NBA Mock Draft 2011

15 of 15

15. Indiana Pacers — Tristan Thompson/PF, Texas

If he falls like this, he won’t go any farther than Indiana. The Pacers want Jimmer Fredette but unless they trade up they won’t get him. The solution is not to sulk, but to draft Tristan Thompson to play power forward. Tyler Hansbrough is a nice player, but Thompson will be an improvement on him. The Pacers won’t make a trade here because Thompson makes too much sense at 15, but stranger things have happened during the draft.