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2008 NBA Draft Grades By Lance Walton
06.28.2008 - Updated on 06.28.2008
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Here are my grades for this years draft. Look for more coverage later.
Boston: J.R. Giddens, Bill Walker, Semih Erden- (B)
Charlotte: D.J. Augustin, Alexis Ajinca, Kyle Weaver- (B)
Chicago: Derrick Rose, Omer Asik- (A)
Cleveland: J.J. Hickson, Darnell Jackson, Sasha Kaun- (B-)
Dallas: Shan Foster- (C-)
Detroit: Walter Sharpe, Trent Plaisted, Deron Washington- (C+)
Golden State: Anthony Randolph, Richard Hendrix- (B-)
Houston: Donte Greene, Joey Dorsey, Maarty Leunen- (B+)
Indiana: Brandon Rush, Roy Hibbert- (A)
L.A. Clippers: Eric Gordon, DeAndre Jordan, Mike Taylor- (A-)
L.A. Lakers: Joe Crawford- (D+)
Memphis: O.J. Mayo, Darrell Arthur- (A)
Miami: Michael Beasley, Mario Chalmers- (A+)
Minnesota: Kevin Love, Nikola Pekovic- (B)
Milwaukee: Joe Alexander, L.R. Mbah a Moute- (B)
New Jersey: Brook Lopez, Ryan Anderson, Chris Douglas-Roberts- (A-)
New York: Danilo Gallinari- (B+)
Orlando: Courtney Lee- (B-)
Philadelphia: Marreese Speights- (C)
Phoenix: Robin Lopez, Goran Dragic- (B+)
Portland: Jerryd Bayless, Nicolas Batum- (A)
Sacramento: Jason Thompson, Sean Singletary, Patrick Ewing Jr- (C-)
San Antonio: George Hill, Malik Hairston, James Gist- (C-)
Seattle: Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka, D.J. White, DeVon Hardin- (B+)
Toronto: Nathan Jawai- (B-)
Utah: Kosta Koufos, Ante Tomic, Tadija Dragicevic- (B)
Washington: JaVale McGee- (C) |
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Posted by
Bob tha Cat
on 06.29.2008 | I think the Bobcats moves are underrated. D.J. Augustin is a great pick up. They needed a good back up capable of starting if necessary. Kyle Weaver was needed to improve their defense and energy, he’s perfect for a Larry Brown team. And Alexis maybe thin, and a couple years away, but believe me I have seen him play and he’s skills are worth the wait. People tend to forget that the Bobcats are one of the teams that actually have money to spend during the off season. Bob Johnson has shed that cheap reputation as of lately. MJ said he wants to be aggressive in aquiring some vets. So I think they definitely made some good selections that fit their team. Amd still can improve either through trades or free agency. I think people will see that their draft was worthy of the B range. . | Posted by
Masterplan
on 06.28.2008 | C’mon Lance.... The Bobcats deserves a D . DJ Augustin ??? Brook Lopez would fill a need , and help Okafor in the paint And that Ajinca kid, he may have great upside, but he’s years away from NBA.... the guy averaged 5 pts in the french league, At #20 I would prefer Arthur, a wing(Donte Greene, CDR or Batum) to replace injury-prone Morrison or even Kosta Koufos.. . | Posted by
dwade03
on 06.28.2008 | Miamis gonna be a great team this year. They have gotten 2 awesome players that can both be starters. They should trade haslem and maybe williams and davis for a solid center.Heat starting 5 would be:PG-Chalmers, SG-Wade, SF-Marion, PF-Beasley, C-Blount/Mourning/Center from a trade. . | Posted by
Future Scout
on 06.28.2008 | This was a pretty good draft overall. Very surprising. But I think a lot of teams improved through trades and the draft . | Posted by
Memphis Blake
on 06.28.2008 | Definitely a shocking draft, I’m still trying to get over the madness. I’m not really sure where Chris Wallace is taking this team. i hope his bold moves pan out. He needs to still make up for giving Pau away . | Posted by
Asst AD @ BU
on 06.28.2008 | Some GM’s really pulled some crazy stuff this draft. Kings, Pistons, T’wolves, Trail Blazers, Spurs, Celtics and the Cavs. Those teams made some questionable moves, and hopefully those risk pan out. But the one thing they have in common, is they usually always pick good talent in the draft, so they’re capable of pulling it off . | Posted by
LW
on 06.28.2008 | I forgot to put Denver: Sonny Weems- (C+) . | Posted by
Disappointed Kings Fan
on 06.28.2008 | WTF was my Kings thinking in this draft. They could have atleast tried to trade up to get Jerryd Bayless. Jason this ok, but at #12, I’m not too happy about that. Patrick Ewing Jr is Patrick Ewing Sr, he’ll be lucky to make the team,so that’s a wasted pick. Sean Singletary. I’m almost sure had the kings not taken him, he would have went undrafted. What a wasteful draft. I’m disappointed until I see positive results . |
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