2011 NBA Draft: JaJuan Johnson and the Top 10 Value Picks Late in the Draft

The 2011 NBA Draft is right around the corner.

With much speculation as to who and when they're going to be drafted, a lot of teams are already scouting the later rounds.

It's truly good management when you can find a Tom Brady of the NBA late in drafts.  It's what separates the good draftees from the ones that know diddly squat.

We already know that Kyrie Irving, Derrick Williams, Kemba Walker and top talent alike are going to go early and often in this year's college selection process, but how do other talents fare?

Next Thursday, we will have our answer.

Here are the top 10 value picks for the late rounds of the NBA Draft.

Iman Shumpert is a solid lock-down defender at the point guard position.

With a 6'10" wingspan, Shumper is able to pick pocket a lot of small guards, imminent by his nearly 3.0 SPG last year with Georgia Tech.

The 20-year-old from Illinois can also score and rebound, averaging 17.3 PPG and 6.0 RPG in 2011.

His body is NBA ready and has already shown enough skills to potentially be a starter, causing teams to participate in a late round bidding war come draft day.

There's an outside chance he gets drafted in the first round, but more than likely, he'll make some NBA franchise very happy in the second.

Not to make a controversial comparison, but with his size, defense and penetrating success, Shumpert reminds me of Rajon Rando.

Scotty Hopson is a pure scorer, and at times, the best one on the floor.

However, his inability to select the best of shots had hampered his success as a consistent offensive threat.

Hopson averaged 17.0 PPG last year with Tennessee, shooting nearly 38 percent from downtown and 73 percent from the charity stripe.

The 21-year-old has some serious leaping ability, which adds to his already sound penetration skill set.

While Hopson does tend to disappear at times, he has a quality outside game and offers solid fundamentals to be considered a true value late in the draft.

Whether it's because Charles Jenkins is from Hofstra or that fact that he's slightly older at the age of 22, a lot of teams are overlooking the dynamic point guard.

Jenkins averaged back-to-back 20 point seasons over the last two years, putting up nearly 23.0 PPG in 2011.

If you were to look at his shooting ability, along with his hard nosed physicality, you would think Jenkins is a sure fire top-10 pick.

In 2011, he shot 51 percent from the field, 82 percent from the free-throw line and 42 percent from three-point land.

Wow.

Jenkins has the ability to be a solid scorer at the NBA level, making him a true value pick anywhere out of the top 20 picks.

Tyler Honeycutt is only 20 and has only played two years at UCLA, but if his short sample of collegiate basketball is anything like his future NBA self, the small forward will be one of the best value picks around.

Honeycutt did it all last year for the Bruins, averaging almost 13.0 PPG, 7.2 RPG and 2.1 BPG.

He has a very high basketball IQ, solid passing from the forward position and is one of the better defenders in this year's draft.

Honeycutt is ready to compliment any NBA superstar that's willing to play alongside an unselfish, hard working and all-around good draft choice.

Darius Morris has great floor vision, excellent ball handling skills and offers solid defense with a 6'5" body at the point guard position.

Morris, 20, possess an NBA ready body that can instantly launch him into a starting rotation.

He's a strong leader, good passer and can score when he needs to.

While Morris isn't going to out shoot Ray Allen from downtown anytime soon, he can get to the hoop and make something happen, as evident by his 15.0 PPG total from 2011.

The Michigan point guard is projected to go late in the first round, but there's a chance he falls even further, making him that much more of a late round value pick.

Josh Selby is extremely undervalued in this year's Draft.

While the 20-year-old isn't going to drop 20 PPG in the NBA, he does a little bit of everything.

Selby possess good slashing skills, aggressive defense, solid range and an NBA ready body.

Call him the Jason Kidd of the 2011 Draft.

Too soon?

I'm just saying, Selby is one of the better all-around pure point guards in the draft.  Any team that ends up with him late in the first is going to have themselves a future starting floor general.

Watch out Dirk Nowitzki; here comes Chandler Parsons!

I'm just kidding, but the kid can flat out shoot.

Parsons averaged nearly 12.0 PPG and 7.4 RPG over the past two season at Florida, providing a lot of playmaking ability as a 6'10" small forward.

When Parsons finds his stroke during the game, he can be the best player on the floor.

The 22-year-old has a serious outside game, able to knock down one shot right after the other.

He's got great size, good passing skills and makes great decisions on the court with his high basketball IQ.

Parsons should be a solid NBA draft pick wherever he lands, which makes it reasonable why he's a first round bubble selection with less than a week away.

What's up, Richmond?

NBA teams have to be excited about Justin Harper and his future skill set at the pro level.

Harper is an excellent shooter. In 2011, the 6'9" power forward shot 44 percent from three-point land and 80 percent from the charity stripe, helping him score nearly 18.0 PPG for Richmond.

While he's more likely to switch to a small forward role at the NBA level, Harper boosts a 7'0" wingspan, which enables him to match up well against bigger opponents.

If Harper can add some meat to him and grasp the benefits of becoming more physical down low, he could become one heck of an NBA starter.

Nolan Smith may be the most underrated player in the 2011 NBA Draft.

I don't know if it's because he's being overshadowed by fellow Duke guard Kyrie Irving, but Smith shouldn't be taken lightly.

He's seasoned, something that NBA teams love to see from a 22-year-old point guard.

After averaging over 20.0 PPG in 2011, Smith has opened some eyes as to what he might be able to do at the pro level.

He's a great combo guard, creates well for others, sports a solid outside shooting arsenal and can defend some of the quickest point guards around.

Smith is currently a first round bubble pick, which will make it interesting to see if an NBA franchise takes a chance on a true value pick before other big names go off the board.

JaJuan Johnson is an animal.

The guy has averaged at least 15.0 PPG and 7.0 RPG over the past two seasons, making him one of the most productive power forwards coming out of college.

With a 7'2" wingspan, there's no wonder why Johnson was a rebound per game away from averaging a double-double.

Not to mention he blocks at least two shots a game and shoots above 80 percent from the free-throw line.

Johnson is an athletic big man, has great leaping ability and can quickly get up and down the court.

These attributes make him the clear-cut value pick of the 2011 NBA Draft.

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