June 26, 2009

"Kaaaahn!"

Ladies and Gentlemen, let's give Minnesota Timberwolves GM David Kahn (right) a round of applause. His mind numbing decision to draft two (TWO) point guards with the fifth and sixth (FIFTH AND SIXTH) selection in the 2009 NBA Draft most definitely took the prize for "Bonehead of the Night" (notice the NBDL logos in the backround).
Can somebody explain to me the point in taking Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn? Both guards need the ball in their hands to display their strenghts. Rubio, who's already proving he thinks he's bigger than the game (he referred to himself as the one and only Ricky Rubio last night), has probably requested a trade out of Minnesota before the sun had risen this morning.
—I'm a fan of the Vince Carter to Orlando deal. Both teams win as the New Jersey Nets look to get younger and the Magic needed to replace the offense lost from Hedo Turkoglu becoming a free-agent.
The hidden key to the deal was Ryan Anderson heading to Orlando, as well. Anderson is a great spot-up shooter and is very deadly beyond the three-point line. The Magic didn't lose much in the deal. With Jameer Nelson returning to full strength, Rafer Alston was expendable; Carter steps into Courtney Lee's spot and Tony Battie, well, he's Tony Battie. 
It's going to be tough to replace Turkoglu, but the Magic might have improved with this trade.
Shaq-Diesel to the Cavs is an excellent trade for Cleveland. General Manager Danny Ferry knows this is the last chance he has to keep LeBron in Ohio. As much as Cavs fans would like to believe, the core that LeBron had last year wasn't going to win a title. A motivated and healthy Shaq could give Cleveland that boost in securing its first NBA Title and LeBron in the long-term.
—"SLEEPER PICK of the Night" goes to...the San Antonio Spurs. Don't ask me how, but Pitt's DeJuan Blair slid to the second round and the Spurs did not waste the opportunity to nab the rebounding machine. Blair fits perfectly into San Antonio's system with his rough style. Even with the Cavs grabbing Shaq and the Magic trading for Vince, the week belonged to the Spurs. Trading for Richard Jefferson and selecting Blair just enhanced San Antonio's championship hopes greatly.

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