1. Kevin Durant
2. Al Horford
3. Joakim Noah
4. Mike Conley
5. Marc Gasol
6. Aaron Afflalo
7. Jeff Green
8. Rodney Stuckey
9. Thad Young
10. Glen Davis
11. Ramon Sessions
12. Wilson Chandler
13. Carl Landry
14. Nick Young
15. Tiago Splitter
16. Corey Brewer
17. Jared Dudley

I guess I'll take Jared Dudley here. He's pretty solid. He's certainly better than I ever would have thought he'd be in the NBA.

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1. Kevin Durant
2. Al Horford
3. Joakim Noah
4. Mike Conley
5. Marc Gasol
6. Aaron Afflalo
7. Jeff Green
8. Rodney Stuckey
9. Thad Young
10. Glen Davis
11. Ramon Sessions
12. Wilson Chandler
13. Carl Landry
14. Nick Young
15. Tiago Splitter
16. Corey Brewer
17. Jared Dudley
18. Aaron Brooks

He's better than he has played this season

1. Kevin Durant
2. Al Horford
3. Joakim Noah
4. Mike Conley
5. Marc Gasol
6. Aaron Afflalo
7. Jeff Green
8. Rodney Stuckey
9. Thad Young
10. Glen Davis
11. Ramon Sessions
12. Wilson Chandler
13. Carl Landry
14. Nick Young
15. Tiago Splitter
16. Corey Brewer
17. Jared Dudley
18. Aaron Brooks
19. Marco Belinelli

Belinelli has started quite a few games on a playoff bound team this year. That is more than can be said about anyone else who is available.

1. Kevin Durant
2. Al Horford
3. Joakim Noah
4. Mike Conley
5. Marc Gasol
6. Aaron Afflalo
7. Jeff Green
8. Rodney Stuckey
9. Thad Young
10. Glen Davis
11. Ramon Sessions
12. Wilson Chandler
13. Carl Landry
14. Nick Young
15. Tiago Splitter
16. Corey Brewer
17. Jared Dudley
18. Aaron Brooks
19. Marco Belinelli
20. Giorgos Printezis

Obligatory "who the fuck is that guy, and why did they pick him over so many talented players" European dude.

1. Kevin Durant
2. Al Horford
3. Joakim Noah
4. Mike Conley
5. Marc Gasol
6. Aaron Afflalo
7. Jeff Green
8. Rodney Stuckey
9. Thad Young
10. Glen Davis
11. Ramon Sessions
12. Wilson Chandler
13. Carl Landry
14. Nick Young
15. Tiago Splitter
16. Corey Brewer
17. Jared Dudley
18. Aaron Brooks
19. Marco Belinelli
20. Giorgos Printezis
21. Rudy Fernandez


He's not bad at all. HOW did he drop past the last three guys? (And Brewer!?!)

Brooks and Belinelli have started effectively at times. Rudy is a good bench player. I don't think it is clear cut but I don't think Rudy has been horribly screwed here either.

It'll be interesting to compare this draft to 2007. I think this years will be a normal down draft. Not the epic disaster that is being spoken about. The ESPN moron's always rate a draft by the #1 and #2 guys. It is a very poor measure. When I look way back at drafts it is very usually to just see 5-6 guys of note. That is definitely true of 2007 and will probably be true of 2011. The random great drafts in recent memory are more the outliers.

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Yeah, but what if Barnes, Irving, and/or Sullinger all stay in school!? Then it would be epic disaster draft. Who would we pick? Who would we even want???

In this case, give it to the Clippers, please!

Derrick Williams. Fit or not. Stud.

But if we arent in a position to get Barnes, Williams or a short list of other players we can collectively debate, I'll say again: it's time to trade the pick for veteran talent. That has slowly become a bit of a modern rebuild method and it has proven effective. we do not need another rookie.

What teams could we trade with?

A couple that come to mind after little thought who may be in a position to trade/start a mini youth movement. No thought as put in to determining potential trade scenarios/best fit:

For sures: Indy, Atlanta, Denver, Utah, Detroit, Memphis (only put them here b/c of the Mayo incident)
Maybes: Milwaukee, Golden State, Houston,
Probably before too long: Lakers, Spurs, Mavs
Probably not: Philly (Iggy), every other contending team

If I was up here, I'm taking Greg Oden. His NBA upside is still above any of the remaining guys, and his production when healthy has been better as well. Not to mention his size, likeability, natural skill, etc.

1. Kevin Durant
2. Al Horford
3. Joakim Noah
4. Mike Conley
5. Marc Gasol
6. Aaron Afflalo
7. Jeff Green
8. Rodney Stuckey
9. Thad Young
10. Glen Davis
11. Ramon Sessions
12. Wilson Chandler
13. Carl Landry
14. Nick Young
15. Tiago Splitter
16. Corey Brewer
17. Jared Dudley
18. Aaron Brooks
19. Marco Belinelli
20. Giorgos Printezis
21. Rudy Fernandez
22. Greg Oden

At this point his .25 of available time still puts him ahead of everyone else.

We done with this draft, lol?

With the 23rd pick, I select Spencer Hawes

1. Kevin Durant
2. Al Horford
3. Joakim Noah
4. Mike Conley
5. Marc Gasol
6. Aaron Afflalo
7. Jeff Green
8. Rodney Stuckey
9. Thad Young
10. Glen Davis
11. Ramon Sessions
12. Wilson Chandler
13. Carl Landry
14. Nick Young
15. Tiago Splitter
16. Corey Brewer
17. Jared Dudley
18. Aaron Brooks
19. Marco Belinelli
20. Giorgos Printezis
21. Rudy Fernandez
22. Greg Oden
23. Spencer Hawes

Other notable players still left: Al Thornton, Jason Smith, Brandan Wright, Daquean Cook, the eternal rights to Petteri Koponen, Josh Mcroberts, Krlylylylylo Fesenko

Hmmmm, I guess I'll go with Josh McBoberts. Not much left for the picking.

(I now see why we discontinued this draft.)

But c'mon people, we're almost done!


1. Kevin Durant
2. Al Horford
3. Joakim Noah
4. Mike Conley
5. Marc Gasol
6. Aaron Afflalo
7. Jeff Green
8. Rodney Stuckey
9. Thad Young
10. Glen Davis
11. Ramon Sessions
12. Wilson Chandler
13. Carl Landry
14. Nick Young
15. Tiago Splitter
16. Corey Brewer
17. Jared Dudley
18. Aaron Brooks
19. Marco Belinelli
20. Giorgos Printezis
21. Rudy Fernandez
22. Greg Oden
23. Spencer Hawes
24. Josh McBoberts

1. Kevin Durant
2. Al Horford
3. Joakim Noah
4. Mike Conley
5. Marc Gasol
6. Aaron Afflalo
7. Jeff Green
8. Rodney Stuckey
9. Thad Young
10. Glen Davis
11. Ramon Sessions
12. Wilson Chandler
13. Carl Landry
14. Nick Young
15. Tiago Splitter
16. Corey Brewer
17. Jared Dudley
18. Aaron Brooks
19. Marco Belinelli
20. Giorgos Printezis
21. Rudy Fernandez
22. Greg Oden
23. Spencer Hawes
24. Josh McBoberts
25. Petteri Koponen

DC for me

1. Kevin Durant
2. Al Horford
3. Joakim Noah
4. Mike Conley
5. Marc Gasol
6. Aaron Afflalo
7. Jeff Green
8. Rodney Stuckey
9. Thad Young
10. Glen Davis
11. Ramon Sessions
12. Wilson Chandler
13. Carl Landry
14. Nick Young
15. Tiago Splitter
16. Corey Brewer
17. Jared Dudley
18. Aaron Brooks
19. Marco Belinelli
20. Giorgos Printezis
21. Rudy Fernandez
22. Greg Oden
23. Spencer Hawes
24. Josh McBoberts
25. Petteri Koponen
26. Daquean Cook