3.) Indiana Pacers: Trading Jermaine O’Neal was something this franchise had to do, that’s a given. Getting oft-injured guard T.J. Ford and the 17th pick in this year’s draft in return makes you wonder just how far O’Neal’s fallen in the last few years! The Pacers did the right thing in selecting Jerryd Bayless with the 11th pick, but immediately trading him to Portland (along with Ike Diogu) for Brandon Rush and Jarrett Jack was a little strange. The Pacers also receive the draft rights of the slow but talented Roy Hibbert from the trade with the Raptors, which may not be all that bad. What is bad, however, is now Indiana has T.J. Ford, Jamaal Tinsley, Jarrett Jack, Brandon Rush, Marquis Daniels, Travis Diener, Ronald Murray, and Kareem Rush all at the guard position next season. If this was a 6-foot-6 and under league, they may dominate…unfortunately, it’s not.
Ok, so we’ve seen who has “won” and who “lost” in this draft, now let us look at the teams that made us go…huh?
1.) Seattle Supersonics: The confusion with Seattle began with their first pick of the night. It was widely rumored that they were high on Brook Lopez but may want to go with a true point guard to help run the offense along for Kevin Durant. They decided to grab that PG with their first selection, and to everyone’s surprise, it was Russell Westbrook, not Jerryd Bayless. If that wasn’t enough, the Sonics then selected a HUGE prospect in Serbe Ibaka who they may not even have on their team for a few years. This team does not have the depth to take that sort of risk in my opinion, but that’s why the GM’s make the big bucks.
2.) Memphis Grizzlies: Color me completely confused about what’s going on in Memphis. Drafting Kevin Love seemed like the right move with their first pick of the draft. The fact that they traded him (along with Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal, and Jason Collins) to the T’Wolves for OJ Mayo and some expiring contracts was a tad confusing. They also pulled the trigger on another trade in which they acquired Donte Greene and Joey Dorsey for a future second round pick. Now that trade makes some sense as Greene gives them a young athletic scorer and Dorsey gives them someone to battle under the ….wait…they traded them already too? Well, in this trade, they acquired Darrell Arthur, who was the “darling” of the draft as he received a standing ovation when his name was finally announced with the No. 27 pick of the evening. Arthur could be a very nice pick up for the Grizz if he turns out to be healthy, but all of this movement still leaves me thinking…”huh?”
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