Atlanta Hawks: Draft mockery (UPDATE: Hawks trade with Nets, get Crawford)
UPDATE: The Hawks selected Texas forward Damion James with the No. 24 pick and traded him to the Nets for the second of their first-round picks (No. 27 overall) and their second-round pick (No. 31). The Nets selected Jordan Crawford for the Hawks at No. 31.
More updates later. . . .
I scoured the Interwebs to find some mock drafts for your consumption. This is also the place for my blog people to talk amongst yourselves as the night unfolds. I’ll be holed up at Centennial Tower waiting for the Hawks’ decision-makers to pick their guys before emerging to explain themselves, but I will checking in on your comments.
So think positive thoughts and hope your Hawks buck recent trends and find a gem late in the first round. . . .
MC
DraftExpress.com: Dominique Jones
NBAdraft.net: Hassan Whiteside
Ian Thomsen, SI.com: Jordan Crawford
Sean Deveney, Sporting News: Jordan Crawford
Chad Ford, ESPN.com (Insider): Lance Stephenson
Dime Magazine: Lance Stephenson
FanHouse: Larry Sanders
Bret LaGree, Hoopinion: Larry Sanders
InsideHoops.com: Daniel Orton
NBA Draft Room: Elliot Williams
Mike McGraw, Sports XChange: Terrico White
Sports Agent Blog: Quincy Pondexter
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561 comments Add your comment
Najeh Davenpoop
June 24th, 2010
7:14 pm
Childress for McGee would be a great trade, provided the Hawks use McGee properly.
Bird
June 24th, 2010
7:15 pm
This may be one of the worst drafts ever!
STEEL (Formerly VenomSpitter)
June 24th, 2010
7:16 pm
All the people complaining need to shutup. Stop whining.
Charlotte, NC Hawk
June 24th, 2010
7:17 pm
Can we be positive about what could happen this draft. Consider that we may be without JJ and we may part ways or at least bench Bibby we will have a new starting backcourt and that will require a single step backwards to take two steps forward. The great thing is that there will be wuality SG/Sf in this draft where we pick, and Jeff Teague will be ready to take over.
truthspitter
June 24th, 2010
7:19 pm
Mr. Cunningham: I really hope the Hawks don’t pick one of these undersized combo guards, that would be a bad pick if there are bigs on the board. I also really wish they would trade Marvin, Jeff, and Jamal for Granger and whatever contract that Indiana wants out of. Now is that better Sir, I didn’t insult any of your basketball newbies.
Grandad
June 24th, 2010
7:20 pm
What if:
Washington shocks the world & takes Favors !!!
HawkKingBibby
June 24th, 2010
7:26 pm
So who is your mock pick at 24 MC?
drmaryb
June 24th, 2010
7:27 pm
Squash It!
Please No negativity tonight! For Just one day – have happy feelings! -smiles-
MannyT
June 24th, 2010
7:30 pm
refusing to fuel bad karma.
let’s go hawks.
truthspitter
June 24th, 2010
7:30 pm
RickSund: I believe you youre really good at sucking maybe you could go down to Fulton Indy and do a better job.
RaJaH
June 24th, 2010
7:32 pm
We need all the positive vibes we can get!
Now everybody please bow your heads…….
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
7:32 pm
I’d love to see us get something useful in S&T for Childress. Make it happen….
I’ll take McGhee for sure, but I wouldn’t spit on Foye…that’s better than nothing, by far, which is what we might get for Joe when he leaves.
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
7:33 pm
Is it possible for a village to eject it’s idiot? One can only dream…
JOE JOHNSON
June 24th, 2010
7:33 pm
Co-sign Rick Sund and 7:27
STEEL (Formerly VenomSpitter)
June 24th, 2010
7:38 pm
Well everything is goin as planned lol
Orlando Cepeda
June 24th, 2010
7:38 pm
Its hard is it to get a quality Center when youve had 2 years to find one? I hope we dont draft another power forward! Gee, how many do we need?
STEEL (Formerly VenomSpitter)
June 24th, 2010
7:39 pm
We need to trade Childress for McGee.
Orlando Cepeda
June 24th, 2010
7:41 pm
Perhaps if we had of been nicer to joe instead of criticizing him for Iso-joes when he and jamal were the only to who create a shot, then maybe he would have stayed.
Mike Woodson
June 24th, 2010
7:43 pm
Ditto on the Rick Sund post
STEEL (Formerly VenomSpitter)
June 24th, 2010
7:43 pm
I’m 2 out of 2 so far lol
STEEL (Formerly VenomSpitter)
June 24th, 2010
7:44 pm
Favors should be goin next
STEEL (Formerly VenomSpitter)
June 24th, 2010
7:49 pm
I’m right again lol
MsDee
June 24th, 2010
7:51 pm
O-K Steel,…whoooo next?
drmaryb
June 24th, 2010
7:52 pm
Ignore that Fool!
STEEL (Formerly VenomSpitter)
June 24th, 2010
7:53 pm
Drmaryb I said nothing to you. Calm down.
STEEL (Formerly VenomSpitter)
June 24th, 2010
7:54 pm
MsDee that was far as my mock draft went lol
DJ
June 24th, 2010
7:55 pm
hahaha who saw that guy get rejected from high five?
MsDee
June 24th, 2010
7:57 pm
lol..steel..i feel ya
drmaryb
June 24th, 2010
7:59 pm
Ok Steel .. Who’s the first 7 footer to go?
Orlando Cepeda
June 24th, 2010
7:59 pm
I hope we trade up while theres still time to get a center
Michael Cunningham
June 24th, 2010
8:00 pm
@everyone on Chills: this issue is confusing because the original report was on a Greek Web site that was in turn citing another newspaper i’ve never heard of. the Greek story, when translated, doesn’t say anything about a sign-and-trade, which of course is the only way it can happen because the Hawks would have to give Chills and the Wiz permission to talk. if they are talking without Atlanta’s permission, it would be tampering.
Mike Jones, a Washington media guy, shot the story down on Twitter. stay tuned. . . .
STEEL (Formerly VenomSpitter)
June 24th, 2010
8:01 pm
I don’t know drmaryb
RaJaH
June 24th, 2010
8:02 pm
OK..the draft officially starts now!
drmaryb
June 24th, 2010
8:02 pm
Spitter
That was for Rick Sund! Interesting, you thought of yourself as the – village idiot?
Orlando Cepeda
June 24th, 2010
8:02 pm
There goes the best pick for the hawks
mountain_jim
June 24th, 2010
8:08 pm
Thanks MC for that Chills clarification
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
8:10 pm
STEEL ,
She ain’t talkin’ about you, bro’. She is talking about the blog fool.
STEEL (Formerly VenomSpitter)
June 24th, 2010
8:13 pm
Oh ok Big Ray my bad
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
8:14 pm
Holy hell….a mountain jim sighting.
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
8:17 pm
STEEL
I hope we don’t bomb this….but we might. Let’s see how quickly those bigs fly off the draft board. Long as we don’t end up with Javicisuckius Nonplayerassius from Czechoslsorrya…..
JSS
June 24th, 2010
8:17 pm
That ESPN guy wasn’t serious was he?
MsDee
June 24th, 2010
8:25 pm
Finally a change!!
STEEL (Formerly VenomSpitter)
June 24th, 2010
8:25 pm
LOL @ Big Ray with the Euro annoying names
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
8:26 pm
Gordon Hayward to the Jazz. Now there’s a fit…
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
8:27 pm
Not that I’d say no to last year’s 2nd round pick if the kid can shoot as good as they say he can (Sergei Gladyr).
I don’t want another David Andersen or Cenk Aykol, though.
Allofus
June 24th, 2010
8:28 pm
Enter your comments here
RaJaH
June 24th, 2010
8:29 pm
Luke B next to the pacers?
drmaryb
June 24th, 2010
8:32 pm
White Chocolate Thunder!
Gordon Hayward going to Utah. Surprised? LOL! Looks like a nice player!
AlFarouq.
( From a line of Kings?)
Doesn’t look very impressive to me.
What we are having, is some good, healthy conversation.
(Cedric the Entertainer)
Let’s Go! So far so good – right, Blue-Ray?
MsDee
June 24th, 2010
8:33 pm
wow
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
8:33 pm
There goes a guy I would’ve liked to see us get (but knew it wouldn’t happen)…