Comments on: 2009 NBA Draft Day

By: BigBlueAL

BigBlueAL — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:14:05 +0000

Hope so to Frank!!!! Also shows great patience by Walsh if the Knicks do indeed get Curry w/o moving up and staying at #8.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:06:53 +0000

I’m hoping that all this talk that all the teams ahead of coveted Curry was just talk to try to get Donnie to trade up… now the sources are all thinking he’ll drop to us — one can only hope.

By: Caleb

Caleb — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:51:59 +0000

I’m with Owen on Carter – he’s terrific. A much better playmaker than Hedo, IMO. Not as good a defender, but not awful – Orlando has D to spare. He costs more, but it’s only two years instead of a 6-year commitment.

But it’s a perfectly good deal for the Nets – they don’t care if they win 20 or 30 games. Heck, 20 is better for their draft position. And now they’re free and clear, salary-wise. Plus, this is better than the other Carter offers that have been floated, in that they got a couple of decent players as well as salary relief.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:15:17 +0000

Okie doke, I’ll put up a post announcing it.

By: Owen

Owen — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:14:34 +0000

sounds good to me, can chat for an hour or so…..

By: BigBlueAL

BigBlueAL — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:14:01 +0000

Latest Chard Ford mock draft now has Steph Curry falling to the Knicks at #8. Gonna be an interesting night.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:12:06 +0000

Hey, anyone want a live chat tonight?

I can set one up to start around 6:45pm.

By: Ted Nelson

Ted Nelson — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:09:04 +0000

The Nets also sent Ryan Anderson to the Magic???

By: ess-dog

ess-dog — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:58:53 +0000

All right then, what about something like the #8 and Duhon or Chandler for Rondo and Mikki Moore? I’m not sure I even want Rondo, just thinking out loud…
I think if OKC takes Rubio and we take Henderson, you will see a Henderson + Lee for Rubio swap.

By: Ted Nelson

Ted Nelson — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:58:37 +0000

I know you can’t trade a player plus a trade exception, don’t know about draft rights. Also don’t think that would fly for Boston. Maybe with Chandler and Nate sign-and-trade or something.

“Lee is a pretty solid long-term piece to give up.”
I would actually like to retract that statement. I like Lee, but he’s fairly one dimensional. I think it’s somewhat of a win-win trade. Nets add to their young core (Harris, Lopez, & co. meet Lee and #11 pick) while clearing cap space. If Ratner is trying to sell then this deal allows for long-term cap flexibility plus immediate rotation depth. VC would seem to be an upgrade over Turkoglu (who I think is a bit overrated at this point), if he’s a replacement rather than a teammate.

One name I could see mentioned in one of Caleb’s hidden young prospects on teams for draft picks rumors is maybe Sean Williams of the Nets for a late 1st. I suppose he’s a toxic asset and he took a big step backwards from year 1 to 2, but at that point in the draft how many bigmen have Williams’ upside? I might entertain #29 for Sean Williams if I were Walsh. Doubt anyone would actually do it, but if I’m the Nets I give it a try.