Portland would be Icy's new favorite team.

Oh snap...MBBF just got wood.

Woohoo! DeMarre picked at #27 by the Grizzlies! Halfway between Vanderbilt and Mizzou. :D Guaranteed money. Good for him.

I don't know why, but I never look forward to the second round. It's more boring than the 6th and 7th rounds in the NFL draft. It just seems so rare that a player becomes anything more than bench player after being selected in the 2nd round. I know my perception is probably wrong, but it just feels that way.

Of course, this year, the Pistons have 3 2nd rounders, so I might pay a little more attention. (Draft Goran Suton please).

Don't hate. :D

Michael Redd?

I think NFL 6th rounders have a better chance of being on the team after year 1 than 2nd round NBA players

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Ellington was a steal there. Maybe the wolves will change their mind and trade Rubio and keep Lawson. Draft Danny Green in the 2nd round and they may be on to something.

Are Wolves fans cheering because they didn't take another PG?

As the local CAA homer that only knows some about the NBA..

How will Maynor fit in at Utah? What is their PG situation like? Does he have the chance to contribute over the next several years?

Not as a starter as Utah has one of the best PGs in the NBA. Utah is a good fit though as sloan does a great job of finding roles for his players.

Duh - Deron Williams. So no chance he starts (I think he was doomed if he started anyways).. but what's their depth like?

Darko to the knicks?

which would be his 6th nba team. Still early in his career, hes got a good chance to get to half of the NBA

Good to know. I enjoyed watching him in college. I have questions about how he'll work in the NBA - namely I'm not sure about his shooting. But he has the athleticism, size, and "court vision" to succeed as a PG.

LOL

They keep bringing them in and one of them has to turn out right?

Yup, Sloan carried a deep bench last year in which I believe 9 players averaged more than 18 minutes per game so he will get his chances. Plus Deron is injury prone. I like Maynor a lot as well. Too bad it was such a deep PG draft of he could have gone much higher.

Yes, to Minnesota ;)

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As a Pitt fan and a fan of NCAA ball, it's now been confirmed to me that the NBA is indeed a joke. May all the executives not taking Blair or Young get canned sometime in the next 5 years.

Hard to believe that Young and Blair go undrafted (in the first round) out of Pitt. I can understand the questions about Blair, with his injury history and size (both height and weight), but Young seems like the perfect combination of size/skill/athleticism to be a solid NBA wing.

Patty Mills also falls to the 2nd... interesting.

Man, I'd love to have Blair at this point.

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+1

Chase Budinger has a shot to be a decent 2nd rounder it seems as well.

Not drafting Blair is just crazy. He'll be able to step in and give you rebounds right away. Not a starter or anything but a guy who can give you 10-15 tough minutes a night. Teams in the draft are more worried about taking a shot at getting a star instead of drafting a good role player.

I think this was expected

Agree with you guys on Blair/Young. Blair could be a beast against certain matchups and Young can do it all.

This draft was a disaster as soon as Harden and Evans went before the 5th pick, leaving the Wolves stuck with Rubio. Rubio lasting to 5 is the worst thing that could have happened, couldn't be less excited about drafting him. Dammit I wish he'd gone earlier, that trade with the Knicks would be absolutely terrible? What does Hill do for this team when they've already decided to build around 2 PFs who can't play another position very well?

Passing on Mullens at 18 will probably turn out to be another in a long line of mistakes by the Wolves in the draft. Besides having no one at the 2 or 3, they don't have anyone to start and center right now.

It is pretty amazing that, year after year, there are 40 or 50 underclassmen that leave early and think that they will be first round picks.

He's a moron for coming out early. Hope he falls to the end.

Blair has scared teams off because of knee injuries and I've read that doctors were actually unable to find either of his ACLs in pre-draft exams.

Its not a disaster. They are getting the best PG in the draft(Flynn). They stole Ellington who will be just fine as a SG. They will get a higher 1st rounder next year for Lawson and teams are apparently making offers left and right for Rubio.

I love this 2 minute clock

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THAT WAS AWESOME!!

Knicks fans: "AWWWWWWWW! Why Darko?!?!?!?"

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A team doesn't need him for 5+ years. Just draft him and use him as a backup PF who is real cheap for a couple years till his knees go. At the end of the 1st round you're only talking about a million or so dollars in guaranteed money. Much cheaper than a veteran who will want a few million.

For instance, he'd be a nice fit on Cleveland. But they chose a guy who won't be in the league for 3-5 years. Makes no fucking sense when you need to win this year. Although Cleveland is a bad example as they are one of the dumbest franchises in the league.

Summers is actually I pick I like. That's what we need down low.

Oh, I agree. I think he'd be a great fit for a team like San Antonio. However, I think a lot of GMs would rather look like dumbasses drafting a young guy with a lot of upside that busts than draft a guy like Blair, though.

I thought Cleveland was a good landing spot but I guess I was wrong. Why pick someone who can help you now when you can pick a bust overseas?

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Following the yahoo chat blog thing, a fan asked who the clips would draft #1 next year and JE Skeets says, Blair, he probably will still be there.

I Lol'ed at that.

Again, that was awesome.

Stu (to Thorn): "Why did you trade away what is still one of the most electrifying players in the league in Vince Carter?"
Some fan in the crowd: "Because he sucks!"

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Notice how quick that pick was?

Spurs: "Crap? Blair's still on the board? Get the bald dude to the podium, stat!"

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That's a steal for the Spurs.

I really like the Spurs next year.

Or you can wait til the 2nd round and get him there

Damn, Spurs are going to be a huge problem in the Southwest this season

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Portland just drafted the worst player in the draft.

Spurs have made some damn good moves. give Blair 10-15 minutes a game next to duncan, and you get Richard Jefferson?

Well, San Antonio didn't have a first round pick I just thought they were a perfect pick. I was mostly targeting teams like the Lakers, Cleveland, and Chicago who could have used him. I picked San Antonio because I think he fits with what Pop wants out of his backups pefectly.

He is headed to Sacramento

Agreed, SA has had a great offseason so far

I like Blair but Ive been wondering if Jefferson is a good fit for that style.

Well congrats to the Kings on that one. Cant believe with some of these decent players left that stiff got drafted.

Been wondering that too, but I'm pretty sure the Spurs coaching and front office has got it figured out.

I still don't get the T-Wolves draft. Why not just take Rubio and Curry and let them play? You'd have a nice young core with Love, Jefferson, Curry, and Rubio.

And he is ACTUALLY here tonight.....LOL

And Kenny Holland makes the Pistons second 2nd round pick.

3 SFs in a row??? Ugh.

I think the chances that Curry busts are pretty high to be honest. Id compare him to Reddick who hasnt done much. At the best I could see him have a career like his dad as a top 6th man.

What's up with the foreign guys showing up?

I don't know. I think he's a little overated but he's got a lot of ability to score. He was constantly playing against defenses completely set for him and still scored at will. Reminds me a bit of Ben Gordon if he can add some strength.

Sounds like the Pistons drafted an awesome guy...

Memphis is having one hell of a draft.

Meeks to the Bucks aint bad either.

Perhaps. Hes a hard one to judge. I mean a lot of times he would just dribble down the court and pop from 27 feet. Hes not shy thats for sure. Whether or not he can tone his style down and be effective against bigger/faster defenders is difficult to know.

Meh.

I don't care if he's a dick. If he can play, I'll take him. Look at Rasheed.

Of course, I have no idea if he's any good.

Well he was against box + 1 defenses constantly. It'll be interesting to see how he plays when he's being covered man-to-man. I think he has more upside than a lot of the guys in the draft and it would have been worth it for Minnesota to take a shot at him.

The thing with the box + 1 is he didnt really work through the defense he just shot from further out. I would have liked to have seen more patience and creating from him rather than chucking bombs outside the box + 1. Sure he didnt have much talent around him but .......

Wasn't Thornton high on some draft boards for a while?

Why is Dick V talking about college players in the NBA? Didnt he get canned as an NBA coach?

I really hate Dickie V.

And now budinger to the Pistons...Not sure about fitting in that system, but this far into the draft why not

He'll never see that in the NBA though.

Yay!!! 4 fucking SFs!!!!!

He probably thinks pyscho T and Gerald Henderson should have been the top 2 picks.

:eek: I think he's trying to be a 2

Dola, YAY another PG to the wolves. this one is pretty good value though me thinks: Nick Calathes

Just got home from work and a show in town, so just catching up. Interesting stuff that went on. James Johnson is a steal for the Bulls. Austin Daye is a huge reach.

You know a pick is bad when the highlights for the guy you drafted is 50% him dancing on the sidelines.

Curry to Golden State seems like a bad fit to me off hand. I like the trade the Nets made, even though Rafer Alston is spotty, Lee is a good young player.

Here comes PG#5 for Minny

lol.. Budinger got traded to the Rockets

I actually think Knicks/Warriors are the two best fits for Curry. Athough dont the Warriors have 5 shooting guards already?

Patty Mills FTW

I think New Jersey was freeing up cap room to make a run at Lebron in 2010. Still think they are an untalked about dark horse in the sweepstakes. They'll be in Brooklyn by 2011 and unlike the Knicks, will have some talent to surround him with. They'll change their name to the Brooklyn Ballers and would allow Lebron to be a historic figure for a team with no history.

Agreed. When I heard Patty Mills came out early, I was truly confused. Maybe he was bored with college after playing international ball and figures that he can always go back to Australia and play for eucalyptus if things don't work out here.

I can only imagine how confused he makes the guys he plays against.

Yeah, that's probably true.

I actually just watched some YouTube vids on him, and he actually looks pretty damned good. But where do they play him? SF is packed and he's got Rip and Stuckey (when he's not being forced to play PG) there.

It should be interesting.

damn no PG #5.

They're not moving to Brooklyn. Seriously. Don't believe that hype, no matter what Bruce RATner says. We've been saying on the board for years and they're still in the swamp.

He will sell the team in the next 18 months and that'll be coupled with a move to Newark.

That said, the whole LeBron run makes sense. I hadn't remembered it.

It's ok, they traded him to the Rockets

Is Taylor Griffin the first brother to get drafted solely on the strength of his younger brother in the same draft?

Yay Taylor Griffin gets drafted by the Suns!

Hey, the Suns got the brother of Blake Griffin. Maybe he can join Robin Lopez and reach the Don Swayze, Frank Stallone, Ozzie Canseco level of disappointment Robin has been so far!

LThey must have a thing for drafting the worser of the brothers. See Robin Lopez

I must have missed that.

Nope, Suns did it last season with Robin Lopez. That move is paying dividends right now :banghead:

That's a way better career than JJ Redick is going to have.

Oh right.

They committed to play there in 2011 and they will be starting to build the arena in a few months. They've also been fighting it heavily in court (and winning). I just think if they can get Lebron, it makes a ton of sense for everyone.

Thats a great late 2nd round pick by the Jazz imo. Suton will fit in well if he can hack it.

but he may just turn out to be another crappy center forward that goes to play in europe in 2 years.

I'd swear ESPN is stealing clip music from HGTV.

Hell yeah!! Glad to see Suton get picked.

New Orleans picks up Marcus Thorton. At least he won't have to drive as far from his campus apartment.