2005 NBA Mock Draft

1) Milwaukee — Andrew Bogut 7-0 C Utah

Bogut is the choice for now, but with less than a week left, like Luda, Marvin Williams is coming for the No.1 spot. Bucks get the center they've needed for decades, but will it be enough to keep Michael Redd?

2) Atlanta — Chris Paul 6-1 PG Wake Forest

Will fit in well as a franchise point guard, remaining in ACC territory. It will be hard to pass up Marvin Williams, but with Josh Smith and Josh Childress, ATL fills a major void in the backcourt.

3) Portland — Marvin Williams 6-9 SF North Carolina

Washington native returns to the Great Northwest. He may be on a team with a logjam at his position, but Blazers simply cannot pass up this kid's potential.

4) New Orleans — Deron Williams 6-3 PG Illinois

With the departure of B. Diddy, Deron steps in to run the show. Possibly the next incarnation of J-Kidd for Byron Scott? Talent-wise, the coach hopes so, but as far as the other factors...

5) Charlotte — Gerald Green 6-7 SG HS (Texas)

Charlotte gets another big, athletic body to build around for the future.

6) Utah — Raymond Felton 6-1 PG North Carolina

This selection would have been a good spot for Martynas Andriuskevicius, but he will most likely withdraw from the field. If so, the Jazz get their next PG of the future.

7) Toronto— Danny Granger 6-9 SF New Mexico

A scorer who may take the spot of a possibly-departing Jalen Rose.

8) New York — Channing Frye 6-11 C Arizona

NY gets its first true big man presence since Marcus Camby.

9) Golden State — Antoine Wright 6-7 SG Texas A&M

Alongside Mike Dunleavy, Jr., J-Rich, and B. Diddy, GS will look to run and put up points like Phoenix in efforts of rejuvenating the franchise by the Bay.

10) L.A. Lakers — Fran Vazquez 6-11 PF Spain

He's no Shaq by any means, but Phil Jax looks towards a big man that he can groom into the triangle.

11) Orlando — Hakim Warrick 6-8 SF Syracuse

Hakim and Dwight Howard running the break with Stevie Franchise ... not bad, eh?

12) L.A. Clippers — Martell Webster 6-7 SF HS (Wash.)

Clippers get to see another young talent flourish, then leave three years from now via free agency.

13) Charlotte — Charlie Villanueva 6-10 PF Connecticut

UConn standout joins former teammate in Okafor and solidifies a talented, young frontline with Green.

14) Minnesota — Joey Graham 6-7 SF/PF Oklahoma State

Will provide some experienced bench help where he can learn from one of the best in K.G. or fill in if Wally World is finally traded from the land of 10,000 lakes.

15) New Jersey — Ike Diogu 6-8 PF Arizona State

Nets look for someone to fill K-Mart's shoes. Diogu's athletic prowess is as close as they come in this draft outside of Warrick.

16) Toronto — Sean May 6-8 PF North Carolina

Raptors look for someone with flashes of college dominance and frontline help for Bosh.

17) Indiana — Yaroslav Korolev 6-9 SF Russia

Pacers take a project who is only 18, but they have had strings of success grooming young talent.

18) Boston — Roko Ukic 6-5 PG Croatia

High energy European player like Tony Parker, Boston hopes for Dino Radja-like numbers from another Croat import.

19) Memphis — Johan Petro 7-0 C France

This 19-year-old is the top young prospect in France and one of the best in Europe under 20. Alongside Pau Gasol, these two could become quite the tandem a few years down the road.

20) Denver — Rashad McCants 6-4 SG North Carolina

Slasher and scorer will be looked to add points alongside 'Melo and K-Mart in this high-energy offense.

21) Phoenix — Ersan Ilyasova 6-9 SF Turkey

Ilyasova has had the most hype since Mehmet Okur coming out of Turkey. Suns are full at the spot, so they can wait for him to grow into a stud.

22) Denver — Chris Taft 6-10 PF Pittsburgh

McCants gives them the offensive energy and Taft adds a bruising presence down low to keep the Nuggets afloat out West.

23) Sacramento — Wayne Simien 6-9 PF Kansas

He's not Chris Webber, but there's no denying Simien's skills. Should fit in well playing in front of the NBA's most raucous arena, coming from one of the all-time classic atmospheres in college hoops.

24) Houston — C.J. Miles 6-6 SG HS (Texas)

Hometown prep star will get a chance to watch and learn from another teen phenom in T-Mac.

25) Seattle — Andrew Bynum 7-0 280 C HS (N.J.)

UConn loses a star prospect, but former Huskie Ray Allen will love the big man who has an NBA ready body to bang in the West and is a definite upgrade from Jerome James.

26) Detroit — Jarrett Jack 6-4 PG Georgia Tech

A great addition to backup Chauncey Billups and drive to the hole just like No. 4 and No. 22.

27) Utah — Julius Hodge 6-7 202 SG N.C. State

Backbone of the Wolfpack program for the last four years takes his erratic game, but loads of scoring potential to Salt Lake.

28) San Antonio — Luther Head 6-3 SG Illinois

The best of the west get an unselfish college star to fit with the ultimate team-oriented franchise. Just like Illini fans did for four years, San Antonio will learn to love Head.

29) Miami — Francisco Garcia 6-7 SG Louisville

Led the Cardinals to the Final Four and will be a part of many more deep postseason runs in the NBA. Has the type of heart that D-Wade, Shaq, Pat Riley, and Stan Van Gundy will love.

30) New York — Ryan Gomes 6-8 SF Providence

Undersized power forward, could he go anywhere else but to the Knicks?