NBA Draft Grades 1-10
June 28th, 2007 by Ross Grant (filed in Basketball)
Two stick figures in the top 10? Yi got to be kidding me! Did I just get jettisoned back in time 10 or 15 years? What are the Bucks and Kings thinking? Hey folks, the cowbell era is long gone. Milwaukee and Sacramento - F. No I changed my mind, F minus! But there’s a reason why these same teams consistently waste high round picks on bad choices. Bad teams pick high in the draft. And why is that? Because they’re bad teams (light bulb turns on). Bad records, bad management, bad trades, bad draft picks, bad organizations … the list goes on. The circular logic really makes sense here. Mamma says, “stupid is as stupid does”.
But on this night, Celtic’s Danny Ainge and his band of cretins really took the cake. I guess their thinking was that the twin towers theory never worked, so how about the “twin ball hogs” theory. Duh Danny, that’s why the Sonics unloaded Ray Allen. Not enough balls for him and Durant. And you think Pierce and Allen, the two-headed ball hog, will be a raging success in Beantown? Hopefully next year, Ainge will move into a career he can handle. Washing dishes at Larry Bird’s restaurant!
Who picked Georgetown’s Green before NCAA championship MVP Corey Brewer. Grade C (it would be a D if it weren’t a Hoya). No C minus. No, grade D, I was originally correct. But they got the best of Beantown and Durant fell into their laps, A+.
So without further ado, here are the grades 1-10:
1) Portland - Greg Oden - A
2) Seattle - Kevin Durant - A+ (the plus is for hustling the Celtics)
3) Atlanta - Al Horford and AC Law - A+
4) Memphis - Mike Conely Jr - A minus
5) Boston - F minus
6) Milwaukee - Jianlian Yi - F minus (no soup for you!)
7) Minnesota - Corey Brewer A+ (Can be changed to an A+ if they unload KG)
*Update: just upgraded to an A+ for taking my 2007 NBA steal of the draft, Cliff Chris Richard at #41.
8) Charlotte - Brandon Wright B
9) Chicago - Joakim Noah A (Perfect fit for Skiles and the Bulls)
10) Sacramento - Spencer Hawes F minus (Hey kids, just stay in school)
