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The Thunder Girls seem lucky so far, with Oklahoma City making a great draft pick in James Harden. Let's hope the luck continues. Image via blog.newsok.com.

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Alright, the Thunder have selected James Harden with the 3rd overall pick. We are about an hour and change into the draft and through pick 12.  So, it should be about another hour until the Thunder pick again. Until then, let's move the commenting over to here.

Comments from Harden on ESPN (via the Oklahoman):

"I don’t think I need to prove anything," Harden told ESPN after being drafted. "I just need to go in there and work hard and try my best to earn a spot on that team. They’re young and they’re great and they have great chemistry there. So I want to go in there and try to help them out. "I have different paces to my game. I’m not the fastest guy. I’m not the most explosive guy. But I get from Point A to Point B."

Live blog draft news and notes after the jump!

Star-divide

I'm going to try to keep up a live blog now that I've settled in. I can't promise it will be the most timely thing, but I'll try to keep it updated so you get the freshest information.

9:25 PM: First round has wrapped up. On to the second round. It doesn't seem like the Thunder will have any more picks, but you never know.

9:17 PM: Well 4D has got the real scoop and it's that the Thunder are sending Beaubois AND a future second round pick to Dallas. Not sure I agree with that.

9:07 PM: Rotoworld is confirming that the Thunder have traded Rodrigue Beaubois to the Mavericks for B.J. Mullens. Apparently the trade is straight up, as I haven't heard anything else.

9:04 PM: The Oklahoman has a Q&A with James Harden posted. Click here.

9:00 PM: Blair continues his plummet. Almost out of the first round and he's still on the board.

8:56 PM: Check that, a trade for B.J. Mullens with Dallas appears in the work. No word on how official it is, but that's what Ric Bucher is reporting. I'm sure many of you will be ecstatic about this move. The fact remains, the Thunder need a big man too.

8:54 PM: The Thunder take Rodrigue Beaubois. He's a point guard who can shoot it. I don't know if he'll be in Oklahoma City this year, or if he'll stay overseas. I

8:49 PM: The gust of wind you all just felt was fans exhaling when Dallas took B.J. Mullens, who hasn't exactly been popular around here.

8:47 PM: Less than eight minutes until the Thunder pick! Blair and Mullens both still on the board with only Dallas ahead of them now.

8:44 PM: From the Ball Don't Lie liveblog, apparently the Wolves are being stubborn about Rubio, and the Knicks are having problems coming to terms.

8:41 PM: Blair and Mullens (two big men) continue to drop. The Thunder are reportedly high on Mullens, but I would expect them to take a big man here.

8:38 PM: Apparently the story behind Jennings showing up late was that his agent feared he would slip so he kept him away from the Garden for awhile.

8:33 PM: Hat tip to ElectricPencils in the comments. Apparently the Knicks are close to a deal with the Wolves to acquire Ricky Rubio. The deal is not certain, but likely.

8:27 PM: 4 more picks in front of the Thunder and Blair and Mullens are still on the board. If either one is still there at #25, I would expect a team might offer a trade to the Thunder.

8:21 PM: Ric Bucher reporting that the Wolves have some semblance of sanity and picked for the Nuggets. They'll be shipping Lawson to Denver for a future pick.

8:19 PM: Sebastian Telfair has to feel pretty bad. The Timberwolves have selected their third point guard in as many picks with the #18 selection. That has to be a record.

8:17 PM: Interesting fact - James Harden is the first Arizona State player drafted in the top 5 since 1983 when current New Orleans head coach Byron Scott was drafted.

8:13 PM: With Jrue Holliday going to the 76ers at #17, many are wondering what could have been if the Thunder had been able to trade down to 5 and also picked up the 18th pick. There are some big names on the board including: Eric Maynor, Jeff Teague, DeJuan Blair, and Ty Lawson.

8:07 PM: Jay Blias thinks that James Harden might be in the running for Rookie of the Year next year.

8:06 PM: Dickie V is on ESPN right now spouting off on how the Thunder will regret not taking Stephen Curry.

8:03 PM: Rubio and his "camp" seem to not think he'll wind up in Minnesota. Everyone is still expecting either Rubio or Flynn to be traded. Minnesota's pick at #18 is coming up soon. Will we see a deal there? Perhaps at 28?

7:58 PM: Chad Ford seems to think this is a great pick (Harden to OKC) in his commentary on ESPN. Chad says, "He's a great fit in the backcourt with Russell Westbrook and one of the most NBA-ready players in the draft."

7:54 PM: Reaction from Kevin Durant in a tweet:

Congrats to my new teammate James Harden

7:52 PM: Reaction from Nick Collison in two separate tweets:

not sure about the suit ensemble but i like the pick...welcome to the squad James

i saw Harden a couple times on tv and really liked his game..has a good feel and gives us another long talented wing player.good passer too

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The Pacers select...

Tyler Hansbrough!

Also Known as "4D" one step beyond 3D

by daddydai on Jun 25, 2009 7:50 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Well

I thought Utah. But Indiana is about the same.

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Indiana

I think they have more white players than we do

True Blue Jazz
Bucco Ball
I'm on Twitter
RIP Nick Adenhart. 4/9/09

by UtesFan89 on Jun 25, 2009 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Crazy?

I think insane fits better.

Or Pyscho…

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

Or Green.

I’m extremely high on Green. Athletic, good wingspan, plays great D? Shane Battier 2.0.

by LantermanC on Jun 25, 2009 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

come one phx pick holliday

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 7:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Whoever said

‘Hansbrough at 13 is bad, 23 is good’, I agree. He’s a good 5th starter or bench player to provide hustle and boards.

by LantermanC on Jun 25, 2009 7:52 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

dont discount detroit taking blair

i know they are said to be high on mullens, but blair is a detroit city type guy

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 7:52 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow.

Amare for Biedris, Bellinni, and Brandan Wright? That’s a BIG rumor.

by LantermanC on Jun 25, 2009 7:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i dont like amare as his hype

but i still think he should net more

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Depends what you mean.

Blake Griffin has proven nothing.
Though I suppose Wright proved nothing in college and Bellinni proved nothing in the Euroleagues.

by LantermanC on Jun 25, 2009 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree

Biedrins is a borderline all-star, and Wright still has tons of upside. And Belinelli could be a nice shooter off the bench.

by naropean on Jun 25, 2009 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Take Mullens!

I hope they do

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 7:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Alright, I've started to post various things I find on the interwebs

So if you refresh the story periodically, there should be little news nuggets after the jump. Three tweets from Durant and Collison are up for now.

C&C Machine (OU) | WTLC (OKC)

by dishingoutdimes on Jun 25, 2009 7:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Earl

I’ve never been fond of people named Earl!

Also Known as "4D" one step beyond 3D

by daddydai on Jun 25, 2009 7:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

fashionably late…

Must of learned that in Italy.

Also Known as "4D" one step beyond 3D

by daddydai on Jun 25, 2009 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

no that was

i dont know if im going to get picked early so i will hide in the hotel

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

he wasn’t there, just in case he needed to save face.

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

best players left

James Johnson, Blair (who people here like, but im not high on), Maynor, Lawson, Teague.

Others likely to go soon: Holliday, Mullens, Sam Young

At 18 a really good player is going to be there, but we wont be picking.

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:00 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Minny gonna keep all 4 1st Rounders?

We gotta have a trade soon, GOTTA!

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:01 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

#17 Philly

He’ll be going there, book it

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

if he does he is an absolute steal

but there r 5 teams who need a point left: Philly, Atl (though they might go with Craw and Joe), NO they keep saying needs a backup, Portland, Dallas needs a young one

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmm...

 From Twitter

nickcollison4Good luck to @MrJonBrockman tonight. been working out with him and he can really play..plays like Corliss Williamson..will surprise people11 minutes ago from web

As a Razorback, I like when people who cancompare to Big Nasty.

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:01 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I love Brockman.

I’ll be a fan of whatever team drafts him (except the Knicks)

by LantermanC on Jun 25, 2009 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

now

2 lbs of sweat wondering if he was going to plummet

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Vitale loves his PTPers

Someone rip out his Larnyx

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:06 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

haha

He just gets on my nerves.

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ooh

Vitale thinks you screwed up by not taking Curry.

True Blue Jazz
Bucco Ball
I'm on Twitter
RIP Nick Adenhart. 4/9/09

by UtesFan89 on Jun 25, 2009 8:06 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

curry is a better shooter and scorer

but not a better player than harden

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Vindaloo will be a bust.

'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
And no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike
You know it's thriller, thriller night
You're fighting for life inside a killer, thriller tonight

by blackvanilla on Jun 25, 2009 8:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Chicago...

Mullens or Blair?

I bet it’s Mullens.

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i would take blair cause they need a scorer under the post and mullens isnt that

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I would too

Don’t think they will.

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gonna say the same thing

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:08 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Blair. They got Miller don’t they
\

'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
And no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike
You know it's thriller, thriller night
You're fighting for life inside a killer, thriller tonight

by blackvanilla on Jun 25, 2009 8:08 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

YES

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:08 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Went with

James Johnson.

Future MMA champ.

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Nba body for sure.

'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
And no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike
You know it's thriller, thriller night
You're fighting for life inside a killer, thriller tonight

by blackvanilla on Jun 25, 2009 8:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hmmm.... James Johnson. Not a bad pick.

I would have gone Blair if I was Chicago because Blair can be productive immediately, but I’m really high on Johnson too.

by sammy on Jun 25, 2009 8:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

I don’t want him on the board at #25

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

seriously!

Also Known as "4D" one step beyond 3D

by daddydai on Jun 25, 2009 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Duck Steve Kerr

People are gunning for you…watch out for that sniper!

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:10 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

blair to NO

i think with who is on the board he could slip there

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:10 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

No.

Please no.

Took The Koof last year.

True Blue Jazz
Bucco Ball
I'm on Twitter
RIP Nick Adenhart. 4/9/09

by UtesFan89 on Jun 25, 2009 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hahahaha

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Point or Big?

What does OKC need more?

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

no bigs worth taking

so u take the point and sign a big in FA if u want or trade for camby

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Need a big....

but none are left that I would take.

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

OMG

i so wish we had the 18 pick

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:13 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

6 picks ahead of us

maynor, lawson, teague still left

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:13 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Minny needs a 4th PG, watch out!

Rubio, Flynn, Telfair…is that all?

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:15 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Minnesota

takes another point guard.

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Teague to Atlanta

They’re still bitter about passing on CP3 & have been jocking him

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:17 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

With their 4th first rounder,

Minnesota selects Darren Collison. They will play 4 pgs, Kevin Love, and Al Jefferson, until Jefferson blows his knee out, then it will be Kevin Love and the 4 midgets.

by LantermanC on Jun 25, 2009 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's like their record player is skipping

The Minnesota Timberwolves select PG….The Minnesota Timberwolves select PG….The Minnesota Timberwolves select PG….

by naropean on Jun 25, 2009 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

They took

Ty Lawson?

I was joking.

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

WTF?

I was joking but damn!

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i saw kahn on an nba tv draft preview

and immediately knew he was a moron

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

McHale is laughing in his lager right now.

'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
And no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike
You know it's thriller, thriller night
You're fighting for life inside a killer, thriller tonight

by blackvanilla on Jun 25, 2009 8:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Okay...

so who is getting traded?

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

lawson and rubio to okc

for harden and then we deal rubio during the summer?

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Don't say that

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is like Fantasy Football

When you take 4 RB’s in a row & make everyone trade with you

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That's the only possible rationale I can think of.

Unless Kahn really thinks a team of PFs and PGs can go somewhere.

by sammy on Jun 25, 2009 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

This pick

is supposedly for Denver

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by UtesFan89 on Jun 25, 2009 8:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

good for denver

good choice to learn from chauncey though i see maynor more in the chauncey mold

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ahhhh....

Well then. Nice pick Denver. Lawson’ll be a fantastic backup to Billups.

by sammy on Jun 25, 2009 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wonder

who is going to fall to us.

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

still hoping for maynor

but the key to that is atl not taking a pt

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:22 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

pt?

'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
And no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike
You know it's thriller, thriller night
You're fighting for life inside a killer, thriller tonight

by blackvanilla on Jun 25, 2009 8:22 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

sucks to be knick and timberwoves

knick lose curry 1 spot b4 their original pick.
timberwolves draft 3 pg. r u kiddin me??

by lujersta on Jun 25, 2009 8:23 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

calm down

they already said they were dealing lawson to denver for a future 1

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

then not bad

ok then thats not such a bad move

by lujersta on Jun 25, 2009 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

even better

i think the number 1 is from charlotte

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Even two is suspect unless they are Rubio shopping.

'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
And no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike
You know it's thriller, thriller night
You're fighting for life inside a killer, thriller tonight

by blackvanilla on Jun 25, 2009 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

come on UTAH

take mullens please

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:23 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I have a bad feeling

we’re going to take Mullens.

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:23 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Damn

I was hoping for Teague at #25

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:23 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

doesnt utah need a shooter like ellington or buddinger?

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Nope

They’ll resign Korver off the bench

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

They're gonna lose Boozer

So replacing him with Millsap & what? Young

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whats left?

Blair, Mullens, Maynor, Young, Summers

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:25 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

presti

was presti scared off of drafting rubio by durant and co backlash?

by lujersta on Jun 25, 2009 8:26 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

just dont think he fits what our need was

the idea of relying on him and russ for outside shooting is scary

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

trade

pick rubio and trade rights later could have been a possibility
lot of teams wanted him.

by lujersta on Jun 25, 2009 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

did i miss where all those teams

actually gave something up to pick him?

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

true

i think teams were scared of his buy-out

by lujersta on Jun 25, 2009 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Danny Green, Blair, Mills, Sam Young, Casspi???

Also Known as "4D" one step beyond 3D

by daddydai on Jun 25, 2009 8:26 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I still think Presti might trade

The Thunder need as many young talents as possible. I hope someone real good falls and he picks up another draft pick

C&C Machine (OU) | WTLC (OKC)

by dishingoutdimes on Jun 25, 2009 8:26 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Mullens

to the Jazz!

(Fingers crossed.)

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:27 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

There goes Maynor

thumbs down

Don’t they already have Deron Williams?

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

yea i feel bad for eric

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

saw that coming

they flew him out there last night he told me

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Maynor!!

Yay!

We need a back-up both of our guys are FAs

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by UtesFan89 on Jun 25, 2009 8:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

No Darren Collison

I hate that guy & don’t want Westbrook to have to deal with him again

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Any chance...

the Clips just give us Griffin?

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Next picks

NO: Blair
POR: Caspi
SAC: Young
DAL: Budinger
OKC: Mullens?

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:32 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That is not true! Take it back!

Also Known as "4D" one step beyond 3D

by daddydai on Jun 25, 2009 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm wrong, good!

Trying to jinx myself, 1st one worked…thanks Collison

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Already wrong!

Also Known as "4D" one step beyond 3D

by daddydai on Jun 25, 2009 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

From Yahoo Sports
The New York Knicks are working hard to cut a deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves to acquire guard Ricky Rubio, a Western Conference said.

One league GM said a deal "isn’t 100 percent," but likely.

The T’wolves took Rubio fifth followed by Syracuse guard Jonny Flynn

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:32 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

well

looks like minnesotta had solid plan for draft if trade goes down

by lujersta on Jun 25, 2009 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

and u say that

without knowing what they get?

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

most likely

future draft pick.
at this point any future pick and players they get would be good for wolves.
they had flynn higher than rubio atleast acoording to espn.
so they get their player and solid possesions from year on.
and rubio gets to play for 2nd largest market available so he outta be happy.

looks like a win-win situation 2 me

by lujersta on Jun 25, 2009 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Spanairds stick together

Rubio & D’Antoni should get a room

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought D'Antoni was Italian

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by daddydai on Jun 25, 2009 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kobe chose #8 after his favorite Italian player, D’Antoni.

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by daddydai on Jun 25, 2009 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Collison?

A bit early it seems.

by LantermanC on Jun 25, 2009 8:33 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Larry Hughes?

David Lee?

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:34 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

they moved up yesterday

cause 1 was supposed to be there.

but they took claver who they were rumored to take at 31 this morning

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Caspi

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:38 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

cuz

Sacramento wanted him so thats why they moved 2 spots up

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Never heard of him.

Portland loves their Spaniards.

by LantermanC on Jun 25, 2009 8:40 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

They traded up

to take a guy that won’t play for a couple of years.

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:40 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

smoke screens

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by daddydai on Jun 25, 2009 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

if blair falls

pick him and package him or white with weaver to utah for maynor.

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:44 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I think

that’s a lot to give up for him.

I hope Dallas takes Mullens. He can be the new Shawn Bradley.

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

as much as i would hate mullens

at least this way we didnt give up anything else for him.

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes!

Dallas takes Mullens!

OKC can take Blair.

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

THANK YOU!!!

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by daddydai on Jun 25, 2009 8:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hell yeah

Saved from ourselves again!

by manifestus on Jun 25, 2009 8:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Blair

Blair or someone else?

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:50 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Blair to OKC?!?!?

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by daddydai on Jun 25, 2009 8:50 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

come on presti

take blair and him or white with weaver or livingston to get maynor

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good call

on the commercial break.

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

dimes...

Someone owes u 10 bucks

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Awesome

They always cut before the small markets in drafts. It would have been an easy 10 bucks

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by dishingoutdimes on Jun 25, 2009 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

well.

i wouldnt call Sac a major market so they could have gone then

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No joke

Who called it?

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

we take

bola??

Go Cubs Go!!!!

by cubsluver22 on Jun 25, 2009 8:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

WTF?

'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
And no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike
You know it's thriller, thriller night
You're fighting for life inside a killer, thriller tonight

by blackvanilla on Jun 25, 2009 8:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Beaubois!?

Presti does like the foreign players

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by dishingoutdimes on Jun 25, 2009 8:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

he

was expected to be an early 2nd rounder

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:54 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow. Can't believe Blair slipped to us. And that we didn't select him.

I actually like Beaubois, and we know Presti knows his international players. But man…. can’t believe we didn’t take Blair.

by sammy on Jun 25, 2009 8:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

DAMN IT

we got mullens

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Trade

we take mullems from dallas

Go Cubs Go!!!!

by cubsluver22 on Jun 25, 2009 8:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Man

I thought for sure he’d take Blair.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO it’s a trade for Mullens!

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Just when you think you're safe.

They go and do a thing like this. And totally kill the draft excitement.

by LantermanC on Jun 25, 2009 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Traded

for Mullens.

by coffee on Jun 25, 2009 8:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Wait what?

We are trading him to Dallas for Mullens??? WTF

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by dishingoutdimes on Jun 25, 2009 8:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Mullens

just when you thought he was gone

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Ah crap.

We’re trading for Mullens…. I hate hate HATE this pick. Shoulda just taken Blair.

by sammy on Jun 25, 2009 8:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

LOL

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 8:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Overseas ... not a bad idea I guess

And now we’re going to trade him back to grab Mullens? Please no … unless we can stash Mullens overases

by manifestus on Jun 25, 2009 8:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Why

would they even do that?

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:57 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

im officially depressed

no 5/18 trade that could have netted lawson or maynor and then we get Mullens…so much hope for better

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 8:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Was Swift busy next year?

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by blackvanilla on Jun 25, 2009 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whoa!

Gibson? Didn’t see that coming

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by dishingoutdimes on Jun 25, 2009 8:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Not a good way

to end the draft for me.

I was excited about Harden, but Mullens leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

And Blair is still out there.

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 8:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Gibson's good.

Only thing I don’t like about him is that he was 21 as a freshman.

by LantermanC on Jun 25, 2009 9:00 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Mullens comp

is Chris Kaman.

by coffee on Jun 25, 2009 9:03 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

if he turns out to be Kaman

i will be stunned and eat my words

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kaman

Closer to Ramen.

Did you see his noodle arms?

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Are teams

really that scared of Blair’s knees?

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 9:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

even if u r

at this point if the guy is solid for 5 years it was a good pick

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

lakers should be sad now...but the championship will keep them warm

selling that pick to the knicks could have saved them millions in bringing back odom if blair falls one more

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 9:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

blair

would have been a great steal for the Thunder at 25 but i guess not. O well

by slamdunkhoops104 on Jun 25, 2009 9:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Blair

is a health risk. His knees would not hold up for a full season. Reminds me a lot of the Sean May pick by the Bobcats. Lots of talent but his body wouldn’t hold up.

by coffee on Jun 25, 2009 9:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd rather have Blair

for part of the season, than Mullens, who is another project 7-footer.

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

good pick

they need a shooter

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 9:11 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

To be fair

Blair would probably just ride the bench behind Green and Collison. At least Mullens has a shot of cracking the rotation

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by dishingoutdimes on Jun 25, 2009 9:13 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

You think so?

He barely played at Ohio State.

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Knicks and Griz

Make a trade involving Richardson and Darco

Go Cubs Go!!!!

by cubsluver22 on Jun 25, 2009 9:15 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Not a straight trade

The Mavs are trading this pick to the Thunder for No. 25 and a future second-round pick. The Thunder have been looking to get Mullens for weeks and tried to get up as high as No. 14 to get him. Clearly Sam Presti sees something he likes. Mullens reminds me a lot of a young Darko Milicic, for both good and bad — he’s skilled and athletic, but he doesn’t really know how to play.

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by daddydai on Jun 25, 2009 9:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I like the pick...

I would rather pay the money to work on teaching Mullens how to play then Blair. Blair is an overweight, undersized, no-knee guy with work ethic question marks. Mullens seems to have to better potential.

That said, I would have kept the French PG and worked on getting Watson shipped out for some frontcourt depth. :)

by coffee on Jun 25, 2009 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

ur so over the moon for blair

you have called him for every pick since 11 just about.

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't necessarily disagree with that.

A team like Cleveland could absorb a possible injury to a guy like Blair also. OKC isn’t a team in that position. They can’t afford to use a 1st round pick on a risk like that. That said, Mullens might not be the safest pick either, but the injury risk isn’t as great as it is with Blair.

by coffee on Jun 25, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That I can see.

Sorry to keep referencing the Simmons podcast, but they made a good point that even if he’s only in the league for 3 years (due to his knees), isn’t it a great value to pay the rookie salary to a player producing at Blair’s level for 3 years?

by sammy on Jun 25, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Would yall

Like it if we got Lawson??

Go Cubs Go!!!!

by cubsluver22 on Jun 25, 2009 9:17 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Think of it like this...

How many lottery picks in the past did we burn on stiffs like Swift, Petro, Sene? At least this was at #25, worth a shot IMO.

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 9:18 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I agree

I’m not upset about that pick

Go Cubs Go!!!!

by cubsluver22 on Jun 25, 2009 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's incorrect history

petro like mullens was the 25 pick

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's incorrect history

OKC didn’t make any of those picks.

:)

by coffee on Jun 25, 2009 9:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

In presti we trust

but man Mullens didn’t even start.

by 21standyale on Jun 25, 2009 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah Yeah

Right…so no one liked this team before they came to OKC….Right

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by EHoff4020 on Jun 25, 2009 9:22 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i was a sonic fan since the early 90's

part of the reason i have a negative view is because that year i wanted to deal both picks to toronto for bosh…lol

by mleetch352 on Jun 25, 2009 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've been a Sonic fan my entire life.

Lived most of my life in Seattle. I’m not bitter about the move anymore, but I do hope Seattle gets another NBA team in the near future.

by coffee on Jun 25, 2009 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

WHO?????

I have to admit, there’s nothing I know about this guy

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by dishingoutdimes on Jun 25, 2009 9:23 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I didn't like this team

before they came to OKC.

I was a Mavs fan, but when a team came to my home state and I saw how they were being built, I started rooting for them.

by ElectricPencils on Jun 25, 2009 9:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Alright folks NEW THREAD

Click here.

You can vote in a poll there and grade the draft. Talk about your thoughts on the draft, and the ongoing 2nd round.

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