Official 2006 NBA Draft Thread

[Nick]

As for Paul Millsap, I hear he's a good rebounder and even has some mid-range in his game so two thumbs up for O'Connor picking him up.

Millsap is probably the best rebounder in the draft.

[J@3]

Just finished watching it...

Highlights:

Jay Bilas and his countless unfunny jokes that no one laughs at, apart from himself.
"Pithy"
Charlotte drafting Morrison
Thebo Sefolosha's highlight reel
Washington picking Olexiy Pecherov, whom Ben and I bandwagoned months ago.
New York ... on the plus side, Balkman's highlight clip was the best of the entire draft.
New Jersey
Lakers picking a decent player
Joel Freeland presenting a horrified David Stern with an England football jersey
Pistons picking Blalock

Negatives:

Nick's brilliant predictions you could've done 19 mock drafts and not got one pick right
Blazers trading James White, and Johnson. They were looking like a good NBA 2K7 team for a while there
Timberwolves trading Bobby Jones
Blazers generally pointless trades
Dan Patrick, worst host in history
Jay Bilas, biggest wanker in history
Olexiy Perechov's haircut... fuck me, that was horrible
Markota being in the green room, and going #59
Ugabooga or whatever.

Best picks:

Morrison > Charlotte
Roy > Portland
Williams > New Jersey
Farmar > Lakers
Augustine > Orlando
Marquinhos > New Orleans
Diaz > Clippers
Blalock > Pistons

[-BHZMAFIA-]

Ok, can someone please kinda help me with what went on with the Grizzlies. I know we got Gay and traded Battier, but I hear some people saying we got Swift and some saying we don't. Any news?

[Gator]

Yeah...Houston traded Stro and Gay for Battier...What were they thinking (houston)....Gay has potential and Battier might be solid but not as solid as Gay in the future....

[hammertime23]

No Stro was not involved in this trade

Grizzlies-Rockets deal delayed
The proposed Grizzlies-Rockets trade first reported by ESPN.com's Andy Katz that would send Shane Battier to Houston for the rights to the No. 8 pick in tonight's draft (Rudy Gay) can't be completed until the trade moratorium ends in mid-July.

[Fenix]

Who had the best draft:
1. Portland (Aldridge-Freeland-Roy-Rodriguez, three potential stars (=very good players) and none of them will end up being arrested.)
2. Charlotte (Morrison-Wallace combo is going to be awesome.)
3. New Jersey (Marcus Williams at #22? Wow.)
4. Houston (Gay for Shanne Battier is a great deal, no matter what Homo turns into.)
5. NO (two very nice, athletic bigs who will be able to catch Paul's lobs. Perfect.)
Honorable mention: Utah, Chicago, Lakers.

Weird/bad picks:
1. NY (HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! YOU'RE FUCKED NOW! PAXSON IS GOD!)
2. Atlanta (#5 for Williams is a reach.)
3. Seattle (You already have two centre projects and now you pick a third one, even rawer than the ones you got?)
4. Suns (For getting rid two potential successors for Nash.)
5. Orlando (Because I don't like one dimensional T-Rexes who can't play D.)

[thaKEAF]

The Grizz did really good tonight, didn't know they got Stro untill I just read an article.

[Fenix]

Lol, didn't they get rid of Swift just for being retarted like a year ago?

[hammertime23]

Haha no Stro is still on the Rockets read my previous post.

[Nick]

^
^No, he opted for Free Agency...

Memphis got Alexander Johnson too i think. Even better day.

Negatives:

Nick's brilliant predictions you could've done 19 mock drafts and not got one pick right

:lol: Hey, hey, hey. C'mon now.

Atleast i didn't edit my bad predictions out! lol i guess.

[Silas]

I think the Sonics were pretty stupid with this pick, but maybe they can trade him, or get someone nice if they trade Swift or Petro.

Also, wtf is up with Kevin Pittsnogle not being drafted?! They picked a lot of weird unkown European players instead of picking an NBA ready and experienced Pittsnogle.

[Fenix]

Would you want to Draft a white guy named Pittsnogle?

Wow, I can't remember seing this much trading following a draft.

[Anthony15]

I think Denver did the right thing by trading Leon Powe. We already have 5 PF's and he isnt quite athletic enuff to play at 3.

[hammertime23]

Haha I found a big surprise was Dee Brown falling so low to Utah Jazz, I know he's small but he can make plays and he's an uptempo player. He would fit well with many teams but the Jazz.

[Rip32]

Also, wtf is up with Kevin Pittsnogle not being drafted?! They picked a lot of weird unkown European players instead of picking an NBA ready and experienced Pittsnogle.

He's going to take up space on D and shoot threes on O, that is surley NBA ready...


on another note, Pistons Traded Mo Evans To the Lakers for Cheick Samb...now Joe Dumars is a very smart man, but when is he going to learn that the pistons arent the youngest team? We need someone who can get better, not a project. Mo was a solid guy, and he was traded for a project who will never see the NBA...god i hope Will Blalock is as good and under rated as ive heard he is.

[J@3]

Will Blalock is awesome. I was hoping the Lakers would take him in the 2nd round until they got Farmar.

[hammertime23]

I'm surprised my fellow Syracusener didn't get drafted, Gerry McNamara. He was proven to be clutch and hit from nba range. He was projected to be a late first round pick, Renaldo Balkman wasn't even projected to get drafted. Houston is going to regret trading Rudy Gay later on in the season when Battier is injured.

[kevC]

I don't like Gay. I never did and probably never will. I think he has bust written all over him. However, he does demonstrate some super star skills which makes him a very desirable asset, especially to rebuilding teams. By some stroke of luck, that desirable asset fell onto our laps tonight. Now, combined with our other tradeable asset, Swift, we could've made a serious run at actual star players. We, however, settled for a role player, either by a pre-emptive judgement by CD thinking that Gay wouldn't fall or just plain stupidity. THAT is why I'm pissed.

Given all that, I really like Shane Battier on this team. Just not enough to give up Gay-Swift.

[Axel]

I didnt see anything about Phoenix getting a first round pick in 2007 from Cleveland... does anyone have a link for this? If so, they got a pretty good deal.

[Matt]

on another note, Pistons Traded Mo Evans To the Lakers for Cheick Samb..

haven't heard it yet, but if it's true then that's good news for Carlos Delfino.....i hope he stays.

[-BHZMAFIA-]

Well I can't say what I want to say until I find out if the Grizzlies got Swift or not You have someone saying we don't have him, and some more people saying we did get him. I know the deal is delayed until July 12th (I think), but I want to know what its really for. I like Gay mainly because he will give the Grizzlies what they really needed when they first got to Memphis, a star guard player. No, Gay is not a star yet, but he will become one given the time. I like how West got that player without having to deal 2 or 3 good players where they probably could've went after an Iverson or Pierce. They now have a player thats young and has the potential to be one of those players and can get 20ppg.

Now, if Memphis did get Swift, I could understand that move because they probably wouldn't want to re-sign Wright. So, instead of resigning Wright, they could put Swift at PF and put Pau at center. John Calipari mentioned that the Grizzlies needed a forward because Pau was more of a center than a PF. And I'm guessing thats why they wanted Swift back, and they would rather go young with Swift than old with Wright. I just don't know how Swift will perform though especially after getting hurt last year. If Memphis did get him, expect some excitement out of Memphis though with Gay and Swift. Then you have Warrick (who I thought the Grizzlies would probably try to work into the PF spot if Wright did leave) and Miller along with Eddie Jones. Hopefully Stoudamire will be back healthy too. I like the deal either way if its with or without Swift. Battier was a great player and citizen, but he is a role player, and the Grizzlies have plenty of role players. He will help Houston out alot though, but if your team reallyn eeds a scorer, then they have to give up something.

I also like Kyle Lowry, with the point guards really being questionable with Memphis next year as you have Atkins being a FA, Jackson not wanting to comeback, Stoudamire not too sure if he is going to be healthy and Burks who I think is a FA as well if I'm not mistaken. It looks like Memphis did well by getting 2 UConn players along with Alexander Johnson.

[Matthew]

I don't like Gay. I never did and probably never will. I think he has bust written all over him. However, he does demonstrate some super star skills which makes him a very desirable asset, especially to rebuilding teams. By some stroke of luck, that desirable asset fell onto our laps tonight. Now, combined with our other tradeable asset, Swift, we could've made a serious run at actual star players. We, however, settled for a role player, either by a pre-emptive judgement by CD thinking that Gay wouldn't fall or just plain stupidity. THAT is why I'm pissed.

Given all that, I really like Shane Battier on this team. Just not enough to give up Gay-Swift.

I wouldn't be too unhappy if I were you. The rockets finally have a winner on their team.

[Matt]

Memphis wins that deal easy as Mafia nicely summed up. I think Battier is Van Gundy's type of player, but if i were Houston i'd keep Gay or at least get a good athletic defender in return.

Seems quite a few players dropped from their projected slots. Rodney Carney fell to Philly, i don't think they knew he'd still be available to them at that point.

Can't believe Magic drafted Reddick.....he seems like a 2nd rounder to me. No D, can't creat shots for himself, no athleticism....seems like a waste of the 11th pick, but we'll see how he plays.

[hammertime23]

Are you kidding about Redick? He's a clear lottery pick who can create shots for himself with a lot of off-ball movement. He can catch and shoot or shoot off the dribble. With Dwight Howard already being a beast, when he draws double teams he can kick it out to Redick which was a much needed player for the Magic. He will make an instant impact.

[Silas]

Also, wtf is up with Kevin Pittsnogle not being drafted?! They picked a lot of weird unkown European players instead of picking an NBA ready and experienced Pittsnogle.

He's going to take up space on D and shoot threes on O, that is surley NBA ready...

An the European PF's wont? Thats all they do! All those Europeans are going to have to play in Europe for 1-3 years, and even then some wont go to the NBA. Pittsnogle is able to contribute and he's able to spread the offense. It still baffles me that teams passed up on him, and the same goes for Taquan Dean.