Givony Breaks Down 2011 NBA Mock Draft

With the NBA Draft Lottery slated for Tuesday night in Secaucus, N.J., Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress.com was kind enough to come on the show today and break down the draft.

Givony talks about his top three picks — Kyrie Irving, Derrick Williams and Kemba Walker — as well as the Knicks’ pick at No. 17. In the second part of the video, which you can see by clicking on the “More” button below, he also looks ahead to the 2012 NBA Draft that could feature two of Kentucky’s incoming recruits in the lottery — Anthony Davis and Michael Gilchrist — and returning college players Harrison Barnes, Jared Sullinger and Perry Jones.

My apologies to Jonathan for mispronouncing his last name on the video.
We hope to have him back on after the Lottery and before the NBA Draft June 23.

Written by Adam Zagoria

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.