The Toronto Raptors big splash in the draft: Giorgos Printezis… boo-urns. No knock on GP, just that I was hoping the Raps would find a way to get into this deep draft, perhaps in the mid-late first round. I’m sure BC’s got something up his sleeve come free agency period, especially with our newer looking Atlantic Division rivals.
Thumbs up to the following teams:
- Portland Trailblazers: hard to miss by going with Oden, but also nabbing Rudy Fernandez and getting rid of Zack Randolph and his off-court antics. Not to mention grabbing some 2nd round gems.
- Seatle Supersonics: got an absolute stud in Kevin Durrant while obtaining Big East Player of the Year Jeff Green, who I think would compliment KD well, given his versatility and unselfishness. Resigning Rashard Lewis would make for an interesting, and very exciting, team.
- Atlanta Hawks: I think they made the right choice by getting Al Horford at 3 and a point gaurd who can help right away in Acie Law. They’ve also got a lot of peices to really turn this team around.
- Golden State Warriors: got the prospect with possibly the highest potential in the draft (at the cost of J-Rich, of course) while obtaining Italy’s Marco Bellineli who’s shooting should help fuel the Warriors high-octane offence.
The question marks:
- Will Yi Jianlian play for the Bucks?
- The Bulls always go with the winners, but another high energy player?
- Sure he’s talented, but will he help the already dysfunctional Knicks teams?
- Is Ray Allen at 32 the right choice for the Celtics, with an odd arrangement of young and veteran players?
- Did MJ give up too much to immediately help out his Bobcats?
