2008 NBA Draft: Winners and Losers

Monty Singh by Senior Analyst Written on June 28, 2008
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Magic—Loser: Courtney Lee will be a really nice player at the next level, but they needed a player who can take pressure off Dwight Howard on the post.

Darell Arthur would have been perfect.

Jazz—Loser:  Kosta Koufos is a twin of Okur. They don't need another Okur type of player.

Koufos could not dominate college players, so what makes them think he can post NBA defenders?

They needed a player that could have taken control of the paint and Koufos is too soft to find his way to the paint.

Suns—Winner: GM Steve Kerr is building a solid team right now. They needed a back up center who can take control of the paint, while sparking a bench.

Robin Lopez will be a solid center for them now and for the future. Either Kerr will be a genius after this season, or will be on the way back to the booth for TNT.

Rockets—Winner: They definitely are winners after getting all the needs they had in one night.

Donte Greene is a top-10 talent who can come off the bench and take pressure off McGrady.

Joey Dorsey brings toughness to this team, while he is the next Ben Wallace.  Rockets are on their way to the finals if they can keep healthy.

Spurs—Loser: George Hill can be a good D-League player and Dragic could be a good overseas player.

The Spurs needed depth and youth and got none of that. Darrel Arthur would have been a good fit to come off the bench.

Hornets—Loser: Should have kept their pick to get CDR to start for them at SG. They were disappointing.

They had a great season, but need to add depth. Even Mario Chalmers would have been good to back up Chris Paul.

Lakers—Loser: They needed toughness in the draft.

They got Joe Crawford who will not be signed. They should have made a move to get Joey Dorsey.

Pistons—Loser: Joe Dumars got a bunch of guys who he thinks can play.

He got lucky with Stuckey, but what he got in the draft is nothing special. They should have kept DJ White.

Celtics—Winner: Someone get Ainge in the Gatorade bath.

Bill Walker and JR Giddens are players that can ignite the bench and be the heir to Ray Allen and Paul Pierce.

They are looking good to repeat next season and are showing a promise with the youth.

 

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