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The Consensus Mock Draft is a compilation of the best mock drafts around the web. We bring them together to come up with a good estimate of how the draft could play out.
Most Common Picks:

1. NOH Davis (12)
2. CHA Robinson (10)
3. WAS Beal (10)
4. CLE Barnes (7)
5. SAC Kidd-Gilchrist (7)
6. POR Lillard (8)
7. GSW Drummond (5)
8. TOR Waiters (5)
9. DET Henson (5)
11. POR Zeller (6)
10. NOH Rivers (4)
12. HOU Zeller (4)
13. PHX Ross (4)
14. HOU Leonard (4)

Most common: Pick at which the player is most commonly projected, with number of mock drafts in parentheses. For example, Anthony Davis is projected to go first in 12 of the mock drafts listed below.

Top 14: To calculate the consensus, we awarded 14 points for the first overall pick, 13 to the second, continuing to 1 for the final lottery pick. The player with the highest point total represents the top overall selection.

POLL: Bottom line: Do you want to trade away the Number 5 NBA Draft Pick?

In a game of cat and mouse, NBA general managers salivate to outmaneuver each other come draft day. Yet, unless there is a trade for a pick, there is only so much wiggle room in which to work, as each team’s pick is already determined. Their strategy: maximize their chances of landing the player they want, while minimizing any action which could reduce their chances.

In our first analysis of basic statistics, we take a look at the top 23 guards eligible for the 2012 NBA draft. Considered arguably the weakest position in this class, we let the numbers do the talking