft for the Wolves, this seems like the move if he’s available.

22) Blazers – Patrick Patterson – The Blazers are a goofy team. Injuries killed them this year. They don’t necessarily “need” much other than extended health to contend. A frontcourt of Oden, Pryzbilla, Aldridge, and Camby seems pretty dang good. Their backcourt of Miller, Bayless, Roy, Batum, and Rudy is pretty dang good, too. A guy like Patterson who can come in and perform right away would be a fantastic fit for the Blazers.

21) Thunder – Hassan Whiteside – This seems like it would be a good fit for the Thunder and a good fit for Whiteside. Whiteside looks to be a good defensive presence who should be able to rebound and block shots which is exactly what the Thunder need. The Thunder are a good team because they are a young team with seemingly quality young guys (think the anti-Jail Blazers). Maybe some of the positivity of the Thunder clubhouse rubs off on the talented Whiteside. With bench bigs like Serge Ibaka, Byron (don’t call me BJ) Mullens, and Whiteside, they’d have some fairly talented bigs that could turn out to be respectable in 3-5 years. Or not.