Recap: 2007 NBA Draft Event
by malik on Jun.29, 2007, under sports
Around the start time for the NBA Draft, there were torrential thunderstorms passing thru my neck of the woods and my DirecTV feed was about to collapse for good. Thankfully, after a few minutes of pixilation and the audio being out of sync, the feed held up in time for me to see Ole Man Oden shake the commissioner’s hand.
The night was interesting due to the fact of rampant trade speculations amongst the top tier talent in the NBA. Will KG, Kobe or the Matrix be traded? Is Amare on the block too? On this particularly night, none of those questions were answered. The three big trades of the night were Ray Allen being shipped off to Boston for Jeff Green, Zach Randolph coming to MSG, and Jason Richardson going to Charlotte. A night that saw five Gators picked (three in the first nine picks) and three Buckeyes in the first round.
Paul Allen must’ve been in a fun mood because it seemed like the Trailblazers were either picking or dealing every 10 minutes. And wtf is up with Isaiah picking players he can easily trade down and still get? It’s mind-blogging. According to Wilson Chandler’s agent, Chris Grier Luchey, Chandler didn’t worked out for any teams and attend no draft camps and still ended up a first round pick thanks to Zeke. Some more winners and losers can be found here and here.
Some highlights from the night:
Joakim Noah dressed like he was going to a 70s prom and looked like he spent more time on his hair than his date.
Mark Jackson saying that finally the Atlanta Hawks don’t have a “midget” running the team.
Stephen A. Smith, doing his old Chinese man impersonation by speak-yelling, saying that MJ was being “stupid.”
Jim Gray badgering Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak about what to do about Kobe.
Corey Brewer saying Noah is just “styling.” How many brothas can rock a bowtie?
Greg Oden using hand sanitizer so the commissioner won’t catch what he has.
Jay Bilas saying Big Baby’s weight fluctuates worst than Oprah’s.
Spike Lee when asked who the Knicks were picking replied, “the Brotha from DePaul.”
When I shut off the TV and fell asleep instantly.
