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
STEEL (Formerly VenomSpitter)
June 24th, 2010
8:35 pm
Don’t count on Hassan whiteside being there when we pick. 7 footers with potential don’t last that long. IF they do there is something wrong with them.
RaJaH
June 24th, 2010
8:41 pm
TRADE! Bout time…started to get a lil bored!
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
8:43 pm
Northcyde ,
Answered your question on the previous blog…if you’re interested.
JSS
June 24th, 2010
8:43 pm
And Pacers still don’t it!
O'Brien
June 24th, 2010
8:43 pm
Ray,
I think somebody will fall. The problem is what do the hawks do when they have lots of choices.
Man, sucks for aldrich. He talks about playing with Chris Paul. But Bucher said he will be traded.
JVG “aldridge needs to be traded for comparing sherron Collins to CP3″
JSS
June 24th, 2010
8:44 pm
Wow Pritchard gets axed in Portland!
northcyde
June 24th, 2010
8:45 pm
The question is . . . will Jon Barry talk ish about us when our pick comes up. You know he will.
Hmmmm . . . Memphis takes Xavier Henry. That’ll help their scoring off the bench, and maybe help them in case they lose Rudy Gay.
northcyde
June 24th, 2010
8:45 pm
Yeah Big Ray . . I saw that. Good thought out answer.
Najeh Davenpoop
June 24th, 2010
8:46 pm
Boring draft so far.. no major trades other than Miami and Chicago salary dumping, and none of these players beyond the top 7 look very impressive. Hopefully the Hawks can find a contributor at #24. I don’t think they are going to have the luxury of choosing a good player at a particular position.
Mystikal
June 24th, 2010
8:46 pm
If we come away with a 7ft center, be it play ready or to develop I would be highly impressed
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
8:47 pm
STEEL,
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. The 7-footer who doesn’t drop is a guy we drool over and wish we had him. But if he drops, he’s a scrub we shouldn’t pick. Talk about “can’t win for losing!”
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
8:49 pm
Northcyde ,
Thanks. Interesting draft, eh? Or maybe not so much.
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
8:50 pm
Alright, so we’re halfway there, and yet that means nothing.
Raptors get Ed Davis. Crowd is mixed reaction-wise.
drmaryb
June 24th, 2010
8:50 pm
Cousins
Bad feeling about this guy. Reminds me of Derrick Coleman, demeanor wise and conversationally!
Interesting young man.
northcyde
June 24th, 2010
8:55 pm
LOL . . this draft is horrible. That’s why I really don’t care who we take at #24. I have my preferences, but I’m not getting all hyped over whomever we take/don’t take.
STEEL (Formerly VenomSpitter)
June 24th, 2010
8:56 pm
Boring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JSS
June 24th, 2010
8:59 pm
Cousins is Washburn crazy, just hope he is not Washburn dumb as well!
MsDee
June 24th, 2010
9:01 pm
There is hope u guys..there is hope
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
9:02 pm
Dang. There goes Larry Sanders to the Bucks.
drmaryb
June 24th, 2010
9:03 pm
Jss
Who is Pritchard?
Blue-Ray
(3D – HDMI)
Who did you see get away, besides the obvious?
Hornets are penny – pinching too? So is Phoenix.
As always, the Hawks are squeezing dimes out of nickels.
JSS
June 24th, 2010
9:04 pm
If the T-Wolves don’t it right this time, they never will… They will have to change their name to the Minny Clips!
doc
June 24th, 2010
9:05 pm
i would prefer henrich for chills in a sign and trade given the numbers are right which chills might have negotiated to equal henrich. throw in bibby and give us mcghee if it aint quite equal and i am beginning to feel hawks fever ad tickets to buy. resign jj and we are gold with chicago at the altar.
JSS
June 24th, 2010
9:05 pm
@ DrMaryB…
The GM of the Trailblazers…
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
9:05 pm
Heyyyy!!! Nobody has picked Alabi or Whiteside yet!!
Wait, am I supposed to be excited about this?
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
9:06 pm
Heh heh…T-Wolves fans are underwhelmed, it seems. But Babbit can score…
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
9:07 pm
drmaryb
I would’ve liked to see us have a shot at Sanders. Oh well. There are others. Still plenty of guards and wings on the board, which makes me a bit nervous.
doc
June 24th, 2010
9:07 pm
nire why the pritchard dump? asked about it earlier as i had heard he was on the hot seat.
JSS
June 24th, 2010
9:08 pm
Oh may goodness, they will get over that quick! That guy has in the atmosphere range!
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
9:10 pm
JSS,
Yessir…
Najeh Davenpoop
June 24th, 2010
9:11 pm
Seraphin picked by the Bulls, probably getting traded to the Wizards.
JSS
June 24th, 2010
9:13 pm
I said they better get it right and they did!
STEEL (Formerly VenomSpitter)
June 24th, 2010
9:14 pm
I don’t want Alabi becuz of his foot problems. Trust me Big guys with foot problems are a No NO.
JSS
June 24th, 2010
9:14 pm
Oh pooh, I’d hate to see Big Frenchie in the same division… Al has enough work to do already…
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
9:16 pm
Seraphin went earlier than I thought he would.
Wow…the Thunder picked up Bledsoe? Better them than us…Six picks away, guys and gals…
STEEL (Formerly VenomSpitter)
June 24th, 2010
9:16 pm
Bledsoe got drafted higher than I thought he would
RaJaH
June 24th, 2010
9:16 pm
OK there’s a trade for sure with Bledsoe or Maynor
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
9:19 pm
Whaaaaat? Minnesota traded Babbit and Gomes to Portland for Martell Webster?
Najeh Davenpoop
June 24th, 2010
9:19 pm
The Thunder are trading Bledsoe to the Clippers.
niremetal
June 24th, 2010
9:19 pm
I sure hope we draft a guy that I can date!
JoJo the Godfather
June 24th, 2010
9:20 pm
Will Damion James drop to us?
N-Trigue
June 24th, 2010
9:21 pm
We need Whiteside and nobody else!!!
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
9:21 pm
STEEL,
No doubt big guys with foot problems are NOT a good idea.
Watch us pick up a wing. Like Stanley Robinson or Quincy Pondexter. Just watch.
Orlando Cepeda
June 24th, 2010
9:22 pm
http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/Kevin-Pritchard-fired-as-Portland-Trail-Blazers-GM-as-Draft-starts-062410
I think they forgot Rick Sund!
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
9:22 pm
James Anderson is a goner. No way does he drop to us.
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
9:23 pm
Whiteside says he would like to play for the Hawks…as long as he can wear his flip flops during games…
Najeh Davenpoop
June 24th, 2010
9:25 pm
Four more picks remain before the Hawks. I haven’t seen enough of most of the remaining players to make any qualified judgment. But from what I’ve heard and what little I’ve seen, I would be cool with Anderson or Whiteside, maybe even Damion James.
JSS
June 24th, 2010
9:25 pm
No!!!! The Minny Clips strike again!!!
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
9:25 pm
I wonder who the Spurs are gonna pick. Those guys are savvy as hell. Every time they pick and you go “who?”, they turn that pick into a rotational player. They haven’t had somebody drop in their lap since Tim Duncan, yet they get the right guy nearly every year.
Najeh Davenpoop
June 24th, 2010
9:25 pm
Just get a guy who can play from day one. No projects. Rebuilding time is over.
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
9:26 pm
Something tells me there are going to be wings on the board when we play that are better players than the bigs who are left.