Since NBA FanHouse has six bloggers repping five teams each throughout the year, they've convinced themselves that they should be the next hotshot GMs. So here's who they think their teams will draft next Thursday: Picks #1-10, picks #11-20 and picks #21-30.11. Hawks (TheHype) pick: Acie Law, Texas A&M -- a great snatch for Atlanta having Law still available, it'll make for an awesome backcourt (then again, anything over Tyronne Lue is an upgrade)
12. Sixers (Tom Ziller) pick: Jeff Green, Georgetown -- While Javaris Crittenton would have served as a nice prospect behind the aging Andre Miller, you can't pass up Jeff Green here, especially considering Philly's immediate frontcourt needs. (And yes, Spencer Hawes is officially sweating in the green room.)
13. New Orleans (The Big Lead) pick: Al Thornton, Florida State -- Behind Durant, he's the second best pure scoring small forward in the draft.
14. L.A. Clippers (Brett Edwards) pick: Javaris Crittenton, Georgia Tech -- The Clippers have to address the mess at point guard, so if Crittenton's still available at 14 he will fall no further.
15. Detroit Pistons (Matt Watson) pick: Spencer Hawes, Washington -- Yes, he could easily turn out being a stiff, but given the guys currently under contract in Detroit, the bar isn't set too high for him to actually start from Day 1.
16. Washington Wizards (Brett Edwards) pick: Sean Williams, Boston College -- With Brendan Haywood wanting out, Williams is a solid choice that will add some depth at the center position.
17. New Jersey Nets (The Big Lead) pick: Josh McRoberts, Duke -- When paired with a good center (Nenad Krstic counts), McRoberts can be an effective power forward.
18. Golden State Warriors (Tom Ziller) pick: Jason Smith, Colorado State -- The Warriors refill the 'token white American' slot after losing Todd Fuller, Brian Cardinal, Mike Dunleavy Jr., and Troy Murphy is recent years.
19. Los Angeles Lakers (Nate Jones) pick: Rodney Stuckey, Eastern Washington -- The Lakers desperately need scoring from the guard position from someone other than Kobe Bryant. If he doesn't start, he can become their main offensive threat from the bench.
20. Miami Heat (TheHype) pick: Thaddeus Young, GA Tech -- The injured semi-retirees that is the Miami Heat is in dire need of young blood. Young should be grabbing all sorts of boards immediately
See the rest of the draft: picks #1-10 and picks #21-30.
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. Al Thornton -- "behind Durant he's probably the second best scorer"... You better do more homework. Thornton out of all of the players out there is truly ready for the NBA!! Thornton's got height, bulk (no one is going to push him around) and the purest shot. You (and the rest of the idiots that hype up the underclassmen) are going to be in for a real surpise when Thornton becomes rookie of the year for 2008! As for Durant, he certainly had one good year at Texas, but has he grown up to play in the NBA? Give Durant another three to four years and he'll prove a valuable commodity. But straight from the college ranks to the NBA you will be surprised by Thornton's ability. Just ask the Florida Gators - they lost to the Seminoles and know what I am talking about. Ask Virginia, and some other well-known ACC schools. Thornton is the REAL DEAL.
Posted at 9:58PM on Jun 21st 2007 by Stuart
2. "Thornton becomes rookie of the year for 2008!"
Fail.
Posted at 12:39AM on Jun 24th 2007 by srsly