The World Famous LayupDrill Rumor Mill
6/24/09
We saw the first couple trades of the NBA offseason yesterday, but they not be the last. The questions surrounding many teams draft strategies have some scrambling to move into the lottery, while others are running as fast as they can out. The Oklahoman reports this morning the OKC Thunder and Phoenix Suns are discussing a deal that would send the Suns 14th pick to the Thunder in exchange for the 25th pick overall. The Thunder are reportedly interested in drafting a big man with that selection, and B.J Mullens should be there. [click to continue…]
The fascinating thing about the days leading up to a NBA Draft is the “experts”, the movers and shakers in many franchises’ war rooms, start to believe the hype around the young adults that they are about to make very rich. No matter if you are Blake Griffin, Eric Maynor, Wayne Ellington, or Brandon Jennings, the team that selects those players are drafting as much on potential as anything else. In essence, the word potential is the optimism that all 30 teams have at the start of training camp. Title contenders feel they have the potential of winning it all, while some very bad teams feel new players and a new attitude can equal the potential of having a special season. Our latest, and next to last Mock Draft(last one on Thursday, just hours before the actual one), shows little movement at the top, however some players are starting to see their names bounce in and out of the lottery.
1. Clippers – Blake Griffin – The only drama surrounding this pick is whether being named to be the coverboy for NCAA 2010 video game will cause a Madden-like curse. [click to continue…]
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