In the draft last night, I was hoping the Wolves would take after the Portland Trailblazers, and at least make some moves. Didn't see much to get excited about -- the expected Mayo pick, the Center I had never heard of who's playing in Greece for a few more years, and Mario Chalmers, who was traded to Miami for those dreaded words I remember from the Foye-Roy trade -- "Cash Considerations." ...

The Heat added a trio that played for Kansas schools: Kansas State's Michael Beasley and Kansas' Mario Chalmers and Darnell Jackson. The Heat has a plethora of forwards since both Beasley and Jackson play the position. Chalmers is a point...

Here .   UPDATE: From ESPN: As soon as the Timberwolves selected guard Mario Chalmers, I said out loud: "They just picked O.J. Mayo!" Now comes word from Chad Ford that Chalmers will be on his way to Miami for cash and second-round picks. ? This doesn't make sense.

Who's excited? Anybody? Somebody talk me in to this. Ori and I were on the phone for the picks heading up to the Cavs talking about who we wanted. He was busy talking me into Kosta Koufos. We were both proud of ourselves for jumping on the Brandon Rush and Jason Thompson bandwagons ahead of the curve. We were debating Super Mario Chalmers vs Daniel Boobie Gibson. We were amazed to see ...

And with the 1st pick, the Chicago Bulls select….Derrick Rose. The Celtics still hold the 30th pick. As of right now, I can’t find any rumors about a potential trade. In Chad Ford’s latest mock draft , the Celtics select Memphis swingman Chris Douglas-Roberts. I’ll have one eye on the draft all night.

Chirs from the What Would Oakley Do? blog (a nice Sports and NY Knicks blog) had a great idea: Put together a bunch of NBA bloggers and invite them to hold a 2008 mock draft. Chris was also so kind to invite me to represent the Suns. The result was a great post, a much better mock draft than the usual mainstream stuff. In case you're intersted, the Phoenix Suns picked PG Mario Chalmers from ...

The Spurs have several needs they may look to address in Thursday night’s NBA Draft. One need is for a younger backup point guard that can be a long-term replacement for Jacque Vaughn. At number 26, one player that may be available is Kansas guard Mario Chalmers. Sound familiar? He’s the player whose late three-pointer propelled the Jayhawks into overtime for an eventual NCAA ...

Herald Celtics cast a big net Free agents a going concern for Celtics Danny Ainge’s top five picks Boston kids rewarded with D.C. Tour, day with Celtics Globe Celtics have the last word Ainge braces for free agency Report: Pacers' O'Neal a Raptor Summer reading Ainge wants Posey back MetroWest Daily Celts look for late draft luck CelticsBlog Celtics Stuff Live draft ...

Over the next couple of weeks, we’re going to be rolling out our profiles of several of the top expected prospects in the 2008 NBA Draft. Figuring that we’re not the only ones who’ve thought of this, we decided to enlist some help by asking several of the best school-specific bloggers in the land to give us the up-close-and-personal profile of the players they’ve ...

Superintendent Chalmers wins the 17th spot, leaving us with this. Derrick Rose Michael Beasley O.J. Mayo Jerryd Bayless Kevin Love Brook Lopez Eric Gordon Russell Westbrook Joe Alexander D.J. Augustin Danillo Gallinari Anthony Randolph Brandon Rush Marreese Speights Darrell Arthur Roy Hibbert Mario Chalmers Here's the vote for 18.  This is the ...

With the draft only two days away, you're going to hear a lot of names get bounced around as players the Wizards could be looking at with their picks.  Scouting reports and highlight reels can help you get a feel for some of the players, but nothing can replace the knowledge and insight that you get from watching a player on a night-in, night-out basis. In order to get that kind of ...

Nobody knows who the Hornets will actually end up picking with the 27th pick in Thursday's NBA Draft -- and Ryan suspects they may not be picking at all -- but for the sake of passing the time, here's the best YouTube has to offer on four of the most likely prospects... Mario Chalmers 6-1 point guard from Kansas | DraftExpress profile Chris Douglas-Roberts 6-7 swingman from Memphis | ...

DeAndre Jordan runs away , which is good, because at least now we know he can run. (I kid.)   Poll Who's next on your board? Roy Hibbert, Georgetown Mario Chalmers, Kansas Brandon Rush, Kansas Alexis Ajinca, France Ryan Anderson, Cal Serge Ibaka, Congo Chris ...

M Speights comes off the board . Who's next?   Poll Who is next, I ask? DeAndre Jordan, Texas A&M; Roy Hibbert, Georgetown Brandon Rush, Kansas Alexis Ajinca, France Ryan Anderson, Cal Serge Ibaka, Congo Mario Chalmers, Kansas   2 votes | Results

Second part of Hollinger's new draft projections . (via Knickerblogger ) Solid first-rounders D.J. Augustin , Texas (14.88); Derrick Rose , Memphis (14.69); Mario Chalmers , Kansas (14.03); Jerryd Bayless , Arizona (14.03). Surprisingly, nobody rates as a slam-dunk lottery pick, not even Derrick Rose. In fact, Rose came in only second here, partly because he had such a slow start ...

Who cares! We are the champions my friends. And we’ll keep on fighting ’till the end. Ha ha ha. Top of the world! Tags: Boston , Celtics , Draft Share This

Danilo Gallinari edges Speights at #13. For those wondering why we're going past #12: we don't know if the Kings will trade down or add another pick, and it'd be nice to see how far down potential "reaches" like Hibbert or Mario Chalmers end up on our list. We'll do this through Wednesday, which means we'll reach Pick #17.   Poll Pick your poison.  ...