NBA draft

[Da Coach]

The Washington Wizards will take John Wall at the #1 spot in Thursday night's NBA draft. But what happens after that is still unknown. Most people expect Evan Turner to go #2, and then the next few spots to go mostly to big men like Derrick Favors, Greg Monroe, and Al-Farouq Aminu.
But the best big man in the draft, DeMarcus Cousins, may fall down the draft because of questions about his dedication and work ethic

Mike DeCourcy of The Sporting News thinks it is a mistake to pass on Cousins-

http://www.sportingnews.com/college-basketball/article/2010-06-22/teams-pass-on-cousins-nba-draft-will-regret-it

I think he might be the second coming of Eddy Curry.

A few mock drafts-

http://www.nbadraft.net/2010mock_draft

http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/06/22/nba-mock-draft-5-0-last-gasps/

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ys-lotterymockdraft051810

http://www.torontosun.com/sports/basketball/2010/06/22/14470996.html

http://sigsports.net/sports/nba/tbucs-2010-nba-mock-draft/

[Braves4Life]

Cousins is a punk. I would be looking to take anybody but him.

[Da Coach]

Here are a couple more mock drafts, updated today-

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/2010-NBA-mock-draft-062210

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/409930-2010-nba-mock-draft-full-two-round-predictions-and-analysis

This one shows the Bulls drafting Daniel Orton of Kentucky. I had not heard this one before, and I am not able to find any reports that the Bulls have ever had Orton in for a workout. I find it hard to believe they would want to draft another big forward, it seems like thiat is not one of their biggest needs.
This mock draft also includes some surprising 2nd round predictions such as Derrick Caracter at #48, and little known centerArt Parakhouski at #50.
I have looked at more than 20 different mock drafts today, and not a single one of them includes any MVC players. Not an encouraging sign for Osiris Eldridge.

[SFP]

Attitude goes a long way in the NBA, just look at Beasley. I thought he would have made a pretty good pro.

[Da Coach]

Some NBA news-

http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=16548

John Salmons has decided to excercise his "early termination" option and will become a free agent. This is bad news for the Milwaukee Bucks, as Salmons flourished in Scott Skiles system after being traded to the Bucks by the Bulls. Salmons should get some good offers on this year's free agent market.
Corey Magette was traded from the Golden State Warriors to the Milwaukee Bucks, perhaps to fill the scoring void from losing Salmons. The Warriors get Dan Gadzuric and Charlie Bell.

And, no surprise, Eddy Curry has decided to excercise the player option in his contract and sign on with the Knicks for 1 more season. Because of injury and poor conditioning, Curry has played in only 20 games over the past 2 years, and plays no part in the Knicks future plans. However, the Knicks are strapped with his bloated salary of over $11 million per year for one more season.

[Da Coach]

The NBA draft is tonight at 6:30 on ESPN.
Here is an article from this morning about which players are rising and which are falling-

http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=16560

and one more mock draft-

http://www.luckylester.com/2010/06/2010-nba-draft-final-1st-round-mock-draft/

[Da Coach]

The draft is over, and there weren't many big surprises.
Osiris Eldridge was not selected.

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/draft/live

http://www.nbadraft.net/2010-actual-draft

[BUfan14]

Gordon Hayward to the Jazz. Sloan is a good coach, and they have some nice players. Seems like a good fit for him.

[Future Walk-On]

The draft is over, and there weren't many big surprises.
Osiris Eldridge was not selected.

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/draft/live

http://www.nbadraft.net/2010-actual-draft

I was about to start a thread....."what is up with O?"


thought it would be too mean.

[Da Coach]

Here is a "first" that came out of last night's draft that I hadn't realized-
The 2010 NBA draft is the first time an AP 1st team All-American was not drafted. Villanova's Scottie Reynolds was on the AP All-American team along with John Wall (drafted 1st), Evan Turner (drafted 2nd), and Wesley Johnson (drafted 4th), and DeMarcus Cousins (drafted 5th). However, Reynolds did not get drafted at all.

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/06/villanovas-reynolds-1st-ap-all-american-not-drafted.html

[houstontxbrave]

Gordon Hayward to the Jazz. Sloan is a good coach, and they have some nice players. Seems like a good fit for him.

This might have been the biggest lock of the entire draft. Heyward to the Utah Jazz.

[SFP]

This might have been the biggest lock of the entire draft. Heyward to the Utah Jazz.

If not the Jazz then I heard the Pacers wanted him with the next pick.

[Da Coach]

If not the Jazz then I heard the Pacers wanted him with the next pick.

Yes, it's been reported the Pacers wanted him, though their biggest need was a quality point guard, which they didn't get. It's also reported in this article that the Oklahoma City Thunder tried to move up in the draft to get Hayward. Yet the Utah fans watching the draft at the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City were not all happy. There were "more boos than cheers" from the fans after the Hayward pick.

http://www.indystar.com/article/20100625/SPORTS04/6250346/A-major-move-for-Gordon-Hayward

[Da Coach]

Here is a "first" that came out of last night's draft that I hadn't realized-
The 2010 NBA draft is the first time an AP 1st team All-American was not drafted. Villanova's Scottie Reynolds was on the AP All-American team along with John Wall (drafted 1st), Evan Turner (drafted 2nd), and Wesley Johnson (drafted 4th), and DeMarcus Cousins (drafted 5th). However, Reynolds did not get drafted at all.
http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com...t-drafted.html

Here are how the CBS All-Americans fared in the draft-

http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/22790918?tag=comBlogEntryListCnt;entry22790918