#1 Pick in 2012 Up for Grabs?
Much like NCAA Tournament brackets, NBA mock draft boards change a great deal from their original state. At the beginning of the year there is a select group of players contending for the top overall spot and by the end it could be a completely different set.
As far as the 2012 draft is concerned, there are more than a handful of prospects who could justify being projected as the number one pick right now. With the NBA’s lockout scaring away a lot of the top freshmen in 2011, there is going to be a lot of pro-ready talent playing college basketball this season.
The headliner is undoubtedly North Carolina Tar Heels forward Harrison Barnes. Barnes was a preseason All-American out of high school, the first ever, and those lofty expectations had a negative effect on him early in the year. He was underwhelming and really looking like another prospect who was a victim of being over hyped before finishing the year with a vengeance.
