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2011 NBA Mock Draft, Is Kenneth Faried The Surest thing In a Questionable Draft Class?
The man who’s been labeled “The Next Dennis Rodman” measured in at just over 6’7″ at the NBA Combine. The good news is that he’s taller than Dennis Rodman who was 6’6″. The bad news, well, there’s no bad news.
Kenneth Faried has a wingspan of 7′ and a standing reach of 9′. he may not be tall, but he has length.
He’s also very explosive. Faried used his combination of length and athletic ability to pull down almost 1700 rebounds during his career at Morehead State. he averaged 14.5 a game his senior year.
Rebounding is the easiest skill to transition from college basketball to the NBA. There’s no way Faried busts.
He also averaged 2.3 blocks a game. Faried will be a strong rebounder and defender in the NBA for years to come.
He’ll start out off the bench as a high energy player and will most likely work his way into a starting lineup eventually.
See DeJuan Blair: height is not an issue. Blair doesn’t even have any ACL’s and he can eat up rebounds. Faried has ACL’s.
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2011 NBA Mock Draft
No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers: Kyrie Irving, G, Duke
No. 2 Minnesota Timberwolves: Derrick Williams, F, Arizona
No. 3 Utah Jazz: Brandon Knight, G, Kentucky
No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers: Enes Kanter, C, Kentucky
No. 5 Toronto Raptors: Jonas Valanciunas, C, Lithuania
No. 6 Washington Wizards: Jan Vesely, F, Csech Republic
No. 7 Sacramento Kings: Kemba Walker, G, UConn
No. 8 Detroit Pistons: Bismack Biyombo, F, Congo
No. 9 Charlotte Bobcats: Kawhi Leonard, F, San Diego St.
No. 10 Milwaukee Bucks: Alec Burks, G, Colorado
No. 11 Golden State Warriors: Tristan Thompson, F, Texas
No. 12 Utah Jazz: Jordan Hamilton, F, Texas
No. 13 Phoenix Suns: Marcus Morris, F, Kansas
No. 14 Houston Rockets: Klay Thompson, G, Washington St.
No. 15 Indiana Pacers: Jimmer Fredette, G, BYU
No. 16 Philadelphia 76ers: Donatas Motiejunas, F, Lithuania
No. 17 new York Knicks: Chris Singleton, F, Florida St.
No. 18 Washington Wizards: Josh Selby, G, Kansas
No. 19 Charlotte Bobcats: Markieff Morris, F, Kansas
No. 20 Minnesota Timberwolves: Kenneth Faried, F, Morehead St.
No. 21 Portland Trailblazers: Tobias Harris, F, Tennessee
No. 22 Denver Nuggets: Nikola Mirotic, F, Yugoslavia
No. 23 Houston Rockets: Nikola Vucevic, F, USC
No. 24 Oklahoma City Thunder: Kyle Singler, F, Duke
No. 25 Boston Celtics: Marshawn Brooks, G, Providence
No. 26 Dallas Mavericks: David Bertans, F, Latvia
No. 27 new Jersey Nets: Tyler Honeycutt, F, UCLA
No. 28 Chicago Bulls: Reggie Jackson, G, Boston College
No. 29 San Antonio Spurs: Trey Thompkins, F, Georgia
No. 30 Chicago Bulls: Darius Morris, G, Michigan
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