1. Portland - Greg Oden 2. Seattle - Kevin Durant 3. Atlanta - Brandan Wright 4. Memphis - 5. Boston - ------------------------- I'm set on my top three right now, but I'm not sure about the Memphis pick or the Boston pick.
1. Portland - Greg Oden 2. Seattle - Kevin Durant 3. Atlanta - Brandan Wright/Mike Conley 4. Memphis - Brandan Wright/Mike Conley 5. Boston - trade
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ May 23 2007, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>1. Portland - Greg Oden2. Seattle - Kevin Durant3. Atlanta - Brandan Wright/Mike Conley4. Memphis - Brandan Wright/Mike Conley5. Boston - trade</div>Your really overrating Conley hes not a top 5 pick
1. Porltand Trail Blazers:Greg Oden2. Seattle Sonics: Kevin Durant3. Atlanta: Mike Conley Jr.4. Memphis Grizzlies: Brandan Wright5. Boston Celtics: Al Horford or Joakim Noah
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rok @ May 23 2007, 03:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Do Hawks really go Brandan Wright with Marvin Williams and Josh Smith both there?</div>There SF's..1. Greg Oden2. Kevin Durant3. Mike Conley4. Brandan Wright5. Yi Jianlian ?? or trade..
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>There SF's..</div>SF's that need to play and why they started at the forward positions correct? Wouldn't Wright just push one of them out the way? I don't think going another forward in Atlanta is the way to go.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pistol @ May 23 2007, 03:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Your really overrating Conley hes not a top 5 pick</div> And you think I'm an idiot?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rok @ May 23 2007, 02:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Do Hawks really go Brandan Wright with Marvin Williams and Josh Smith both there?</div> Where else do they pick? They have a bunch of multi-dimentional forwards and they have to go for the best value with the third pick. It's pretty clear that a PG will be there at the 11th pick for them. PG - Acie Law SG - Joe Johnson SF - Josh Smith PF - Brandan Wright C - Shelden Williams Bench SG/SF/PF - Marvin Williams SG/SF - Josh Childress PF/C - Zaur Pachulia It's clear that the Hawks won't be able to start everyone, or keep all these players on the team, because they don't fit and these guys when their contracts are up and going to want to leave if they don't start. Brandan Wright's much better potential wise than Marvin Williams or Josh Childress, and Marvin Williams is not a real PF, so I think the Hawks just grab the best player on the board.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rok @ May 23 2007, 03:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>SF's that need to play and why they started at the forward positions correct? Wouldn't Wright just push one of them out the way? I don't think going another forward in Atlanta is the way to go.</div>Billy Knight got us into this situation..They are both SF's, and they need to stay at those positions. I'm so sick of watching Marvin Williams play, I'd like to see him traded. I dont think we should get Wright anyway, I don't know what type of impact he'd make as a rookie.
1. Portland - Greg Oden2. Seattle - Kevin Durant 3. Atlanta trades the #3 to Minnesota for the #7 (Conley Jr.) and a future conditional 1st rounder; Minnesota selects Brandan Wright4. Memphis - Al Horford5. Boston - traded
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Diawsome @ May 23 2007, 03:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>1. Portland - Greg Oden2. Seattle - Kevin Durant 3. Atlanta trades the #3 to Minnesota for the #7 (Conley Jr.) and a future conditional 1st rounder; Minnesota selects Brandan Wright4. Memphis - Al Horford5. Boston - traded</div> Minnesota can't afford to lose yet another first round pick. Minnesota can still get a great value pick at #7 without giving the pick up for Brandan Wright.
Without trades:1. Portland - Greg Oden2. Seattle - Kevin Durant3. Atlanta- Brandan Wright4. Memphis - Al Horford5. Boston - Yi JianlianWhich leaves Conley for the Bucks.
I dont get when CB32 says he will trade this pick. The Celtics will have to throw in alot to jump up 2 more spots. With 1 and 2 untouchable, and Atlanta desperately in need of 3, I dont get what Memphis would take to swap with the Celtics. I think the Celtics will draft a project, and see how it works out.EDIT: To add, if you go for Oneal/Gasol, it just hurts your team more. It would be better to blow it up then, instead of adding 10 year vets like JO and add them to a vet like Pierce and then leave your only youth movement for Al Jefferson and Rondo. You want a strong young core right?
With a #5 pick and a couple young guys, you can get ALOT in return.. It's a solid idea, and you'd still have a strong young core.PG: RondoSG: ------ Green, Allen, West, Szerbiak, I have no idea who you got at SG now a days..SF: PiercePF: O'Neil/GasolC: Jefferson
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ May 23 2007, 03:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Where else do they pick? They have a bunch of multi-dimentional forwards and they have to go for the best value with the third pick. It's pretty clear that a PG will be there at the 11th pick for them. PG - Acie Law SG - Joe Johnson SF - Josh Smith PF - Brandan Wright C - Shelden Williams Bench SG/SF/PF - Marvin Williams SG/SF - Josh Childress PF/C - Zaur Pachulia It's clear that the Hawks won't be able to start everyone, or keep all these players on the team, because they don't fit and these guys when their contracts are up and going to want to leave if they don't start. Brandan Wright's much better potential wise than Marvin Williams or Josh Childress, and Marvin Williams is not a real PF, so I think the Hawks just grab the best player on the board.</div>Conley Jr, is a value pick to me. He is one of the top talents in the draft, as well as the top talent in the draft at his position. He can run an offense better, set up teamates off of his passes better and a better court awareness than Acie Law. For a team that has had point guard problems since Mookie Blalock, I don't see how on earth they could pass on the best point guard in the draft.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Where else do they pick? They have a bunch of multi-dimentional forwards and they have to go for the best value with the third pick. It's pretty clear that a PG will be there at the 11th pick for them.</div>I think that's why they benefit more from trading the pick. They'll get takers with the 3rd pick. Team doesn't need another young forward.
1)Portland Trailblazers-Greg Oden2)Seattle Sonics-Kevin Durant3)Atlanta Hawks-Yi Jianlan4)Memphis Grizzlies-Corey Brewer/Al Horford(rumors are beginning to circulate that we might draft Brewer and trade Mike Miller)5)Boston Celtics-Joakim Noah(wont expect this, but for some reason I have a feeling)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (austingriz @ May 23 2007, 09:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>1)Portland Trailblazers-Greg Oden2)Seattle Sonics-Kevin Durant3)Atlanta Hawks-Yi Jianlan4)Memphis Grizzlies-Corey Brewer/Al Horford(rumors are beginning to circulate that we might draft Brewer and trade Mike Miller)5)Boston Celtics-Joakim Noah(wont expect this, but for some reason I have a feeling)</div> You don't even have Brandan Wright in your top 5.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RaptorFan#1 @ May 23 2007, 09:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I dont get when CB32 says he will trade this pick. The Celtics will have to throw in alot to jump up 2 more spots. With 1 and 2 untouchable, and Atlanta desperately in need of 3, I dont get what Memphis would take to swap with the Celtics. I think the Celtics will draft a project, and see how it works out. EDIT: To add, if you go for Oneal/Gasol, it just hurts your team more. It would be better to blow it up then, instead of adding 10 year vets like JO and add them to a vet like Pierce and then leave your only youth movement for Al Jefferson and Rondo. You want a strong young core right?</div> We won't trade up in the draft, we will package this pick with some young pieces and Ratliff's contract, and we'll get a good veteran or two in return. Book it. Also, adding an All-Star big man hurts this team... yeah, Pierce/star 2/Jefferson = hell. Even if we deal 2-3 young players, this pick, and Ratliff's contract, we'll still have more than enough youth on this team (Jefferson, Rondo, Allen, then 2-3 more core players.. plus the 32nd pick). We have TOO MUCH youth, we need veterans. Al Jefferson Rajon Rondo Gerald Green Delonte West Tony Allen Ryan Gomes Kendrick Perkins Sebastian Telfair Leon Powe Allan Ray Are you telling me that we can't afford to deal 2-3 of them?
