Draft time! - NBA

[Michael Chris]

Whoo! Blake Griffin is about to get nabbed.

 

[SmoothieX]

I was so bummed when Steph Curry went to Golden State. I really wanted the Knicks to get him.

 

[Mallory]

Portland did the expected thing, drafting yet another European player they plan on keeping stashed overseas for a couple of years. That makes three now that they having that are playing in Europe. They also traded Sergio Rodriguez to the Kings which frees up a little more cap space.

Frankly, I'll be surprised if any of the rest of their picks (they had four) make the team.

 

[Michael Chris]

I was so bummed when Steph Curry went to Golden State. I really wanted the Knicks to get him.

I seriously hope he gets traded to the Suns.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

The Sixers passed up Ty Lawson and Eric Maynor for a guy who played one year in the wrong position. He's supposed to be very good, so I'm hopeful, but I know they'll catch flack for that.

 

[tomalak301]

I was so bummed when Steph Curry went to Golden State. I really wanted the Knicks to get him.

So did everyone else in attendance that night.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

Here's an amusing look at the NBA draft:

NBA's Swap Meet

Some highlights:

You have to love the NBA draft. There's something about it that intoxicates the league's general managers and transforms them from otherwise prudent businessmen into wild wheeler-dealers. On draft day, every organization becomes a used car lot and every GM wants to cut you a great deal on a center with fading horsepower and lots of mileage.

7:39 p.m.: Oklahoma forward Blake Griffin just went No. 1 overall to the Clippers. Griffin and the Clippers executives seem fairly unmoved. Maybe that's because it was a foregone conclusion. Or maybe they watched ESPN's Clippers montage. It showed Clippers picks/busts and other memorable team moments.

Ever see footage of the Hindenburg burning and vanishing in a snap? It's sort of washed out and horrifying. Same thing as the Clippers montage.

8:21: Poor Jordan Hill. The Arizona forward is now a New York Knick. He was taken right after Curry - eighth overall. Knicks fans are thrilled. Sounds like they're saying "oooooo."

8:22: Still booing.

9:10: Steve Kerr, the Suns' president of basketball operations, is on TV talking about stripping down his team for parts. Kerr said he's received calls about Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire and others. I bet phone lines at the Suns' ticket office are burning up.

 

[Commander Vaughn]

^Thats some pretty excellent commentary.