The Pick Two Draft Thread 2011

[Roy H.]

Well Now IP has told me that I had pick 7.22 so I am going to pick

Edit. how do i have 7.22 again? haha

Dunno.  That looks like Phoenix's pick (from OKC, in the Carter / Mayo trade) to me.  Has there been a subsequent deal?

[StartOrien]

Funkcity interesting in moving back from 8.1

[Rondo2287]

Josh Smith Still available, looking for a sf ideally

[StartOrien]

Josh Smith Still available, looking for a sf ideally

I say we combine our ideas! Plenty of good sf's left w/ 8.1!

[Rondo2287]

Josh Smith Still available, looking for a sf ideally

I say we combine our ideas! Plenty of good sf's left w/ 8.1!

Bingo I got Bingo!

[slamtheking]

Did we get a final pick for round 7 yet?   

[Roy H.]

Did we get a final pick for round 7 yet?   

The Celts picked Shannon Brown.  We're still trying to figure out the OKC / Phoenix / Minnesota (?) situation at 7.22.

[Roy H.]

A couple steals I've noticed in the draft so far based on other picks.  Please feel free to expand!

-Goran Dragic round 6 (considering Beno Udrih round 4)
-Mickael Pietrus round 7 (considering Batum, Ariza round 2; Battier, Casspi round 3)
-Kurt Thomas round 7 (considering Nazr round 4)
-Caron Butler round 4 (considering Brandon Roy round 1)
-Every player in rounds 3-7 (considering Landry Fields round 2)  

I do think that the player taken higher in each instance was quite a bit better (and in many cases younger and/or healthier) than the player selected later, with the possible exception of Casspi (who I'm just not a huge fan of.)

We do agree, though, that Landry Fields was the biggest reach of the draft so far.

[Roy H.]

Boston selects Shannon Brown

and Milwaukee thinks that Landry Fields was a bit of a reach, but he's a rotation worthy player, and he'll do very well in Milwaukee.

Great pick ... if I hadn't needed more bigs, he would've been my pick this round ... hard to believe he was still available also.

I agree. Commissioner IP just did Boston a favor.

Commissioner IP just took his 8th round pick for another team after some serious moral deliberations.

I strongly considered Brown, too, but Lakers fans are downright harsh about his play.  We all knew he can't play defense, but at least according to the internets, his basketball IQ is somewhere south of Gerald Green's.

The kid can score, though, and he's athletic as heck; there's no doubt about that.

[StartOrien]

Did we get a final pick for round 7 yet?   

The Celts picked Shannon Brown.  We're still trying to figure out the OKC / Phoenix / Minnesota (?) situation at 7.22.

Will I have to wait for them, or can I make my pick starting at 10?

[Rondo2287]

Did we get a final pick for round 7 yet?   

The Celts picked Shannon Brown.  We're still trying to figure out the OKC / Phoenix / Minnesota (?) situation at 7.22.

Will I have to wait for them, or can I make my pick starting at 10?

There is some confusion about 7.22 IP thinks its my pick but i dont know how

[Roy H.]

Did we get a final pick for round 7 yet?   

The Celts picked Shannon Brown.  We're still trying to figure out the OKC / Phoenix / Minnesota (?) situation at 7.22.

Will I have to wait for them, or can I make my pick starting at 10?

I'd say hold off, at least until either Lucky17 (who it looks like the pick belong to) or IP shows up (or until 10:50, whichever is earlier).

[Who]

The Big Board
7.   16   Portland   NickAgneta   Jose Juan Barea
7.   17   Denver   Riah32   Johnny Flynn
7.   18   Utah   Mulla   Matt Barnes
7.   19   New Orleans   Mgent   Linas Kleiza
7.   20   Atlanta   Phoenix   Josh McRoberts
7.   21   Dallas   Funkadelic   Patrick Patterson
7.   22   Oklahoma City   Minnesota   7:10 PM
7.   23   Orlando   Bahku   Dante Cunningham
7.   24   Chicago   Lakers   James Jones
7.   25   Miami   The Walker Wiggle   Raja Bell
7.   26   LA Lakers   RoyHobbs Brandon Rush
7.   27   Boston   Evantime    PICK ANYTIME
7.   28   San Antonio   slamtheking   Carlos Arroyo

I really like the Brandon Rush pick. Best pick of the second half of the last round.

Josh McRoberts, Joel Anthony and Raja Bell were nice pickups too.

[indeedproceed]

this is from my phone while im on the way to work, so forgive me.

justin-bobo pm'd me and first said the pick was lucky's...then rondo's. I can't find how. so..there you have it.

[Who]

The OKC to Phoenix trade was

OKC sends: OJ Mayo, 7.2, 10.22
Phoenix sends: Vince Carter, 8.13, 9.13

The Phoenix to Minnesota trade was

Phx sends
JJ Hickson, Ron Artest, 7.13

Minn sends
Ben Wallace, Antawn Jamison, Aaron Afflalo

I don't see the pick named in either place. Was there any other trades between the three teams?

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Minnesota also traded away Paul Pierce and acquired Deron Williams

Minny Trades: Paul Pierce, 5(22)
Mil: Josh Smith, 4(7)

Still looking for the Deron Williams deal ... ah, here we go

Minnesota Sends: Noah, Jameer, and 5.16

for

Utah Sends: Deron, 3.18 and 6.18

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There was also this deal earlier in the draft

Seattle Trades:
3.22, 5.22, 10.22

Minn Trades:
3.18, 7.2, 10.2

And a Phily-Minnesota trade

Philly trades: 6(10) and 9(10)
Minnesota trades: 6(18) and 8(2)