This article is part of our NBA Mock Draft series.

RotoWire recently hosted a 12-team [9-category (FG%, FT%, Pts, 3PM, Reb, Ast, Stl, Blk, TO), head-to-head] NBA fantasy basketball mock draft with 12 experts. Below are the results of that draft and commentary on each round from some of the experts that participated in the draft.

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Draft Experts Roster 1 Shannon McKeown @RotoShannon 2 Frankie Lloyd @BallerMindFrame 3 Alex Rikleen @Rikleen 4 Fred Katz @FredKatz 5 Clay Link @ClayWLink 6 Scott Malewig @Sports_25toLife 7 Kyle McKeown @RotoWireKyleNBA 8 Michael Chua @MichaelChua7 9 James Anderson @RealJRAnderson 10 Justin Hore @Justin_Hore 11 Peter Schoenke @PeterSchoenke 12 Chris Morgan @ChrisXMorgan

ROUND ONE

Expert O-Pick Round Pick Player Shannon McKeown 1 1 1 Kevin Durant Frankie Lloyd 2 1 2 LeBron James Alex Rikleen 3 1 3 James Harden Fred Katz 4 1 4 Chris Paul Clay Link 5 1 5 Stephen Curry Scott Malewig 6 1 6 Carmelo Anthony Kyle McKeown 7 1 7 Anthony Davis Michael Chua 8 1 8 Kevin Love James Anderson 9 1 9 Kyrie Irving Justin Hore 10 1 10 Paul George Peter Schoenke 11 1 11 Marc Gasol Chris Morgan 12 1 12 LaMarcus Aldridge

Comments:

K. McKeown: This round went pretty much as expected. I was happy to see that Michael picked

in the first round because I feel like Love has been overlooked in some ways this preseason. If healthy, he has top-5 potential.

A. Rikleen: Harden is the clear No. 3.

S. McKeown: The surprise pick of the first round was Davis. But based on his across-the-board production and expected growth during his sophomore season, I don't consider Davis a reach. He has legit top-5 upside this season.

ROUND TWO

Expert O-Pick Round Pick Player Chris Morgan 13 2 1 Derrick Rose Peter Schoenke 14 2 2 John Wall Justin Hore 15 2 3 Russell Westbrook James Anderson 16 2 4 Al Horford Michael Chua 17 2 5 Al Jefferson Kyle McKeown 18 2 6 Deron Williams Scott Malewig 19 2 7 Serge Ibaka Clay Link 20 2 8 Damian Lillard Fred Katz 21 2 9 Brook Lopez Alex Rikleen 22 2 10 Joakim Noah Frankie Lloyd 23 2 11 Larry Sanders Shannon McKeown 24 2 12 Kemba Walker

Comments:

K. McKeown: I love the confidence Chris Morgan showed in taking

at the start of the second round. Rose took the time to get healthy and all the reports say that he's in better shape now than he ever was before the injury.

getting picked 14th overall is appropriate. The one skill that players consistently get better at over the course of their career is three-pointers, and that's that only area where Wall can fairly be criticized. All of Wall's other numbers are defendable or laudable. The fact that he provides blocks as a point guard is a great boon in nearly any format.

Schoenke: I probably reached for Wall, but love his upside if he can have a full healthy season. Probably should have gone with Lillard instead as I wanted to start the draft with a center and point guard.

F. Katz: I took Brook Lopez in the second round. Now, I have to hate myself for the next 24 to 48 hours.

A. Rikleen: I punt points almost as a rule, since my own research has indicated that fantasy managers typically overvalue that category. For a team ignoring points and looking to stay strong in FT% (easily Harden's best), very few players approach Noah's quality.

M. Chua: I panicked on this pick, because I was fully expecting Wall to still be available. In hindsight, I should not have taken another big man for my second pick – this really handicapped me at the guard spots early on.

C. Morgan: If Derrick Rose is Derrick Rose, then I think I shall be quite happy with this pick, and Rose did as much as he could to make sure that, when he does return this season, he shall be the Rose we all remember fondly.

S. McKeown: Given his injury, the selection of Russell Westbrook here seems about one round too early. I was hoping to land one of the many point guards selected (Rose, Wall, Deron or Lillard) prior to my pick. Walker is risky here, but he has the most upside after the group of point guards I missed out on.

ROUND THREE

Expert O-Pick Round Pick Player Shannon McKeown 25 3 1 Brandon Jennings Frankie Lloyd 26 3 2 Nicolas Batum Alex Rikleen 27 3 3 Tony Parker Fred Katz 28 3 4 Blake Griffin Clay Link 29 3 5 Mike Conley Scott Malewig 30 3 6 Kawhi Leonard Kyle McKeown 31 3 7 Kevin Martin Michael Chua 32 3 8 Kobe Bryant James Anderson 33 3 9 Nikola Vucevic Justin Hore 34 3 10 Tim Duncan Peter Schoenke 35 3 11 Dirk Nowitzki Chris Morgan 36 3 12 Paul Millsap

Comments:

K. McKeown: A lot of people might deride the picking of

and

back to back, but I love the strategy. Walker showed us last season that he can be a factor in the defensive stats, and with Jennings playing in Detroit with a whole host of defense behind him, he should be able to take a lot of risk going after steals this season and average over two per game.

F. Katz: I promise it's not a coincidence that the one Clippers writer took both Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. Isn't Griffin poised for a 20-10-4 season? He was 20 and 10 his first two seasons in the league. Once his minutes go back up this year, he'll be there again.

A. Rikleen: Parker is only 31 and spent most of last season inside the top 10 for fantasy production.

M. Chua: I may have gotten hammered for taking the Mamba this early, and it is understandable given his age and the severity of his injury. However, if anyone is going to come back strong from an Achilles rupture, it's Kobe. Mambas don't need legs to devour their prey.

C. Morgan: I was hoping that Dirk Nowitzki would fall to me, so clearly I feel it was a good pick one spot before I had to settle for Millsap.

S. McKeown: The plan heading into the draft was to target point guards early - there's a lot of good frontcourt value to be had in the middle rounds. Jennings might not have been as safe as some of the remaining point guards on the market, but he has more upside. Just 24, Jennings still hasn't reached his peak, and I expect improved efficiency and playmaking in his first season with the Pistons. Love the Batum, Leonard and Vucevic picks, but they didn't mesh with my draft strategy. Mr. Katz reached a bit for Griffin here. While Griffin can be a monster source of double-double production, his lack of blocks and struggles from the charity stripe has kept him from ever cracking the top-50 in fantasy.

ROUND FOUR

Expert O-Pick Round Pick Player Chris Morgan 37 4 1 Ryan Anderson Peter Schoenke 38 4 2 Amir Johnson Justin Hore 39 4 3 Thaddeus Young James Anderson 40 4 4 Derrick Favors Michael Chua 41 4 5 Jeff Teague Kyle McKeown 42 4 6 Jeff Green Scott Malewig 43 4 7 Chandler Parsons Clay Link 44 4 8 DeMarcus Cousins Fred Katz 45 4 9 Dwight Howard Alex Rikleen 46 4 10 Ricky Rubio Frankie Lloyd 47 4 11 Dwyane Wade Shannon McKeown 48 4 12 Josh Smith

Comments:

K. McKeown: Round four had a lot of guys who are considered boring go off the board (

,

,

,

,

), but the consistent production they give fantasy teams on a nightly basis can't be overlooked. I would have been happy taking any of those guys.

F. Katz: Dwight Howard just texted me and said he wants to be traded to Shannon's team.

J. Anderson: With Favors and Vucevic, I may have secured two of the top-5 rebounders in the league. I think it's easier to lock up elite big men and point guards early and go for wing players in the later rounds.

A. Rikleen: ESPN has Rubio in the top 20 this year. While that is obviously too high, getting him at 46 still feels like a bargain, especially for a team that will punt points and will target free-throw percentage.

M. Chua: As much as I needed a point guard at this point, I regret not taking Josh Smith. I didn't realize he slipped this far down, and I believe he was well worth it for Shannon in the late fourth.

C. Morgan: I hope Josh Smith is a value at this point, but I'm just saying that as a Pistons fan. If you are going to punt free-throw percentage, getting Howard at 45 would leave me feeling enthused.

S. McKeown: J-Smoove's fantasy value dipped last season due to his horrible percentages. I expect his percentages to be a drain once again, but this is a H2H league and I needed the defensive production. That said, I was sniped by Fred Katz, as I had Howard targeted for this spot. Howard will kill your free-throw percentage, but I already had Durant on my roster to offset some of that damage.

ROUND FIVE

Expert O-Pick Round Pick Player Shannon McKeown 49 5 1 Eric Bledsoe Frankie Lloyd 50 5 2 Klay Thompson Alex Rikleen 51 5 3 Tobias Harris Fred Katz 52 5 4 David Lee Clay Link 53 5 5 Monta Ellis Scott Malewig 54 5 6 Rudy Gay Kyle McKeown 55 5 7 Goran Dragic Michael Chua 56 5 8 Andre Drummond James Anderson 57 5 9 Gordon Hayward Justin Hore 58 5 10 JaVale McGee Peter Schoenke 59 5 11 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Chris Morgan 60 5 12 O.J. Mayo

Comments:

J. Anderson: A lot of breakout candidates went in this round. I would have preferred to have Bledsoe or Harris, but I wasn't complaining about ending up with Hayward, who is still just 23 years old.

A. Rikleen: Maybe I've been reading too many Orlando Sentinel articles, but I see Tobias Harris as possibly being the next Paul George. The strengths/skill set and the general athleticism make sense for that comparison.

M. Chua: It may have seemed like I reached for Drummond a bit here, but I have no regrets. His double-double potential, high field-goal percentage and good defensive stats are well worth the reach, even for a guy who struggles at the free-throw line.

C. Morgan: I love Andre Drummond. Everybody loves Andre Drummond. But even if you are punting free-throw percentage, this seems like a big swing to take at this point.

S. McKeown: The Bledsoe hype has been a bit overblown at RotoWire HQ, but I was still convinced enough to grab him at this spot. His lack of a quality jumper could lead to struggles, but Bledsoe could be a defensive monster at the guard position. I think KCP was a panic pick. He'll likely start the season as a reserve, which will limit his production early on. Expect him to breakout later in the year. With that being the case, there were a handful of rookies who should have went before Caldwell-Pope.

ROUND SIX

Expert O-Pick Round Pick Player Chris Morgan 61 6 1 Jose Calderon Peter Schoenke 62 6 2 Enes Kanter Justin Hore 63 6 3 Kyle Lowry James Anderson 64 6 4 Jrue Holiday Michael Chua 65 6 5 Ty Lawson Kyle McKeown 66 6 6 Jonas Valanciunas Scott Malewig 67 6 7 Danny Green Clay Link 68 6 8 Greg Monroe Fred Katz 69 6 9 Luol Deng Alex Rikleen 70 6 10 Roy Hibbert Frankie Lloyd 71 6 11 Chris Bosh Shannon McKeown 72 6 12 Trey Burke

Comments:

A. Rikleen: I like

for a bounce-back year, and between him and Noah, I should do well in blocks. Lost in last year's terrible season for Hibbert was that his free-throw shooting improved noticeably during the season.

M. Chua: James took my pick (Holiday). I feel at a loss taking up the consolation prize (Lawson).

S. McKeown: This is where I wanted to start my run of big men. Unfortunately, all of my targets (Kanter, Valanciunas, Monroe) were scooped up before my turn. Burke is a nice consolation prize, though. He's a legit ROY candidate and could be this year's Damian Lillard. Holiday and Lawson are steals in the sixth round.

ROUND SEVEN

Expert O-Pick Round Pick Player Shannon McKeown 73 7 1 Pau Gasol Frankie Lloyd 74 7 2 Andre Iguodala Alex Rikleen 75 7 3 David West Fred Katz 76 7 4 Bradley Beal Clay Link 77 7 5 Evan Turner Scott Malewig 78 7 6 Andrew Bynum Kyle McKeown 79 7 7 Ersan Ilyasova Michael Chua 80 7 8 DeMar DeRozan James Anderson 81 7 9 George Hill Justin Hore 82 7 10 Kenneth Faried Peter Schoenke 83 7 11 Victor Oladipo Chris Morgan 84 7 12 Nikola Pekovic

Comments:

F. Katz:

was a different player after

came back last year. He's going to get me loads of threes. The Wizards were one of the best corner-three shooting teams in the league last season (that's why Martel Webster is a good sleeper, by the by), and I figure Beal will help them get there again this year.

J. Anderson: I got sniped on Beal and Gasol here, great picks by Fred and Shannon.

A Rikleen: Shannon stole Pau from me, so I went with a roughly similar (though I think much worse) big (West). I like the out of position assists from Pau, especially.

C. Morgan: I like the risk of taking Bynum at this point. If he's healthy, this is a major coup.

M. Chua: Beal and Turner, both who were on my fantasy team last year, were on my radar here. Both will improve from last season, and because I got sniped, I'm stuck with DeRozan at the two. While I don't expect DeRozan to be an utter disappointment, his touches may go down with Rudy Gay chucking away and Valanciunas expected to have a bigger role.

S. McKeown: Gasol is criminally underrated this season. With Kobe Bryant out for an extended period to open the season, Gasol will have to carry the load for the Lakers. He should have went 2-3 rounds earlier. Look for breakouts from Beal and Turner.

ROUND EIGHT

Expert O- Pick Round Pick Player Chris Morgan 85 8 1 Danny Granger Peter Schoenke 86 8 2 Rajon Rondo Justin Hore 87 8 3 Wilson Chandler James Anderson 88 8 4 Kyle Korver Michael Chua 89 8 5 Paul Pierce Kyle McKeown 90 8 6 Marcin Gortat Scott Malewig 91 8 7 Jimmy Butler Clay Link 92 8 8 Danilo Gallinari Fred Katz 93 8 9 Tyreke Evans Alex Rikleen 94 8 10 Arron Afflalo Frankie Lloyd 95 8 11 Carlos Boozer Shannon McKeown 96 8 12 Andrew Bogut

Comments:

A Rikleen: Afflalo is talented, and while his minutes will be on the decline, his field-goal percentage will go up as the Magic (and

) get better. I feel like getting a very serviceable shooting guard this late in the draft counts as a bargain.

C. Morgan: This was a weird round. A lot of interesting, odd picks. A lot of high variance choices.

S. McKeown: Here's where things got ugly. The eighth round was full of players with injury concerns (Granger, Rondo, Gallinari, Bogut) or diminishing roles/skills (Pierce, Gortat, Evans, Afflalo, Boozer). Malewig stole the breakout performer of the round with his selection of Jimmy Butler.

ROUND NINE

Expert O-Pick Round Pick Player Shannon McKeown 97 9 1 Tyson Chandler Frankie Lloyd 98 9 2 Gerald Henderson Alex Rikleen 99 9 3 Zach Randolph Fred Katz 100 9 4 Eric Gordon Clay Link 101 9 5 Samuel Dalembert Scott Malewig 102 9 6 Tiago Splitter Kyle McKeown 103 9 7 Greivis Vasquez Michael Chua 104 9 8 Spencer Hawes James Anderson 105 9 9 Harrison Barnes Justin Hore 106 9 10 Vince Carter Peter Schoenke 107 9 11 Caron Butler Chris Morgan 108 9 12 J.J. Redick

Comments:

A Rikleen: I view H2H almost as a checklist, where the goal is to reach five "checks". So far, I think I'm one of the best teams in the league in free-throw percentage (Harden, Rubio, and none below 75 percent) and steals (Harden, Rubio, Noah) and doing really well in blocks (Noah and Hibbert). I thought adding Z-Bo to Noah (and less-so Harris, West, and Hibbert) should put me near the top in rebounds as well, without really hurting any of my other strengths.

M. Chua: Kyle got an absolute steal here taking Vasquez this late. Despite being on the Kings with a possible timeshare with Isaiah Thomas, Vasquez averaged 9.0 assists last season, and at the very least should be helping teams in that category heavily compared to other options in round nine.

S. McKeown: Per MockDraftCentral's setup, I needed two centers, hence the back-to-back picks of Bogut and Chandler. Not in love with either player, but I viewed them as the best available options at the position, and my other center targets were pulled out from under my feet earlier in the draft.

ROUND TEN

Expert O-Pick Round Pick Player Chris Morgan 109 10 1 Robin Lopez Peter Schoenke 110 10 2 Steve Nash Justin Hore 111 10 3 Shawn Marion James Anderson 112 10 4 Raymond Felton Michael Chua 113 10 5 Jeremy Lin Kyle McKeown 114 10 6 Brandon Knight Scott Malewig 115 10 7 Anderson Varejao Clay Link 116 10 8 Andray Blatche Fred Katz 117 10 9 Cody Zeller Alex Rikleen 118 10 10 Michael Carter-Williams Frankie Lloyd 119 10 11 Jarrett Jack Shannon McKeown 120 10 12 Ben McLemore

Comments:

F. Katz: Zeller is going to get minutes; why the heck not? He was great in summer league, and if he can garner enough burn to put up 13 points and about eight rebounds a night, he's worth a risk in the 10th round.

A Rikleen: The pool of desirables was shrinking, so I went with someone likely to get a lot of minutes at point guard. Entering the round, I had Nash, Lin, Robin Lopez, and Cody Zeller ahead of the the Philly rookie, but apparently I was not the only one valuing those guys.

C. Morgan: Steve Nash can still shoot. Maybe I should have taken him instead of Lopez. Still like Lopez though.

S. McKeown: If Varejao can stay healthy (a HUGE if), he's a steal here. McLemore should be one of the top targeted rookies of the 2013 draft class. He's a steal in this spot.

ROUND ELEVEN

Expert O-Pick Round Pick Player Shannon McKeown 121 11 1 Nene Hilario Frankie Lloyd 122 11 2 Joe Johnson Alex Rikleen 123 11 3 Kris Humphries Fred Katz 124 11 4 Kevin Garnett Clay Link 125 11 5 Jamal Crawford Scott Malewig 126 11 6 J.R. Smith Kyle McKeown 127 11 7 Wesley Matthews Michael Chua 128 11 8 Chris Kaman James Anderson 129 11 9 Reggie Jackson Justin Hore 130 11 10 Jameer Nelson Peter Schoenke 131 11 11 Patrick Beverley Chris Morgan 132 11 12 Tristan Thompson

Comments:

F. Katz: Garnett will probably be a backup for me but that's fine. He doesn't have the minutes to make a real fantasy impact, but if the Nets struggle with their front line or suffer a couple injuries, Garnett could end up getting 25-plus minutes. That's a fine backup for my already-stacked forwards and centers.

J. Anderson: Did people forget about Jackson? I know I did, otherwise I would've grabbed him a couple rounds sooner.

A Rikleen: I believe in the contract year phenomenon when applied to Kris Humphries. The chance of nightly double-doubles this late is worth picking, and I feel confident in Hump's ability to rack up meaningless stats this year.

S. McKeown: Offseason antics and surgery have dropped Smith's stock. If he only misses 10-15 games, he's a great value here. Jackson will be a beast for the first 4-6 weeks of the season, but his value takes a huge hit when Westbrook returns.

ROUND TWELVE

Expert O-Pick Round Pick Player Chris Morgan 133 12 1 Kelly Olynyk Peter Schoenke 134 12 2 Manu Ginobili Justin Hore 135 12 3 Anthony Bennett James Anderson 136 12 4 Maurice Harkless Michael Chua 137 12 5 DeAndre Jordan Kyle McKeown 138 12 6 Jeremy Lamb Scott Malewig 139 12 7 Jared Dudley Clay Link 140 12 8 Al-Farouq Aminu Fred Katz 141 12 9 Louis Williams Alex Rikleen 142 12 10 Nick Collison Frankie Lloyd 143 12 11 Andrea Bargnani Shannon McKeown 144 12 12 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

Comments:

A Rikleen: I like OKC as a fan. As such, I have to remain optimistic that eventually Scott Brooks will realize that Collison is his best center, and that Perkins is not worthy of NBA minutes, let alone for a playoff contender. Should such a realization ever occur, big Nick could be a quality pick.

S. McKeown: Lots of darts thrown here. I expect mine to be a near bullseye, as MKG takes a leap in his second season. Everyone involved in this draft needs to be slapped for allowing Harkless to drop this far.

ROUND THIRTEEN

Expert O-Pick Round Pick Player Shannon McKeown 145 13 1 Isaiah Thomas Frankie Lloyd 146 13 2 Alec Burks Alex Rikleen 147 13 3 Otto Porter Fred Katz 148 13 4 Andrei Kirilenko Clay Link 149 13 5 Nate Robinson Scott Malewig 150 13 6 Chauncey Billups Kyle McKeown 151 13 7 Gerald Wallace Michael Chua 152 13 8 Nick Young James Anderson 153 13 9 Donatas Motiejunas Justin Hore 154 13 10 Giannis Antetokounmpo Peter Schoenke 155 13 11 Corey Brewer Chris Morgan 156 13 12 Sergey Karasev

Comments:

A Rikleen: Since the last-round pick is almost guaranteed waiver fodder, I try to use it on either a rookie or a veteran everyone expects to be too old to contribute anymore. I'm weakest at small forward, and I'm not impressed by

(and baffled by his contract).

C. Morgan: I was hoping to get Isaiah Thomas here, but it was not to be. So I went with Karasev, hoping his shooting ability will get him into the Cavs' lineup.

S. McKeown: Thomas has a chance to start at PG for the Kings. If he doesn't land the gig, he would be my first drop. Burks, Porter, Motiejunas and Antetokounmpo are great last-round fliers. The veterans selected in this round will all have too limited of roles to make much of an impact in a league this size.

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