2006 NBA Draft Official Blog

[medic1]

Marcus Vinicius

Thats my last hopw for the spurs and I think getting him this late would be a steal

[Brutalis]

How and why did PJ drop so far?

[ALVAREZ6]

Anderson is more of a summer-league invite.
Well they might as well invite his ass if they want a clutch player.

[Spurologist]

Random question: what happens when the Grizzlies Gay jerseys go on sale?

Memphis will get a lot of Gay support???

They will probably add an "R" on the jersey

[Pistons < Spurs]

How and why did PJ drop so far?

I think he actually went a little earlier than expected.

[Ninja-Defense]

It's interesting that Portland's GM Nash said they weren't done trading away players....J. White to the Spurs sounds kind of possible now.

[ashbeeigh]

Random question: what happens when the Grizzlies Gay jerseys go on sale?

I just.....got that.

[ALVAREZ6]

Memphis will get a lot of Gay support???

They will probably add an "R" on the jersey
:lol

Grrizzlies

[Spurologist]

I have a feeling that the Spurs will draft Lior Eliahu if he's available.

You can take that to the Bank and cash it in.

[strangeweather]

Memphis will get a lot of Gay support???

They will probably add an "R" on the jersey
Because a Grizzlies R Gay jersey completely defuses things.

[Mr. Body]

Lior Eliyahu is a good bet.

[ChumpDumper]

How and why did PJ drop so far?He's short.

[Spurologist]

Because a Grizzlies R Gay jersey completely defuses things.

:lol exactly

[gospursgojas]

Damn I know Im like 6 picks late...but I just got here...anyway damn I really thought the Spurs had a chance at James White Ahh well

[Mr. Body]

Hold on - who got Bobby Jones?

[spurschick]

Hold on - who got Bobby Jones?

Minnesota

[angel_luv]

I guess it would be redundant for me to comment on Kosta. :)

[ashbeeigh]

Kosta "coast" Perovic to Golden State

[loveforthegame]

nevermind. too slow.

[Leetonidas]

Because a Grizzlies R Gay jersey completely defuses things.

:lol

[Mr. Body]

Those commercial breaks truly suck. ESPN sucks, too, not making it clear who got who while you were gone.

[Spurologist]

Minny just got some huge steals with C Smith and B Jones (so much for a possible B Bowen replacement)

[Leetonidas]

There goes David Noel.

[Tek_XX]

Who got the Spurs first rounder?

[Spurologist]

Those commercial breaks truly suck. ESPN sucks, too, not making it clear who got who while you were gone.

too true. Their body of work isn't showing right now

[gospursgojas]

Who got the Spurs first rounder?

Knicks VIA Malik Trade

[T-Pain]

Who got the Spurs first rounder?
New York in the Malik/Nazr deal

[angel_luv]

Aww Man law! hahaha

[JMarkJohns]

FUCK Sarvar, err... Scrooge!

That is all...

[T-Pain]

that would be badass if we got Daniel Gibson

[T-Pain]

hey its Adam "White Trash" Morrison

[Three Lions]

MJ is wondering if the rug matches the drapes.

[spurschick]

Damn, I miss that guy.

[angel_luv]

Extremely S tupid People Nightly better not have the Spurs pick during a commercial.

[Three Lions]

Damn, I miss that guy.

I missed you too, babe.

[infinite styles]

SHIT!!!!! Well guess I'll go to sleep now since my guys White and Noel are gone. But when they interviewed the Portland GM he didn't mention him at all and said that they weren't trading so I'm still hoping. Anyways I'm happy for Noel cause he worked hard last year at UNC and he wasn't even supposed to be drafted. Too bad Spurs couldn't get him.

[spurschick]

Sonics just picked Denham Brown

[Spurologist]

#41 Orlando - James Augustine

18 MORE PICKS TO GO

[ALVAREZ6]

Sonics just picked Denham Brown
Not a bad pick, he was a solid player for Uconn.




And damn there are so many Uconn players.

[Pistons < Spurs]

there goes Gibson...

[Slinkyman]

well the cavs did get gibson after all

[loveforthegame]

There goes Gibson.

[Leetonidas]

Oh shit, maybe they are trading Gibson to us? I doubt it though, but there goes Gibson.

[T-Pain]

O Shit!!!!! Cleveland Got Gibson!!!

[angel_luv]

Chris Mullin- long time no see. :lol

[ChumpDumper]

Ask Mullin why he still has a job.

[Spurologist]

16 More Picks To Go

http://cctvimedia.clearchannel.com/woai/bios/stan-kelly120.jpg

Heeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeee COooooooomMMMMEssssssss tttthhhhhheeeEEEEEEEE SSSSPPPPPuuuuuurrrrrrrrsssssss!!!!!!!!!!

*cough* *cough*

[Kori Ellis]

Extremely S tupid People Nightly better not have the Spurs pick during a commercial.

They did last year, didn't they?

[Slinkyman]

Marcus Vinicius still there, A. Johnson, G. Diaz, and Leon Powe also still there

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

This sucks without a TV.

[spurschick]

Damn! Team USA U18 kicked the crap out of Uruguay 111-64.

[ALVAREZ6]

This sucks without a TV.
Not really.



I am choosing to have the TV off.



Do you really wanna listen to Stephen A. Smith?

[gospursgojas]

This sucks without a TV.
Yeah Im Watching On the net too

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Damn! Team USA U18 kicked the crap out of Uruguay 111-64.

Nobody tell Uruguay they can use their hands in basketball.

[Three Lions]

Damn! Team USA U18 kicked the crap out of Uruguay 111-64.

We still have football, Yank.

[angel_luv]

They did last year, didn't they?

I don't think I saw that draft.

[ChumpDumper]

So it's decided.

Adam Morrison is the great white hope.

[spurschick]

They did last year, didn't they?

I think I remember Stern struggling to say Mahinmi.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Not really.



I am choosing to have the TV off.



Do you really wanna listen to Stephen A. Smith?

Well, I like hearing the funny stuff.

[Spurologist]

Damn! Team USA U18 kicked the crap out of Uruguay 111-64.

Have a link to the boxscore???

[Mr. Body]

Howcum we always have to call Brazilians by their nicknames? I've never met these people.

[clubalien]

hmm Think clevland trades with us?

[Mr. Body]

Damn, Eliyahu and Marquinhos both in a row

[Mr. Body]

Spurs might as well punt their pick into the stands.

[angel_luv]

Damn, Eliyahu and Marquinhos both in a row


Eliyahu is a fun name. :)

[Spurologist]

:flipoff Orlando

They stole the spurs pick

[Bob Lanier]

It's been a long time since I heard a Spurs fan call your big man "Timothy Theodore".

[ChumpDumper]

Philly steals my idea.

[Slinkyman]

damn watch Diaz and Powe go next

[spurschick]

Have a link to the boxscore???

http://www.fibaamericas.com/torneos_roster_us.asp?t=RSUOAGVSZJ&team=379&n=United%20States%20of%20America&c=USA

http://www.fibaamericas.com/fnabox.asp?g=A&n=1&r=5038

[Brutalis]

Dee Brown still left...

[Spurologist]

Mike Gansey is very underrated. He should be drafted soon

[Mr. Body]

Argh! Philly gets Bobby Jones. Did R.C. and Pop fall asleep?

[angel_luv]

It's been a long time since I heard a Spurs fan call your big man "Timothy Theodore".


I only do if he misses too many free throws in a game. :)

[Slinkyman]

I hope someone drafts mcnamara soon i don't want the spurs to get him

[Brutalis]

i bite my tongue

[Spurologist]

http://www.fibaamericas.com/torneos_roster_us.asp?t=RSUOAGVSZJ&team=379&n=United%20States%20of%20America&c=USA

http://www.fibaamericas.com/fnabox.asp?g=A&n=1&r=5038

muchas gracias

[spurschick]

Did R.C. and Pop fall asleep?

This ain't their first time at the bunny races.

[angel_luv]

The only part I don't like about the draft is the nervous moment in between when they say " There's been a trade" and the time they announce it. :oops

[Kori Ellis]

I hope someone drafts mcnamara soon i don't want the spurs to get him

Did draft experts even think he'd get drafted?

[resistanze]

Good fortune doesn't come with the number 1 pick for the Raps. In 1996 they had to give it up b/c of expansion rules, and this year's draft is lacking in talent.

They chose Bargnani???! I hope he suprises the hell outta me.

[clubalien]

remember how lowry fell to us in the mock draft, so have faith. I think we end up trading.

[Mr. Body]

No, I don't think McNamara is projected anywhere.

[T-Pain]

good pick by the jazz. dee brown/deron williams combo

[Pistons < Spurs]

Did draft experts even think he'd get drafted?

I think RealGm's mock from this morning has the Pistons taking him at #60

[Slinkyman]

Did draft experts even think he'd get drafted?

some mocks (nbadraft.net) had him going 49 to denver

[angel_luv]

Ewww... a cartoon ( commercial) Bill Walton.

How ridiculous! :lol

[Bob Lanier]

BILL WALTON HAS AN ESPN COMMERCIAL.

That's all for now. :elephant :elephant

[ALVAREZ6]

http://www.fibaamericas.com/torneos_roster_us.asp?t=RSUOAGVSZJ&team=379&n=United%20States%20of%20America&c=USA

http://www.fibaamericas.com/fnabox.asp?g=A&n=1&r=5038
#4 For Uruguay

Alvarez, Federico

[T-Pain]

i dont want mcnamara either when we got brent

[Brutalis]

DeWayne Phillips projected anywhere?

[rayray2k8]

lol @ bill waltons commercial
At least they got his teeth right.
Good god. :lol

[Spurologist]

Did draft experts even think he'd get drafted?

I saw his name on some mock drafts but he should get his nba summer league gear together

[Ocotillo]

Spurs take an international player. Just watch.

[Mr. Body]

I wonder, if Gansey drops to 59, the Spurs take a look.

[spurschick]

muchas gracias

I went to one game today, Argentina vs. Bahamas, and gave a brief report here

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42445

[Slinkyman]

wizards going international this draft

[Tobias]

LOL Veremeenko is gone too

[Pistons < Spurs]

Pacers get White!!!! lol

[loveforthegame]

We won't get White from Portland. He was traded to the Pacers.

[Slinkyman]

damn, that sucks Powe gone

[Bob Lanier]

James White was traded to the Pacers. Sounds like the Portland front office actually got the upper end of the deal for once.

[infinite styles]

Well damn there go my James White hopes. He now resides in fucking Indiana!

[angel_luv]

lol @ bill waltons commercial
At least they got his teeth right.
Good god. :lol


He is scary in shorts... hahaha

[awmyplace]

Why didn't Miami get a draft pick this round?

[T-Pain]

damn fuckin blazers are trading like hell

[timvp]

Damn James Flight White gets traded but the Pacers get him.

I wonder what the Spurs are up to.

Probably getting ready to pick Shavaloshikialhnko Ghrehghokovic.

[Brutalis]

DeWayne Phillips is still left, hopefully nobody steals him.

[T-Pain]

have we drafted yet?
nope

[Horry For 3!]

Hassan Adams still on the board

[Mr. Body]

Who is Shavaloshikialhnko Ghrehghokovic? He sounds good.

[Kori Ellis]

Hassan Adams still on the board

Broken foot/ankle is probably scaring teams.

[Brutalis]

Who is Shavaloshikialhnko Ghrehghokovic? He sounds good.

Shavaloshikialhnko Ghrehghokovic
Center
Mississippi Valley
6-2 121 CENTER
39.2ppg 21.2rpg 11.2apg 6.7spg

[spurschick]

I wonder what the Spurs are up to.
Probably getting ready to pick Shavaloshikialhnko Ghrehghokovic.


:lol I know that dude.

Hassan Adams, Guillermo Diaz, Mike Gansey, Darius Washington and Juan Barea still on the board

[angel_luv]

Who is Shavaloshikialhnko Ghrehghokovic? He sounds good.


Let's call him Shiki hoko for short. :lol

[infinite styles]

Who the hell is left. I'm sorry but I'm getting tired of drafting foriegn players that play overseas for 3-6 years and have to guess if they are coming or not each year. I'm a very impatient man dammit! lol

[ashbeeigh]

Probably getting ready to pick Shavaloshikialhnko Ghrehghokovic.

damnit, I googled that just to make sure he really did/did not exist.

[Horry For 3!]

Broken foot/ankle is probably scaring teams.
Well whoever gets him this late will be very happy

[infinite styles]

There goes Leon Powe

[Mr. Body]

Who the hell is Cheick Samb?

[timvp]

Cheick Samb?

That might have been the Spurs' guy.

[Three Lions]

Spurs got some dude in bloody India they are taking. India.

[ALVAREZ6]

Who the hell is left. I'm sorry but I'm getting tired of drafting foriegn players that play overseas for 3-6 years and have to guess if they are coming or not each year. I'm a very impatient man dammit! lol
I am too, but any college player picked at 59 is probably garbage, inactive list if lucky.

[Kori Ellis]

Get Pittsnogle, just to say the name.

[angel_luv]

I googled that just to make sure he really did/did not exist.


Time for Nighty, night Ash. You're delirious :lmao

[Brutalis]

Dewayne Phillips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Drive Like Jehu]

Amundson, Brandon Bowman

[Spurologist]

damnit, I googled that just to make sure he really did/did not exist.

:lol

[Pistons < Spurs]

damnit, I googled that just to make sure he really did/did not exist.
:rolleyes
:lmao :lmao

[Sense]

Who is Shavaloshikialhnko Ghrehghokovic? He sounds good.

He sounds Spur-like too..

[timvp]

Get Pittsnogle, just to say the name.

I'd like that just to see UT fans whine.

If the Spurs want a perimeter shooting bigman, he's the best one left in the draft.

[Spurologist]

Now everyone put your hand together in a pray like fashion.

M
I
K
E

G
A
N
S
E
Y

to the spurs

[Three Lions]

Bloody Yao has made it big because there's 10 billion of them.

[Bob Lanier]

I see the English are as charming as ever.


Get Pittsnogle, just to say the name.
:elephant :worthy:

[Solid D]

Two of the better players in college basketball (teammates) last year still on the board.
Gansey and Pittsnogle

[Spurologist]

Damn I thought Lior was going to the spurs

[angel_luv]

Eliyahu to Houston.. wow.

[Horry For 3!]

:lol I know that dude.

Hassan Adams, Guillermo Diaz, Mike Gansey, Darius Washington and Juan Barea still on the board
Clippers just got em

[loveforthegame]

Portland makes another trade. WTF. They've been busy.

Diaz off the board again.

[infinite styles]

This was the first draft that I was hyped about since Duncan because I was expecting some trades for a player like White, so its been a big letdown so far.

[ALVAREZ6]

Get Pittsnogle, just to say the name.
Not only that, the dude can play.



Shit I even forgot he was in this draft, the Spurs should get him if he's still there.

He's got a great 3 point shot, and can do some other things as well.


At best, he's a Robert Horry type player, the only downside is that we just traded for Bonner, and Bonner and Pittsnogle play an identical game IMO

[ashbeeigh]

And Diaz is off the board.

[Mr. Body]

These 2nd round picks are like Mexican jumping beans.

[Brutalis]

These 2nd round picks are like Mexican jumping beans.
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

[Horry For 3!]

What is up with all these trades????

[Spurologist]

Eliyahu and Yahoo go together

ELIYAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUU

that commercial is in the works

[Cant_Be_Faded]

LOL if he becomes a spur, hopefully pittsnogle won't get busted in his nose come crunch time again

[Tobias]

Damn! Was hoping that trade was Elyahu to SA. or that Cheickh Samb pick to SA

[timvp]

No to Mike Gansey. The Spurs need size and/or athleticism. Not another small shooter.

[Brutalis]

D e W a y n e P h i l l i p s

[ALVAREZ6]

Allan Ray is left too.



Do people forget that he averaged 20 points last year?

[spurschick]

Why is Justin Williams still available?

[Solid D]

I wonder who the Mavs will take right ahead of the Spurs...hmmm?

[timvp]

LOL if he becomes a spur, hopefully pittsnogle won't get busted in his nose come crunch time again

But hopefully he does come in to hit a clutch three.

:smokin

[T-Pain]

Guillermo!!

[angel_luv]

It seems like there are quite a few 18-20 year olds getting drafted.

Did many leave college to enter the draft early?

[texbumTHElife]

Its been said already but why IS Allen Ray still out there? He was thought to be a lottery pick going into the season.

[T-Pain]

Allan Ray is left too.



Do people forget that he averaged 20 points last year?
ill take Allan Ray

[dbestpro]

Damir Makota 20 y.o.6-11 sf
Leonardo di Pacche Dos Santos
Viktor Keirou
Pavel Mroz
Tang Zhengdong
Anton Gavel
Sun Yue
Kostas Vasileiadis
Loukas Mavrokefalidis

[Pistons < Spurs]

Spurs will take Marcus Slaughter. You heard it here first!

[T-Pain]

i cant wait who the spurs will pick

[Spurologist]

the best left in the draft are out of WVU

Gansey and Pittsnogle are steals right now. Many had to them, believe it or not, drafted in the mid first round to early second rounds

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Alvarez just stop, villanova blew ass in the tournament and most of their draft candidates are totally overrated

[T-Pain]

Spurs will take Marcus Slaughter. You heard it here first!
dude it will probably be another foreigner like always

[Leetonidas]

Why has Allan Ray not been picked? I thought he was a lottery type pick. Did he withdraw? Is it because his eye fell out?

[angel_luv]

ill take Allan Ray


So long as it is not Ray Allen :lol

[Horry For 3!]

Leon Powe goes to the Celtics

[ashbeeigh]

another trade? :wtf?

[Slinkyman]

there goes adams

[Horry For 3!]

Hassan Adams to the Nets

[spurschick]

Halperin to the Sonics

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I cannot believe Daniel Gibson was actually drafted. To the cavs too? Those guys must be smoking CRACK.


It's like


DRAFT PROSPECT: Daniel Gibson

Needs to improve: Every abilitiy pertaining to his position

[ChumpDumper]

Spurs will take Marcus Slaughter. You heard it here first!Really?

I heard it here (http://spurstalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=993218&postcount=20) first.

[Horry For 3!]

I cannot believe Daniel Gibson was actually drafted. To the cavs too? Those guys must be smoking CRACK.


It's like


DRAFT PROSPECT: Daniel Gibson

Needs to improve: Every abilitiy pertaining to his position
Gibson > CBF

[infinite styles]

Allen Ray is too close to Ray Allen. Bowen might wig out on him one day and just bust his ass.

[timvp]

Billy Knight has morphed into Antoine Carr.

[loveforthegame]

The Mavs will draft Pittsnogle if he's still there.

[aaronstampler]

dude it will probably be another foreigner like always


I go to SDSU. Slaughter sucks.

[Slinkyman]

washington, blalock and barea still available at PG

[Pistons < Spurs]

dude it will probably be another foreigner like always


I don't think so. Besides if the Spurs do get another foreigner, Stern will take them out of the NBA, and make them play in the FIBA Euroleague!

[Spurologist]

FOUR picks away!!!

[texbumTHElife]

Am I the only one totally busting a nut laughing at this thread? You guys have me rolling!

Stop! My girlfriend keeps badgering me about what im laughing at!

[Bob Lanier]

Billy Knight has morphed into Antoine Carr.
If he would only wear those strap-on shades the Sixers would be a playoff team.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

no shit

this is the worst draft ever

you could have played a game of cricket in the time its taking the spurs to draft ONE fucking player

[timvp]

I wonder how much wine the front office has consumed waiting for this pick.

[ALVAREZ6]

Alvarez just stop, villanova blew ass in the tournament and most of their draft candidates are totally overrated
:lol


They did just as good as Texas, and Randy Foye is the real fucking deal.

[Pistons < Spurs]

Really?

I heard it here (http://spurstalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=993218&postcount=20) first.


DAMN YOU! :lol

[Spurologist]

Spurs will take Marcus Slaughter. You heard it here first!

stealing material is a big crime here at ST

[timvp]

The unknown Nigerian was drafted.

:smokin

[Solid D]

I cannot believe Daniel Gibson was actually drafted. To the cavs too? Those guys must be smoking CRACK.


It's like


DRAFT PROSPECT: Daniel Gibson

Needs to improve: Every abilitiy pertaining to his position

Lance Blanks may have your answer as to why.

[Slinkyman]

I wonder how much wine the front office has consumed waiting for this pick.

Hopefully not too much or they might have fallen asleep by now

[Knoxville Spur]

Only the most hardcore fans left at this point...

(or those of us with no life?)

hehe

[FreshPrince22]

Come on... Darius Washington Jr. to the Pistons... I can feel it.

[dbestpro]

Steven A just doesn't like anybody white. Dirk must have really irked him.

[Spurologist]

I wonder how much wine the front office has consumed waiting for this pick.

It will be 58 shots of it when it gets down to the pick

[ChumpDumper]

I wonder how much wine the front office has consumed waiting for this pick.Enough to break out the wall map, darts and blindfold.

[Mr. Body]

I wonder how much wine the front office has consumed waiting for this pick.

R.C. is a beer drinker. So, about half as much as you expected (the rest is Schlitz).

[Pistons < Spurs]

stealing material is a big crime here at ST


...and here I thought I was being super origional mentioning Slaughter... :depressed

[Bob Lanier]

Edike Ugboaja and Edin Bavcic!

[spurschick]

Only the most hardcore fans left at this point...
(or those of us with no life?)hehe

I've invested since 6:30 - why would I turn back now?

[Knoxville Spur]

LOL@the Pistons fan anticipating that #60 pick!

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Lance Blanks is smoking ROCK i saiddd

[milkyway21]

let me understand why Toronto's #1 overall pick is considered as a younger version Dirk Nowitzki?

By BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Basketball Writer

AP Photo/KATHY WILLENS
NEW YORK (AP) -- Andrea Bargnani went first. Then came the trades. The Toronto Raptors selected Bargnani with the No. 1 pick Wednesday night in an unpredictable NBA draft that saw four of the top seven picks switch teams by the middle of the first round.

LaMarcus Aldridge of Texas went second to the Chicago Bulls, starting a flurry of trades that would also include the fourth, sixth and seventh picks.

Aldridge's rights were later dealt to Portland for the rights to Tyrus Thomas, who had been chosen fourth, and forward Viktor Khryapa.

"Right before they said my name, they said, 'They are going to call your name in a minute, but don't worry about it, they are going to trade you,'" Aldridge said.


The Trail Blazers weren't done dealing. They acquired the rights to Randy Foye, taken seventh by the Boston Celtics, along with Raef LaFrentz, Dan Dickau and cash for Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff and a 2008 second-round pick.

The Blazers then shipped Foye's rights to Minnesota for Brandon Roy, the Washington guard taken sixth by the Timberwolves.

"When I see the guys go 1, 2, 3, it was just nerve-racking," Foye said. "But then like two picks before, my agent and Brandon's agent were making eye contact and I didn't know what was going on at the time. And once I saw my agent's face light up, he was like, 'Yeah, Boston is going to take you.'

"And then, 'Portland is going to take you.' And then when they said Minnesota, I was like OK, good. Bring it on."

The trades were likely a product of a draft that lacked star power. High school players are no longer eligible, meaning Greg Oden, who surely would have been the No. 1 pick, is headed to Ohio State instead of the NBA.

The Raptors didn't think they needed a deal, confident that Bargnani, a 20-year-old forward from Italy, can live up to comparisons to Dirk Nowitzki.

"Everyone has strengths, weaknesses, etc.," general manager Bryan Colangelo said. "But at the end of the day, it came down that we felt that Andrea Bargnani was really the best pick for the future of this organization going forward. It's not about today. It's about today and tomorrow and we think that Andrea is a player that's not only going to help us in the short run, but we think he's going to grow into a terrific star in this league."

The 6-foot-10 Bargnani, the first European player taken first overall, has drawn the comparisons to the Dallas Mavericks' All-Star because of his outside shooting skills. Playing last season for Benetton Treviso in Italy's Lega A, Bargnani shot 37 percent from 3-point range.

He's the second straight foreign-born No. 1 pick after Milwaukee chose Andrew Bogut of Australia from the University of Utah last year. Bargnani is the first No. 1 pick to not play college or high school basketball in the United States since Houston took Yao Ming in 2002.

"I hope to help the team as soon as possible," Bargnani said. "I'm a young player, I know that I will find a lot of tough moments because it's a new league and I'm used to playing in Europe."

Aldridge then went in a pick that came from New York in a preseason trade for Eddy Curry, and the fans at the Theater at Madison Square Garden didn't have to wait for it to express their anger toward Knicks coach and team president Isiah Thomas.

Chants of "Fire Isiah!" started 15 minutes before the draft, and "Fire Thomas!" cries followed just before the pick. The fans might get their wish next year - Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan warned Thomas on Monday that he has one year to turn around the franchise or he'll be out of a job.

Dolan wasn't spared, either: "Sell the Knicks!" chants also rang out before the draft started.

Gonzaga star Adam Morrison went to Charlotte at No. 3 with the Bobcats' first since pick Michael Jordan became a part owner of the team in charge of the basketball operations earlier this month. The mustachioed All-American led the nation in scoring as a junior with 28.1 points per game.

"It would be awesome if I could get some hands-on instruction from Mike," Morrison said. "Any time the greatest player of all-time is telling you what to do ... if he told me how to tie my shoes a certain way, I would probably listen."

The Trail Blazers then selected LSU's Tyrus Thomas, who already knew he wasn't going there. Even while wearing a Blazers hat, he spoke of playing for Chicago.

"They're young, they like to run and Coach (Scott) Skiles, I visited with him, and he's a great teacher and a motivator," Thomas said. "Just the organization as a whole, it has a bright future so I'm looking forward to doing some good things in Chicago."

The Atlanta Hawks also went for interior defense when they took Duke's Shelden Williams at No. 5. The Blue Devils' career leader in blocked shots was the ACC defensive player of the year in each of his last two seasons.

The Houston Rockets took Rudy Gay at No. 9, the first of a record-tying four Connecticut players taken in the first round. The Golden State Warriors then grabbed center Patrick O'Bryant, whose stock rose after he led Bradley to the third round of the NCAA tournament.

After Seattle took forward Saer Sene to close the top 10, Orlando grabbed guard J.J. Redick, recently charged with driving under the influence. As usual, the former Duke guard was greeted by a loud, mixed reaction. He drew boos when he was shown on the overhead TV screen, but eventually cheered after his pick was announced.

The next pick was another popular one with the crowd: The Hornets went with UConn's Hilton Armstrong from Peekskill, N.Y. Marcus Williams and Josh Boone of the Huskies went with the 22nd and 23rd picks, both to New Jersey.

Philadelphia grabbed guard Thabo Sefolosha, who played last season in Italy, at No. 13, followed by Arkansas' Ronnie Brewer to Utah; Cedric Simmons of North Carolina State to the Hornets with the 15th pick, and the Bulls taking Memphis' Rodney Carney with their second first-round choice.

In another trade, the rights to Sefolosha and Carney were later swapped.

Sacramento's pick of Rutgers' guard Quincy Douby at No. 19 drew a roar, but the boos came right back when Isiah Thomas' face was shown on the screen as the Knicks prepared to pick at 20th. They didn't stop, either - drowning out the last name of New York's pick, South Carolina forward Renaldo Balkman, the MVP of the NIT who averaged 9.6 points last season.

Villanova, Memphis and Michigan State also had multiple first-round picks. The Tigers' Shawne Williams went to Indiana at No. 17 and Memphis chose Wildcats guard Kyle Lowry at No. 24. The Spartans' Shannon Brown (25th by Cleveland) and Maurice Ager (28th to Dallas) went later.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

part of me thinks pittsnogle to the spurs but we all know they have no choice but to pick an unknown euro

[FreshPrince22]

LOL@the Pistons fan anticipating that #60 pick!

It's gonna be sweet!! :lol

[Tobias]

Buncha "Who??"s being picked

[ashbeeigh]

Edin Bavicic..that sounds like a fun name to say.

[angel_luv]

Let it be our turn already!

[angel_luv]

Ferry sighting.

[Spurologist]

...and here I thought I was being super origional mentioning Slaughter... :depressed

Don't worry. Just like vBookie, Kori will reset your stealing status.

[T-Pain]

almost there!!!!!!!

[angel_luv]

That last Minnesota pick had a last name like the player L.J. created for the Spurs.:lol

[timvp]

The Mavs better not screw the Spurs again.

Stern will probably has the Spurs' war room wire tapped.

:pctoss

[Three Lions]

Rod Thorn. Bloody Spurs groupie.

[Horry For 3!]

Almost here

[Bob Lanier]

Edike Ugboaja, Edin Bavcic, and Loukas Mavrokefalidis!

[DDS4]

The Bulls had a great draft.

Dunno WTF the Blazers or the Knicks are doing.

[Spurologist]

:tu Three Africans drafted

[dbestpro]

Damir Markota
Small Forward (Rank: #44) | 6-11, 240 | Age: 20
Croatia (Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina)

[Cant_Be_Faded]

So do we all want pittsnogle now? That makes it 100% certain that the mavs will pick him.

[angel_luv]

* hums jeopardy theme song*

[Mr. Body]

Africans... hmm... we should draft Didier Drogba.

[Tobias]

watch em go to commercial during our pick

[angel_luv]

We are on deck! Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ashbeeigh]

Cuban strikes in...3....2....1.

[spurschick]

I will ask again... Justin Williams? Why is he still around?

[Spurologist]

We are the here. One pick away.

[angel_luv]

watch em go to commercial during our pick


:pctoss

[tempest186]

Bargnai is actually 7'1" 250 lbs. Some sites keep listing him as 6'10" 230. He turned some heads when the Raptors played Beneton a few years ago when he was 18. He scored 15 pts 8 reb or somehting like that against them.

[Mr. Body]

Mavericks draft.... Maurice Ager again.

[angel_luv]

We are the here. Spurs are on the clock


Dallas is on ESPN

[Cant_Be_Faded]

dallas will draft pittsnogle i saidd

[texasqb2]

Take Daniel Horton...I know he is undersized, but that kid can flat out play

[angel_luv]

So I am behind.... :pctoss

[T-Pain]

Africans... hmm... we should draft Didier Drogba.
nah, Kolo Toure

[loveforthegame]

Huh. Pitsnogle and Gansey is still there.

Who did the Mavs pick?

[clubalien]

that is so fucking funny they chanted to sell the team!!!

[Bob Lanier]

The Mavs get Pinnock :lmao

I'm drunk enough by now that any name is funny.

[Slinkyman]

spurs on the clock the moment we've been waiting for...

[usckk]

yay, no comercial during our pick.

[aaronstampler]

Africans... hmm... we should draft Didier Drogba.

Samuel Eto'o or Michael Essien would be my top two choices.

[FreshPrince22]

Oh man.. The suspense is building.

[Ocotillo]

Wake up Pop.

[timvp]

Time for some Joe John Brown up in hurr.

[Spurologist]

Dallas is on ESPN

true I edited it. It probably feels like the spurs because Cubie is listening in to spurs drafting room

[Leetonidas]

Our turn.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

they drafted Snafulakus Sulafagnkus

[spurschick]

Chris Quinn
PG, Notre Dame

[Pistons < Spurs]

Spurs officially on the clock!

[angel_luv]

ESPN still on commercial. :pctoss