2008 NBA Draft Thread

[Donoghus]

What: 2008 NBA Draft

Where: Madison Square Garden, NY

When: June 26, 2008 7:30  ESPN

Round 1

1: Chicago Bulls- Derrick Rose G Memphis
2: Miami Heat- Michael Beasley PF Kansas St.
3: Minnesota Timberwolves- O.J. Mayo G USC (Proposed rights traded to Memphis)
4: Seattle Supersonics- Russell Westbrook G UCLA
5: Memphis Grizzlies- Kevin Love F UCLA (Proposed rights traded to Minnesota)
6: New York Knicks- Danilo Gallinari F Italy
7: L.A. Clippers- Eric Gordon G Indiana
8: Milwaukee Bucks- Joe Alexander F West Virginia
9: Charlotte Bobcats- D.J. Augustin G Texas
10: New Jersey Nets- Brook Lopez C Stanford
11: Indiana Pacers- Jerryd Bayless G Arizona (Proposed rights traded to Portland)
12: Sacramento Kings- Jason Thompson F Rider
13: Portland Trailblazers- Brandon Rush G Kansas (Proposed rights traded to Indiana)
14: Golden State Warriors- Anthony Randolph F LSU
15: Phoenix Suns- Robin Lopez C Stanford
16: Philadelphia 76ers- Marreese Speights F Florida
17: Toronto Raptors- Roy Hibbert C Georgetown (Proposed rights traded to Indiana)
18: Washington Wizards- JaVale McGee F Nevada
19: Cleveland Cavaliers- J.J. Hickson F N.C. State
20: Charlotte Bobcats- Alexis Ajinca C France
21: New Jersey Nets- Ryan Anderson F California
22: Orlando Magic- Courtney Lee G Western Kentucky
23: Utah Jazz- Kosta Koufos C Ohio St.
24: Seattle Supersonics- Serge Ibaka F Congo
25: Houston Rockets- Nicolas Batum G France
26: San Antonio Spurs- George Hill G Indiana-Purdue
27: New Orleans Hornets- Darrell Arthur F Kansas (Proposed rights traded to Portland)
28: Memphis Grizzlies- Donte' Greene F Syracuse
29: Detroit Pistons- D.J. White F Indiana (Proposed rights traded to Seattle)
30: Boston Celtics-J.R. Giddens G New Mexico

Round 2

31. Minnesota Timberwolves- Nikola Pekovic C Serbia
32. Seattle Supersonics- Walter Sharpe F UAB (Proposed rights traded to Detroit)
33. Portland Trailblazers- Joey Dorsey F Memphis
34. Minnesota Timberwolves- Mario Chalmers G Kansas (Proposed rights traded to Miami)
35. LA Clippers- DeAndre Jordan C Texas A&M
36. Portland Trailblazers- Omer Asik C Turkey
37. Milwaukee Bucks- Luc Richard Mbah a Moute UCLA
38. Charlotte Bobcats- Kyle Weaver G Washington State
39. Chicago Bulls- Sonny Weems G Arkansas
40. New Jersey Nets- Chris Douglas-Roberts F Memphis
41. Indiana Pacers- Nathan Jawai F Australia
42. Sacramento Kings- Sean Singletary G Virginia
43. Sacramento Kings- Patrick Ewing Jr. F Georgetown
44. Utah Jazz- Ante Tomic C Croatia
45. San Antonio Spurs- Goran Dragic G Slovenia
46. Seattle Supersonics- Trent Plaisted C BYU (Proposed rights traded to Detroit)
47. Washington Wizards- Bill Walker F Kansas St. (Proposed rights traded to Boston)
48. Phoenix Suns- Malik Hairston G Oregon
49. Golden State Warriors- Richard Hendrix F Alabama
50. Seattle Supersonics- DeVon Hardin C California
51. Dallas Mavericks- Shan Foster G Vanderbilt
52. Miami Heat- Darnell Jackson F Kansas
53. Utah Jazz- Tadiia Dragicevic F Serbia
54. Houston Rockets- Maarty Leunen F Oregon
55. Portland Trailblazers- Mike Taylor G Iowa State (Proposed rights traded to LA Clippers)
56. Seattle Supersonics- Sasha Kaun C Kansas
57. San Antonio Spurs- James Gist F Maryland
58. LA Lakers- Joe Crawford G Kentucky
59. Detroit Pistons- Deron Washington F Virginia Tech
60. Boston Celtics- Semih Erden C Turkey

[Redz]

I'm at work and logged into NBA.com, but can't tell what the timetable is.  Is the clock running on the Bulls?

[celticmaestro]

I'm at work and logged into NBA.com, but can't tell what the timetable is.  Is the clock running on the Bulls?

yeah 2 mins left.

[Redz]

I'm at work and logged into NBA.com, but can't tell what the timetable is.  Is the clock running on the Bulls?

yeah 2 mins left.

Why do they need a clock on the first pick?

[Donoghus]

Chicago Bulls Select: Derrick Rose

[Donoghus]

Miami Heat Select: Michael Beasley

[Redz]

Chicago Bulls Select: Derrick Rose

BTW, Dons is this the "Official" NBA Draft Thread? 

[Donoghus]

Chicago Bulls Select: Derrick Rose

BTW, Dons is this the "Official" NBA Draft Thread? 

I didn't see another one so I said the heck with it.

It's up to others if they want to treat it as "official". 

[Who]

Who the heck cares? Stop talking to the mothers already!

I forgot why I don't watch these things. I've tuned in for two in the past decade and one was because I got caught in a thunder storm with nothing to do except watch the draft in my hotel (Kenyon and Stro draft).

This is frustrating to watch. Couldn't they have planned this better? More info on the players?

[libermaniac]

How much time does each team have to make their picks?  Just wondering what time the C's will likely be picking.

[Donoghus]

Minnesota Timberwolves Select: O.J. Mayo

[celticmaestro]

Minnesota Timberwolves Select: O.J. Mayo

outstanding potential. great pick for mini.

[ma11l]

How much time does each team have to make their picks?  Just wondering what time the C's will likely be picking.

5 minutes in between.  Probably right around 10:00.

[Chief]

Minny is going to have to make a trade. Foye, Brewer, McCants, Buckner, Jaric, and now Mayo?

[Who]

It feels wrong calling a 21 year old a freshman

Good pick. Hoping Seattle take Kevin Love at #4. He'd be a great fit next to Durant for the next decade.

OJ Mayo and Randy Foye will be an interesting combination in the backcourt. Neither are point guards though, they'll need a helter skelter type of offense to pull that off. I'd worry about Al's touches too.

He's a good guard for Big Al though. Pleased for Al. OJ will give him some help.