The 2009 NBA Draft's Winners and Losers

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The Losers

Charlotte Bobcats: Settling for Gerald Henderson

The Bobcats had made a guarantee to Terrence Williams, and were sure to pick him if he fell to No 12. He didn’t, and New Jersey picked him at 11. This forced Michael Jordan to take Gerald Henderson out of Duke, and as good as he is, they didn’t get the player they wanted.

Minnesota Timberwolves: Jonny Flynn, Ricky Rubio

David Kahn made a big mistake by passing on Curry. Kahn hopes Rubio and Flynn can play together calling them Dennis Johnson, and Danny Ainge. He also went on to call Flynn a scoring point guard, and Rubio a pure point guard. Well they are both pure point guards.

Flynn was a great passer in college. I don’t know if either are happy to be playing alongside each other. Rubio’s dad went on to tell a magazine that Ricky is considering going back to Europe for a few years, which is the reason that they drafted Flynn. They were worried about both Rubio's desire to not to play in a small market and his buyout situation.

Now Rubio is upset, and Flynn isn’t happy.  How do you rebuild your starting backcourt with two point guards in the lottery? I can’t see the No. 6 pick in the draft sitting on the bench, one has to be traded if both want to be happy.

Indiana Pacers: Tyler Hansbrough

To me, this pick was a head-scratcher after Reggie Miller said that they were making room for a point guard. They needed a defensive point guard and Holiday is a lockdown defender. They could have taken Jeff Teague, the local kid, or they could have taken better forwards like Earl Clark or James Johnson. Instead they took Tyler Hansbrough. Maybe it’s just me, but this was a big head-scratcher.

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