Draft Analysis: Round 2

This is my continued analysis of the second round of the draft from below;

Round 2
Pick	Team	Player	Elapsed Time	Pts
1		Wade, Dwyane SG MIA	17 sec	0/0
2		Lee, David PF GS	6 sec	0/0
3		Anthony, Carmelo SF NY	16 sec	0/0
4		Irving, Kyrie PG CLE	20 sec	0/0
5		Cousins, DeMarcus C SAC	12 sec	0/0
6		Parker, Tony PG SA	5 sec	0/0
7		Aldridge, LaMarcus PF POR	1 min 9 sec	0/0
8		Nash, Steve PG LAL	2 sec	0/0
9		Jefferson, Al C UTA	14 sec	0/0
10		Gasol, Pau PF LAL	30 sec	0/0
11		Jennings, Brandon PG MIL	24 sec	0/0
12		Ellis, Monta SG MIL	34 sec	0/0
Due to the fact that Wade is somewhat injury prone, and plays in an offense where he is no longer the focal point, i feel that #13 is a tad bit early for him. That said, its certainly not a huge mistake there.  David Lee is a huge reach at #14. I have him targeted in the mid to late third round. If Bogut can get healthy, which is a huge if, he will steal some of Lee's production.  Melo at #15 is interesting. You know he is going to get his points, and will be a solid fantasy player all year, however I feel there was better value out there at #15.  For example, Kyrie Irving, the reigning rookie of year. Irving was selected with the #16th overall pick by yours truly. I love Kyrie's upside this year and think he will end the year as one of the top 4 guards. If Irving is still on the board in the middle of round 2, scoop him up as quick as you can. Cousins at #17 is also an extremely solid pick, and would have been my selection at 16 had someone else scooped up Irving already. Cousins is entering his third year in the NBA and if continues where he left off in the  second half of last season, he can certainly provide first round value. Tony Parker at #18 is a little too early for me but he has been doing it for years so I get it. Lets watch and see if his off season eye injury has any lingering effects.  Lamarcus Aldridge is a great pick at #19. Expect another solid season from LA. Then there is Steve Nash at #20. Every year I shy away from Nash due to age but he continues to prove me wrong, Maybe playing in Los Angelas with Kobe and Dwight will do wonders for his value, maybe it wont.  Then we have two big men in Al Jefferson and Pau Gasol at #21, and #22. Jefferson is the man in Utah and will continue to provide big numbers. Gasol is more of a wild card due to the fact that touches are going to be hard to come by with that new Lakers roster.  Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis rounded out the second round. Both are pretty solid picks here. They will share the backcourt for the Bucks,  however I do like Jennings upside a little better than Monta.