2011 CelticsBlog Draft Board

[The Walker Wiggle]

With the 1st Overall pick for this years Celticsblog Draft, The New Jersey Nets are proud to select:

Kevin Durant

Yikes. Well, better the team you love, right?

Better be ready to argue he'll be the MVP next year, because you need to get MVP talent to compete with the poor 2nd/3rd picks.

Can you assemble a core better than the Thunder's in real life?

But can Rondo and Nick assemble a core better than Miami's either? I saw it coming, Riah hinted as much last week, and personally I'm on board with Durant #1.

[Rondo2287]

We plan on taking a beating but we didn't take LeBron with the first pick. He fell to us.

Nothing you can do. Every single one of you know you would have made the same choice at #2 if he was available.

Yes, my soul will be black and self loathing will be occurring as I argue LeBron's greatness but we had to do it.

:Raises his hand as someone who would have traded down to grab one of two other players:

Trading takes two, were there offers that gave proper value?

Nope

:Raises hand as someone who thinks two other players are better and would be easier to build a team around:

haha KC I know who you are refering to I just disagree

[GaBerkowitz]

Mavericks - Dwight Howard

[Who]

With the 1st Overall pick for this years Celticsblog Draft, The New Jersey Nets are proud to select:

Kevin Durant

Yikes. Well, better the team you love, right?

Better be ready to argue he'll be the MVP next year, because you need to get MVP talent to compete with the poor 2nd/3rd picks.

Can you assemble a core better than the Thunder's in real life?

But can Rondo and Nick assemble a core better than Miami's either? I saw it coming, Riah hinted as much last week, and personally I'm on board with Durant #1.

I don't think they can put together a better core but they can field a much deeper and more balanced team.

They'll lose some talent in their second and third stars but they can gain a great deal 4th through 10th best players. If those complement each other well, they can build a better team than the current incarnation of the Miami Heat.

[indeedproceed]

We plan on taking a beating but we didn't take LeBron with the first pick. He fell to us.

Nothing you can do. Every single one of you know you would have made the same choice at #2 if he was available.

Yes, my soul will be black and self loathing will be occurring as I argue LeBron's greatness but we had to do it.

Its the right call. Christmas came early for you with a 2 karat blood diamond. You know you don't really 'want' it, but its not like you give it back.

[StartOrien]

With the 1st Overall pick for this years Celticsblog Draft, The New Jersey Nets are proud to select:

Kevin Durant

Yikes. Well, better the team you love, right?

Better be ready to argue he'll be the MVP next year, because you need to get MVP talent to compete with the poor 2nd/3rd picks.

Can you assemble a core better than the Thunder's in real life?

But can Rondo and Nick assemble a core better than Miami's either? I saw it coming, Riah hinted as much last week, and personally I'm on board with Durant #1.

1-12, I absolutely think they could.

[indeedproceed]

Mavericks - Dwight Howard

Man, I was really targeting him with the #10 pick!

[The Walker Wiggle]

Mavericks - Dwight Howard

Howard would've been my 1st or 2nd pick, have to love him 3rd.

[KCattheStripe]

Mavericks - Dwight Howard

Howard would've been my 1st or 2nd pick, have to love him 3rd.

I would have taken him #1

[StartOrien]

Mavericks - Dwight Howard

Howard would've been my 1st or 2nd pick, have to love him 3rd.

I would have taken him #1

I've said it before, but I'll co-sign again.

I would've taken him at #1 and I wouldn't have even considered anyone else.

[Rondo2287]

Mavericks - Dwight Howard

Howard would've been my 1st or 2nd pick, have to love him 3rd.

Yup we were expecting to take Dwight 2nd love him as the third pick

[Rondo2287]

Well I got the first 3 picks right in my mock draft, just in absolutely the wrong order

[ChampKind]

20 minutes until my pick, and I'm not sure what's gonna happen before then, but I'm tentatively putting 1(5) on the block if you want to PM me with trade ideas. Time is of the essence though, so we won't be able to go through too many counter offers.

[The Walker Wiggle]

With the 1st Overall pick for this years Celticsblog Draft, The New Jersey Nets are proud to select:

Kevin Durant

Yikes. Well, better the team you love, right?

Better be ready to argue he'll be the MVP next year, because you need to get MVP talent to compete with the poor 2nd/3rd picks.

Can you assemble a core better than the Thunder's in real life?

But can Rondo and Nick assemble a core better than Miami's either? I saw it coming, Riah hinted as much last week, and personally I'm on board with Durant #1.

I don't think they can put together a better core but they can field a much deeper and more balanced team.

They'll lose some talent in their second and third stars but they can gain a great deal 4th through 10th best players. If those complement each other well, they can build a better team than the current incarnation of the Miami Heat.

I'd agree they'll field much deeper and more balanced team, but you're understating the gap in talent between Miami's other two star and whoever will be available tomorrow and Wednesday.

[Kane3387]

20 minutes until my pick, and I'm not sure what's gonna happen before then, but I'm tentatively putting 1(5) on the block if you want to PM me with trade ideas. Time is of the essence though, so we won't be able to go through too many counter offers.

Can you go to the chat?

http://www.celticsblog.com/pages/celticsblog-live-chat