I told Larry Riley before the draft that I would really prefer it if he didn't trade Curry or Morrow, but everyone else is fine. Obviously, him being the GM, he'll trade them if something comes up, but I told him I'm planning on building an offense surrounding their unique skills. Namely, shooting.
I also said Monta can go if a good deal pops up.
[SIZE="4"]2010 NBA Draft[/SIZE]
1. John Wall to WAS. No surprises there.
2. Evan Turner to PHI.
3. DeMarcus Cousins to NJ.
4. Derrick Favors to MIN. DANGIT. Really wanted him.
5. Wes Johnson to SAC. That's fine, we weren't high on him anyway.
Who does Larry Riley pick? I'm fine with Aldrich, Monroe or Aminu.
6.
Cole Aldrich to GSW
Perfect. Definitely fits a need, giving us a solid young big man with great defensive skills, something we desperately needed.
7. Greg Monroe, DET.
8. Paul George, LAC.
9. Xavier Henry, NYK.
10. Avery Bradley, IND.
11. Al-Farouq Aminu, NOH.
12. Ekpe Udoh, HOU.
13. Gordon Hayward, TOR.
14. Terrico White, MEM.
15. Patrick Patterson, MIL.
16. Ed Davis, PHI
17. Luke Babbitt, CHI
18. Daniel Orton, MIA
19. Jordan Crawford, BOS
20. Larry Sanders, SA
21. James Anderson, OKC
22. Eric Bledsoe, POR
23. Domonique Jones, UTA
24. Quincy Pondexter, DEN
25. Da'Sean Butler, DEN
I guess Denver needed a SF. Expecting a certain star player to skip town?
26. Magnum Rolle, PHX
27. Hassan Whiteside, DAL
28. Grevis Vasquez, LAL
29. Damion James, ORL
30. Stanley Robinson, CLE
35.
Armon Johnson, GSW
I don't think we were that desperate for a backup PG... Trevor Booker was still available too... oh well! And Linsanity was still out there for a PG!
Trades
Grizzlies trade: PF Darrell Arthur
Trail Blazers trade: SG Rudy Fernandez
Winner: Fernandez gives Memphis a backup SG, Portland gets a backup PF in Arthur. Works out well for both teams.
Nuggets trade: PG Ty Lawson
76ers trade: PF Mareese Speights
Winner: Denver gives up a backup for a backup at a need position, the 76ers acquire their third-string PG. Denver wins.
Cavaliers trade: PF JJ Hickson, PG Sebastian Telfair, PF Leon Powe
Grizzlies trade: PG Mike Conley
Winner: Cavaliers gave up a whole lot of nothing for a pretty good PG. Hickson is alright, but definitely no Conley. Cavs win this one.
Celtics trade: PF Glen Davis
Wizards trade: SG Nick Young
Winner: Eh. Both players are okay and fill holes for their new teams.
Wizards trade: SF Al Thornton
Thunder trade: PF DJ White
Winner: At least Thornton can kind of do something. White is just useless. Thunder win I guess.
Magic trade: PF Ryan Anderson
Kings trade: SF Donte Greene
Winner: Again, Anderson is semi-useful, Greene not so much. Kings win.
Kings trade: SF Omri Casspi
Hornets trade: PF David West
Winner: Kings are just stockpiling PFs now, and while they may have a bit of a glut their now, at least West is talented. Kings win.
Bulls trade: PF James Johnson
Grizzlies trade: SF Sam Young
Winner: No one. Both players suck.
Jazz trade: PF Kosta Koufos, PG Ronnie Price
Rockets trade: C Chuck Hayes
Winner: Again, all players involved are scrubs.
Bobcats trade: SG Gerald Henderson, C Alexis Ajinca, PF Ed Davis
76ers trade: C Spencer Hawes
Winner: This essentially boils down to Davis for Hawes. I like Hawes better. Bobcats win.
Hawks trade: SF Maurice Evans, SF Quincy Pondexter
Nuggets trade: SG Arron Afflalo
Winner: Afflalo is a pretty good shooter, so this basically turns out to be how good does Pondexter become? As of right now, I say the Hawks won.
Warriors trade: PF Vladimir Radmanovic
Bobcats trade: C Nazr Mohammed
Winner: Warriors by far. We got rid of a bad PF who would never play for a serviceable center who might actually see court time.