Lopez to Charlotte. I’d lay some money on it if I could.
You can mail me the check. Thanks.
DJ Augustin to the Bobcats.
Damn…flushed my money down the toilet.
D.J. Augustin.
OK…the Nets are desperate for help in the front court. This has to be Lopez.
I think it’ll be Lopez, though maybe Rush. Lopez will be a bust FTR.
Lopez it is. I like the color combo on the suit.
Jerryd Bayless to the Pacers seems like a pretty good fit, though I think Brandon Rush will be a better player.
ETA: Bayless it is. Indiana needs help at the Guard position and Bayless has a really good motor. He’s a little too small to be a full time player though.
ETA2: Wait, I forgot that they added TJ Ford. That makes the Bayless pick pretty retarded. Ford is much much better and they needed size to replace O’Neal.
I don’t understand the Bayless pick. It obviously means that Tinsley is gone but I think they should’ve gone with Rush
Where are the trades?
So does Portland go with Brandon Rush?
Some surprises now, at least: Augustin went higher than expected and so did Thompson just now. Three of the Kansas guys are still on the boards, although I know they’re not all expected to go this high. The plunge watch is officially under way for Anthony Randolph, I think.
I’m curious to see how far DeAndre Jordan slides too.
The Blazers just took Rush and that’s going to be a fucking SICK lineup. Rush, Roy, Webster, Aldridge, Oden and maybe Rudy Fernandez off the bench at some point? Holy crap.
I think Randolph goes to the Warriors. They need someone behind Harrington and Biedrins.
Arthur or Koufos (BUST!!!) could also go.
Wow, Pheonix takes the other Lopez to match with Shaq. Very strange move. I would have expected them to get a PG to learn behind Nash, maybe Chalmers, or a swingman to pick up the old Grant Hill and play up tempo. Donte Greene would have been lights out with that lineup.
Wonder if Hibbert will make it down to Charlotte’s 2nd pick.
Chalmers would be a great fit in Cleveland.
Let me take a crack at the next four picks…
Indiana (from Toronto) - Darrell Arthur
Washington - Roy Hibbert
Cleveland - Mario Chalmers
Charlotte - Kosta Koufos
Looks like Indy picked Bayless as a piece of a trade, there’s a new one.
The Portland Trail Blazers have verbally agreed to a deal that will send the rights to Brandon Rush and Jarrett Jack to the Indiana Pacers for the rights to Jerryd Bayless and Ike Diogu.
ESPN
I quit.
As several people predicted, Charlotte grabbed another pick. At this stage, I actually feel bad for players picked by the Bobcats. It seems like everybody they draft is guaranteed to get injured repeatedly, like Okafor, Morrison and May. They’ve picked the French center. Zut alors! I’ll always be a big Jordan fan, but as an executive…
And the Darrell Arthur watch continues. Ouch. He sounds really discouraged and I’m sure he knows he’s lost a good chunk of change by falling from the late lottery to the tail end of the first round. The good news is if he gets picked now (unless Memphis gets him) he at least goes to a winning team.
I hope he goes soon. I really hope the Raptors pick up (buy) one of these picks and grab him or Chalmers.