Saturday, July 15, 2006

All Vegas Team

Vegas Summer League has been completed. Here are my All Vegas Summer Team members. Stay tuned for my Rocky Mountain Revue Team as well as the all Summer League Team. Also I suggest anyone that doesnt have NBA TV to seriously consider getting it, these games are entertaining as hell.

Note: Minimum of 4 games played to be considered here.

PG John Lucas III Houston- Maybe the best performing player overall from a statistical standpoint. Averaged over 20 PPG and 7 assists. Will he make the roster? I say he does but I wouldnt rule out a lucrative offer coming in from a team overseas that he accepts instead as he is still undersized and his game is not clearly translatable to the NBA.

SG Randy Foye Min- He was expected to be the man in this league and he indeed was. I do not consider him to be a PG as he is more of a shooting guard that can play the point. Either way he was a scoring machine against competition that was for the most part above average. As of now I think Foye is the preseason favorite for Rookie of the Year honors.

SF Kevin Martin Sac- Had a breakout season last year and I am not really sure of why Sacramento needed him to play in this league. Great scorer, can run with anyone should be even more of a focus for the Kings this year. Sleeper team (not really but still) watch out for them this year.

PF David Lee NY- Very tough call here as there were many candidates that could've been here instead of Lee, Ryan Gomes being the toughest omission. Anyway I went with Lee as the action that I saw he was the most active player on the floor,doing all the little things that help the team win. Averages of 15 PPG and 9 PPG show how solid he was. A very valuable chip for NY right now, will Isiah keep him around?

C Andray Blatche Wash - Had his second solid summer league season although there wasnt a lot to choose from at the center position. Blatche is a very athletic big man who has plenty to learn before he is ready for big time action. Two years away in my opinion of contributing to a winning team.

Honorable mentions-

Ryan Gomes F Bos- Celtics had a very strong team with Telfair, Green, and Rondo among others but Gomes was clearly a man among boys here. In fact I think he really had no business being here except to work on his outside game (which he did). Major player next year in Boston. Not a superstar but SOLID.

James Singleton F LAC- Summer league veteran who really showed off the skills that he doesnt get to show playing on a contended like the Clippers. Wow did I just say that? Anyway in the games I saw he seemed to be working more on his outside game. I think hes a player and could help many teams.

Oleksiy Pecherov F Wash- I like this kid. The pick to Washington in the first round baffled me a bit but he is a very good prospect. Not sure how much he will contribute this season, he should be in the rotation though at least to start the season.

Thursday, July 06, 2006

2006 Vegas Summer League -Starts Today!

Scroll Down for my 2006 NBA Draft Winners and Losers

Here are the summer league rosters, Will get score updates as soon as I can.

Boston Celtics
NO. Player            Pos. Ht.  Wt. College
52 Akin Akingbala F 6-10 240 Clemson
53 Ndudi Ebi F 6-9 195 Westbury Christian HS
4 Ryan Gomes F 6-7 250 Providence
5 Gerald Green G 6-8 200 Gulf Shores Academy
37 Kevin Hamilton G 6-4 190 Holy Cross
7 Al Jefferson F 6-10 265 Prentiss HS
27 Dwayne Jones C 6-11 250 St. Joseph’s
0 Leon Powe F 6-8 240 California
12 Allan Ray G 6-2 195 Villanova
9 Rajon Rondo G 6-1 177 Kentucky
30 Sebastian Telfair G 6-0 168 Abraham Lincoln HS
51 Wes Wilkinson F 6-10 220 Nebraska

Charlotte Bobcats
PLAYER        POS. HT.  WT. BIRTHDATE COLLEGE       YRS PRO
Alan Anderson G/F 6-6 220 10/16/82 Michigan State 1
Alioune Beye C 6-10 210 6/19/82 Montana Sate R
Brett Blizzard G 6-4 205 6/12/80 UNC Wilmington R
Kevin Burleson G 5-10 175 9/4/79 Minnesota 1
Steve Burtt G 6-1 190 3/7/84 Iona R
Marcus Campbell C 7-0 280 3/11/82 Mississippi St R
D’or Fischer F 6-10 247 10/12/81 West Virginia R
Lynn Greer G 6-2 175 10/23/79 Temple R
Maurice Hargrow G 6-5 200 7/2/84 Minnesota R
Ryan Hollins C 7-0 230 10/10/84 UCLA R
Sean May F 6-8 266 4/4/84 North Carolina 1
Adam Morrison F 6-8 205 7/19/84 Gonzaga R
James Thomas F 6-8 225 11/22/80 Texas R
Nate Williams C 6-11 225 8/29/80 Georgia State R
Curtis Withers F 6-8 245 8/2/84 UNC Charlotte R

Cleveland Cavaliers
2006 VSL Roster

Stephen Graham G/F 6-6 215 6/11/82 Oklahoma State '05 1

03 Sasha Pavlovic G/F 6-7 210 11/15/83 Serbia-Montenegro '03 3

04 Jermaine Blackburn G/F 6-6 216 2/8/83 Boise State '05 R

06 Shannon Brown G 6-4 205 11/29/85 Michigan State '06 R

08 C.J. Burton G 6-2 170 12/13/75 Australia '97 R

10 Clay Tucker G 6-3 195 6/14/80 UW-Milwaukee '03 R

15 Martynas Andriuskevicius F/C 7-2 240 3/12/86 Lithuania '05 1

18 Je'Kel Foster G 6-2 210 7/22/83 Ohio State '06 R

21 Daniel Gibson G 6-2 190 2/27/86 Texas '06 R

26 Brandon Hunter F 6-7 266 11/24/80 Ohio University '03 2

27 Sharrod Ford F 6-9 223 1/9/82 Clemson '05 1

31 Brian Jackson F 6-9 245 10/4/80 Oregon State '03 R

50 Roderick Riley C 6-11 275 3/11/81 Prairie View A&M '04
Dallas Mavericks
Num   Player   Pos   Height  Weight  College
01 Rawie Marshall G/F 6-7 190 Oakland University
03 Brian Hopkins G 6-0 195 SMU
04 Anthony Grundy G 6-3 185 N.C. State
09 Jeremiah Davis G 6-1 180 Pacific
11 Larry O'Bannon G 6-4 200 Louisville
13 Maurice Ager G 6-5 202 Michigan State
21 Andre Emmitt G 6-5 225 Texas Tech
24 Pavel Podkolzin C 7-5 260 Russia
32 Corey Belser F 6-6 210 San Diego
33 Josh Powell F 6-9 225 N.C. State
35 Bingo Merriex F 6-9 225 TCU
40 P-Mensah-Bonsu F 6-9 240 George Washington
45 Antwan Scott F 6-8 199 Wake Forest
50 Brad Buckman C 6-8 235 Texas

Denver Nuggets
No. Player  Pos.  Ht. Wt. School/Year Exp.    
11 Kelenna Azubuike G 6-5 220 Kentucky ’06 R
10 Eric Chenowith C 7-1 270 Kansas ’02 R
14 Josh Davis F 6-8 235 Wyoming ’02 2
6 Yakhouba Diawara F 6-7 225 Pepperdine ’05 R
7 Chris Ellis F 6-9 267 Wake Forest ’06 R
9 Jason Ellis F 6-7 220 Boise State ’05 R
27 Cheyne Gadson G 6-4 205 Oklahoma State ’03 R
1 John Gilchrist G 6-3 200 Maryland ’05 R
12 Roman Gonzalez C 6-10 240 Argentina R
29 Mike Hall F 6-8 230 George Washington ‘06 R
42 Chris Hernandez G 6-2 190 Stanford ‘06 R
17 Axel Hervelle F 6-8 230 Spain R
4 Ralphie Holmes G 6-4 190 Cal-State Fullerton ’05 R
5 Antoine Hood G 6-4 200 Air Force ’06 R
8 Casey Jacobsen G 6-6 215 Stanford ’02 3
22 Ricky Sanchez F 6-11 215 IMG Academy (FL) ’05 R
3 Tyrell Sledge G 5-11 205 Emporia State ’06 R

Golden State Warriors
Num   Player   Pos   Height  Weight  Birthdate   College     Years Pro
03 Will Bynum G 6-0 185 1/4/83 Georgia Tech 1
06 Jose Juan Barea G 6-0 175 6/26/84 Northeastern R
08 Monta Ellis G 6-3 177 10/26/85 Lanier HS 1
09 Ike Diogu F 6-8 255 9/11/83 Arizona State 1
10 Curtis Stinson G 6-3 215 2/15/83 Iowa State R
12 Mo Charlo F 6-7 210 7/22/83 Nevada R
15 Andris Biedrins F/C 6-11 240 4/2/86 Latvia 2
20 Nick George F 6-6 205 9/25/82 Virginia Comm. R
25 Jamaal Williams G 6-6 240 1/19/83 Washington R
26 PatrickO'Bryant C 7-0 249 6/20/86 Bradley R
30 Sean Banks F 6-8 210 1/20/85 Memphis R
32 Brendan Winters G/F 6-5 195 5/9/83 Davidson R
33 Steven Smith F 6-9 225 4/12/83 La Salle R
41 Julian Sensley F 6-9 235 8/18/82 Hawaii R
44 Ryan Humphrey F 6-8 235 7/24/79 Notre Dame 3
45 Spencer Gloger G/F 6-7 215 9/11/80 Princeton R

Houston Rockets

Darius Washington G 6-2 195 12/6/85 Memphis R

04 Matt Haryasz F 6-11 230 3/20/84 Stanford R

06 John Lucas G 5-11 165 11/21/82 Oklahoma State 1

07 Henry Domercant G 6-4 200 12/30/80 Eastern Illinois R

10 Hollis Price G 6-1 170 10/29/79 Oklahoma R

12 Antywane Robinson F 6-8 210 7/12/84 Temple R

13 Pat Carroll G/F 6-5 190 9/10/82 St. Joseph's R

17 Matt Freije F 6-10 240 10/2/81 Vanderbilt 1

20 Steve Novak F 6-10 220 6/13/83 Marquette R

30 Judson Wallace F/C 6-10 240 12/31/82 Princeton R

32 Mamadou N'diaye C 7-0 255 6/16/75 Auburn 5

33 Patrick Beilein G 6-4 205 3/23/83 West Virginia R

35 Lonny Baxter F/C 6-8 261 1/27/79 Maryland 4

44 Chuck Hayes F 6-6 242 6/11/83 Kentucky 1

Los Angeles Clippers
   Player           POS HT    WT  BORN     FROM
40 Paul Davis F/C 6’11” 270 7/21/84 Michigan State
10 Guillermo Diaz G 6’2” 185 3/4/85 Miami (FL)
3 Daniel Ewing G 6’3” 185 3/26/83 Duke
30 Chris Carrawell G/F 6’6” 225 11/25/77 Duke
8 Yaroslav Korolev F 6’9” 203 5/7/87 Russia
14 Shaun Livingston G 6’7” 182 9/11/85 Peoria Central HS
1 Terrell Lyday G 6’3” 195 8/12/79 BYU
43 Scott Merritt F 6’10” 240 1/3/82 Marquette
22 Boniface Ndong C 7’0” 242 9/3/77 Senegal
15 James Singleton F 6’8” 215 7/20/81 Murray State
41 Kibwe Trim F/C 6’10” 240 5/16/84 Sacred Heart
31 Jawad Williams F 6’9” 218 2/19/83 North Carolina

Minnesota Timberwolves
Player             Pos  Ht
Wojciech Barycz F 6-10
JP Batista F 6-9
Greg Brunner F 6-7
Tyrone Ellis G 6-4
Randy Foye G 6-4
Reece Gaines G 6-6
Jeremy Kelly G 6-5
Adam Parada C 7-0
Ansu Sesay F 6-8
Paul Shirley F 6-10
Craig Smith F 6-7
Bracey Wright G 6-3
Vincent Yarbrough F 6-7

New York Knicks
Num   Player   Pos   Height  Weight  Birthdate  College   Years Pro
04 Nate Robinson G 5-9 180 5/31/84 Washington 1
07 Channing Frye F/C 6-11 245 5/17/83 Arizona 1
08 Ime Udoka G/F 6-6 215 8/9/77 Portland State 2
09 Brian Greene F 6-7 225 8/30/81 Colorado State R
14 Walker Russell, G 6-0 170 10/6/82 Jacksonville State R
20 Olu Famutimi G 6-4 207 2/21/84 Arkansas R
21 Kenny Adeleke F 6-8 250 2/10/83 Hartford R
25 Mardy Collins G 6-6 220 8/4/84 Temple R
32 Renaldo Balkman F 6-8 208 7/14/84 South Carolina R
42 David Lee F 6-9 235 4/29/83 Florida 1
50 FrankoKastropil C 7-0 265 5/8/84 Croatia R
55 Paul Miller C 6-10 250 11/12/82 Wichita State R

New Orleans/OKC Hornets
Num   Player   Pos   Height  Weight  Birthdate   College   Years Pro
00 Omar Cook G 6-1 190 1/28/82 St. John's U. 2
01 Kirk Snyder G 6-6 225 6/5/83 Nevada 2
04 Chris Hernandez G 6-2 190 3/17/83 Stanford R
08 Gabe Muoneke F 6-7 250 2/7/78 Texas
10 Pierre Wooten G 6-2 178 8/10/80 Winthrop
12 HiltonArmstrong C/F 6-11 235 11/11/84 Connecticut R
14 Andrew Betts C 7-1 250 5/11/77 Long Beach St.
17 Ezra Williams G 6-4 190 11/2/80 Georgia
21 Marcus Fizer F 6-8 250 8/10/78 Iowa State 6
22 Cedric Simmons F 6-9 235 1/3/86 NC State R
33 Brandon Bass F 6-8 240 4/30/85 LSU 1
41 Juan Mendez F 6-8 245 9/23/81 Niagara R

New Jersey Nets
NAME              POS HT    WT  DOB      COLLEGE YRS
Jerome Beasly F 6’10 241 5/17/80 North Dakota 1
Josh Boone F 6’10” 237 11/21/84 Connecticut R
Vonteego Cummings G 6’3” 190 2/29/76 Pittsburgh 3
Antonio Meeking F 6’8” 245 8/24/81 Louisiana Tech R
Tamar Slay G/F 6’8” 220 4/2/80 Marshall 3
Jamar Smith F 6’9” 230 12/5/80 Maryland R
Eric Williams F 6’9” 265 3/26/84 Wake Forest R
Marcus Williams G 6’3” 205 12/3/85 Connecticut R
Kennedy Winston G/F 6’6” 230 7/29/84 Alabama R
Antoine Wright G/F 6’7” 210 2/6/84 Texan A&M 1
Rashad Wright G 6’2” 190 3/17/82 Georgia R
David Young G 6’5” 205 1/18/81 North Carolina Central R
Sasa Zagorac F 6’7” 215 1/1/84 Slovenia R
Phoenix Suns

Lionel Chalmers G 6-0 180 11/10/80 Xavier 2

01 Amare Stoudemire F/C 6-10 245 11/16/82 Cypress Creek H.S. (FL) 4

02 Tommy Smith F 6-10 215 12/4/80 Arizona State R

03 Britton Johnson F 6-10 210 7/8/79 Utah 2

04 Romain Sato G 6-5 205 3/2/81 Xavier 1

05 Jeff Varem F 6-6 245 7/16/83 Washington State R

06 Ruben Douglas G 6-4 195 10/30/79 New Mexico R

07 Massismo Bulleri G 6-2 188 9/10/77 Bennetton Treviso R

08 Tre Simmons G 6-5 200 7/24/82 Washington R

09 Adam Hess F 6-7 225 4/4/81 William & Mary R

10 Chris Owens F 6-7 245 4/4/81 Texas 1

11 Nick Lewis F/C 6-10 235 4/20/83 San Diego R

13 Greg Davis G 6-1 186 6/25/82 Troy State R

14 Dalron Johnson F 6-9 215 6/27/81 UNLV R

15 Boris Mesnager F 6-7 235 3/14/83 California University R

16 Guillaume Yango F/C 6-9 240 1/31/82 Pacific R

17 Maciej Lampe F/C 6-11 275 2/5/85 Poland 3


Portland Trail Blazers
04    Brandon Bowman    F    6-9    223    9/15/84    Georgetown    R
05 Ha Seung-Jin C 7-3 305 8/4/85 South Korea 2
07 Brandon Roy G 6-6 215 7/23/84 Washington R
08 Martell Webster G/F 6-7 233 12/4/86 Seattle Prep (Wash.) 1
11 Nedzad Sinanovic C 7-3 225 6/12/83 Bosnia & Herzegovina R
12 LaMarcus Aldridge F/C 6-11 245 7/19/85 Texas R
14 Joel Freeland F 6-10 225 2/7/87 Gran Canaria Fadesa (Spain) R
16 Marque Perry G 6-1 185 1/28/85 St. Louis R
17 Sean Dockery G 6-2 185 1/5/83 Duke R
24 Fred House F 6-5 210 1/4/78 Southern Utah R
25 Travis Outlaw F 6-9 220 9/18/84 Starkville HS (Miss.) 3
33 Hector Romero F 6-7 225 12/4/86 Venezuela R
38 Nikoloz Tskitishvili F 7-0 225 4/14/83 Georgia (Europe) 4
42 Kevin Pinkney F 6-10 245 12/12/79 Nevada R

Sacramento Kings
Num   Player   Pos   Height  Weight  College / Year  Years Pro
00 Rod Benson C 6-10 200 California R
07 Ronnie Price G 6-2 190 Utah Valley State 1
08 Quincy Douby G 6-3 175 Rutgers R
13 Chris. Maraker F 6-9 235 Pacific R
18 Hai Bei Huang F 6-9 235 China R
22 Louis Amundson F 6-9 225 UNLV R
23 Kevin Martin G 6-7 185 Western Carolina 2
25 Yemi Nicholson C 6-11 260 Denver R
35 OdarteyBlankson F 6-7 220 UNLV R
40 Justin Williams C 6-10 225 Wyoming R
41 Taj Gray F 6-9 238 Oklahoma R
43 Sean Lampley F 6-7 227 California 2
44 Eugene Jeter G 5-11 175 Portland R
50 Curtis Green G 6-2 185 Grand Canyon R
55 Sam Daghlas G 6-6 210 Fastlink (Jordan) R
93 Ron Artest F 6-7 260 St. John's 7

Toronto Raptors
Player             Pos Ht  Wt  Birthdate College     NBA Experience
William Avery G 6-2 195 08/08/79 Duke 3 Years
Jermaine Anderson G 6-2 180 02/08/83 Fordham Rookie
Andrea Bargnani F 7-0 250 10/26/85 Benetton Treviso Rookie
Andre Barrett G 5-10 173 02/21/82 Seton Hall 2 Years
Jermaine Bucknor F 6-7 218 11/01/83 Richmond Rookie
Joey Graham F 6-7 225 06/11/82 Oklahoma State 1 Year
Justin Gray G 6-2 194 03/31/84 Wake Forest Rookie
Kris Humphries F 6-9 235 02/06/85 Minnesota 2 Years
James Maye F 6-6 215 01/09/81 NC Greensboro Rookie
Velimir Radinovic C 7-0 250 01/17/81 Ohio State Rookie
Pape Sow F 6-10 250 11/22/81 Cal St Fullerton 2 Years
P.J. Tucker F 6-5 225 05/05/85 Texas Rookie
Charlie Villanueva F 6-11 240 08/24/84 Connecticut 1 Year

Washington Wizards
#  PLAYER             HT   POS. BIRTHDATE FROM/SCHOOL
8 Rashad Anderson 6-5 G 11/9/83 UConn
32 Andray Blatche 6-11 F 8/22/86 South Kent Prep (CT)
40 Schea Cotton 6-6 G 5/20/78 Alabama
20 Antoine Jordan 6-4 G 3/10/83 Siena
35 Roger Mason Jr. 6-5 G 9/10/80 Virginia
42 Cornelius McFadgon 6-5 G 5/6/82 Tennessee
14 Oleksiy Pecherov 7-0 F 4/30/85 Ukraine
34 Peter John Ramos 7-3 C 5/23/85 Puerto Rico
53 Jon Rogers 6-9 F/C 8/30/84 Valdosta St.
13 Will Solomon 6-1 G 7/20/78 Clemson
21 Donell Taylor 6-5 G 7/26/82 UAB
60 Julian Terrell 6-9 F 4/16/84 Vanderbilt
45 Isiah Victor 6-9 F 7/6/78 Tennessee
16 Jermaine Walker 6-7 F 4/5/77 Miami
7 Logan White 6-4 G 10/26/83 Dayton

Saturday, July 01, 2006

2006 NBA Draft Wrap

Thanks to all that visited the site this year, traffic more tripled from last year, hope to have a better looking, more improved site next year as well. In the coming months I will have summer league coverage (all summer league team), my preseason all rookie team, as well as my 2007 NBA Mock Draft. Unlike this draft there will be a clear #1 (Oden).

2006 NBA Draft Wrap

Probably the craziest, most unprediticable draft I have ever covered. Between the lack of uncertainty as well as the trades it was entertaining to say the least. Below I have a quick summary of the winners and losers in this years draft.

Winners:

Portland:

2. LaMarcus Aldridge PF Tex. So.
6. Brandon Roy SG Washington Sr.
27. Sergio Rodriguez PG Spain 1986
30. Joel Freeland PF England 1987

Although they way thet got the picks was a little strange, they ended up getting many key pieces for the future. Its clear they are in rebuilding mode and to come out of this draft with Aldridge and Roy, two of the best players in the NCAA this year, as well as future PG Rodriguez who will help offset the loss of Telfair, a truly amazing draft. Freeland is a guy who may turn out to be a scrappy player in a couple years from now, good pick at #30.

Utah:

14. Ronnie Brewer SG Arkansas Jr.
46.Dee Brown PG Illinois Sr.
47. Paul Millsap PF Lou. Tech Jr.


I liked the draft for the Utah Jazz. Ronnie Brewer is a guy I though could go as high as #7 to the Celtics, tremendous defensively and should get major minutes right away playing alongside and backing up Deron Williams. Dee Brown is a guy who would've went first round last year but got injured , he has a tremendous motor and should be able to help increase the pace as well as play solid D. Now for the sleeper in the draft, this years second round gem Paul Millsap. He was the leading rebounder in the country last year and with the opportunity to play I think he has a shot at being a 7-10 rebound per game guy coming off the bench. Offense needs to improve though.

Memphis:

8. Rudy Gay SF UConn So.
24. Kyle Lowry PG Villanova So.
45. Alexander Johnson PF FSU Jr.

Ok, I am not the biggest Rudy Gay fan but this guy was projected to be the #1 overall pick as little as 3 months ago. He could be another Charlie Villanueva who breaks out after leaving Calhouns system at UCONN. The second pick is a good one as well as Lowry would have greatly improved his stock if he came back to Villanova for one more season. Is a strong player for his size, can take anyone off the dribble, needs to improve his J though. The addition of Alexander is solid as I thought he could be picked as soon as #15 to New Orleans. He should bring needed athleticism to the Grizzlies froncourt.

Honorable Mentions:

Chicago Bulls- Tyrus and Thabo is going to make sure of a great future to come for the Bulls. Great moves to get them when they did as well. Look for them to be serious contenders in 2007-2008.

New Orleans- Someone out of the Hilton Armstrong, Cedrid Simmons, Marcus Vinicius trio is going to be a stud so why not just draft all three, what the hell. Peja Stojacovic is also rumored ot be signing here as well so I like the idea of taking chances and filling a need.

Losers

New York:

20. Renaldo Balkman SF So.Car. Jr.
29. Mardy Collins PG/SG Temple Sr.

Ok, this was almost too easy, not a total disaster though. The good part of this was Mardy Collins, who I liked coming out of Temple. He's a player who was held back in Chaney' system at Temple, should play a lot next season even with the glut of guards in NY cause he can match up well against bigger guards. Now to the bad. Isiah did not disappoint thats for sure. Like Jay Bilas said Balkman was a guy who was not on anyones board as a first rounder so why pick him there? Made no sense at all. Balkman can play theres no question and he would surely have been drafted in the middle of the second round but a trade down would have been the best scenario here for Isiah. Balkman also doesnt seem the best fit with all the players ahead of him on the depth chart, totally baffles me considering who else was on the board at that point!

Seattle:

10. Saer Sene C Sen. 1986
40. Denham Brown SG UConn Sr.
53. Yotam Halperin PG Israel 1984

I absolutely hate this draft. Yes I saw the higlights video of Sene but they were just the highlights, they didnt show the bad. This guy is so far away from contributing its unfathomable that he was pick #10 overall in the NBA Draft. I mean he just statred playing the game in 2003, averaged a whopping 3 (yes 3!) points per game last season. I would expect that to be his average in the NBA as well, and should easily surpass his scoring average with his block shot average. Long ways away my friends, I thought Seattle could do better. (Carney, Sefolosha, Douby). The Denham Brown pick was OK and he will be a player I will be watching closely in the summer league. Halperin will never be a factor for this team.

Washington:

18. Oleksiy Pecherov PF Ukr. 198
49. V. Veremeenko PF Bel. 1984

I thought they would go with players that could help out now considering they are not thay far away from building a serious contender. If I am Washington I take Marcus Willams or Shannon Brown,someone that can help them NOW especially defensively.

Dishonorable Mention- A lot of people didnt like what Phoenix did by basically putting their picks up for sale but if you look at that roster there are young core players that need to be locked up contract wise and the money needs to be there for them so in a supposed weak draft I dont have a problem with that, although I thought a run in the second round for Dee Brown wouldve been nice. That said, Golden State is another loser in my book. I'm not the biggest O'Bryant fan I think he capitialized on a great NCAA tourney game and has a lot of potential bust in him. Since they decided to go big with the pick I thought Hilton Armstrong or Cedric Simmons wouldve been better selections.