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Let's see if Crash and Captain Jack are still smiling once they see how Augustin fares as their starting point guard. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Depth chart:
PG: D.J. Augustin, Shaun Livingston, Sherron Collins
SG: Stephen Jackson, Gerald Henderson, Matt Carroll
SF: Gerald Wallace, Eduardo Najera, Dominic McGuire
PF: Boris Diaw, Tyrus Thomas, Derrick Brown
C: Nazr Mohammed, DeSagana Diop, Kwame Brown

Relevant fantasy players and projected draft positions/per-game stats:
Gerald Wallace - F (Rd. 1-2): 17 Pts, 9.5 Reb, 2.5 Ast, 1.5 Stl, 1 Blk
Stephen Jackson - G/F (Rd. 4-5): 20 Pts, 1.5 threes, 5 Reb, 4.5 Ast, 1.5 Stl
D.J. Augustin - PG (Rd. 8-10): 12 Pts, 1 three, 4.5 Ast
Tyrus Thomas - PF (Rd. 7-9): 11 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Stl, 1.5 Blk
Boris Diaw - F (Rd. 8-11): 10.5 Pts, 5 Reb, 4.5 Ast
Shaun Livingston - PG (Rd. 13+): 8.5 Pts, 2 Reb, 4 Ast (continue reading…)

You didn't think you'd escape the wrath of Darko, did you? (Jim Mone/AP)

I can hardly bring myself to believe or face the sad, heavy fact that this mock-drafting partnership is finally on its last leg. It’s been a wild ride and the end result is a list of 12 teams that make me feel like everyone from Laurence Fishburne to this guy’s mom.

While part of me is tempted to loosen my belt and indulge the desire in me to cruise through this round (and irritate the hell out of Henry by picking T-Mac), there’s still enough talent at this end of the draft to keep me on my toes. When I got all the way down to No. 156, I found myself having an incredibly difficult time choosing between six or seven players.

It’s also interesting to look at this draft after the big four-team deal that went down a few days ago. Obviously, guys like Troy Murphy and Darren Collison would’ve been picked elsewhere, but that’s a dose of reality for you.

Before the draft goes Kaiser Soze on us, I’d just like to tip my hat to Henry at Weakside Help again for getting this shindig started. It’s been an educational and entertaining venture, and I look forward to reading his retrospection on our draft.

If, by some exceedingly evil reason, you are just joining us, I’ll offer my forgiveness if you catch up with round one, round two, round three, round four, round five, round six, round seven, round eight, round nine, round 10, round 11 and round 12.

Without further ado, I present to you lucky round 13: (continue reading…)

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Wade isn't reproducing the numbers he had last year, but he's still a stud. (Flickr/Keith Allison)

Beast of the Night: Dwyane Wade hung 41 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block on the Wizards last night, while shooting 48 percent (14-29) from the field, 92 percent from the line (12-13), hitting a three and turning the ball over twice.

Notable lines:
Erick Dampier – 6-6 FG (100%), 2-2 FT (100%), 14 Pts, 20 Reb, 1 Stl, 3 Blk

Joakim Noah – 6-12 FG (50%), 12 Pts, 21 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk, 3 TO

Gilbert Arenas – 7-20 FG (35%), 4-8 FT (50%), 3 3ptm, 21 Pts, 5 Reb, 8 Ast, 3 Stl, 12 TO (continue reading…)