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BasslineSpin.com July 2, 2008
...BasslineSpin.com favorite Justin Williams is
going to play for the Sonics summer league entry when play starts Monday in
Orlando. Williams will join Seattle’s draft picks, Russell Westbrook, D.J. White, and Devon Hardin on what should be a excellent
defensive team for summer action. ...Baron, Baron, Baron. Baron Davis can be a difference maker but does he
want to play until late June the way an NBA Champion has to? The Clippers did
well here—whatever the answer is to the previous question. Baron is the
seventh most efficient Point Guard in the NBA and he will improve the Clipps
dramatically. No matter how Golden State tries to spin it—losing Davis and
getting zero in return is not a good thing. ...On a completely different
level—the Warriors did well in our book to get Reggie Larry of Boise St. to play on their summer
squad. Larry is an athletic prospect I liked that will have to become more of
a perimeter player to ever make it the NBA. Last year he averaged 19 points
and nine rebounds per game as a Senior starter. July 1, 2008 PART
II ...Undrafted free agent Chris Lofton of Tennessee will suit up for the
Charlotte Bobcats summer team. I like Lofton as a knock-down shooter that
doesn’t turn the ball over. ...Temple’s undrafted Mark Tyndale will ball for the Orlando Magic this
summer. July 1, 2008 ...Let
the NBA free agency games begin.
Click
here for our annual NBA Free Agent Rankings. June 29, 2008 ...So
the draft was now three days ago and I don’t believe you can judge any
winners or losers yet. Today’s media wants to try and say who did well and
who did not. Whatever. Let’s consider those questions in regard to the 2008
draft about this time in 2012. ...I do think we can now draw some conclusions
about the 2004 draft. Shall we? The top five picks were: 1. Dwight Howard, 2. Emeka Okafor, 3. Ben Gordon, 4. Shaun Livingston, 5. Devin Harris. With all hindsight - as of this
morning - here is my version of how it should have happened. The number one
pick was a slam dunk. Dwight Howard is a basketball beast and a good guy. The
Orlando Magic nailed it! I would pick Andris Biedrins second rather than Okafor. Do I
really think Biedrins is that good? I do. The third pick if we did the 2004
draft over today would be Kevin Martin. Geoff Petrie bamboozled opposing NBA GM’s that let
Martin slip to #26. Al Jefferson would
be my fourth pick, followed closely by the high-flying Josh Smith. ...The sixth through tenth picks in
the 2004 NBA Draft were: 6. Josh Childress, 7. Luol Deng, 8. Rafael Araujo, 9. Andre Iguodala, 10. Luke Jackson. ...In the do-over—my sixth pick
would be Harris followed by Iguodala, Deng, Okafor, and J.R. Smith. ...Eleventh through 15th in the
real draft were: 11. Biedrins, 12. Stromile Swift, 13. Sebastian Telfair, 14. Kris Humphries, 15. Jefferson. My 11-15 in the
do-over are Jameer Nelson,
Childress, Trevor Ariza, Sasha Vujacic, and Beno Udrih. ...Picks 16-20 in the 2004 NBA
Draft fell this way: 16. Kirk Snyder, 17.
Josh Smith, 18. Dorell Wright, 19.
Nelson, 20. Pavel Podkolzine.
...The do-over 16-20: Wright, Snyder, Humphries, Delonte West, and Swift. June 28, 2008 Undrafted
Reggie Williams (VMI)
has invitations to play Summer League ball for Sacramento, Dallas, Golden
State, New Jersey, Orlando, Charlotte, Atlanta, and the Clippers. I think Williams best chance to make a
roster will be in Orlando, Charlotte, or with the Clippers. The Magic drafted
Courtney Lee and
they have J.J. Redick. The
Bobcats are solid with Jason Richardson but
his backup is shaky with Derek Anderson, Matt Carroll, and draft choice Kyle Weaver vying for time. The Clipps drafted Eric Gordon who should start there over Cuttino Mobley and Quinton Ross. June 27, 2008 ...Our
first
look at the 2009 NBA Draft is here. ...Among our most highly rated
players that went undrafted in yesterday’s 2008 NBA Draft is Kyle Hines. Word is he will be attending the
Cleveland Cavs mini-camp in hope of making their summer league roster. ...My
best at each position that went undrafted: PF - Shawn James - Duquesne, SG - Reggie Williams - VMI, PG - Jamont Gordon - Mississippi St., SF - Davon Jefferson - USC, C Kentrell Gransberry -
S. Florida. June 25, 2008 ...
Lots
of draft thoughts here. |