I Hate Gossips: NBA Draft

No. Team Player Pos.
1. Clippers Blake Griffin PF
2. Grizzlies Hasheem Thabeet C
3. Thunder James Harden SG
4. Kings Tyreke Evans SG
5. Timberwolves Ricky Rubio PG
6. Timberwolves Jonny Flynn PG
7. Warriors Stephen Curry PG
8. Knicks Jordan Hill PF
9. Raptors DeMar DeRozan SG
10. Bucks Brandon Jennings PG
11. Nets Terrence Williams SG
12. Bobcats Gerald Henderson SG
13. Pacers Tyler Hansbrough PF
14. Suns Earl Clark SF
15. Pistons Austin Daye SF
16. Bulls James Johnson PF
17. 76ers Jrue Holiday PG
18. Timberwolves Ty Lawson PG
19. Hawks Jeff Teague PG
20. Jazz Eric Maynor PG
21. Hornets Darren Collison PG
22. Trail Blazers Victor Claver SF
23. Kings Omri Casspi SF
24. Mavericks B.J. Mullens C
25. Thunder Rodrigue Beaubois PG
26. Bulls Taj Gibson PF
27. Grizzlies DeMarre Carroll PF
28. Timberwolves Wayne Ellington SG
29. Lakers Toney Douglas SG
30. Cavaliers Christian Eyenga SF

Round 2

No. Team Player Pos.
1. Kings Jeff Pendergraph PF
2. Wizards Jermaine Taylor SG
3. Trail Blazers Dante Cunningham PF
4. Nuggets Sergio Llull PG
5. Pistons DaJuan Summers SF
6. Grizzlies Sam Young SF
7. Spurs DeJuan Blair PF
8. Trail Blazers Jon Brockman PF
9. Pistons Jonas Jerebko SF
10. Bobcats Derrick Brown PF
11. Bucks Jodie Meeks SG
12. Lakers Patrick Beverley PG
13. Heat Marcus Thornton SG
14. Pistons Chase Budinger SG
15. Timberwolves Nick Calathes PG
16. Cavaliers Danny Green SF
17. Timberwolves Henk Norel PF
18. Suns Taylor Griffin SF
19. Hawks Sergiy Gladyr SG
20. Jazz Goran Suton C
21. Spurs Jack McClinton SG
22. Pacers A.J. Price PG
23. Spurs Nando De Colo PG
24. Bobcats Robert Vaden SG
25. Trail Blazers Patrick Mills PG
26. Mavericks Ahmad Nivins PF
27. Suns Emir Preldzic SF
28. Celtics Lester Hudson SG
29. Lakers Chinemelu Elonu PF
30. Heat Robert Dozier SF

The Cavs reached and to be honest drafted someone I know very little about. Christian Eyenga from the Congo is still very underdeveloped and will likely stay oversees. This could be a possible trading piece for the Cavs if they desire to move him. I still think this is a reach for a team that needs shooting now not later. He could be a great project, but this team doesn’t need projects right now. Here is Eyengra’s breakdown from ESPN:

Positives:

* NBA body

* Excellent athlete

* Explosive leaper

* Quick and physical defender

* Emerging perimeter game

Negatives:

* Lacks a high basketball IQ

* Raw

The best thing is that most of the other sites I have reviewed have said his biggest weaknesses are that he needs more time to develop. The Cavs plan to get older for this season, but somewhere down the line they will need to replace players and Eyenga can do that in a few years (at least I’m trying to put a positive spin on at).

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