The 2008 NBA Draft... The Future Is Now!
The Fig Cap: This is where amazing happens.
Tonight, the NBA holds its annual rite of passage for young men hoping to lace up their kicks and have the sole of their sneakers touch an NBA court. However, before doing that, the solid choices to go within the first 15 picks or so will need to sweat it out in their seats, wonder how they're going to give NBA commissioner David Stern a pound, and find out where they'll be living for the next three or four years.
Here at About.com, we did a series of mock drafts:
But then, naturally, on the eve of the NBA Draft, teams thought they would mess around with everyone that does mock drafts professionally, such as myself, and throw a curveball into the process by making several trades that potentially changes the draft board. Here are the trades that went down on the eve of the draft that actually still either await league approval or become finalized between the teams in question:
- New Orleans Hornets trade their 27th pick to the Portland Trail Blazers for cash. (Read More)
- Denver Nuggets trade their 20th pick to the Charlotte Bobcats for a future, protected first round pick. (Read More)
- The Indiana Pacers trade Jermaine O'Neal to the Toronto Raptors for T.J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic, the 17th overall pick, and a player to be named later. (Read More)
So, if those trades do go through, and the basketball gods know there are rumors of even more trades going down, what will the draft order be? Check out NBADraft.net for the updated order, as well as their own mock. We respect their work and figured we'd share.
If you want some background on tonight's roundball meat market, peep the following:
In any case, let's all remember kids, that anything can happen at the NBA Draft. Not only will players' fortunes change, but franchises as well. Ask the Boston Celtics who, amongst other things like send Al Jefferson to the Minnesota Timberwolves, traded their lottery pick in order to get Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, two huge difference makers in helping the Celtics go from having the second-worst record in the league one season to an NBA championship the next. So, you never know... you never know.
The 2008 NBA Draft goes down at Madison Square Garden's WAMU Theater at 7PM ET and can be watched on ESPN. Teams get five minutes to pick in the first round and only two minutes in the second round. So, check it out because the future is now!!!
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