NBA Draft 09' Predictions
Suton seems to be a solid player who can stretch the defense with his ability to shoot from outside. Blair might be a undersized player at the PF position, I don't know whether he will be NBA ready to play with the pros. DeJuan Blair somewhat reminds me of Paul Millsap who is an undersized PF but could get alot of boards and also get some points. Thabeet, I agree that he might be a little lacking on moving around quick enough. Don't get me wrong, he has that blocking prowess and he is a good offensive player than some bigs. Harden should be a good one. Hansboruogh might drop a bit in the draft I think. He is a good player, only there are some cons about his game. Whether he can guard most players at the 4. Blake Griffin is possibly going to be taken at the 1st pick. Henderson, a versatile player. I think he might be taken from around 12-20 in the draft. The Arizona Duo (Hill & Budinger) are good prospects as well. Hill might end up being a potential double-double machine. Budinger is an interesting prospect who can light it up. Well, not sure where they might end up going to. Teague, Lawson are also good ones too. Curry (Not sure about this one), is a offensive kind of player, I think he can light it up but remember that this is the NBA. Not sure if he could put up the numbers in the NBA that he did in the NCAA. I support the guy but I'm kinda waiting to see how he fares in the NBA Summer League, Pre-season and the regular season.
is if the thunder get blake griffin they will make the playoffs next year. They will also have the youngest most exciting team in the league. I get dizzy just thinking about it.
In other news- Hasheem "No Feet" Thabeet will be a bust. He'll come in and block shots and then get into foul trouble after tripping over himself and falling into opposing centers knees. He's a tool. Roy Hibbert is going to eat him alive next season.
Below is what nbadraft.net has to say about the 2009 draft... what a bunch of clowns.
Jennings #5? Really? I think Demar DeRozan is going to be DIRTY. I'd pick him #2 overall if I could. Harden will also be nasty.
Henderson #8?! I'm laughing out loud. Selecting a Duke player that early is like volunteering to be cursed by a witch doctor. He's got BUSTER written all over him. I'd take Tyreke Evans or Jeff Teague over him.
Other BUSTERs to watch out for: Brackins, Mullens, Curry (yeah I said it)
Other DIRTY players to watch out for: Al-Farouq Aminu, Maynor, Teague, Blair, Evans
1
Sacramento
Blake Griffin
6-10
252
PF
Oklahoma
So.
2
Washington
Hasheem Thabeet
7-3
265
C
UConn
Jr.
3
LA Clippers
Jordan Hill
6-10
235
PF
Arizona
Jr.
4
Memphis
James Harden
6-5
220
SG
Arizona St.
So.
5
Oklahoma Cty
Brandon Jennings
6-1
170
PG
USA
Intl.
6
*Minnesota
Demar DeRozan
6-6
210
SG
USC
Fr.
7
Golden St.
Earl Clark
6-10
230
SF
Louisville
Jr.
8
Toronto
Gerald Henderson
6-4
210
SG
Duke
Jr.
9
*New York
Cole Aldrich
6-10
250
PF/C
Kansas
So.
10
New Jersey
Craig Brackins
6-10
230
PF
Iowa St.
So.
11
Indiana
Chase Budinger
6-7
218
SG/SF
Arizona
Jr.
12
Milwaukee
Al-Farouq Aminu
6-9
215
SF
Wake Forest
Fr.
13
Charlotte
Eric Maynor
6-3
180
PG
VCU
Sr.
14
Phoenix
Stephen Curry
6-1
180
PG/SG
Davidson
Jr.
15
Chicago
Patrick Patterson
6-8
235
PF
Kentucky
So.
16
Detroit
Jeff Teague
6-2
175
PG
Wake Forest
So.
17
Philadelphia
Sam Young
6-6
220
SF
Pittsburgh
Sr.
18
*Minnesota
Ty Lawson
6-0
195
PG
North Carolina
Jr.
19
Atlanta
Jonny Flynn
6-0
186
PG
Syracuse
So.
20
Dallas
DeJuan Blair
6-6
287
PF
Pittsburgh
So.
21
New Orleans
BJ Mullens
7-0
275
C
Ohio State
Fr.
22
Portland
Damion James
6-7
227
SF
Texas
Jr.
23
*Utah
DaJuan Summers
6-8
225
SF
Georgetown
Jr.
24
*Sacramento
Tyreke Evans
6-6
219
SG
Memphis
Fr.
25
*Chicago
Terrence Williams
6-6
220
SG/SF
Louisville
Sr.
NO WAY is Dejaun blair a player to watch out for. He is a 6'6'' PF who will get destroyed against the athletic PF's in the NBA. He too fat/not athletic enough to match up with sg/sf at the next level, obviously. At best he can come off the bench and be a contributor. This is going to be one of the worst draft classes in history
NO WAY is Dejaun blair a player to watch out for. He is a 6'6'' PF who will get destroyed against the athletic PF's in the NBA. He too fat/not athletic enough to match up with sg/sf at the next level, obviously. At best he can come off the bench and be a contributor. This is going to be one of the worst draft classes in history
A little too early to determine whether Blake will go to the NBA Draft or not, but which team do you think would get the best chance of selecting him at #1? Thunder? Clippers? Washington? Kings? Or any of the teams that are below the .500 win percentile? Other than Griffin, how about other prospects? Thabeet, DeJuan Blair, Hansborough, James Harden and etc.?