OrlandoMagic.com's Dan Savage and Josh Cohen and Orlando Magic Radio Producer Jake Chapman predict the 2012 NBA Draft and analyze how all these prospects will perform in the NBA. While, naturally, there will be plenty of trades on draft night that make it practically impossible to nail down exactly where draftees will play next season. But, Savage, Cohen and Chapman offer their opinions on which prospects will be chosen in the entire First Round. There are three performance categories in which we assessed each prospect by: SUCCESS: This player is a lock to be a good player or even a great player at an appropriate draft spot. If he is projected to be a top five pick, he will certainly be an All-Star caliber player. If he is projected to be somewhere between six and 10, I am confident he will be a legitimate starter with the chance of being a difference maker. And if he is chosen after 10th, he will be a steal. POTENTIAL: This player has a chance to be a good pro, but may get drafted too high. If he is projected to be a top five pick, he will be a disappointment because he won’t be an All-Star player. If he is projected to be somewhere between six and 10, he will be viewed as someone too inconsistent. And if he is chosen after 10th, this will have been an acceptable choice because he provides just enough to last in the league a while. BUST: This player will likely fail to sustain a spot in the NBA. He just seems either undersized, not superior at any particular skill or just didn’t impress me enough in college. He may have potential, but he is not a player I see lasting in the league more than five years.
1) NEW ORLEANS HORNETS
2) CHARLOTTE BOBCATS
3) WASHINGTON WIZARDS
4) CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
5) SACRAMENTO KINGS
6) PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
7) GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
8) TORONTO RAPTORS
9) DETROIT PISTONS
10) NEW ORLEANS HORNETS
11) PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
12) MILWAUKEE BUCKS
13) PHOENIX SUNS
14) HOUSTON ROCKETS
15) PHILADELPHIA 76ers
16) HOUSTON ROCKETS
17) DALLAS MAVERICKS
18) MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
19) ORLANDO MAGIC
20) DENVER NUGGETS
21) BOSTON CELTICS
22) BOSTON CELTICS
23) ATLANTA HAWKS
24) CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
25) MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
26) INDIANA PACERS
27) MIAMI HEAT
28) OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
29) CHICAGO BULLS
30) GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
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