Predicting the Minnesota Timberwolves' Draft Options Tonight

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However, outside of a few future first round picks, there isn't a whole lot on their roster that I'd want outside of maybe Nate Robinson or David Lee and I'm not even that sold on him in that last season might have been an outlier year.

Second Round

Marcus Thornton

For all the bad press this weak draft gets, there are some real gems to be had in the 2nd round should they make it that far. For instance, I've seen LSU guard Marcus Thornton play and he's a real dominating force. He'd be a nice risk to take with either the No. 45 or No. 49.

Jodie Meeks

Similarly, Chad Ford's No. 60 overall, "Mr. Irrelevant," Jodie Meeks, out of Kentucky, should not be overlooked. Not only do 23.7 ppg speak for themselves, but considering none of the Wolves second round picks were ever worth a damn outside of Craig Smith, why not take a risk? At the very worst, he provides excellent depth and has so much potential.

While he only had one year as a a legit star on a bad UK team, he did play some good competition in Florida, LSU, and Mississippi State, not to mention torching Tennesee, the preseason SEC favorite, for 54 points, so its not like he beat up on A-10 teams.

Summary

In the end the Wolves will probably take Rubio No. 5, a big at No. 6  and a Euro at No. 28 that they can "store" overseas (i.e. never see him make it to the NBA anyway).

Let's just hope someone gets "Kahn-ed" tonight giving Wolves fans real reason to be optimistic for the first time in a long time. That, like the team, would be a welcome change.

Also, don't rule out any "midnight deals" like we saw last year with O.J. Mayo where we wake up thinking the draft is set when in fact, its not.

Just sayin'...

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