NBA Mock Draft 2013 roundup: Nerlens Noel likely to go No. 1 overall to Cleveland

By SB Nation NBA News on May 22 2013, 12:47p 

USA TODAY Sports

After winning  Tuesday night's draft lottery, most analysts see the Cavs selecting Kentucky big man Nerlens Noel with the top pick. Here is our roundup of the many mock drafts out there.

There's more than a month remaining before the 2013 NBA Draft, but mocking season officially hit high gear Tuesday night with the draft lottery. Analysts across the country rolled out their latest editions with the official order in place, leaving fans to begin dreaming of their next intriguing up-and-comer.

Gut feeling may determine these predictions as much as legitimate reporting from sources around the league, but the next few weeks will move quickly so it's not bad to start studying up now. And in a draft that lacks consensus opinions, expect a whole lot of movement before David Stern hits that podium on June 27.

FLANNERY: No prize guaranteed for Cavs.

For now, Kentucky big man Nerlens Noel is the presumptive No. 1 overall pick for the Cleveland Cavaliers, but even that scenario could change. If teams don't like what they see from his injured knee, someone like Kansas' Ben McLemore or Georgetown's Otto Porter could be the pick.

With that said, six of seven different mock drafts from major publications predicted Noel to Cleveland coming off Tuesday's lottery. Here's a breakdown of those mocks, covering the entire first round.

PICK	SB Nation	Draft Express	NBA.com	ESPN	Sports Illustrated	CBS Sports	NBADraft.net
1. Cavaliers	Nerlens Noel	Nerlens Noel	Nerlens Noel	Nerlens Noel	Nerlens Noel	Nerlens Noel	Ben McLemore
2. Magic	Ben McLemore	Ben McLemore	Ben McLemore	Trey Burke	Ben McLemore	Ben McLemore	Nerlens Noel
3.Wizards	Otto Porter	Anthony Bennett	Otto Porter	Otto Porter	Otto Porter	Anthony Bennett	Otto Porter
4.Bobcats	Anthony Bennett	Victor Oladipo	Victor Oladipo	Ben McLemore	Victor Oladipo	Alex Len	Victor Oladipo
5. Suns	Alex Len	Otto Porter	Anthony Bennett	Victor Oladipo	Anthony Bennett	Victor Oladipo	Anthony Bennett
6. Pelicans	Trey Burke	Alex Len	Trey Burke	Alex Len	Trey Burke	Trey Burke	Trey Burke
7. Kings	Shabazz Muhammad	Trey Burke	Cody Zeller	Michael Carter-Williams	Cody Zeller	Otto Porter	Cody Zeller
8. Pistons	Michael Carter-Williams	C.J. McCollum	Michael Carter-Williams	Anthony Bennett	Shabazz Muhammad	Michael Carter-Williams	C.J. McCollum
9. Wolves	Victor Oladipo	Shabazz Muhammad	Shabazz Muhammad	C.J. McCollum	C.J. McCollum	C.J. McCollum	Alex Len
10. Blazers	Cody Zeller	Rudy Gobert	Alex Len	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Alex Len	Cody Zeller	Dario Saric
11. 76ers	Rudy Gobert	Cody Zeller	Mason Plumlee	Cody Zeller	Kelly Olynyk	Steven Adams	Kelly Olynyk
12.Thunder(viaRaptors)	Gorgui Dieng	Kelly Olynyk	Kelly Olynyk	Steven Adams	Dario Saric	Kelly Olynyk	Dennis Schroeder
13.Mavericks	Dennis Schroeder	Michael Carter-Williams	C.J. McCollum	Dario Saric	Michael Carter-Williams	Shabazz Muhammad	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
14. Jazz	C.J. McCollum	Dennis Schroeder	Dennis Schroeder	Shabazz Muhammad	Jamaal Franklin	Shane Larkin	Michael Carter-Williams
15. Bucks	Sergey Karasev	Sergey Karasev	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Allen Crabbe	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Steven Adams
16. Celtics	Tony Mitchell	Steven Adams	Rudy Gobert	Dennis Schroeder	Gorgui Dieng	Rudy Gobert	Shabazz Muhammd
17. Hawks	Allen Crabbe	Mason Plumlee	Dario Saric	Mason Plumlee	Mason Plumlee	Jamaal Franklin	Mason Plumlee
18. Hawks (viaRockets)	Mason Plumlee	Jamaal Franklin	Gorgui Dieng	Jamaal Franklin	Dennis Schroeder	Mason Plumlee	Lucas Nogueira
19. Cavaliers (viaLakers)	Reggie Bullock	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Sergey Karasev	Rudy Gobert	Tony Mitchell	Giannis Antetokoumpo	Tony Snell
20. Bulls	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Gorgui Dieng	Jeff Withey	Gorgui Dieng	Steven Adams	Allen Crabbe	Giannis Antetokoumpo
21. Jazz (viaWarriors)	Giannis Antetokoumpo	Tony Mitchell	Steven Adams	Shane Larkin	Shane Larkin	Archie Goodwin	Shane Larkin
22. Nets	Dario Saric	Jeff Withey	Giannis Antetokoumpo	Jeff Withey	Allen Crabbe	Sergey Karasev	Rudy Gobert
23.Pacers	Kelly Olynyk	Shane Larkin	Archie Goodwin	Kelly Olynyk	Sergey Karasev	Dennis Schroeder	Tim Hardaway Jr.
24.Knicks	Erick Green	Dario Saric	Lucas Nogueira	Glen Rice Jr.	Rudy Gobert	Gorgui Dieng	Gorgui Dieng
25.Clippers	Kenny Kadji	Allen Crabbe	Glen Rice Jr.	Pierre Jackson	Jeff Withey	Dario Saric	Allen Crabbe
26. Wolves (viaGrizzlies)	Jackie Carmichael	Glen Rice Jr.	Tony Mitchell	Sergey Karasev	Reggie Bullock	Jeff Withey	Tony Mitchell
27.Nuggets	Steven Adams	Reggie Bullock	Allen Crabbe	Tim Hardaway Jr.	Tony Snell	Ricky Ledo	Erick Green
28. Spurs	Brandon Davies	Lucas Nogueira	Deshaun Thomas	Lucas Nogueira	Glen Rice Jr.	C.J. Leslie	Sergey Karasev
29. Thunder	Jamaal Franklin	Giannis Antetokoumpo	Alex Abrines	Giannis Antetokoumpo	Archie Goodwin	Deshaun Thomas	Deshaun Thomas
30. Suns (viaHeat)	Shane Larkin	Archie Goodwin	Jamaal Franklin	Reggie Bullock	C.J. Leslie	Tony Mitchell	Jamaal Franklin