6-11, 193??? I knew he was skinny, but that's insane. He'll make Rookie Tayshaun look like David Robinson.
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6-11, 193??? I knew he was skinny, but that's insane. He'll make Rookie Tayshaun look like David Robinson.
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Originally Posted by Pharaoh
You're a foreign fuck, foreign fuck.
Yippee:
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The Portland Trail Blazers acquired the 22nd pick in Thursday's NBA draft from the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for the 24th and 56th picks in this year's draft, and worst of their second round picks in 2010.
The trade has been agreed to in principle by the two teams. It should be finalized by the league office later today.
Why would the Blazers move up two spots in the draft? The word around the league was the Kings had zeroed in on Omri Casspi with the 23rd pick. Casspi could be a good pick for the Blazers to either keep or to bring over this year to provide more toughness in the front court.
Another potential target for the Blazers could be Florida's Nick Calathes, Pittsburgh's DeJuan Blair, Georgetown's DeJuan Summers or VCU's Eric Maynor.
For the Mavericks, they pick up a couple of extra picks to move two spots in the draft.
They have a players mock out there, I found this interesting:
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3. Thunder/Russell Westbrook select ...
James Harden, SG, Arizona State
"He can handle, shoot and he's athletic. And he was in a good system at Arizona State," says guard Russell Westbrook, who likes the makeup of the 6'5" Harden. But don't get Westbrook started on sliding to the 2 so Oklahoma City can tap Spanish star Ricky Rubio. Says he: "You trippin'."
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15. Pistons/Will Bynum select ...
Omri Casspi, SF, Maccabi Tel Aviv
"He's not going to back down from anybody," says guard Will Bynum. "Plus, he doesn't mind doing the little things on the court it takes to win. Those are traits we're known for in Detroit, so he's a good fit. And he can shoot, handle it and pass. What more could you want?"
Doug Says: "Casspi plays hard and is everything heart-wise that Darko was not."
Bynum has a really good observation there.
i think #15 is a bit high for him.....but not if guys like clark and williams are already gone. i wish he would fall to us in round 2 but there's no way he makes it past the early 20s.
and if we go strictly by BPA then there will almost certainly be a guy like teague or blair at #15 who IMO are better prospects. and more nba ready too.
can't wait to see how the board unfolds in front of us. this is a bad draft overall but there WILL be a couple of good players for us to pick from at #15. interested to see which direction we go...
I'd love Blair, Budinger, Hansbrough or Clark.
I'd be okay with Mullins, Lawson, Henderson or Cassapi.
I'd hate Maynor, Holiday or Teague.
I reckon that Bynum played with Casspi and is giving the nod to a pal.
I don't think he'd want a teammate that couldn't play.
Casspi is a legit #15 pick in this draft, as are a dozen other players.