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
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
10:02 pm
Heh…we just got the guy who dunked on Lebron James….
Marcus
June 24th, 2010
10:02 pm
Well, NJ Nets drafted Jordan Crawford for us … and giving us pick No. 31, probably a big if Alabi, Whiteside or the kid from Tulsa keeps slipping.
N-Trigue
June 24th, 2010
10:02 pm
We really needed whiteside but at least we didn’t pick a bust Jones is a player and will push Marvin and give us a solid backup off the bench! Now we need to get Tyson Chandler!
glenn
June 24th, 2010
10:02 pm
Of course the Marshall center goes 30 : (
Wabe
June 24th, 2010
10:02 pm
Yall aren’t excited about J.Crawford?
Guy has game.
Melvin
June 24th, 2010
10:02 pm
Dunking on Lebron
Dunking on Lebron
Dunking on Lebron
Jor-dan Craw-ford
RaJaH
June 24th, 2010
10:03 pm
@ Big Ray…yeah now Lebron will have a legit reason to go ham on the Hawks next year LOL!
JB
June 24th, 2010
10:03 pm
Gotta give Sund a helluva lot of credit if he turns #24 into Crawford and Whiteside!
KJC
June 24th, 2010
10:03 pm
I can’t believe I’m saying it but I think the trade with NJ was a wise move
O'Brien
June 24th, 2010
10:04 pm
Hawks have to go big at 31 though. Maybe they will take a chance on Hassan Whiteside or the other JJ (Jerome Jordan).
Gainesville#1
June 24th, 2010
10:04 pm
Damion Jones is a beast. He plays a lot like joe johnson but more atheletic.
truthspitter
June 24th, 2010
10:04 pm
What a stupid ass pick Jordan Crawford is garbage and undersized why not take the big guy 1st? The Hawks are the dumbest bunch of MF’s ever
STEEL (Formerly VenomSpitter)
June 24th, 2010
10:04 pm
Looking good so far
cp
June 24th, 2010
10:04 pm
Good trade in my opinion. The Hawks go the guy they wanted from the start and they pick up an early second round pick. They might still be able to get the big that many on here want. Great move by Sund.
Mike is back
June 24th, 2010
10:04 pm
Big Ray, no shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!!!lol
I like the move…now get big for Christ sake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gainesville#1
June 24th, 2010
10:04 pm
Typo. I meant James
Yesssss!!!!!
June 24th, 2010
10:05 pm
Bye Bye Mike Bibby!!!! Hahahaha!!! With Sirgay Gladyr playing sg, Crawford will have to play Backup PG to Teague!!! Trade Bibby for a bag of Fruit Loops!!!!
truthspitter
June 24th, 2010
10:05 pm
Orlando or Wash will pick Whiteside there not stupid but the Hawks are
northcyde
June 24th, 2010
10:06 pm
I was afraid that trade to the Nets was going to be for Yi.
Good move by Sund to at least get 2 late 1sr rd picks. He can get a small and a big now.
Rich
June 24th, 2010
10:06 pm
Hawks just traded the pick and got the #27 and #31 pick, one of which is is jordan crawford, great job hawks.
j
June 24th, 2010
10:06 pm
HOORAY! JUST WHAT I WANTED
RaJaH
June 24th, 2010
10:07 pm
In my Florida Evans voice….DAMN DAMN DAMN!!!!!!
HoosierHawk
June 24th, 2010
10:08 pm
Had season tickets for Crawford’s freshman year at IU. Guy can light it up one minute, but throw up bricks the next. Really streaky and a bit of a hotshot, but I think with some discipline he can be a lot like Jamal.
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
10:08 pm
Hmmmm, now which big do we grab?
Orlando Cepeda
June 24th, 2010
10:08 pm
How soon can we get Sund out of here?
HoosierHawk
June 24th, 2010
10:09 pm
Do yall think the Nets just really wanted James, or did they not want to have to sign 2 more guys? Seems odd to only trade a few down but give up 2 picks.
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
10:11 pm
Alright already, who we grabbin’?
Jody
June 24th, 2010
10:12 pm
That’s exactly the case HoosierHawk.
Wabe
June 24th, 2010
10:12 pm
The Hawks are set to grab a big here…
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
10:13 pm
I don’t want Jordan Crawford to be like Jamal Crawford.
I want somebody to teach the kid to play defense FIRST THING. Jamal didn’t get taught until he came here, and we see how that works…
In the meantime, if he can do offense the way Jamal does, I ain’t mad at him!
I knew Orton would go…. Alabi, Varnado, Jerome Jordan, and Flip Flips are left over…which will it be, Hawks?
truthspitter
June 24th, 2010
10:13 pm
Wash will select Whiteside confirmed. I told you the Hawks are some stupid MF’s
Rick Sund
June 24th, 2010
10:13 pm
On behalf of the Atlanta Hawks please accept this Moonie with the 27th pick and this middle finger with the 31st pick
Its time to rebuild guys, so keep your eyes on my middle finger.
Yesssss!!!!!
June 24th, 2010
10:14 pm
Whiteside!! WASHINGTON don’t screw with us!!!
nyc
June 24th, 2010
10:14 pm
can my man lance stephenson get some love??
JSS
June 24th, 2010
10:15 pm
Lionel Hollins just aged 20 years…
jhan
June 24th, 2010
10:16 pm
A real 7′ prospect coming next? Good job Sund.
freshd
June 24th, 2010
10:17 pm
Orlando just drafted another big man to go with Dwight Howard, the HAWKS will probably draft another forward to go with JAMES.
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
10:17 pm
Damn!
Jhan is that you?
bk
June 24th, 2010
10:18 pm
i wish we drafted greivis just so we could call someone on the team general greivis.
russ
June 24th, 2010
10:18 pm
when you have a 7′ player on the board you got to take him
STEEL (Formerly VenomSpitter)
June 24th, 2010
10:18 pm
freshd are u dumb. James was traded.
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
10:18 pm
Orlando just drafted another big man to go with Dwight Howard, the HAWKS will probably draft another forward to go with JAMES.
We traded his rights to New Jersey….
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
10:18 pm
Oh boy. This will be interesting…..
cp
June 24th, 2010
10:19 pm
truthspitter are you wrong about everything? dude just stfu so the rest of us can discuss the Hawks
JSS
June 24th, 2010
10:19 pm
Ray, you don’t have to worry about Crawford playing D, Xavier is as hard nosed of man-to-man college D team as you’ll ever see… Not that phony over play the passing lanes and hand check you D like Duke… He’ll be a good fit now this team is realizing that it must play perimeter D!
Big Ray
June 24th, 2010
10:19 pm
Lazar Hayward makes the first round cut. Hawks up next….
Melvin
June 24th, 2010
10:19 pm
Just say no to Lawal…
jhan
June 24th, 2010
10:19 pm
It is I Big Ray! Had to stop by tonite & see what was happening. 2 real centers left on the board. Which one do we get?
nyc
June 24th, 2010
10:19 pm
lazar haywood really?
truthspitter
June 24th, 2010
10:19 pm
Here we go again Whiteside is not a stiff and he is available. The Hawks are so stupid if they choose a injured guy in Alabi over Whiteside or a 4 year guy in Jordan over Whiteside who only played 1 year. So, you know they will make wrong pick