This guy caused me much grief during this mock draft. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

In the midst of all the NBA insanity lately, I cleared a couple hours last night to participate in my first mock draft of the season. Here were the settings:

• 12 teams
• 14 rounds/roster spots (1 PG, 1 SG, 1 G, 1 SF, 1 PF, 1 F, 2 C, 3 Util, 3 Bench)
• Time per pick: 60 seconds
• Assumptions: head-to-head, nine categories

We had 12 humans sign up for it, but two didn’t show and one got to the draft late. Regardless, I’m happy that so many readers were able to take part in this mock draft on such short notice.

Here’s a quick recap and analysis of the mock draft, with picks I liked in green and picks I didn’t like in red. (Auto-selected picks were not given color judgments — except for one.)

Round 1:

First-round comments: There was a brief discussion regarding taking KD or LBJ at No. 1. I consider it a coin flip in H2H. LeBron’s FT% and TOs are kind of a drag, but he gets you more rebounds, assists and steals. Durant doesn’t have any real weakness (though more assists would be great) and helps you more with threes and FT% — he’s a foundation for a more efficient team than LeBron is, which is just a matter of strategy in H2H. I also think KD’s ceiling isn’t as set as LBJ’s, which is what tips me to KD more times than not. Regardless, you can’t go wrong with either at No. 1. Westbrook at No. 6 overall is too high for my tastes, but I understand. Love at No. 10 seems like great value.

Round 2:

Second-round comments: Aldridge’s recurring heart issues concern me, though he seems fine for the time being. Even if he is healthy, the arrival of a gunner like Crawford and a full season with Gerald Wallace makes me think No. 13 overall is a bit high for him. Evans at No. 18 is ridiculous, but it was an auto-selected pick. I thought getting Ellis at No. 24 overall was a big steal.

Round 3:

Third-round comments: Somehow, I put my team on auto-select mode and I ended up with Manu at No. 25. I hated this. It could’ve gone worse, but I wouldn’t give Ginobili a look until the fourth round at the earliest. I took it in stride and started to see an identity forming for my squad. Griffin won’t last this long on most draft boards, so getting him in the third round is a pretty good. I think No. 30 for Ibaka is perfect. Drafting Jennings anywhere north of the sixth round is way too optimistic for me.

Round 4:

Fourth-round comments: I was surprised to see Nash go this early, with the potential effects of the more intense schedule on his old body and all. Lopez at No. 44 overall sounds like fine value. Wallace falling to No. 47 overall is absurd — he shouldn’t drop past the third round. Nene at No. 48 is a steal, especially given that team’s need for his production this season.

Round 5:

Fifth-round comments: I loved following up my Nene pick with Gortat. That fills up my two center spots with guys who shoot well from the field and the charity stripe, and give me healthy doses of points, rebounds and blocks. Scola shouldn’t go before Lowry or Lawson.

Round 6:

Sixth-round comments: Cousins is valuable in his own way, but not this early. He needs to improve his FG%, FT% and turnovers before I can take him seriously enough to draft him this high. Also, that Kings squad is packed with firepower, which makes me wary of how much room he has to improve from his last season’s stats. Collison in the sixth round is also too early, especially now that it looks like George Hill has a shot at stealing the starting PG gig for the Pacers.

Round 7:

Seventh-round comments: With Allen, I’m feeling confident about my team’s threes and FT%. Monroe at No. 75 is robbery. Jordan in the seventh round sounds about right. Call me crazy, but Duncan at No. 84 overall seems like good value. Even if he dips to around 12 points, 8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 0.5 steals and 1.7 blocks a game, he’s still going to shoot 50 percent from the field and around 70 percent from the line, which is all solid for a guy taken this late.

Round 8:

Eighth-round comments: Teague is going to be a sexy pick this season, and rightfully so. We don’t truly know his ceiling yet, so this season will be quite telling. Spending an eighth-round pick on him sounds fine. I’m intrigued with Douglas this season. If the Knicks don’t sign another PG, I just can’t see Bibby cutting that much into Douglas’ production. In nine games as a starter last season, Douglas averaged 52.2 percent from the field, 81.8 percent from the line, 2.4 threes, 13.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.6 turnovers in 29 minutes of playing time. J-Rich is solid value here. I gladly took West at No. 96 overall. His knee scares people off, which is reasonable, but he’s not a guy who relies too much on his quickness or leaping ability. He should be a well-fitting cog in that Pacers offense.

Round 9:

Ninth-round comments: I liked getting Thornton here. While I’m concerned about how he’ll fit in with all that offense on the Kings roster, he’s a solid three-point shooter, free-throw shooter and thief — all things that fit into the identity I’m giving my team. George is about as alluring a sleeper as there is this season, and getting him in the ninth round sounds very fair. I like Varejao here, too, though I expect him to battle a lot of rust.

Round 10:

Tenth-round comments: Maggette will be asked to shoulder a good portion of that Bobcats offense, but his body won’t hold up for the whole season. Thomas, similarly, is in for a bigger role in 2011-12, but I just don’t trust his health. The 10th round sounds OK for both guys. Mayo showed nothing last season to make fantasy owners believe he can make a comeback this season. Ariza’s got new competition in Al-Farouq Aminu, which doesn’t bode well for his fantasy value. There were more appealing players with bigger upsides available than Mayo and Ariza. Anderson, Miles and Budinger are three such players.

Round 11:

Eleventh-round comments: Chuck Hayes’ addition to the Kings’ roster makes things complicated for Hickson, but I guess the 11th round isn’t the worst place to spend a pick on him. Jack at No. 132 overall is an absolute steal, assuming the Hornets don’t get another productive point guard. (He’s suspended for the first game of the season because of a reckless-driving incident in February.)

Round 12:

Twelfth-round comments: There were a lot of good bargains here. Henderson’s a great sleeper and this pick position is ideal for him. Bayless will compete with Calderon for minutes at PG, and I’m of the mind that he’ll at least work himself into a timeshare. Diaw will have SF/PF/C flexibility this season and will offer his typical blend of across-the-board stats. Meeks is set to start at SG for the Sixers, so he’ll be pouring in the threes again this season.

Round 13:

Thirteenth-round comments: I was desperate for a backup PG, but with all my targeted guys off the board, I had to settle for Crawford. Don’t get me wrong — he’ll score and hit threes, but it would’ve been nice to have someone who was a bit more well-rounded. I’m a big Johnson fan. He should do good things for the Raptors this season. McRoberts will surprise people, especially in the first five games of the season when Bynum serves his suspension for his J.J. Barea incident.

Round 14:

Fourteenth-round comments: Leonard seems ready to contribute and give Richard Jefferson (who looks like he’ll avoid being an amnesty victim) a run for his minutes at SF. Faried and Fredette will be a popular late-draft picks this season. I thought having Morrow fall to the very end of the draft was criminal. If he stays healthy, he’ll be a nice source of threes at the very least.

FINAL ROSTERS:

It felt good to be mocking again, despite the auto-select blunders some of us had. Gotta get all the bad stuff out during these practices, right?

I like my team’s strengths: FT%, threes, steals and points. I’m content with the prospect of struggling in assists. My only regret (besides the Ginobili auto-selection) was not nabbing a better backup PG. My post-draft goal would be to deal away some of my excess at SG to get another big man and point guard.

I’ve got thoughts on the other rosters as well, but I’ll stop typing now and will let my readers decide which final rosters look good and which ones don’t. Vote in the poll below and voice your opinions in the comments section.