1 - Greg Oden - Portland - duh
2 - Kevin Durant - Seattle - ditto
3 - Al Horford - Atlanta - maybe the Hawks should trade a forward
4 - Mike Conley Jr - Memphis - so many needs, this is one of them
5 - Jeff Green - Boston (traded to Seattle with Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West for Ray Allen) - I don't get this trade
6 - Yi Jianlin - Milwaukee - Try to get good Szechuan in Wisconsin. Maybe he'll develop a taste for bratwurst.
7 - Corey Brewer - Minnesota - it's going to be a long season in Minny after KG goes.
8 - Brandan Wright - Charlotte - Another UNC guy. What a shocker.
9 - Joakim Noah - Chicago - I hate to say it, but I agree with Stephen A. Yet another high energy guy who can't actually score on the Bulls. How many of those can you have?
10 - Spencer Hawes - Sacramento - A big white center with passing skills. Brad Miller worked for them, so why not?
11 - Acie Law IV - Atlanta - The Hawks finally pick a point guard. And take the Clippers choice.
12 - Thaddeus Young - Philadelphia - Yet another athletic small forward in this draft. Of course, they already have Iggy and Korver at small forward.
13 - Julian Wright - New Orleans - Andy Katz: "He can do everything but shoot." Hmmm. That is how you score points still, right?
14 - Al Thornton - LA Clippers - Go 'Noles! Sam Cassell gets an FSU teammate! Major athlete and a great shooter. I like this pick.
15 - Rodney Stuckey - Detroit - Far and away the most articulate so far in his Stu Scott interview, which is ironic since he ended up at EWU because he didn't qualify.
16 - Nick Young - Washington - They like the scoring in DC, and not so much the defense, so Nick should fit right in.
17 - Sean Williams - New Jersey - Don't bogart that joint my friend.
18 - Marco Belinelli - Golden State - David Stern said Belly Nelly, which is really funny, especially since he'll be playing for a Nelly with a big Belly. I like this guy.
19 - Javaris Crittendon - LA Lakers - Hmmm. So now, they have two point guards of the future (Crittendon and Farmar). Who's the point guard of 2007?
20 - Jason Smith - Miami - If this guy's really this good, why didn't CSU win more games? 6-10 in the Mountain West? I mean, Central Michigan played well in the NCAA tourney with Kaman, right?
21 - Daequan Cook - Philadelphia - Looks like Miami took Smith for Philly and got some money for their trouble. Smith makes more sense for Phlly, who needs a big. Cook becomes the 6th player in the first round from last year's NCAA title game.
22 - Jared Dudley - Charlotte - What? With Reyshawn Terry still available? Oh well. At least he's from the ACC. I never liked this guy. Don't really know why.
23 - Wilson Chandler - New York - This is one of those picks everyone knew was coming. After Chandler worked out for the Knicks, he canceled his other workouts. Isiah is an idiot as a GM, but he's a savant as a drafter. If he like Chandler, then Chandler must be good.
24 - Rudy Fernandez - Phoenix - (traded to Portland for cash). Boo Phoenix. You don't trade picks for cash. Not first round picks in a deep draft. Yeah Portland. Great pick up out of nowhere, for mere money from Paul Allen's deep, deep pockets.
25 - Morris Almond - Utah - Great shooter. If he can work hard enough for Jerry Sloan and play some D, there's no question that he can help them on offense.
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