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2011 NBA Draft - Predictions, Selections &Comments

Agree with you Aussiebballer, you pretty much summed up the Bucks decision-making process. I think it is a marginal improvement for them, provided Jackson shows up and buys in. I think he will though, because he is a hard nut who will do what it takes to win and that is Skiles kind of player. Udrih will also be useful for them as he will reprise the Ridnour role from two seasons back. The cap relief is also important.

With regard to not getting Jimmer Fredette, the Bucks made the deal before they knew he'd be available. In any case, its clear that Hammond is shaping a roster that is ready to compete now and is not interested in waiting on talent like Fredette to develop.

Man, the T'Wolves are useless.

Every year, they make some really left field decisions. Like when they drafted Flynn and Rubio together..They could have gotten a decent big from that draft class.

And then today, it seems as though they think that it is best to acquire as many draft picks as possible.
Van Gundy made a really good point, saying that youth alone doesn't win you games.

I support his view that the T'Wolves need to go and get some veterans or some guys with experience. Not overloading the roster with Vets, but putting in 3-4 vets to help guide the young guys.

The entire Draft Board for 2011:

1st Round
#1 Cleveland: PG Kyrie Irving (Duke)
#2 Minnesota: PF Derrick Williams (Arizona)
#3 Utah: C Enes Kanter (Turkey)
#4 Cleveland: PF Tristan Thompson (Texas)
#5 Toronto: C Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania)
#6 Washington: SF Jan Vesely (Czech Republic)
#7 Charlotte: PF Bismack Biyombo (Spain)
#8 Detroit: PG Brandon Knight (Kentucky)
#9 Charlotte: PG Kemba Walker (Connecticut)
#10 Milwaukee: PG Jimmer Fredette (BYU)
#11 Golden State: SG Klay Thompson (Washington State)
#12 Utah: SG Alec Burks (Colorado)
#13 Phoenix: PF Markieff Morris (Kansas)
#14 Houston: PF Marcus Morris (Kansas)
#15 Indiana: SF Kawhi Leonard (San Diego State)
#16 Philadelphia: PF Nikola Vucevic (USC)
#17 New York: PG/SG Iman Shumpert (Georgia Tech)
#18 Washington: SF Chris Singleton (Florida State)
#19 Charlotte: SF/PF Tobias Harris (Tennessee)
#20 Minnesota: PF/C Donatas Motiejunas (Lithuania)
#21 Portland: PG/SG Nolan Smith (Duke)
#22 Denver: PF Kenneth Faried (Morehead State)
#23 Houston: PF Nikola Mirotic (Montenegro)
#24 Oklahoma City: PG Reggie Jackson (Boston College)
#25 Boston: SG MarShon Brooks (Providence)
#26 Dallas: SF Jordan Hamilton (Texas)
#27 New Jersey: PF/C JaJuan Johnson (Purdue)
#28 Chicago: PG Norris Cole (Clevland State)
#29 San Antonio: G Cory Joseph (Texas)
#30 Chicago: SF/PF Jimmy Butler (Marquette)
2nd Round
#31 Miami: SF Bojan Bogdanovic (Croatia)
#32 Cleveland: PF Justin Harper (Richmond)
#33 Detroit: SF Kyle Singler (Duke)
#34 Washington: PG Shelvin Mack (Butler)
#35 Sacramento: SF Tyler Honeycutt (UCLA)
#36 New Jersey: C Jordan Williams (Maryland)
#37 LA Clippers: PF Trey Thompkins (Georgia)
#38 Houston: SF Chandler Parsons (Florida)
#39 Charlotte: PF Jeremy Tyler (Japan)
#40 Milwaukee: PF Jon Leuer (Wisconsin)
#41 LA Lakers: PF Darius Morris (Michigan)
#42 Indiana: SF Davis Bertrans (Slovenia)
#43 Chicago: PG Malcolm Lee (UCLA)
#44 Golden State: SG Charles Jenkins (Hofstra)
#45 New Orleans: PF Josh Harrelson (Kentucky)
#46 LA Lakers: PG Andrew Goudelock (Charleston)
#47 LA Clippers: G Travis Leslie (Georgia)
#48 Atlanta: C Keith Benson (Oakland)
#49 Memphis: G Josh Selby (Kansas)
#50 Philadelphia: PF Lavoy Allen (Temple)
#51 Portland: SF Jon Diebler (Ohio State)
#52 Detroit: PF Vernon Macklin (Florida)
#53 Orlando: SG DeAndre Liggins (Kentucky)
#54 Cleveland: C Milan Macvan (Israel)
#55 Boston: SG E'Twaun Moore (Purdue)
#56 LA Lakers: PF Chukwudiebere Maduabum (Nigeria)
#57 Dallas: SF Targuy Ngombo (Qatar)
#58 LA Lakers: PF Ater Majok (UConn, Australia)
#59 San Antonio: SG Adam Hanga (Hungary)
#60 Sacramento: PG Isaiah Thomas (Washington)

#60 Sacramento: PG Isaiah Thomas (Washington)

The draft is now done and dusted for 2011. Who were the surprises, the winners, the losers and those that just plain unlucky?

#59 San Antonio: SG Adam Hanga (Hungary)

Next: #60 Sacramento

Does not mean Majok will be signed, it means his rights will be held by the Lakers.

#58 LA Lakers: PF Ater Majok (UConn, Australia)

Next: #59 San Antonio

#57 Dallas: SF Targuy Ngombo (Qatar)

Next: #58 LA Lakers

#56 LA Lakers: PF Chukwudiebere Maduabum (Nigeria)

Next: #57 Dallas

#55 Boston: SG E'Twaun Moore (Purdue)

Next: #56 LA Lakers

Some interesting selections across the board Paul that's for sure.

#54 Cleveland: C Milan Macvan (Israel)

Next: #55 Boston

#53 Orlando: SG DeAndre Liggins (Kentucky)

Next: #54 Cleveland

Patty Mills days in Portland are all but over now I'm afraid.

Summary of some NBA Draft day trades to date:

Pacers send No. 15 pick Leonard to Spurs
Indiana receives: George Hill
San Antonio receives: No. 15 pick (Kawhi Leonard)

Nets, Celtics complete Draft day trade
New Jesery receives: No. 25 pick (MarShon Brooks)
Boston receives: No. 27 pick (JaJuan Johnson), 2014 second-round pick

Bobcats, Bucks and Kings in three-way trade
Charlotte receives: Corey Maggette, No. 7 pick (Bismack Biyombo)
Milwaukee receives: Stephen Jackson, Beno Udrih, Shaun Livingston, No. 19 pick (Tobias Harris)
Sacramento receives: No. 10 pick (Jimmer Fredette), John Salmons

Blazers, Nuggets and Mavs make deal
Portland receives: Raymond Felton, No. 57 pick
Denver receives: Andre Miller, No. 26 pick (Jordan Hamilton), future second-round pick
Dallas receives: Rudy Fernandez, 2007 No. 30 pick (Petteri Koponen)

#52 Detroit: PF Vernon Macklin (Florida)

Next: #53 Orlando (their only pick in the draft)

#51 Portland: SF Jon Diebler (Ohio State)

Next: #52 Detroit

#50 Philadelphia: PF Lavoy Allen (Temple)

Next: #51 Portland

#49 Memphis: G Josh Selby (Kansas)

Next: #50 Philadelphia

#48 Atlanta: C Keith Benson (Oakland)

Next: #49 Memphis

#47 LA Clippers: G Travis Leslie (Georgia)

Next: #48 Atlanta

2nd Round…catchup...

#31 Miami: SF Bojan Bogdanovic (Croatia)
#32 Cleveland: PF Justin Harper (Richmond) – team mate of Aussie Josh Duinker
#33 Detroit: SF Kyle Singler (Duke)
#34 Washington: PG Shelvin Mack (Butler)
#35 Sacramento: SF Tyler Honeycutt (UCLA)
#36 New Jersey: C Jordan Williams (Maryland)
#37 LA Clippers: PF Trey Thompkins (Georgia)
#38 Houston: SF Chandler Parsons (Florida)
#39 Charlotte: PF Jeremy Tyler (Japan)
#40 Milwaukee: PF Jon Leuer (Wisconsin)
#41 LA Lakers: PF Darius Morris (Michigan)
#42 Indiana: SF Davis Bertrans (Slovenia)
#43 Chicago: PG Malcolm Lee (UCLA)
#44 Golden State: SG Charles Jenkins (Hofstra) – team mate of Aussie Brad Kelleher
#45 New Orleans: PF Josh Harrelson (Kentucky)
#46 LA Lakers: PG Andrew Goudelock (Charleston)

Next: #47 LA Clippers

Interesting move, houston traded pick 38 to the wolves as part of the miller/flynn deal then went and bought it straight back off of them.

I'm back now....but all too late ;(

Houston Trade Brad Miller, pick 23 & a Future First for Johnny Flynn & pick 20 (Montiejunas)

#14 Houston: PF Marcus Morris (Kansas)

Next: #15 Indiana

I have to leave for an hour or so, so if someone else would like to help by updating the picks as they happen, then please feel free to chime in.

Top 10 seelctions summary:

#1 Cleveland: PG Kyrie Irving (Duke)
#2 Minnesota: PF Derrick Williams (Arizona)
#3 Utah: C Enes Kanter (Turkey)
#4 Cleveland: PF Tristan Thompson (Texas)
#5 Toronto: C Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania)
#6 Washington: SF Jan Vesely (Czech Republic)
#7 Charlotte: PF Bismack Biyombo (Spain)
#8 Detroit: PG Brandon Knight (Kentucky)
#9 Charlotte: PG Kemba Walker (Connecticut)
#10 Milwaukee: PG Jimmer Fredette (BYU)

#13 Phoenix: PF Markieff Morris (Kansas)

Next: #14 Houston

Thanks Big Sexy for checking it out further.

#12 Utah: SG Alec Burks (Colorado)

Next: #13 Phoenix

Burks started alongside Australia's own Nate Tomlinson at Colorado this past season in a team also boasting Aussie Shane-Harris-Tunks who essentially sat out last season with a knee injury.

#11 Golden State: SG Klay Thompson (Washington State)

Next: #12 Utah

#10 Milwaukee: PG Jimmer Fredette (BYU)

Next: #11 Golden State

I'm not 100% sure...

#9 Charlotte: PG Kemba Walker (Connecticut)

Next: #10 Milwaukee

#8 Detroit: PG Brandon Knight (Kentucky)

Next: #9 Charlotte

4 Internationals (5 if you include Irving) taken in the top 7 so far...

#7 Charlotte: PF Bismack Biyombo (Spain)

Next: #8 Detroit

#6 Washington: SF Jan Vesely (Czech Republic)

Next: #7 Charlotte

It is worth noting that Vesely was a team mate of Nathan Jawai's at Partizan Belgrade.

#5 Toronto: C Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania)

Next: #6 Washington

Valanciunas is set to play in the U19 World Championships in Latvia, and is the centrerpiece to what is a very strong team tipped as one of the gold medal favourites. He was also a team mate of Brad Newley at Lietuvos Rytas this past season.

#4 Cleveland: PF Tristan Thompson (Texas)

Next: #5 Toronto

#3 Utah: C Enes Kanter (Turkey)

Next: #4 Cleveland

#2 Minnesota: PF Derrick Williams (Arizona)

Next: #3 Utah

Worth noting that Kyrie Irving is 2nd Australian born player taken at #1 in NBA draft since Bogut in 1995!

#1 Cleveland: PG Kyrie Irving (Duke)

Next: #2 Minnesota

UPDATED: Herald-Sun article: Melbourne-born Kyrie Irving is pick #1 in NBA draft

Cav's are on the clock - there 5min gaps between each pick in the first round, then just 2 minutes in between each pick in the 2nd round.

Just minutes to go now folks...

Ok.. He needs a haircut!

I don't think he's trimmed it since the Zag's!

You guys seen that lately?? Its like down past his shoulders.. He looks STUPID!

Milwaukee have been reportedly been active in trading in a three-way deal involving Sacramento and Charlotte.

- Milwaukee gets Stephen Jackson, Shaun Livingston, Beno Udrih & the 19th pick from the Bobcats in today's draft.
- Charlotte gets Sacramento's 7th pick in today's draft & Corey Maggette.
- Sacramento gets the 10th pick in today's draft & John Salmons.

ESPN: Sources: Stephen Jackson to Bucks