draftday.nbadraft.net - 6/26/2009
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This year's NBA Draft was supposed to be boring. The 2009 class was considered the least talented since the dreadful class of 2000. We knew exactly who was going first for months, and there were no crazy trade rumors involving that top pick. Things don't always play out as they should, though. ...
sports.espn.go.com - 6/25/2009
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ATLANTA HAWKS GRADE: B+ Round 1: Jeff Teague
(19) Round 2: Sergiy Gladyr (49) Analysis: The Hawks...
finally took a Wake Forest point guard -- too bad it was in 2009 instead of 2005. Teague has a killer first step and can really get to the basket, but ...
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Draft grades: Evaluating every team - NBA
nba.fanhouse.com - 6/26/2009
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2009 NBA Draft Grades from FanHouse ... Western
Conference and Eastern Conference http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/06/26/western-conference-draft-grades/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/06/26/eastern-conference-draft-grades/...
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2009 NBA Draft Grades: Western Conference
nba.fanhouse.com - 6/26/2009
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by Tim Povtak In the weakest NBA draft
in years, sitting out might have been the best...
thing to do. All the fireworks were done before it even began. The Cavs traded for Shaq . The Magic added Vince Carter . The Wizards snagged Mike Miller instead of ...
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Eastern Conference Draft Grades
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Portland Trail Blazer Draft Grades
Bust a Bucket - A Portland Trail Blazers Blog —
... the draft -- even before it began this year, he made two trades to reposition his team.
But I'm not in love with his picks this time around. Claver has real upside and could be a good pick down the road, but he isn't exactly Rudy Fernandez, and he's going to have to make a big leap to make it. Pendergraph is solid but stiff, while Cunningham is talented but undersized and Mills is fast as lightning and a good scorer but small and not a great distributor.
NBADraft.Net - Grade: A-
The Blazers already had a loaded roster, so they weren't ...
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Basketball Fiend —
... way I’m glad it’s over. All of the excitement and drama leading up to the big day was kind of overwhelming; similar, in a way, to looking forward all day to a delicious steak dinner only to feel gorged after eating it. Right now, I’m the psychological version of gorged. My mind has literally been blown. That aside, there are still a few matters about the draft to clear up. NBA Draft Awards (here, coming soon), NBA Draft Grades (you can find them any number of places, but I recommend NBADraft.net ; they got it right, for the most part), and Busts or Bargains (my first thought? ...
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2009 NBA Draft Preview
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sportsscribes.net 6/26/2009 —
The 2009 NBA Draft came to completion today as the Clippers took Blake Griffin with the number one overall pick as expected. After that though, everything was up in the air in a draft filled with very little talent. Let's look at the clear winners to begin:
NBA draft > NFL draft
sportsmediajournal.com 6/26/2009 — The NBA draft is so much more enjoyable to watch than the NFL’s. It moves more quickly. The telecast has a much smaller cast. And, overall, it doesn’t have that air of overblown importance and ultra seriousness that infects the NFL’s.
The thing is, you get 25 people talking ...
Draft grades & pick-by-pick analysis
scoresreport.com 6/26/2009 — Wondering how your team did last night?
Chad Ford graded each team’s draft and provided analysis for every pick in the draft .
He gave out 10 “A” grades to the Nuggets, Rockets, Clippers, Grizzlies, Thunder, Sixers, Suns, Spurs, Jazz and Wizards.
Meanwhile, Bill Simmons ...
Open Thread 1: The NBA Draft
bulletsforever.com 6/28/2009 — This is the first of two open threads for tonight's NBA Draft. Feel free to comment here about anything you see.
When I get a chance, I'll flush out much more why I'm really mad that Orlando got Vince Carter and we didn't. My ...
NBA Draft Live Blog
thesportsgeeks.com 6/25/2009 — Hey Everyone, we’re going to be live blogging the NBA Draft tonight starting at around 7-7:15 EST. Come hang out; it should be a good time.
2009 NBA Draft
Vinsanity To ORL, Shaq To CLE; Who Wins? —
Bleacher Report - NBA 6/26/2009
As we watch Blake Griffin and others to step up and take the spotlight as NBA draft picks, team officials are hard at work trying to make themselves better in other ways. They will sign free agents, cut players to save money, and, in true draft-time ...
Blockbuster Trades Hype NBA Draft —
Bleacher Report - NBA 6/26/2009
Many big trades went down before the NBA draft so let's get to them.
First, Shaquille O'Neal, of the Phoenix Suns, was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers to play with LeBron James. Let's break down what they are getting. A motivated ...