21. New Jersey Nets: Chris Douglas-Roberts, SG, Memphis
Douglas-Roberts could end up taking either Vince Carter or Richard Jefferson's spot, should either one be traded, which is very possible in order to make room for LeBron James in 2010.
22. Orlando Magic: Robin Lopez, PF/C, Stanford
Would have preferred to find Orlando some point guard help, but I don't love any of the remaining options, so we'll go with the best available big man to play alongside Dwight Howard.
23. Utah Jazz : Brandon Rush, SG, Kansas
The Jazz add another scorer to their high-scoring offense. Rush should end up a valuable piece off the bench.
24. Seattle SuperSonics: Joey Dorsey, PF, Memphis
Put him in the middle, let him bang and chase rebounds -- and not take shots from Kevin Durant or Michael Beasley.
25. Houston Rockets: Ryan Anderson, SF/PF, California
Anderson will fit in nicely into Rick Adelman's offense with his versatile offense and will be a nice complement to Yao Ming
26. San Antonio Spurs : Mario Chalmers, PG, Kansas
Nice value for the Spurs here, who could use Chalmers as a backup to Tony Parker or a shooter in the Brent Barry role. Chalmers' quick hands on D will make him a Gregg Popovic favorite.
27. New Orleans Hornets: Serge Ibaka, PF/C, L'Hospitalet
Ibaka has some great physical gifts on the court, but hasn't really been on the court that long, which is a problem. However, on a team like the Hornets that don't have any immediate needs in the frontcourt with David West and Tyson Chandler, Ibaka can sit and learn.
28. Memphis Grizzlies: Alexis Ajinca, PF/C, HTV Hyeres-Toulon
The Grizzlies have had success with international big men in the past. They could also decide thatthey have enough youth on the roster already and let Ajinca season overseas for a bit. Would have loved to draft one of the players from the other team that plays in Memphis, but Rose, CDR and Dorsey are gone and the other draft-eligible Tigers don't warrant a first-round pick.
29. Detroit Pistons: Courtney Lee, SG, Western Kentucky
Lee is as NBA-ready as possible with a great perimeter game and overall offensive ability. He should add yet another youngster that produces off the bench for the Pistons.
30. Boston Celtics: Donte Greene, SF/PF, Syracuse
This is very low for Greene -- he's likely to be long gone before the Celtics make their selection; some mocks have him in the late part of the lottery. As it is, we'll just say that Boston is getting an absolute steal with Greene this late in the draft.
NOTE: At 21, the New Jersey Nets receive the Dallas Mavericks' 2008 1st Round Pick, 2010 1st Round Pick, Devin Harris, DeSagana Diop, Trenton Hassell, Maurice Ager, Keith Van Horn, and $3 million from Dallas for Jason Kidd, Malik Allen, and Antoine Wright
At 24, the Seattle SuperSonics receive Kurt Thomas and two future 1st round picks from the Phoenix Suns for future conditional 2nd round pick.
At 28, the Memphis Grizzlies receives the Los Angeles Lakers ' 2008 1st round pick, 2010 1st round pick, Kwame Brown, Aaron McKie, Javaris Crittenton, and the draft rights to Marc Gasol for Pau Gasol and a future 2nd round pick.
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