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          Ford-Pelton: Team draft fixes: Suns, Thunder, Nets, Celtics

          • Kevin Pelton
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            Kevin Pelton
            ESPN Senior Writer
            • Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series
            • Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers
            • Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system
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          • Chad Ford
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            Chad Ford
            ESPN Senior Writer
            • Senior NBA Writer for ESPN.com
            • ESPN Insider NBA Draft Analyst since 2002
            • Writes ESPN's NBA Draft Top 100 and Lottery Mock Draft
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          May 12, 2015, 12:00 AM ET

          ESPN Insider's Chad Ford and Kevin Pelton return to provide the kind of discussions that are happening in front offices around the NBA -- where scouts and statistical experts are breaking down NBA draft prospects using their "eyes, ears and numbers."

          Kevin Pelton: During the next few weeks, we'll take a look at the biggest need I identified for each team in my my Roster Reload series and how they might be able to fill it in the draft. Having already covered the bottom four teams, teams 5-8 and 9-12, today we round out the lottery and take on the first two teams that made the playoffs.

          Chad Ford: And as an added bonus, I'll bait you with my picks from my "Grade: A" mock draft, where I played general manager for all 30 teams and told readers what I would do if the draft were held today. Especially with some of these picks, I think you are going to disagree.