With the NBA Draft approaching (Thursday, 6 p.m. ESPN), beat writers in NBA cities were recruited by The Boston Globe to pick, in real time Tuesday, for the teams they cover.
The Oklahoman’s Darnell Mayberry was the acting Thunder general manager for the Globe’s NBA beat writers mock draft, landing Oklahoma City some point guard help in Cameron Payne of Murray State. You can view The Oklahoman's live coverage of the mock draft here, and the Globe's pick-by-pick coverage with brief analysis here.
“This might be the exact scenario the Thunder are hoping for,” Mayberry wrote about his Payne pick at No.